$2000 Budget Build:AMD/Intel+Nvidia

Castiel · May 8, 2008, 02:11 PM

Im planning on building a new machine in August/September, and Im planning on only putting AMD/INtel and Nvida Products.And I can go Intel, but no ATI,and I have $2000 budget. Do you have any suggestions, or any pointers?This is what Im planning to put into it. And adding Vista Ultimate 64.

Antec 900 Case
ASUS CROSSHAIR AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI:
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131593
XFX PVT98FYDF9 GeForce 9800 GTX(G92):
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814150287
Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1000 1000W:
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817371012
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz:
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819103228
OCZ SLI-Ready Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2:
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820227269
Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10000 RPM:
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822136011
LITE-ON Black 20X:
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16827106072
ZALMAN CNPS9700:
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16835118019

DaMulta · May 8, 2008, 02:19 PM

That's a long ways away in the PC world. All the parts would be different by then.

panchoman · May 8, 2008, 02:21 PM

i would go intel 45nm and wait till august/sept before choosing parts as new products are constantly being released.

freaksavior · May 8, 2008, 02:27 PM

raptors are to expensive. get a 7200.11 or a samsung singpoint F1 drive. they are almost or as fast a raptor

panchoman · May 8, 2008, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freaksavior

raptors are to expensive. get a 7200.11 or a samsung singpoint F1 drive. they are almost or as fast a raptor

or an ssd

FatForester · May 8, 2008, 02:50 PM

Yea, waiting til' August/September will mean that really none of this will be the same. By then Nehalem will hopefully be pretty close, so the older LGA775 stuff should go down in price. If the machine in your specs is what you're upgrading, then it's already plenty fast as-is (at least in standards anyways..). If you want to see a performance boost, you'll want to go Intel.

Oh yea, stay away from Raptors. They're nice if you wanna blow the money on them, but the gains aren't really worth the price jump. You could RAID 2x500GB's and have better performance and more space for the same price.

Solaris17 · May 8, 2008, 02:52 PM

that proc will bottlneck your card.

Morgoth · May 8, 2008, 03:38 PM

i say, wait til end 2008 and get your self an high end core2 system or nehalem

Odin Eidolon · May 8, 2008, 04:31 PM

try this
case: antec 900 140$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129021

hsf: xigmatek hdt1283 40$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835233012

mobo: EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 780i 260$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188024

ram: 2xG.SKILL 4GB 1066 300$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231166

video: 2xevga 9800GTX 600$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130339

hdd: 500gb 100$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148288

psu: corsair 1000hx 300$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139007

cpu: quad 9300 285$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115043

total: 2025$

this is far far better of your rig, but maybe you should wait till the end of the month to see if ati fourth serie is good as it seems to be.

Castiel · May 9, 2008, 01:04 PM

Yeah after reading all of your replies I reconfigured my list, and found out that I was waisting alot of money for what I was planning on putting in there. So here is my reconfigured.

Antec 900 Case
XFX MB-N780-ISH9 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i:
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813141005
2x XFX PVT98FYDFU GeForce 9800 GTX(G92):
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814150291
Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1000 1000W:
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817371012
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz:
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819115037
OCZ SLI-Ready Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2:
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820227269
SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM:
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822152052
HP Black 20X:
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16827140026
ZALMAN CNPS9700:
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16835118019
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit:
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16832116493

And with this later on I can purchase another 9800GTX and tri-sli.

mlee49 · May 9, 2008, 01:16 PM

Tri SLI wont be effictive on any build this year. Sad but true...

