Will this system work?

[Epoculips]

Case - HADES Mid Tower ($80)
NZXT HADE-001BK HADES Crafted Series Mid Tower Case - 9 Bay, 200mm Front Fan, 140mm Top Fan, 200mm Side Fan, 120mm Rear Fan, Temperature Display Panel at TigerDirect.com

PSU - Corsair TX650 ($70)
Corsair TX650W 650-Watt Power Supply - ATX, 120mm Fan, SLI-Ready, SATA-Ready, 80Plus at TigerDirect.com

Mobo - Asus P7P55 LX Motherboard ($120)
Newegg.com - ASUS P7P55D-E LX LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

CPU - i5 760 ($209)
Intel BX80605I5760 Core i5 760 Processor - 2.8GHz, LGA 1156, 8MB L3 Cache, Quad-Core, Lynnfield, Retail at TigerDirect.com

OS - Windows 7 ($100)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64BIT Operating System Software - OEM DVD, English at TigerDirect.com

RAM - A-DATA DDR3 4G Dual Channel RAM ($85)
Newegg.com - A-DATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model AD3U1333B2G9-DRH

Hardrive - Caviar Black Hard Drive - 1TB, 7200RPM, 64MB, SATA 6Gbs ($90)
Western Digital WD1002FAEX Caviar Black Hard Drive - 1TB, 7200RPM, 64MB, SATA 6Gbs at TigerDirect.com

Graphics Card - Diamond Radeon 5850 ($300)
Diamond Radeon HD 5850 Video Card - 1GB GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0, CrossFireX Ready, Dual DVI, Display Port, HDMI at TigerDirect.com

Grand Total (w/o shipping) ~ $1054

Will the computer work when put together? Any suggestions/changes that could be made to increase performance and cut costs?

[David M]

It's all compatible. What are you going to be using it for?

There is just one change that I would make....
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I just would not go through TigerDirect. I know we sound like Newegg cheerleaders sometimes but they really are good and to put it nicely, TigerDirect is not as nice to people.

I need to get glc a cheerleading outfit with a big "N" on his chest and some pom poms made from SATA cable.

RAM is getting so cheap now we could almost start paving roads with it.

[birddog_61]

Are you a gamer? The 5850 is more expensive and not as fast as the gtx 560, unless your planing a 3 monitor setup I would go for the 560.

[glc]

I would also spend more on the motherboard and get a P7P55D-E Pro. The LX board doesn't handle SATA 6.0 and USB 3.0 properly.

Nothing wrong with A-Data ram, but it's not $85, it's in the low 40's. If you were planning on getting 2 kits, get a single 4gb x2 kit instead.

You are getting ripped off on that 5850 - that's a $195 card at Newegg. If you upgrade the motherboard, you can get a 6870 or a 560ti for less than $250 and keep your cost the same.

[Epoculips]

Originally Posted by birddog_61 Are you a gamer? The 5850 is more expensive and not as fast as the gtx 560, unless your planing a 3 monitor setup I would go for the 560.

yes I am, and that's what I'm planning on using the computer for.
Thank you for the suggestion

Originally Posted by glc I would also spend more on the motherboard and get a P7P55D-E Pro. The LX board doesn't handle SATA 6.0 and USB 3.0 properly. Nothing wrong with A-Data ram, but it's not $85, it's in the low 40's. If you were planning on getting 2 kits, get a single 4gb x2 kit instead. You are getting ripped off on that 5850 - that's a $195 card at Newegg. If you upgrade the motherboard, you can get a 6870 or a 560ti for less than $250 and keep your cost the same.

Ok great, so could you give me links to these products or tell me where to get them? I'm not really a tech wiz haha

[Nuclear Krusader]

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[Epoculips]

Originally Posted by birddog_61 Are you a gamer? The 5850 is more expensive and not as fast as the gtx 560, unless your planing a 3 monitor setup I would go for the 560.

Is this the one you're talking about?
Newegg.com - SPARKLE SX560T1024D5MH GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

[glc]

Newegg.com - ASUS P7P55D-E Pro LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1333C9

Newegg.com - EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

-OR-

Newegg.com - HIS H687F1G2M Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

[birddog_61]

The fastes gtx 560 on the market right now is the gigabyte SOC version, I like it better than the sparkle because I trust Gigabyte more than them. Gigabyte is not exactly recommended on this site, but their 560 is all hand selected chips and has been beefed up to hand the 1ghz factory clock. Currently it is the best bang for the buck I have found in that price range.

[Epoculips]

So if I buy everything on this list, put everything together, and install the necessary software, will I be good to go? Do i need to buy two of something or anything like that (and I know I have to buy the peripherals). Would I need to buy coolers or anything?

Also, if I do plan on having a 2 monitor set up, will that change anything?


Thanks guys, this is a huge help.

[glc]

Everything you need will come with what you are ordering, except a screwdriver. The video card supports 2 monitors.

You are missing an optical drive.

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