Few Quick Q's for Friend's Build

RandomSunchips · Sep 25, 2008, 10:34 PM

Okay, so my friend wants a gaming rig, but it needs to be somewhat cheap. I'm thinking around 750 for the whole tower, sans OS. What I have so far:

Not Pictured:
e8400 from Microcenter (hoping for an E0).
Heatsink: Prolly Xigmatek HDT1283

I want to go Crossfire because I have a 4850 that I can pass on to him when I upgrade, as a birthday gift or summat like that. Problem is, will the PSU support Crossfire (maybe overclocked) 4850s and an OCed e8400? I'd preferably choose a PSU that has a combo deal with the P5Q Pro.

PSU Candidates:

550 Watt Seasonic (shown in pic)
650 Watt Seasonic (one of the combo build options)
750 Watt TX Corsair (also on the combo list, just putting it out there)
or the same from Buy.com
650 Watt Corsair TX (Buy.com)

ShadowFold · Sep 25, 2008, 10:38 PM

I like your choices! I would go with a Corsair 750w if he ever wants to go crossfire.

BarbaricSoul · Sep 25, 2008, 10:39 PM

persoanally, while the 650 seasonic is probably enough for the x-fire 4850's, I'd probably go for the 750 watt corsair, just to make sure.

ShiBDiB · Sep 25, 2008, 10:39 PM

i would definetly say 1 of the 2 corsairs, they make pretty reliable products.

and do u have an OS? if ur going vista get 4gb of ram

JC316 · Sep 25, 2008, 10:40 PM

Very nice selection. I am not a huge fan of the P5Q pro, but I stiil have a nice OC off mine. I agree for the 750W corsair if he ever goes crossfire.

CDdude55 · Sep 26, 2008, 01:26 AM

Looks good.

RandomSunchips · Sep 29, 2008, 01:16 AM

Update time.
Okay, the original build was a little too expensive for my friend. We're looking at PSUs, and if you had to, I mean HAD TO pick between these two, which would it be?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371015
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371001

Paulieg · Sep 29, 2008, 01:44 AM

What about this one. It's a better option than the Antecs. You could sell the included 4GB drive that comes with it, which would make up the difference in price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002

One other option. Here's the Corsair 750 for a cheaper price, including free shipping and a rebate:
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10007112

RandomSunchips · Sep 29, 2008, 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paulieg

What about this one. It's a better option than the Antecs. You could sell the included 4GB drive that comes with it, which would make up the difference in price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002

One other option. Here's the Corsair 750 for a cheaper price, including free shipping and a rebate:
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10007112

Those look really nice. Buy.com has good deals on Corsair PSUs too.

The thing is, you get 40 off the combo when you buy a trio 650watt and an Antec 300 (the case he's getting). It's kinda suckering him in.

arekieh · Sep 29, 2008, 02:36 AM

what motherboard are u using?

RandomSunchips · Sep 29, 2008, 02:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arekieh

what motherboard are u using?

P5q Pro. Pic is in the OP. Not sure if you can see it clearly.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131299

SANEagent · Sep 29, 2008, 02:55 AM

thats almost what I have running right now. I like what you did. The 750w for sure, just my preference there....and good luck getting the EO. I didnt get it, but my brother did...he isnt into OC'ing stuff so I might switch with him.

RandomSunchips · Sep 29, 2008, 10:18 PM

UPDATE: Parts have been ordered. We still went with the antec truepower trio. It's a Seasonic OEM, so I'm not too worried. Ram was switched to a 2gb set of ddr2 800 gskills (the red ones) processor and mobo are e8400 and Asus P5q Pro. There was a deal so we went with that, hoping that the Egg would send us an E0. Graphics card is a 4850 that I'm looking into right now.

The only concern now is modding the tricools with red LEDs.

