Gonna take the plunge...

Arch80 · May 12, 2009, 06:23 AM

Well, after 5 years of single-core processing this is what I've come up with as my upgrade:

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 w/XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler and Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound

MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P

RAM: 2x OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) - OCZ3RPR16004GK (8GB total)

Vid Cards: 2x XFX HD-489A-ZDDC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5

PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W

HD's: 4x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM (striped array)

CASE: COOLER MASTER HAF 932

Disc Drive: LG Black Blu-ray/HD DVD-ROM & 16X DVD±R DVD Burner - GGC-H20L

Vista 64 Ultimate

Monitor: LG W2453V-PF Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Full HD 1080P

Full system will cost around $2300 on Newegg.
I will be playing as many games as I can throw at this setup. My big question is whether I have picked out a system that will A; last me a while, and B; work together nicely. Thank you in advance for your advice.

RevengE · May 12, 2009, 06:25 AM

Nice Build. Are you going to OC the 955? If not really you could get a 940 for cheaper and it wouldnt make much difference.

pbmaster · May 12, 2009, 06:25 AM

Wow, what an upgrade. Skipping dual core completely..nice! It will server you well, that's for sure. Do you really need that much RAM though? 4 GB does just fine for my gaming rig.

RevengE · May 12, 2009, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pbmaster

Wow, what an upgrade. Skipping dual core completely..nice! It will server you well, that's for sure. Do you really need that much RAM though? 4 GB does just fine for my gaming rig.

4 GB is good enough for any gaming rig. I agree. Welcome to TPU.

BradleyKZN · May 12, 2009, 06:26 AM

Are you sure you want an lg monitor. Why not samsung maybe? And welcome to tpu

Arch80 · May 12, 2009, 06:31 AM

Yes I plan on OC'ing the 955. I want to be able to listen to media player, ventrilo and play mmo at same time with no added lag from bottlenecked resources. I am a rookie though and will step back to 4GB if it's enough to do the job. I will look at Samsung, I enjoyed my last monitor from them. Thanks for the input guys.

pbmaster · May 12, 2009, 06:34 AM

I was able to play WoW with several addons, browse the web, listen to music, and do a variety of other things all fine on 3.5 GB(4 technically, but I was on Vista 32 bit). I don't even think I used much over 2 GB while doing that.

Arch80 · May 12, 2009, 06:39 AM

Am I going overkill with the 2 vid cards too? I mostly raid in WoW but would like to try some of the games where crossfire is supported.

pbmaster · May 12, 2009, 06:43 AM

If you want to, go for it. Dual card setups are a lot more stable now than they were. WoW uses more CPU power I think, and since you're getting a quad core you're covered on that.

Yukikaze · May 12, 2009, 06:51 AM

That thing is going to be a monster.

But do you really need two HD4890s ? I am yet to find a good use for my HD4870X2 and I've had it for around 8 months now (Almost from launch day, replacing my 8800GT SLI).

RevengE · May 12, 2009, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arch80

Yes I plan on OC'ing the 955. I want to be able to listen to media player, ventrilo and play mmo at same time with no added lag from bottlenecked resources. I am a rookie though and will step back to 4GB if it's enough to do the job. I will look at Samsung, I enjoyed my last monitor from them. Thanks for the input guys.

good to hear that you want to OC. My advise on over 4gb of ram is it's only needed if you video edit/photoshop etc. I had 6gb in my i7 rig I just sold off not to long ago, alot of games hate 6gb and I would get constant crashes in Fallout3, made it unplayable. Just a fair warning. Yes I know this doesn't apply to everyone I just had problems.

RevengE · May 12, 2009, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arch80

Am I going overkill with the 2 vid cards too? I mostly raid in WoW but would like to try some of the games where crossfire is supported.

The only benefit you will recieve from this is a bigger Epenis. One 4890 will suit your needs.

Yukikaze · May 12, 2009, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RevengE

good to hear that you want to OC. My advise on over 4gb of ram is it's only needed if you video edit/photoshop etc. I had 6gb in my i7 rig I just sold off not to long ago, alot of games hate 6gb and I would get constant crashes in Fallout3, made it unplayable. Just a fair warning. Yes I know this doesn't apply to everyone I just had problems.

I am running 6Gb on my Q9650 with no issues in anything (Vista Ultimate 64-Bit).

My 12 gigs of DDR3 for my i7 build arrived this morning, I'll see if I run into any similar issues.

