Will my PC bottleneck?

[Attix]

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Oops lol sub total is 788$ before shipping

Get which ever CPU cooler you find necessary, I like the Xigmatek S1284EE the most. It's seriously the best cooler on the market for AMD systems.

Okay, I went with your setup - but what should I get for HDD? I don't download alot, what's the best (yet a little big) HDD I could get?

 

[ShadowFold]

I have a 250gb drive, don't need much more than that. I have 6 games installed and a ton of other crap(like 10gb of music) and I still have 110gb left. 500gb is overkill for a gamer, but that 7200.12 drive is the fastest currently.

And make sure you add a OS too if you don't "have" one.

 

[Assassin48]

upgrade to 1066 ram for $5 more

 

[Attix]

I have a 250gb drive, don't need much more than that. I have 6 games installed and a ton of other crap(like 10gb of music) and I still have 110gb left. 500gb is overkill for a gamer, but that 7200.12 drive is the fastest currently.

And make sure you add a OS too if you don't "have" one.

I will get a 2GB Flash Drive in order to boot from USB, and I DEFINITELY won't pirate, no way - uh uh.

 

[ShadowFold]

Alright, I understand. I have legal OS's too, just grab an OEM off of newegg

 

[Dice]

Theres nothing like spending a load of money to make you learn! that'll be a kick arse rig!!

 

[ShadowFold]

Theres nothing like spending a load of money to make you learn! that'll be a kick arse rig!!

I wish my first rig was awesome.. Had to settle for a E2180(which I regretted so much, was a lot slower than my old 4200+ HP) and a 3850, which was awesome at the time.

 

[Assassin48]

I wish my first rig was awesome.. Had to settle for a E2180(which I regretted so much, was a lot slower than my old 4200+ HP) and a 3850, which was awesome at the time.

my first pc i made was top of the line
Phenom 9950
A79A-S mobo
4870x2
8gb 800mhz
Zalman 9700
Raptor 300gb

back in august lol

 

[a_ump]

yep, you build your own rig, you appreciate it a lot more than buying a pre-built one,plus you'll know all the hardware in it and since your going to come back here so we can help u overclock you'll learn a good bit more about how much upgradability there is for whichever build you pick. Yep my first build was a Pentium D 820, 1GB DDR2 533, ATI 1650PRO. It wasn't bad, but not great either.

 

[Assassin48]

yep, you build your own rig, you appreciate it a lot more than buying a pre-built one,plus you'll know all the hardware in it and since your going to come back here so we can help u overclock you'll learn a good bit more about how much upgradability there is for whichever build you pick. Yep my first build was a Pentium D 820, 1GB DDR2 533, ATI 1650PRO. It wasn't bad, but not great either.

yup i upgrade to complete water cooling and phenom 940 with 1066 ram

 

[Attix]

Okay, so if I play this right, these are the final parts:

LITE-ON 22X DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model iHAS222-06

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

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

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK

XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor Model HDZ940XCGIBOX

Foxconn A79A-S AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard

EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
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$901.60
I already have my own copy of Windows XP on DVD, so should I upgrade to Vista?

 

[ShadowFold]

I would get a 4870 just so you have the option to go crossfire. Other than that, solid!

 

[Assassin48]

cant you sli the 260?

just make sure you choose the 32bit version

 

[angelkiller]

@Attix
Ditto about the 4870. 4870 is about the same performance as a GTX 260.

I'd stick with XP, but that's my preference. Since you already have an OS, why get another? I'd only get Vista if I didn't have a copy of XP.

Honestly, I'm not much of a Foxconn person. There are some DFI 790FX boards that I'd personally be more comfortable with. And there's always 790GX boards. Gigabyte's looks decent enough.

@Assassin48
No SLI on 790FX chipset

 

[Assassin48]

@Attix
Ditto about the 4870. 4870 is about the same performance as a GTX 260.

I'd stick with XP, but that's my preference. Since you already have an OS, why get another? I'd only get Vista if I didn't have a copy of XP.