Sep 25, 2008, 10:34 PM	#1
RandomSunchips Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 63 (0.03/day) Thanks: 45 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts System Specs	Few Quick Q's for Friend's Build Okay, so my friend wants a gaming rig, but it needs to be somewhat cheap. I'm thinking around 750 for the whole tower, sans OS. What I have so far: Not Pictured: e8400 from Microcenter (hoping for an E0). Heatsink: Prolly Xigmatek HDT1283 I want to go Crossfire because I have a 4850 that I can pass on to him when I upgrade, as a birthday gift or summat like that. Problem is, will the PSU support Crossfire (maybe overclocked) 4850s and an OCed e8400? I'd preferably choose a PSU that has a combo deal with the P5Q Pro. PSU Candidates: 550 Watt Seasonic (shown in pic) 650 Watt Seasonic (one of the combo build options) 750 Watt TX Corsair (also on the combo list, just putting it out there) or the same from Buy.com 650 Watt Corsair TX (Buy.com)

Processor:	e8400 @ 3.6gHz cooled w/ Xigmatek HDT 1283
Motherboard:	DFI Lanparty P35 DK
Cooling:	Xigmatek 1283, 3 120mm Antec Tricools, 2 92mms, 1 250mm
Memory:	2x2GB Mushkin DDR2 800 (5-5-5-15 2.025v)
Video Card:	Evga gtx 260 (192 shaders)
Hard Disk:	WD 640
Optical Drive:	Pioneer SATA DVD Burner
CRT/LCD Model:	17" LCD at 1280*1024
Case:	Thermaltake Armor
Sound Card:	Intergrated
PSU:	Corsair TX650

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Cooling:	Stock
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Video Card:	XFX ATi Radeon HD 5850 1gb
Hard Disk:	Western Digital 640gb
Optical Drive:	LG DVD Burner SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer 21.5" 5ms Full HD 1920x1080P
Case:	Antec Nine-Hundred
Sound Card:	Onboard + Creative "Fatal1ty" Headset
PSU:	Antec Earthwatts 650w
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Benchmarks:	-❶-❸-❸-❼-

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Processor:	I7 2600k @ 4.2ghz/ I7 860 @ 3.2ghz
Motherboard:	MSI Z68A-GD80(G3)/ Gigabyte P55-UD3R
Cooling:	Corsair H60/ Corsair A50
Memory:	8gig(24gig) DDR3 1600/ 4gig(22gig)DDR3 1600
Video Card:	XFX HD7970 OC'ed 1100core, 1400mem/ 2*MSI HD7770
Hard Disk:	180gb Vertex3 SSD & 500gb Seagate Barracuda 7200.12/ WD Caviar Blue 160gb
CRT/LCD Model:	HP ZR30W 30" 25601600/SOYO Topaz S 24" 19201200
Case:	Lian Li V1200b Plus II/ NZXT Source 210 Black
Sound Card:	Realtek High Definition Audio
PSU:	XFX PRO750W XXX edition/ PC Power Cooling Turbo Cool 860
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
Benchmarks:	http://3dmark.com/3dm11/4037778

Sep 25, 2008, 10:39 PM	#4
ShiBDiB Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 3,140 (1.75/day) Thanks: 98 Thanked 620 Times in 464 Posts System Specs	i would definetly say 1 of the 2 corsairs, they make pretty reliable products. and do u have an OS? if ur going vista get 4gb of ram __________________ My Heatware

Sep 25, 2008, 10:38 PM	#2
ShadowFold Eligible for custom title Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 12,855 (6.41/day) Thanks: 1,381 Thanked 1,681 Times in 1,498 Posts System Specs	I like your choices! I would go with a Corsair 750w if he ever wants to go crossfire.

Sep 25, 2008, 10:39 PM	#3
BarbaricSoul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Southeastern Virginia Posts: 3,793 (1.95/day) Thanks: 382 Thanked 1,106 Times in 814 Posts System Specs	persoanally, while the 650 seasonic is probably enough for the x-fire 4850's, I'd probably go for the 750 watt corsair, just to make sure.

