$1000 gaming build

Lalindo · May 31, 2009

Here is what I got. Tell me what can be changed for the better, but not raise the price any. Also tell me if anything doesn't go together

Phenom II 940 build:

NZXT TEMPEST - $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146047

Corsair TX 750W - $110
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006&Tpk=Corsair TX750

AMD Phenom II X4 940 and Asus M4A79 Deluxe - $335
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.190729

Sapphire Radeon 4870 1GB - $180
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102801

Sapphire Radeon 4870 1GB& XCLIO Windtunnel Fully Black Finish 1.0 mm SECC Chassis ATX Full Tower Computer Case $260
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.193784

4GB OCZ Platinum DDR2-1066 - $60 -$20 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227298

WD Caviar 1TB - $95
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284

WD Caviar 1TB & 4GB OCZ Platinum DDR2-1066 $153 - $20 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.193822

LG Sata DVD Burner - $24
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152

Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer - $40 -$25 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207004

XIGMATEK HDT-S1284EE 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233023

ASUS 21.5' 1920-1080 moniter $160 -$10 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236053

Logitech Internet 350 Black 104 Normal Keys 8 Function Keys USB Standard Desktop - OEM $16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126018
$1111 -$55 MIR = $1056
$1098 -$30 MIR = $1068 Price with bolded items
I'll still need Vista and that is another $100 isn't it?

ShadowFold · May 31, 2009

Looks like you did your homework

Nice parts, only thing I would change in the ram,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148212
I have that kit, clocks pretty high.

Imo, you should buy Vista. Pirating it will be a hassle and you probably wont get any updates..

DrPepper · May 31, 2009

Use win7 x64 its free and pretty stable tbh. Then get win7 x64 when it comes out.

MadClown · May 31, 2009

nice build, I see no problems, you may want to consider getting 8 gigs for the hell of it and future proof urself in terms of ram.

or 16 gigs

RevengE · May 31, 2009

He doesn't need 8 or 16 gigs of ram. He is fine with 4gb for now, it would be a waste of Money.

Lalindo · May 31, 2009

So general consensus that this is all good? I'll wait for input from a few others

RevengE · May 31, 2009

Lalindo said:
So general consensus that this is all good? I'll wait for input from a few others

Your build is fine for gaming.

Nick89 · May 31, 2009

The Sunbeam Core contact freezer sucks, unfortunatly I did a review on one.

The Review:> http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=88130

The Xigmatek S1283 or S1284 are better.

S1284:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233023

S1283:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003

Kenshai · May 31, 2009

Overall everything looks great on the build. Do you specifically like the looks of the 900 or did you want airflow?

Nick89 said:
The Sunbeam Core contact freezer sucks unfortunatly I did a review on one.

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=88130

Don't know what was up with yours but FrostyTech rates it as number 2 of all air coolers.
Link

Lalindo · May 31, 2009

I don't it just seemed like a good case.

ShadowFold · May 31, 2009

Kenshai said:
Overall everything looks great on the build. Do you specifically like the looks of the 900 or did you want airflow?

Don't know what was up with yours but FrostyTech rates it as number 2 of all air coolers.
Link

Yea yea it's rated highly but it's built cheaply. I still prefer the Xigmatek Dark Knight or the S1284EE.

Kenshai · May 31, 2009

Lalindo said:
I don't it just seemed like a good case.

It's really not a bad case, just can get messy. With three or more hard drives it's a pain to wire, if you can stretch it a little bit, looking at a HAF 932 or 922 you'd probably be happier in the end. I'm just talking from experience with both cases.

ShadowFold said:
Yea yea it's rated highly but it's built cheaply. I still prefer the Xigmatek Dark Knight or the S1284EE.

I wouldn't trade my xiggy for anything but a better one or water, great coolers.

Nick89 · May 31, 2009

Kenshai said:
Overall everything looks great on the build. Do you specifically like the looks of the 900 or did you want airflow?

Don't know what was up with yours but FrostyTech rates it as number 2 of all air coolers.
Link

YA I know! Thats why I bought it! But it sucked compared to my Xig S1283. ALso the mounting method is absolutly terrible/ horrendous.

LittleLizard · May 31, 2009

Pretty good pc u have in there and as for the 900, its a pretty good case but at that price you can get this that is better IMO.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146047

Kenshai · May 31, 2009

On another note, you could change out the board, I'm not sure how much you were planning on overclocking, but that would save a bit on that end, maybe go with a board ~130

This would give you the room to change cases and will overclock to levels you'd be more than happy about no doubt.

LittleLizard · May 31, 2009

Kenshai said:
On another note, you could change out the board, I'm not sure how much you were planning on overclocking, but that would save a bit on that end, maybe go with a board ~130

This would give you the room to change cases and will overclock to levels you'd be more than happy about no doubt.

No, it wouldnt. Both OC like hell but asus oc better. If not, check OC world records

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Lalindo · May 31, 2009

So what would you guys recommend for a better cooler,but around the same price?

Kenshai · May 31, 2009

LittleLizard said:
No, it wouldnt. Both OC like hell but asus oc better. If not, check OC world records .

Not saying the asus won't OC better, just saying the other one will overclock to what the OP would want/need more than likely.

HDT-S1284EE
S1283(Little cheaper)

ShadowFold · May 31, 2009

Gigabyte's AMD boards are shoddy at best. The 3 I've had all died within a month.