Odin Eidolon · May 9, 2008, 04:59 PM

yeah, thats really better, but i still dont like that PSU: it isnt modular and has four 12V rails. Thats not good (see reviews). The corsair 1000 is just amazing

and i HATE ocz memory, but if you dont want to OC, they will work great. Just they arent overclocking monsters. For your budget i'd catch a 1066mhz memory kit

as you can see at frostytech.com, the HDT is better and cheaper then the zalman

evga and xfx are both fantastic, just a bios difference i think. evga has the step-up program (http://www.evga.com/stepup/), while xfx has far superior warranty

nflesher87 · May 9, 2008, 05:08 PM

stick with a higher clocking ram kit in 2x1gb variant for more performance...
odin, the antec is indeed modular, as for it compared to the corsair, there is no comparison, in price or performance, you can get the antec for as little as $160 if you look, whereas the corsair is $300
as for you video cards, please I beg you do not spending $600 freaking dollars on 2x 9800GTXs, if anything just get a GX2 and keep your options open, you could get 2x 8800GTS G92s for 2/3rds the price of 2x 9800GTXs and you'd have the same perf.

mlee49 · May 9, 2008, 05:13 PM

Sycth has some sick CPU colers. www.frozencpu.com is a 'cool' site too.

If your going for the e8xxx series, I would save the money and go for the 8200, less MHz out of the gate, but neither can get a 200% OC. You can push a 8200 well into the high 3's. Sure the 8400 can push a half a GHz farther, but there putting out a e8600 @ 3.3 GHz later this year.

Silverel · May 9, 2008, 06:57 PM

Don't try to part out a PC until you're ready to spend money. Prices drop like crazy over 6 months time, and new stuff will likely be released by both nVidia and ati by then. Over the past 3 months, I ended up with a decent rig, worth almost 300$ less than I paid for it. High-End rigs depreciate even faster.

Hang out at TPU for a few months, you'll have more than enough info when it comes time to build a PC.=)

spearman914 · May 9, 2008, 06:58 PM

1000 Watts? thats too much for a 9800GTX and a windsor.

Castiel · May 9, 2008, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Odin Eidolon

yeah, thats really better, but i still dont like that PSU: it isnt modular and has four 12V rails. Thats not good (see reviews). The corsair 1000 is just amazing

and i HATE ocz memory, but if you dont want to OC, they will work great. Just they arent overclocking monsters. For your budget i'd catch a 1066mhz memory kit

as you can see at frostytech.com, the HDT is better and cheaper then the zalman

evga and xfx are both fantastic, just a bios difference i think. evga has the step-up program (http://www.evga.com/stepup/), while xfx has far superior warranty

Im a fan of OCZ, and Im not planning OC the memory. Just the CPU and maybe the GPU's.

mab1376 · May 9, 2008, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EMok1d08

Im a fan of OCZ, and Im not planning OC the memory. Just the CPU and maybe the GPU's.

you have to OC the ram in some cases for some cpu overclocks depending on FSB and multiplier. or to just get a better ratio. the closer you at to 1:1 the better performance you'll have.

so it's best to buy a better kit so you have some overhead for cpu overclocks.

niko084 · May 9, 2008, 09:11 PM

I would opt for a better power supply, better chip cooling *if you are overclocking*.
Get a Samsung DVD/RW, they are on of the top rated and fastest according to the guys over at cdfreaks or whatever that website is, I have used a few recently and am very pleased.

mab1376 · May 9, 2008, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by niko084

I would opt for a better power supply, better chip cooling *if you are overclocking*.
Get a Samsung DVD/RW, they are on of the top rated and fastest according to the guys over at cdfreaks or whatever that website is, I have used a few recently and am very pleased.

a good power supply is a must for OCing, PCP&C ftw
also a good heatsink is very important. one of the Zalman CNPS serires is very good.

my Samsung SH-S183 just died on me so replaced it with a Asus.

mlee49 · May 10, 2008, 02:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mab1376

a good power supply is a must for OCing, PCP&C ftw
also a good heatsink is very important. one of the Zalman CNPS serires is very good.

my Samsung SH-S183 just died on me so replaced it with a Asus.

I agree w/the PSU dont fudge on just the wattage, check for a couple of other key features like 12V rails. A single rail system will preform better than a quad.
This forum guide might help.
I suggest a PCP&C 860 these things are crazy good! With 2x9800 you may need the monster 1.2 KW! Sick!

