Need new gaming rig!!!

[davidrules345]

So far got a 4 year old laptop and 1100 CAN to spend
i want these items but wonder if you got suggestions.

case: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as ... 6811119197
psu : http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as ... 6817139005
hdd : http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as ... 6822152185
mobo: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as ... 6813157198
gpu : http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as ... 6814102908
ram: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as ... 6820231308
cpu : http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as ... 6819103727

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[Royal]

ATTACK OF THE GIANT SIG!!!

AAAGGGHHH!!!

 

[XCVG]

Case is ugly IMO, but is a good case I think.
Power supply is plenty powerful.
Hard drive is nothing special, nothing wrong with it but nothing special.
ASrock motherboards are flax. Buy a Gigabyte or ASUS. This one seems comparable.
The Radeon HD 6850s are brand new, and seem to be on par with GTX 460s in regards to performance. Your call, AMD or nVidia.
G.skill is a relative newcomer, but I've heard good things about it. 8GB is excessive, though. 4GB will do fine. Save some money or invest in faster parts.
AMD processors are slower overall than Intel's, but cheaper. Black Edition should be compared with i3 or i5, not Extreme Edition. In any case, gaming is GPU bound for the most part.

Also, seriously do something about that sig. It is *Can'tSayThisOnTV*ing huge.

 

[bic]

ASrock motherboards are flax. Buy a Gigabyte or ASUS. This one seems comparable.

Very much this. ASRock, PC Chips, and ECS motherboards are all rubbish. Stick with Asus, Acer, Gigabyte, or Intel motherboards.

Other than that it looks like a solid build. I personally wouldn't spend that much on a case, though.

edit: Yeah and that picture embed is friggin annoying when you put it on every post.

Thank deity for Opera's content blocker.

 

[samjc3]

Also, seriously do something about that sig. It is Linking huge.

Its not even a sig. He is embedding that in every post.

 

[Royal]

Also, seriously do something about that sig. It is Linking huge.

Its not even a sig. He is embedding that in every post.

Well just stop it... please?

 

[davidrules345]

list now:


COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$89.99

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
$99.99

Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS 1TB 5400 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$67.99

ASUS M4A88T-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
$119.99

HIS H685F1GD Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
$179.99

SONY Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1681S-0B
$17.49

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
$42.99

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Desktop Memory Model F3-8500CL7D-8GBRL
$132.99

jWIN JCAM800 0.3 M Effective Pixels USB 1.1 EZ-CAM Compact Series Webcam with Microphone Headset
$19.99

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX
170.99


whole system costs 1100 with tax and shipping!

new pic from now on
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[vskid3]

You know, you don't have to manually add the pic to the end of all you posts...
http://forums.modretro.com/ucp.php?i=profile&mode=signature

 

[XCVG]

Caviar Green is slow. Don't go for it. Audigy SE is software based, kind of pointless for gaming. You'll want a DVD burner, too. 8GB of memory is good, but that stuff is slowwwww.

 

[davidrules345]

case : COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

psu: Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

mobo: GIGABYTE GA-880GMA-UD2H AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

gpu : SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model
F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL

dvd drive : SONY Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1681S-0B

cd/dvd burner : LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04

cpu: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX



Grand Total with taxes and shipping = $988.05


I wont be buying a cpu cooler, il just use the one it comes with.

That is my list and i have a monitor already, specs include 20.1 inch monitor And # Computer monitor comes with integrated speaker system
# Screen has an amazing 1680x1050 Native Resolution
# 1000:1 contrast ratio
# 300 Nits and .285mm Pixel Pitch
# 5ms response time
# 16.7 million display colors
# 170-degree viewing angles
# DVI and 15 pin min D Sub connectors

it costed CAD 305.40

 

[bic]

case : COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

psu: Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

mobo: GIGABYTE GA-880GMA-UD2H AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

gpu : SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL

cpu: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX

Much better. Go with that!

 

[davidrules345]

case : COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

psu: Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

mobo: GIGABYTE GA-880GMA-UD2H AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

gpu : SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL

cpu: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX

Much better. Go with that!

THX!!! btw my monitor has built in speakers so no need for them

 

[XCVG]

Wow, man, you got ripped off majorly on that monitor. Mine has similar specs and cost $200 IIRC, now you can get them for around $100-$150. Built in speakers probably suck, btw.