Flyordie · May 12, 2009, 06:56 AM

Thank you for buying AMD. You will not be disappointed.
Good Parts also.

RevengE · May 12, 2009, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yukikaze

I am running 6Gb on my Q9650 with no issues in anything (Vista Ultimate 64-Bit).

My 12 gigs of DDR3 for my i7 build arrived this morning, I'll see if I run into any similar issues.

Intresting. Fallout3 was by far the worst on my system. I couldn't get outside of the vault without it crashing into windows. Also I couldn't play alot of older games..not a big deal, I do however love older games too so it was to me.

Yukikaze · May 12, 2009, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RevengE

Intresting. Fallout3 was by far the worst on my system. I couldn't get outside of the vault without it crashing into windows. Also I couldn't play alot of older games..not a big deal, I do however love older games too so it was to me.

I have my OC'ed P4 for any older games. At 4.2Ghz and with the HD3850 AGP is deals with anything old well, so any incompatibility issues aren't a biggie for me, but my Q9650 never had any problems with older titles. Sounds like some weird incompatibility issue or driver pain your rig is experiencing. Then again, a Core i7 is a very different beast from the Core 2 Quad (And anything else, for that matter), so I might be having these issues right around the corner and not even know it yet.

Arch80 · May 12, 2009, 07:11 AM

I should have mentioned that I intend on getting a 30 inch monitor later this year. Will a single 4890 be able to handle the higher resolution?

RevengE · May 12, 2009, 07:12 AM

it's gone now, I'm building a PII rig.

RevengE · May 12, 2009, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arch80

I should have mentioned that I intend on getting a 30 inch monitor later this year. Will a single 4890 be able to handle the higher resolution?

My guess is yes. If your worried save some more cash and grab a 4870x2, newegg has been dropping prices on them lately.

nemesis.ie · May 12, 2009, 07:21 AM

The resolution of the new monitor (and nothing wrong with LG's stuff that I have seen) was not mentioned.

If you plan on getting a 30" (2560 x 1600) the 2nd card might be nice, but you can always get one to start with and see how it goes, plust you might want to go DX11 in the autumn so save the cash you would spend now on the 2nd card and extra 4GB until then.

That said, I'm running a 4890 in my (dual core C2D 4GHz) box on a 30" and there are some titles that would really benefit from the 2nd card at full res.

Finally, Windows 7 is out soon and you can test the RC for free for a year (and it has DX11 of course), so why not throw that on and then if you like it, buy it later? That should save some initial outlay and upgrade pain/money?

Sejanus47 · May 12, 2009, 07:30 AM

I also suggest dumping vista 64 bit and getting a free copy of 7. I installed it over the weekend and I fell in love with it right away. Loads faster than vista 32 bit and today I bought another 2gb of ram and my system is even more responsive. I haven't had a single issue with 7 which is surprising considering the silly bugs I had with Vista when I initially bought it. That's not to say that I'm not a fan of Vista. Also may I suggest you look at MSI's 790FX board? It is highly rated and has a few more features over the GB board you selected. Although anything made by Gigabyte is gold in my eyes

. Heres a link to that board if you are curious - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130223

Arch80 · May 12, 2009, 07:37 AM

Resolution of the LG monitor is 1920 x 1080. I'm going to wait for DX11 cards until next year, perhaps Summer 2010. I am not ordering until Wednesday so I will check back on this thread until then to see if there is something else I am missing. Thanks again for all the help ppl !

Hayder_Master · May 12, 2009, 08:08 AM

welcome to TPU
nice chose , but there is a option about one card which 4870x2 , i know 2x4890 is better performance but 4870x2 can run anything at maximum setting , less power , less price , less heat in case

May 12, 2009, 06:23 AM	#1
Arch80 Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5 (0.00/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Gonna take the plunge... Well, after 5 years of single-core processing this is what I've come up with as my upgrade: CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 w/XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler and Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P RAM: 2x OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) - OCZ3RPR16004GK (8GB total) Vid Cards: 2x XFX HD-489A-ZDDC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W HD's: 4x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM (striped array) CASE: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Disc Drive: LG Black Blu-ray/HD DVD-ROM & 16X DVD±R DVD Burner - GGC-H20L Vista 64 Ultimate Monitor: LG W2453V-PF Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Full HD 1080P Full system will cost around $2300 on Newegg. I will be playing as many games as I can throw at this setup. My big question is whether I have picked out a system that will A; last me a while, and B; work together nicely. Thank you in advance for your advice.