Castiel · May 10, 2008, 06:51 PM

Well I sold out some extra pc's and parts and ect.... And now I have the money to buy some parts, so im planning on starting to buy the mobo and cpu, should I wait still, or go ahead and get the parts?

Odin Eidolon · May 10, 2008, 07:21 PM

w8 mid summer man

Castiel · May 13, 2008, 01:58 PM

Ok, ive been thinking, what would be better for gaming?
Asus Striker 2 Extreme 780i

or

XFX LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i

KBD · May 17, 2008, 06:08 PM

I just wanted to comment on your case selection. Antec 900 is an excellent case, however, for the kind of system you are building with an SLI config or even if you go with a single card i would strongly recomend a larger case. Something both longer and taller. Those cards will be a very tight fit in the 900 and will not get sufficent airflow. Same goes for your other system components, basically the bigger the case the better the airflow. I suggest you take a look at the likes of Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570, Thermaltake Armor and Armor+, Coolermaster Cosmos and the like. What you need is a full tower or a large mid-tower. Also, cases with PSU on the bottom have their disadvantages: cable managent and hiding is more difficult. I have a Silverstone TJ09 with PSU on the bottom and i have had this problem, now i wish i got the Coolermaster Stacker 830.

Also, as others have said get another PSU. Preferably w/ modular cabling. Corsair 1000w is a good choice. So is the Enermax Galaxy line, Silverstone Zeus and Decathlon series, Ultra X3, PC Power & Cooling Silencer Series, Turbo-Cool are also good but they are noisy.

May 8, 2008, 02:11 PM	#1
Castiel Join Date: May 2008 Location: Grapevine,TX/ Tyler,TX Posts: 2,447 (1.33/day) Thanks: 297 Thanked 307 Times in 247 Posts System Specs	$2000 Budget Build:AMD/Intel+Nvidia Im planning on building a new machine in August/September, and Im planning on only putting AMD/INtel and Nvida Products.And I can go Intel, but no ATI,and I have $2000 budget. Do you have any suggestions, or any pointers?This is what Im planning to put into it. And adding Vista Ultimate 64. Antec 900 Case ASUS CROSSHAIR AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131593 XFX PVT98FYDF9 GeForce 9800 GTX(G92): http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814150287 Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1000 1000W: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817371012 AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819103228 OCZ SLI-Ready Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820227269 Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10000 RPM: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822136011 LITE-ON Black 20X: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16827106072 ZALMAN CNPS9700: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16835118019

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freaksavior To infinity ... and beyond! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: H-Town Texas Posts: 6,780 (2.88/day) Thanks: 1,031 Thanked 852 Times in 581 Posts System Specs	raptors are to expensive. get a 7200.11 or a samsung singpoint F1 drive. they are almost or as fast a raptor __________________ Heat My HTPC Guide freak's F/S thread Fill Out you sp here.

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May 8, 2008, 02:50 PM	#6
FatForester Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 937 (0.42/day) Thanks: 94 Thanked 155 Times in 139 Posts System Specs	Yea, waiting til' August/September will mean that really none of this will be the same. By then Nehalem will hopefully be pretty close, so the older LGA775 stuff should go down in price. If the machine in your specs is what you're upgrading, then it's already plenty fast as-is (at least in standards anyways..). If you want to see a performance boost, you'll want to go Intel. Oh yea, stay away from Raptors. They're nice if you wanna blow the money on them, but the gains aren't really worth the price jump. You could RAID 2x500GB's and have better performance and more space for the same price.

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May 8, 2008, 04:31 PM	#9
Odin Eidolon Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rockclimbing somewhere in Italy Posts: 818 (0.43/day) Thanks: 395 Thanked 162 Times in 145 Posts System Specs	try this case: antec 900 140$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129021 hsf: xigmatek hdt1283 40$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835233012 mobo: EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 780i 260$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188024 ram: 2xG.SKILL 4GB 1066 300$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231166 video: 2xevga 9800GTX 600$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130339 hdd: 500gb 100$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148288 psu: corsair 1000hx 300$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139007 cpu: quad 9300 285$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115043 total: 2025$ this is far far better of your rig, but maybe you should wait till the end of the month to see if ati fourth serie is good as it seems to be.

