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jefforange89 on 11 July 2009

So, I've always planned on building a PC somewhere down the road, and since the other week, I picked up a really sexy monitor for a relatively good price, I've decided that I need a PC to go along with it now. :D

So, I did some research, talked to knowledgable people that I know, and so on, and I've put together this~

http://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?Source=MSWD&WishListNumber=8971894

I haven't ordered it yet, though, and I was just wondering if there's anything else I should be looking in to or getting instead of what I have here.  Thanks in advance for your input.



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My comp, as shown to the right (click for fullsize pic)
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T @ 3.2 GHz
Video Card: XFX 1 GB Radeon HD 5870
Memory: 8 GB A-Data DDR3-1600
Motherboard: ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3
Primary Storage: OCZ Vertex 120 GB
Case: Cooler Master HAF-932
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64		 Extra Storage: WD Caviar Black 640 GB,
WD Caviar Black 750 GB, WD Caviar Black 1 TB
Display: Triple ASUS 25.5" 1920x1200 monitors
Sound: HT Omega Striker 7.1 sound card,
Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers
Input: Logitech G5 mouse,
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tedsteriscool on 11 July 2009

I hate the case but with that hardware you should be set for a good while.



Tallgeese101 on 11 July 2009

Sorry if Im wrong as Im not upto date on AMD cpus.

But that MB supports 2600Mhz HT FSB but the CPU appears to be 4000Mhz HT.



Squilliam on 11 July 2009

It all looks pretty good. One thing you might want to do is check out the HD 4890 for $30 more.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161278

Its the same brand as before but it runs faster for only a little more $$

Otherwise consider that Windows 7 and Direct X 11 cards are coming out in a few months. You may want to get your new PC now but wait until October for the latest cards when they come out.



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IllegalPaladin on 11 July 2009

Wouldn't the first DX11 cards cost a lot anyway? If you go Radeon, you'd at least be able to get dx10.1



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JWS on 11 July 2009

It looks like you are building a higher end computer. You should look into a 10000 rpm hard drive or a solid state drive for you os and games. keep the 7200 rpm drive for storage.



jefforange89 on 11 July 2009
Squilliam said:
It all looks pretty good. One thing you might want to do is check out the HD 4890 for $30 more.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161278

Its the same brand as before but it runs faster for only a little more $$

Otherwise consider that Windows 7 and Direct X 11 cards are coming out in a few months. You may want to get your new PC now but wait until October for the latest cards when they come out.

Well, that one also doesn't have a 20 USD mail-in rebate, so it's quite a bit more.  I was trying to keep to about 1 000$ before taxes and shipping, so I'm fine with that I have.

Though I will be putting in Windows 7 RC when I get it (64-bit), and then picking it up in the fall.

tedsteriscool said:
I hate the case but with that hardware you should be set for a good while.

 Hehe, case is my favourite part. :P

Tallgeese101 said:
Sorry if Im wrong as Im not upto date on AMD cpus.

But that MB supports 2600Mhz HT FSB but the CPU appears to be 4000Mhz HT.

 Hmm... looking at Newegg's AMD motherboards, they're all 2 600 MHz. >_>  I guess this won't be a problem though, none of the user reviews said it was.

JWS said:
It looks like you are building a higher end computer. You should look into a 10000 rpm hard drive or a solid state drive for you os and games. keep the 7200 rpm drive for storage.

 I was actually thinking of buying a cheapo SSD for that, however, when I saw that cheapo SSD >= 1 TB HDD in price, I decided "lolno."



Wii/PC/DS Lite/PSP-2000 owner, shameless Nintendo and AMD fanboy.

My comp, as shown to the right (click for fullsize pic)
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T @ 3.2 GHz
Video Card: XFX 1 GB Radeon HD 5870
Memory: 8 GB A-Data DDR3-1600
Motherboard: ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3
Primary Storage: OCZ Vertex 120 GB
Case: Cooler Master HAF-932
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64		 Extra Storage: WD Caviar Black 640 GB,
WD Caviar Black 750 GB, WD Caviar Black 1 TB
Display: Triple ASUS 25.5" 1920x1200 monitors
Sound: HT Omega Striker 7.1 sound card,
Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers
Input: Logitech G5 mouse,
Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 keyboard
Wii Friend Code: 2772 8804 2626 5138 Steam: jefforange89
Squilliam on 11 July 2009

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156209

If you go for this case you'll save $100 on your entire build. It comes with a PSU that can run any single top of the line VGA card. Its also the same brand at it has pretty good reviews and it has pretty good cooling too.



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ssj12 on 11 July 2009

you case is nasty...

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146047

get this one. It costs more but it isnt just plain ugly.



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tedsteriscool on 11 July 2009
ssj12 said:
you case is nasty...

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146047

get this one. It costs more but it isnt just plain ugly.

I agree with you, but I currently have this case and temps have dropped dramatically from my last case:

 

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811103011&Tpk=xclio%20windtunnel

 

It's a full tower so it's very tall, but that means more room for drives and more wriggle room when building.