May 12, 2009, 06:25 AM	#2
RevengE Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,025 (1.26/day) Thanks: 210 Thanked 210 Times in 192 Posts System Specs	Nice Build. Are you going to OC the 955? If not really you could get a 940 for cheaper and it wouldnt make much difference. __________________

Processor:	Phenom II X6 1100T Black
Motherboard:	Gigabyte 990FXA-UD7
Cooling:	Zalman
Memory:	Kingston Hyper X 8GB
Video Card:	EVGA GTX 480
Hard Disk:	Western Digital Raptor 150g
Optical Drive:	Pioneer DVD/CD burner drive
CRT/LCD Model:	2x ViewSonic 22 Inch LED/LCD
Case:	Silverstone Raven RV02
Sound Card:	N/A
PSU:	Kingwin Lazer 1000W
Software:	Windows 7 64 Bit

May 12, 2009, 06:25 AM	#3
pbmaster Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,985 (0.80/day) Thanks: 131 Thanked 295 Times in 275 Posts System Specs	Wow, what an upgrade. Skipping dual core completely..nice! It will server you well, that's for sure. Do you really need that much RAM though? 4 GB does just fine for my gaming rig. __________________ “pbmaster your tongue in your mouth speaks the truth” -von kain

Processor:	AMD Phenom II 955
Motherboard:	Asus Crosshair III Formula
Cooling:	Cooler Master V8 CPU cooler, 120 mm and 200 mm exhaust, 3 x 120 mm intake
Memory:	4 GB OCZ DDR3 1600
Video Card:	Sapphire Radeon HD 4890
Hard Disk:	Western Digital 500 GB Blacks in RAID 0/ Wesdtern Digital SE16 250 GB
Optical Drive:	Lite-On SATA DVD Burner
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer 19" widescreen
Case:	Antec Nine Hundred
Sound Card:	Supreme X-Fi
PSU:	Seasonic M12 SS-700HM
Software:	Windows Vista Home Premium x64 SP2
Benchmarks:	3dMark 03-~62k 3dMark 05-~22k 3dMark 06-18268

May 12, 2009, 06:26 AM	#5
BradleyKZN Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South Africa Posts: 926 (0.59/day) Thanks: 194 Thanked 58 Times in 58 Posts System Specs	Are you sure you want an lg monitor. Why not samsung maybe? And welcome to tpu

Processor:	AMD Athlon II X4 635
Motherboard:	Asus M4N78-SE
Cooling:	Stock
Memory:	2x2GB G.Skill DDR2-800
Video Card:	XFX 7900GS
Hard Disk:	Samsung 5000GB 7200RPM 16MB cache
Optical Drive:	20X DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 22'' T220
Case:	Coolermaster 590
Sound Card:	Onboard Realtek audio
PSU:	OCZ fatal1ty 550w

May 12, 2009, 06:31 AM	#6
Arch80 Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5 (0.00/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yes I plan on OC'ing the 955. I want to be able to listen to media player, ventrilo and play mmo at same time with no added lag from bottlenecked resources. I am a rookie though and will step back to 4GB if it's enough to do the job. I will look at Samsung, I enjoyed my last monitor from them. Thanks for the input guys.

May 12, 2009, 06:34 AM	#7
pbmaster Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,985 (0.80/day) Thanks: 131 Thanked 295 Times in 275 Posts System Specs	I was able to play WoW with several addons, browse the web, listen to music, and do a variety of other things all fine on 3.5 GB(4 technically, but I was on Vista 32 bit). I don't even think I used much over 2 GB while doing that. __________________ “pbmaster your tongue in your mouth speaks the truth” -von kain

May 12, 2009, 06:39 AM	#8
Arch80 Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5 (0.00/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Am I going overkill with the 2 vid cards too? I mostly raid in WoW but would like to try some of the games where crossfire is supported.