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May 9, 2008, 01:04 PM	#10
Castiel Join Date: May 2008 Location: Grapevine,TX/ Tyler,TX Posts: 2,447 (1.33/day) Thanks: 297 Thanked 307 Times in 247 Posts System Specs	Yeah after reading all of your replies I reconfigured my list, and found out that I was waisting alot of money for what I was planning on putting in there. So here is my reconfigured. Antec 900 Case XFX MB-N780-ISH9 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813141005 2x XFX PVT98FYDFU GeForce 9800 GTX(G92): http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814150291 Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1000 1000W: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817371012 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819115037 OCZ SLI-Ready Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820227269 SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822152052 HP Black 20X: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16827140026 ZALMAN CNPS9700: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16835118019 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16832116493 And with this later on I can purchase another 9800GTX and tri-sli.

May 9, 2008, 01:16 PM	#11
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May 9, 2008, 04:59 PM	#12
Odin Eidolon Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rockclimbing somewhere in Italy Posts: 818 (0.43/day) Thanks: 395 Thanked 162 Times in 145 Posts System Specs	yeah, thats really better, but i still dont like that PSU: it isnt modular and has four 12V rails. Thats not good (see reviews). The corsair 1000 is just amazing and i HATE ocz memory, but if you dont want to OC, they will work great. Just they arent overclocking monsters. For your budget i'd catch a 1066mhz memory kit as you can see at frostytech.com, the HDT is better and cheaper then the zalman evga and xfx are both fantastic, just a bios difference i think. evga has the step-up program (http://www.evga.com/stepup/), while xfx has far superior warranty Last edited by Odin Eidolon; May 9, 2008 at 05:07 PM.

May 9, 2008, 05:08 PM	#13
nflesher87 Staff Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine Posts: 4,279 (1.82/day) Thanks: 411 Thanked 480 Times in 428 Posts System Specs	stick with a higher clocking ram kit in 2x1gb variant for more performance... odin, the antec is indeed modular, as for it compared to the corsair, there is no comparison, in price or performance, you can get the antec for as little as $160 if you look, whereas the corsair is $300 as for you video cards, please I beg you do not spending $600 freaking dollars on 2x 9800GTXs, if anything just get a GX2 and keep your options open, you could get 2x 8800GTS G92s for 2/3rds the price of 2x 9800GTXs and you'd have the same perf.

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Cooling:	Laing D5 Vario + Swiftech MCR320 + D-Tek Fuzion + 3x120mmx38mm Panaflo
Memory:	G.Skill 3x2GB DDR3 1333MHz
Video Card:	HIS HD6870
Hard Disk:	3x 320GB 7200.10 16MB RAID 0
CRT/LCD Model:	2x Dell Ultrasharp 2208WFP TFT @ 3360x1050
Case:	Personally-Modded Rocketfish
PSU:	Corsair HX1000 Modular

May 9, 2008, 05:13 PM	#14
mlee49 Eligible for custom title Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: KU Posts: 6,919 (3.51/day) Thanks: 1,597 Thanked 2,044 Times in 1,600 Posts System Specs	Sycth has some sick CPU colers. www.frozencpu.com is a 'cool' site too. If your going for the e8xxx series, I would save the money and go for the 8200, less MHz out of the gate, but neither can get a 200% OC. You can push a 8200 well into the high 3's. Sure the 8400 can push a half a GHz farther, but there putting out a e8600 @ 3.3 GHz later this year. __________________ Heatware: Mlee49 115-0