Honestly, I'm not much of a Foxconn person. There are some DFI 790FX boards that I'd personally be more comfortable with.

@Assassin48
No SLI on 790FX chipset

Ah ok
i have a foxconn a79a-s and its been great

 

[Attix]

If I do chose to build a PC, I will use the items listed above - if not, I'll just buy an iBUYPOWER.

 

[Assassin48]

If I do chose to build a PC, I will use the items listed above - if not, I'll just buy an iBUYPOWER.

You will like the one you built its better plus you can overclock the cpu idk about that boards bios

 

[Ketxxx]

Not one of those systems recognises a balance between value and power without compromise. This does.

Case: Logisys Area 51 You don't need a expensive case, you need A case thats solidly built with a window and made to take 120mm fans. $37

Optical Drive: Asus 22x DVD Burner - SATA $21

HDD: WD Black 500GB SATA2 $70

CPU: Q8300 $190

Mobo: P5Q Pro $120

RAM: G-Skill 2x2GB PC8500 $60

Graphics: 512MB HD4850 with Zalman VF1000 $130

PSU: XION PowerReal 800w, SLi & CF compliant, up to 85% efficient $90

Total: $718 (include rebates in that, sub $680 range)

Under budget, over powered, and power efficient

 

[a_ump]

Not one of those systems recognises a balance between value and power without compromise. This does.

Case: Logisys Area 51 You don't need a expensive case, you need A case thats solidly built with a window and made to take 120mm fans. $37

Optical Drive: Asus 22x DVD Burner - SATA $21

HDD: WD Black 500GB SATA2 $70

CPU: Q8300 $190

Mobo: P5Q Pro $120

RAM: G-Skill 2x2GB PC8500 $60

Graphics: 512MB HD4850 with Zalman VF1000 $130

PSU: XION PowerReal 800w, SLi & CF compliant, up to 85% efficient $90

Total: $718 (include rebates in that, sub $680 range)

Under budget, over powered, and power efficient

um i sorta understand what your saying, only your missing an aftermarket cooler, and the fans to add to the case to provide good air-flow, and naturally all the systems that are here are more future proof and will provide better FPS when he upgrades to a 22", he said he plays a lot of FPS and that's were frames per second are very important(u kno this but i still feel the need to say it ). He said he wanted ~900 dollars into this and equal performance or better than that of the pre-built system. your build is fine but does not do what he asked. and maxing out games at 1680x1050 when he gets his new monitor will be smoother with an HD 4870 or GTX 260 than the HD 4850. Though i do agree your build is much more value/dollar

 

[Ketxxx]

I don't build a system with leaving it stock in mind. That system OCd will have immense power, and with the exception of the graphics card, last most people a good long time. I didn't bother including fans cos theres no point, we all know how cheap 120mm fans are. Aftermarket cooler is a moot point IMO, people will buy what they prefer.

 

[ShadowFold]

No offense but the Q8000's seriously suck.

 

[Ketxxx]

No they don't, they lack some cache, but other than that perform well and OC well. Your just jealous because your phenom 2 still gets beat

 

[ShadowFold]

No they don't, they lack some cache, but other than that perform well and OC well. Your just jealous because your phenom 2 still gets beat

Lack some cache? It's got half of what the Q6600 has, which gets beat by a Phenom II easily. And it costs 50$ more than a 720BE, whats the pont :shadedshu

 

[Assassin48]

No they don't, they lack some cache, but other than that perform well and OC well. Your just jealous because your phenom 2 still gets beat

q8300 is like a 920

 

[a_ump]

well his Phenom II is only 3cores compared to 4 in the q8200, and the q8200 seems to be on par with a q6600, would you call a q6600 a shitty chip? i realize it's old but it is only 6% slower clock for clock than a q9XX0 c2q chip. plus i have one so don't be dissin the q6600 Though the Phenom II 940 outperforms my q6600 so it would outperform the q8200. Honestly were his budget not 900 i'd be all for your build Ketxxx but it is 900 and he wants a system with the greatest longevity, hence spend all 900 buckaroo's and get the best performance you can for the price