May 12, 2009, 06:43 AM	#9
pbmaster Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,985 (0.80/day) Thanks: 131 Thanked 295 Times in 275 Posts System Specs	If you want to, go for it. Dual card setups are a lot more stable now than they were. WoW uses more CPU power I think, and since you're getting a quad core you're covered on that. __________________ “pbmaster your tongue in your mouth speaks the truth” -von kain

May 12, 2009, 06:51 AM	#10
Yukikaze Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 2,121 (1.25/day) Thanks: 213 Thanked 481 Times in 347 Posts System Specs	That thing is going to be a monster. But do you really need two HD4890s ? I am yet to find a good use for my HD4870X2 and I've had it for around 8 months now (Almost from launch day, replacing my 8800GT SLI). __________________ Cameron: Core i7 2600K 4.5Ghz, MCR220, 2xMCR120, MCP655, ASRock P67 Extreme4, 4GB DDR3, 2xOCZ Vertex 30GB RAID0, GTX470, 2xHD5670, Modu82+ 625W, TT Xaser VI. Neuromancer: Core i7 975, DFI DK X58-T3eH6, 12GB DDR3 1333Mhz CL6-6-6-15-1T, 3x9600GSO 384MB, Hiper 880W, TT Xaser VI. Administrator of a 40 core Hadoop cluster.

System Name:	Wintermute
Processor:	Intel Core i7 990X Extreme Edition @ 4.3Ghz
Motherboard:	Asus Rampage III Extreme
Cooling:	Swiftech MCP655, MCR320-QP, MCR220 and MCRES Rev2, EK Supreme HF Cu, Tygon 1/2", Bitspower Fittings.
Memory:	12GB (3x4GB) Corsair Vengeance 2Ghz CL10-10-10-27
Video Card:	Sapphire HD7950 3GB + Palit GeForce GTX470 1280MB Dual Fan + Sapphire HD6570 1GB
Hard Disk:	Intel X-25M 160GB SSD (Win7) + Patriot Torqx2 64GB SSD (Ubuntu) + 3 x Samsung F2 1.5TB RAID5
Optical Drive:	LG x22 DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	2 x Samsung 2333T 23" + Samsung 2333SW 23" + 1 x LG L2000CN 20" + 1 Chimei 19" + 1 Sony 32" TV
Case:	Cooler Master ATCS 840
Sound Card:	Musiland Monitor 02 US + Logitech Z-2300 + Sennheiser PXC350
PSU:	Corsair TX750
Software:	Windows 7 Professional 64-bit + Ubuntu 10.4.2LTS 64-bit

May 12, 2009, 06:56 AM	#14
Flyordie Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,496 (0.90/day) Thanks: 101 Thanked 249 Times in 219 Posts System Specs	Thank you for buying AMD. You will not be disappointed. Good Parts also.

System Name:	Shay's Revenge
Processor:	Phenom II X2 550 @ 4,012Mhz 1.488V
Motherboard:	DFI LANParty 790GX-M2RS
Cooling:	ThermalTake V1 "Black Widow"
Memory:	2x2GB OCZ Reapers 4-4-4-12-1T @ 1.8V
Video Card:	BBA HD5770 Crossfire @ 900Mhz Core 5.6Gbps VRAM
Hard Disk:	3x SATA (320GB/ 160GB/160GB Seagates)
Optical Drive:	HP SATA-HD-DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	Westinghouse L1916HW 1680x1050 VGA/DVI/HDCP
Case:	ThermalTake Element V
Sound Card:	RealTek Onboard
PSU:	SeaSonic SS-550HT Active PFC F3 80PLUS Bronze
Software:	Windows Vista Home Premium x64 w/ SQL Hack
Benchmarks:	3DMark06 13,200 http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=495939

May 12, 2009, 07:11 AM	#17
Arch80 Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5 (0.00/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I should have mentioned that I intend on getting a 30 inch monitor later this year. Will a single 4890 be able to handle the higher resolution?

May 12, 2009, 07:12 AM	#18
RevengE Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,025 (1.26/day) Thanks: 210 Thanked 210 Times in 192 Posts System Specs	it's gone now, I'm building a PII rig. __________________

May 12, 2009, 07:21 AM	#20
nemesis.ie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 115 (0.04/day) Thanks: 7 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	The resolution of the new monitor (and nothing wrong with LG's stuff that I have seen) was not mentioned. If you plan on getting a 30" (2560 x 1600) the 2nd card might be nice, but you can always get one to start with and see how it goes, plust you might want to go DX11 in the autumn so save the cash you would spend now on the 2nd card and extra 4GB until then. That said, I'm running a 4890 in my (dual core C2D 4GHz) box on a 30" and there are some titles that would really benefit from the 2nd card at full res. Finally, Windows 7 is out soon and you can test the RC for free for a year (and it has DX11 of course), so why not throw that on and then if you like it, buy it later? That should save some initial outlay and upgrade pain/money?