May 9, 2008, 06:57 PM	#15
Silverel Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 1,596 (0.79/day) Thanks: 93 Thanked 237 Times in 217 Posts System Specs	Don't try to part out a PC until you're ready to spend money. Prices drop like crazy over 6 months time, and new stuff will likely be released by both nVidia and ati by then. Over the past 3 months, I ended up with a decent rig, worth almost 300$ less than I paid for it. High-End rigs depreciate even faster. Hang out at TPU for a few months, you'll have more than enough info when it comes time to build a PC.=) __________________ http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=62786

Processor:	Intel i5 2500k
Motherboard:	Biostar TP67XE
Cooling:	Stock
Memory:	4x2GB G. Skill DDR3 @ 1600 9-9-9-24
Video Card:	Sapphire 5870 1GB
Hard Disk:	90GB OCZ Agility 2 SSD, 640GB WesternDigital Black
CRT/LCD Model:	24" Acer 19x12 LCD / 24" Gateway 19x12 LCD
Case:	Coolermaster Mystique - Modded
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Corsair Modular HX620w
Software:	Windows 7 Pro

May 9, 2008, 06:58 PM	#16
spearman914 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Brooklyn, New York 11223 Posts: 3,000 (1.61/day) Thanks: 339 Thanked 510 Times in 482 Posts System Specs	1000 Watts? thats too much for a 9800GTX and a windsor. __________________ .................................................. .. “Originally Posted by mlee49 So pain level on a 1 to 10 scale, 10 being having a wart removed on your butthole with pliers.”

System Name:	Mine \| Dad + Mom
Processor:	E8500 E0 Wolfdale @ 4.6GHz 1.5V \| E2180 M0 Allendale @ 3.0GHz 1.3V
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus Formula (X48) w/ Rampage BIOS \| Asus P5Q Pro (P45)
Cooling:	Xigmatek Rifle HDT-S1283 w/ SFF21F Fan \| Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
Memory:	G.Skill Pi Black 2x2GB 1.02GHz CL5 \| OCZ Reaper 2x2GB 1.05GHz CL5
Video Card:	Sapphire 4870X2 2GB 820/1020MHz \| Sapphire 4850 1GB 700/1100MHz
Hard Disk:	WD VR 150GB 10K RPM + WD 500GB 7.2K RPM \| WD 200GB 7.2K RPM
Optical Drive:	Samsung Black DVD Burner \| Lite-On Black DVD Burner w/ Lightscribe
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer P243WAID 24" 1920x1200 LCD \| Acer V193W 19" 1440x900 LCD
Case:	Cooler Master HAF 932 Full-Tower \| Antec Twelve Hundred Mid-Tower
Sound Card:	Fatal1ty Xtreme Gamer w/ Z-5500 5.1 \| On-Board Audio w/ S-220 2.1
PSU:	PC Power and Cooling 750W Non-Modular \| Corsair HX-520W Modular
Software:	Windows Vista Home Premium X64 \| Windows Vista Home Premium X64
Benchmarks:	Not Wasting Time!

System Name:	My Current Desktop
Processor:	i7 930
Motherboard:	Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 Rev. 1.0
Cooling:	Xigmatek Dark Knight
Memory:	12GB G. Skill Pi 1600MHz 7-8-7-24 1.5v
Video Card:	HIS HD5870 EyeFinity6 2GB
Hard Disk:	Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe 120GB
Optical Drive:	Plextor 880SA
CRT/LCD Model:	Asus VK266H 25.5" Widescreen 1920x1200
Case:	Corsair 600T White
Sound Card:	Auzentech X-Fi Bravura PCI-Express (Gaming) / iBasso D6 (Audio)
PSU:	Antec 850w TPQ-850
Software:	Win 7 x64 Enterprise

May 9, 2008, 09:11 PM	#19
niko084 Eligible for custom title Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota Posts: 6,387 (2.71/day) Thanks: 190 Thanked 739 Times in 599 Posts System Specs	I would opt for a better power supply, better chip cooling if you are overclocking. Get a Samsung DVD/RW, they are on of the top rated and fastest according to the guys over at cdfreaks or whatever that website is, I have used a few recently and am very pleased. __________________ This electronic post is encrypted in the 'English language method', any attempt to decipher meaning from these symbols is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. This includes, but is not limited to: interpreting the symbols through use of biological, visual decryption devices, translating the symbols into another language encryption scheme, and digital processing the symbols into a form conducive to oral interpretation. HWBOT HEATWARE