System Name:	[Uber Noober Setup]
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Video Card:	[EVGA GTX 680 FTW Edition]
Hard Disk:	[128GB OCZ VTX4 SSD, 2TB Internal HDD]
CRT/LCD Model:	[24" Asus]
Case:	[Coolermaster CM 690]
Sound Card:	[X-Fi XtremeGamer]
PSU:	[CORSAIR 850W]
Software:	[Windows 7 64-Bit]

Sep 25, 2008, 10:40 PM	#5
JC316 Knows what makes you tick Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: DFW/ Texas Posts: 6,047 (2.24/day) Thanks: 715 Thanked 914 Times in 698 Posts System Specs	Very nice selection. I am not a huge fan of the P5Q pro, but I stiil have a nice OC off mine. I agree for the 750W corsair if he ever goes crossfire. __________________ Core 2 Duo Overclocking guide Athlon 64 overclocking guide “If I were to do this, it'd be my luck that the door would rip off the hinges, burst into flames, and rape my face with fiery hot death.” -El Fiendo

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Optical Drive:	DVD RM
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer 19"
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Sound Card:	Stock onboard
PSU:	Lepa 500W
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Sep 26, 2008, 01:26 AM	#6
CDdude55 Crazy 4 TPU!!! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 6,437 (2.97/day) Thanks: 3,511 Thanked 1,285 Times in 937 Posts System Specs	Looks good. __________________ Currently playing: Team Fortress 2 (PC) "And remember if you didn't build it yourself, it's not really yours."

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Case:	Cooler Master CM690 (w/ side window)
Sound Card:	Onboard (It sounds fine)
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Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SP1

Sep 29, 2008, 01:16 AM	#7
RandomSunchips Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 63 (0.03/day) Thanks: 45 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts System Specs	Update time. Okay, the original build was a little too expensive for my friend. We're looking at PSUs, and if you had to, I mean HAD TO pick between these two, which would it be? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371015 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371001 Last edited by RandomSunchips; Sep 29, 2008 at 01:17 AM. Reason: BBcode phail

Sep 29, 2008, 01:44 AM	#8
Paulieg The Mad Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Wherever I can find the iron. Posts: 11,448 (4.95/day) Thanks: 2,519 Thanked 3,054 Times in 2,098 Posts System Specs	What about this one. It's a better option than the Antecs. You could sell the included 4GB drive that comes with it, which would make up the difference in price. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002 One other option. Here's the Corsair 750 for a cheaper price, including free shipping and a rebate: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10007112 __________________ "I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds." -Henry Rollins My heatware Save lives by joining the TPU WCG team!

Sep 29, 2008, 02:36 AM	#10
arekieh Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 281 (0.15/day) Thanks: 44 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts System Specs	what motherboard are u using?

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Sep 29, 2008, 02:55 AM	#12
SANEagent Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 83 (0.04/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts System Specs	thats almost what I have running right now. I like what you did. The 750w for sure, just my preference there....and good luck getting the EO. I didnt get it, but my brother did...he isnt into OC'ing stuff so I might switch with him. __________________ Trying to keep my old system running at top speed! (Well I was till it died...R.I.P FX-60)

Processor:	Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 4.0Ghz (471x8.5)
Motherboard:	Asus P5Q Pro
Cooling:	TT Blue Orb 2
Memory:	Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB 5-5-5-15 (1:1)
Video Card:	2X HD4850 Toxic Edition OC 700/1200 XFIRE
Hard Disk:	WD VelociRaptor 150gig 10,000RPM
CRT/LCD Model:	24" Acer P241w
Case:	Thermaltake Soprano (Modded with extra fan, paint and foam)
PSU:	Antec 850w PSU
Software:	Windows Vista and XP Pro
Benchmarks:	3dMark06 19023

Sep 29, 2008, 10:18 PM	#13
RandomSunchips Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 63 (0.03/day) Thanks: 45 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts System Specs	UPDATE: Parts have been ordered. We still went with the antec truepower trio. It's a Seasonic OEM, so I'm not too worried. Ram was switched to a 2gb set of ddr2 800 gskills (the red ones) processor and mobo are e8400 and Asus P5q Pro. There was a deal so we went with that, hoping that the Egg would send us an E0. Graphics card is a 4850 that I'm looking into right now. The only concern now is modding the tricools with red LEDs.

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