Anyway, better now, but why the Antec Earthwatts PSU? You were probably better off with the Corsair. Case is fine, mobo is good, RAM is better, HDD is good. Why do you need a DVD rom and a DVD burner, though? Nothing wrong with it, but I'm curious. Also, for $1100 you could probably upgrade to a Radeon HD 6870.

 

[davidrules345]

no, the speakers are amazing and i got it half price off, so 150$

Approximate purchase date: next month
Budget range: 800-950(After rebate)
Usage: SC2, TF2, League of Legends, Minecraft, work, movies
Parts not req: mouse, keyboard, monitor, cd/dvd drive

Shopping cart:
case:Rosewill DESTROYER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case. 3 fans!!!!

hdd: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

mobo: ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

gpu: ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

psu: Rosewill Xtreme Series RX750-S-B 750W Continuous @40°C ,80 PLUS Certified, ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91, SLI Ready CrossFire Ready, Active PFC "Compatible with Core i7, i5" Power Supply

ram:G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL

cpu: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX


Any suggestions?

 

[samjc3]

I wouldnt pay that muc for a case. Antec 300 FTW. And then I would go ahead and get A Velociraptor drive from Western Digital. 10k RPM is just better. And, as much money as you plan on spending, why not go with 2 graphics cards in SLI?

 

[XCVG]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. ASRock motherboards suck. I know this from firsthand experience. Play it safe, go with a good brand name. ASUS and Gigabyte for sure, I've heard good things about MSI and EVGA but I can't say for certain.

Case is cheap but ugly, as for cooling it should be fine for a low-mid level gaming rig. I don't know a lot about Rosewill- I would go for a brand I know and trust better. This goes for case and PSU. That said, it's probably fine.

GTX 460 isn't as fast the new Radeon HD 6870s, which go for about the same. However, the performance difference isn't that big. On the other hand, CrossfireX motherboards are cheaper and more common than SLI ones.

Phenom II is fine, as fast as the same-priced Intel model. HDD is unremarkable. G.Skill is a pretty new brand of RAM, but from what I've heard, quite good.

Let me ask you something, though. Are you making logical, informed decisions about system configuration, or just picking parts that sound like they would be good?

As for SJ3's advice: The Antec 300 is a nice case. Velociraptors are fast but don't have a lot of space and are expensive- I would recommend one in addition to a large primary drive, only if you have the money. Two video cards may get you more performance cheaper, but one faster one is generally a better idea for upgradability.

 

[bic]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. ASRock motherboards suck.

Brand names to avoid: ASRock, PC Chips, ECS, and all cheap Chinese-sounding rubbish

The Antec 300 is a nice case.

I love mine. Beats the pants off the $20 case I built my old PC in. Plenty of ventilation, lots of space for drives (though long video cards may interfere with some hard drive slots), very nice build quality, the front has a dust filter (I also made one for teh side intake out of A/C filter foam) and it doesn't have all kinds of stupid ricer PC malarky.

Velociraptors are fast but don't have a lot of space and are expensive

Yes. A good 7200 RPM hard drive with a large cache (WD Caviar Black, for example) will give you the best bang for your buck.

Two video cards may get you more performance cheaper, but one faster one is generally a better idea for upgradability.

Also yes. If you get a good motherboard now (one that supports two or more video cards at full speed), you can always get a second one of your GPU in a couple years and still be on top of things.

 

[davidrules345]

New mobo:ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard

all other specs stay the same Kay?
And yes I am picking by looking at the specs, I am just not familiar with good motherboard brands.

P.S I am not changing case for 10$ just to have one fan slightly larger. Antec 300s have fans 2 on hardrives so a waste of one fan as I will only use one hardrive.

 

[Twilight Wolf]

Having an extra fan is never a waste.

I have an Antec Nine Hundred with two big fans on the front. They're not strictly for cooling the hard drive (or drives -- the Nine Hundred can hold up to six). They're mainly to draw in cool outside air to keep ventilation high and keep the temperature of everything in the case lower. Cooling any hard drives you have installed is really just a bonus.

Go for the Three Hundred.

 

[davidrules345]

it isn't an extra fan though, it is just one slightly larger one with worse placement. it is better with one in the back, one on top, and one in front.

edit: mako321 got me looking in dual core phenom iis while at the same time i'm still not sure between gpus namely:

SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity)

and.....

ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card