Processor:	Intel i7 3770K @ 3.5ghz
Motherboard:	Asus P8P67 Pro
Cooling:	CoolIt Eco120 (Push/Pull A.C. 120mm)
Memory:	4x4GB Gskill Sniper @ 9-9-9-24 1600mhz
Video Card:	HD7850 1150/1200
Hard Disk:	240GB Hyper-X 3k SSD, 2x WD Black 640 Raid 1
Optical Drive:	Sony/NEC AD-7241S
CRT/LCD Model:	Asus VE228H 21.5 1920x1080
Case:	Antec 300
Sound Card:	Focusrite Saffire PRO 14 -> Mackie MR8 Monitors
PSU:	Seasonic SS520-GB 520W
Software:	Windows 7 Pro x64

May 10, 2008, 06:51 PM	#22
Castiel Join Date: May 2008 Location: Grapevine,TX/ Tyler,TX Posts: 2,447 (1.33/day) Thanks: 297 Thanked 307 Times in 247 Posts System Specs	Well I sold out some extra pc's and parts and ect.... And now I have the money to buy some parts, so im planning on starting to buy the mobo and cpu, should I wait still, or go ahead and get the parts?

May 10, 2008, 07:21 PM	#23
Odin Eidolon Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rockclimbing somewhere in Italy Posts: 818 (0.43/day) Thanks: 395 Thanked 162 Times in 145 Posts System Specs	w8 mid summer man

May 13, 2008, 01:58 PM	#24
Castiel Join Date: May 2008 Location: Grapevine,TX/ Tyler,TX Posts: 2,447 (1.33/day) Thanks: 297 Thanked 307 Times in 247 Posts System Specs	Ok, ive been thinking, what would be better for gaming? Asus Striker 2 Extreme 780i or XFX LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i

May 17, 2008, 06:08 PM	#25
KBD Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The Rotten Big Apple Posts: 2,416 (1.06/day) Thanks: 423 Thanked 291 Times in 273 Posts System Specs	I just wanted to comment on your case selection. Antec 900 is an excellent case, however, for the kind of system you are building with an SLI config or even if you go with a single card i would strongly recomend a larger case. Something both longer and taller. Those cards will be a very tight fit in the 900 and will not get sufficent airflow. Same goes for your other system components, basically the bigger the case the better the airflow. I suggest you take a look at the likes of Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570, Thermaltake Armor and Armor+, Coolermaster Cosmos and the like. What you need is a full tower or a large mid-tower. Also, cases with PSU on the bottom have their disadvantages: cable managent and hiding is more difficult. I have a Silverstone TJ09 with PSU on the bottom and i have had this problem, now i wish i got the Coolermaster Stacker 830. Also, as others have said get another PSU. Preferably w/ modular cabling. Corsair 1000w is a good choice. So is the Enermax Galaxy line, Silverstone Zeus and Decathlon series, Ultra X3, PC Power & Cooling Silencer Series, Turbo-Cool are also good but they are noisy.

Processor:	Intel e8600 @ 4.9 Ghz
Motherboard:	DFI Lanparty DK X48-T2RSB Plus
Cooling:	Water
Memory:	2GB (2 x 1GB) of Buffalo Firestix DDR2-1066
Video Card:	MSI Radeon HD 4870 1GB OC (820/950) & tweaking
Hard Disk:	2x 74GB Velociraptors in RAID 0; 320 GB Barracuda 7200.10
Optical Drive:	Lite-On DVD Burner & DVD-ROM
CRT/LCD Model:	22" Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2070SB
Case:	Silverstone TJ09-BW
Sound Card:	Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Profesional
PSU:	Ultra X3 800W
Software:	Windows XP Pro w/ SP3

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