Processor:	FX-8350 Vishera (Piledriver)
Motherboard:	Asus Crosshair V
Cooling:	Corsair H100 (i version on order)
Memory:	16GB Team LV 9-12-9-28 at 1.65v
Video Card:	VTX Radeon HD7970 with GHz edition BIOS (1050MHz)
Hard Disk:	Vertex 4 (OS) + Vertex 3 (data)
Optical Drive:	Some 22x DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell 3008
Case:	Cooler Master HAF-X
Sound Card:	X-Fi (cheapest proper one!)
PSU:	XFX 1250W Pro
Software:	Windows 8 Pro x64 (hacked to go straight to desktop and add back the start menu of course)
Benchmarks:	P10000 on 3D Mark 2011 Top spot on 3D Mark 99 or 2000 or one of those at one point back in the da

May 12, 2009, 07:30 AM	#21
Sejanus47 Join Date: May 2009 Location: California Posts: 8 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	I also suggest dumping vista 64 bit and getting a free copy of 7. I installed it over the weekend and I fell in love with it right away. Loads faster than vista 32 bit and today I bought another 2gb of ram and my system is even more responsive. I haven't had a single issue with 7 which is surprising considering the silly bugs I had with Vista when I initially bought it. That's not to say that I'm not a fan of Vista. Also may I suggest you look at MSI's 790FX board? It is highly rated and has a few more features over the GB board you selected. Although anything made by Gigabyte is gold in my eyes . Heres a link to that board if you are curious - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130223

Processor:	Q6600 @ 3.4ghz 1.4v
Motherboard:	GA-P35-DS3R Rev 2.0
Cooling:	Zalman CNPS9700
Memory:	4gb Corsair Dominator @ 888 mhz 5-5-5-15
Video Card:	eVGA Geforce 9800 GTX 512mb
Hard Disk:	WD 160gb 16mb Cache x2
Case:	Antec 900
Sound Card:	X-FI Titanium PCI-E x1
PSU:	Zalman 750W
Software:	Windows 7 RC 7100 64 Bit

May 12, 2009, 07:37 AM	#22
Arch80 Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5 (0.00/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Resolution of the LG monitor is 1920 x 1080. I'm going to wait for DX11 cards until next year, perhaps Summer 2010. I am not ordering until Wednesday so I will check back on this thread until then to see if there is something else I am missing. Thanks again for all the help ppl !

May 12, 2009, 08:08 AM	#23
Hayder_Master Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: IRAQ-Baghdad Posts: 4,860 (2.62/day) Thanks: 388 Thanked 639 Times in 444 Posts System Specs	welcome to TPU nice chose , but there is a option about one card which 4870x2 , i know 2x4890 is better performance but 4870x2 can run anything at maximum setting , less power , less price , less heat in case __________________ Easiest way to overclock the graphic card guide Easiest way to overclock your graphic card , my other overclocking threads , Core i7-1156 Overclocking and Feedback Thread , C2Q overclocking and feedback thread , C2QX overclocking and feedback thread ,C2D overclocking and feedback thread ,AMDX2 overclocking and feedback thread

System Name:	MASTER
Processor:	Core i7 3930k run at 4.4ghz
Motherboard:	Asus Rampage IV extreme
Cooling:	Corsair H100i
Memory:	4x4G kingston hyperx beast 2400mhz
Video Card:	2X EVGA GTX680
Hard Disk:	2X Crusial M4 256g raid0, 1TbWD g, 2x500 WD B
Optical Drive:	2x LG dvd/R 22x
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 27' 1080P LED 3D monitior 2ms
Case:	CoolerMaster Chosmos II
Sound Card:	Creative sound blaster X-FI Titanum champion,Creative speakers 7.1 T7900
PSU:	Corsair 1200i, Logitch G500 Mouse, headset Corsair vengeance 1500
Software:	Win7 64bit Ultimate
Benchmarks:	3d mark 2011: testing

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
atmclk.exe Virus	Greaslog	General Software	7	Jul 4, 2006 10:06 PM
Well, I'm gonna do it...I'm thinking about doing it, I might do it, remove my IHS!	Azn Tr14dZ	Overclocking & Cooling	59	Jul 4, 2006 12:08 AM
This bad boys not gonna be available againhttp://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail	trt740	Graphics Cards	1	Jun 29, 2006 04:02 AM