Kenshai · May 31, 2009

Eh I've messed with two of them recently, granted one of em had was defective, this second one is stable as a rock, even unlocking that fourth core. The budget board I used, had zero issues. First boot no problem detected everything fine, I was rather satisfied for that.

Lalindo · May 31, 2009

What about this for a cooler? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185125
Is it compatible with what I got?

DrPepper · May 31, 2009

Yep its compatible.

Lalindo · May 31, 2009

Oh anybody have thoughts on the monitor? does it seem good?

ShadowFold · May 31, 2009

Lalindo said:
What about this for a cooler? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185125
Is it compatible with what I got?

That cooler is terrible. Grab a Xigmatek
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233023&Tpk=Xigmatek HDT-S1284EE

DrPepper · May 31, 2009

The monitor is very good.

System Name	The ShadowFold Draconis (Ordering soon)
Processor	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8ghz
Motherboard	ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870
Cooling	Stock
Memory	Kingston ValueRAM 4GB DDR3-1333
Video Card(s)	XFX ATi Radeon HD 5850 1gb
Storage	Western Digital 640gb
Display(s)	Acer 21.5" 5ms Full HD 1920x1080P
Case	Antec Nine-Hundred
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + Creative "Fatal1ty" Headset
Power Supply	Antec Earthwatts 650w
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Benchmark Scores	-❶-❸-❸-❼-

System Name	Rusky
Processor	Intel Core i7 D0 3.8Ghz
Motherboard	Asus P6T
Cooling	Thermaltake Dark Knight
Memory	12GB Patriot Viper's 1866mhz 9-9-9-24
Video Card(s)	GTX470 1280MB
Storage	OCZ Summit 60GB + Samsung 1TB + Samsung 2TB
Display(s)	Sharp Aquos L32X20E 1920 x 1080
Case	Silverstone Raven RV01
Power Supply	Corsair 650 Watt
Software	Windows 7 x64
Benchmark Scores	3DMark06 - 18064 http://img.techpowerup.org/090720/Capture002.jpg

System Name	Turbo_Fighter/Pitbull
Processor	AMD FX-9590/Intel i7 6700K 4.7GHZ @ 1.41 volts
Motherboard	Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 Rev 4.0/Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5
Cooling	Corsair H105/Corsair H100iv2
Memory	32 GB G.Skill Ares/32 GB G.Skill Trident-Z
Video Card(s)	XFX Radeon R9 Fury X/Sapphire R9 Nano
Storage	Mix of HDDs SSDs Externals and a 256GB Samsung M.2 in the pitbull
Display(s)	24" Nixeus 144hz freesync/24'' Benq XL2420TE/21.5'' Asus VH226/Panasonic 42" Plasma
Case	White Phantom NZXT/Fractal Define Nano S
Audio Device(s)	MayFlower O2 ODAC/HT Omega Claro+/Turtlebeach Earforce DSS
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200i/Thermaltake Smart 650Watt(EVGA GS 650 Watt took a shit on me)
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Corsair K70
Software	Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	They can run Crysis.

System Name	JIM LAHEY
Processor	CORE I9 9900K
Motherboard	ASROCK Z390 TAICHI
Cooling	COUGAR HELOR 360 AIO
Memory	32GB TRIDENT Z RGB DDR4-3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA 3080Ti FTW3 ULTRA
Storage	SAMSUNG EVO 1TB
Display(s)	ASUS ROG STRIX 4K UG27UQR
Case	THERMALTAKE VIEW 37
Audio Device(s)	STEELSERIES ARCTIS 7 WIRELESS
Power Supply	EVGA SUPERNOVA G+ 1000
Mouse	STEELSERIES RIVAL 600
Keyboard	STEELSERIES APEX 7 TKL
Software	WINDOWS 10 ENTERPRISE
Benchmark Scores	WUT

System Name	JIM LAHEY
Processor	CORE I9 9900K
Motherboard	ASROCK Z390 TAICHI
Cooling	COUGAR HELOR 360 AIO
Memory	32GB TRIDENT Z RGB DDR4-3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA 3080Ti FTW3 ULTRA
Storage	SAMSUNG EVO 1TB
Display(s)	ASUS ROG STRIX 4K UG27UQR
Case	THERMALTAKE VIEW 37
Audio Device(s)	STEELSERIES ARCTIS 7 WIRELESS
Power Supply	EVGA SUPERNOVA G+ 1000
Mouse	STEELSERIES RIVAL 600
Keyboard	STEELSERIES APEX 7 TKL
Software	WINDOWS 10 ENTERPRISE
Benchmark Scores	WUT

$1000 gaming build

Lalindo

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System Name	9th Level
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	MSI X570 Carbon wifi
Cooling	EK Basic 360, x2 250mm, x1 140mm, x1 120mm fans.
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengeance 3200mhz.
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3080 12GB FTW3
Storage	500gb ssd, 2tb ssd, 6tb HD.
Display(s)	MSI 27" Curved 1440p@165hz
Case	HAF 932
Power Supply	Corsair HX850W
Software	Windows 10 64bit

System Name	Current
Processor	i5 2500k @ 4.5
Motherboard	ASRock Z77 Extreme4
Cooling	Xigmatek Gaia
Memory	2x4G G-skill Sniper
Video Card(s)	GTX 680
Storage	128 Crucial M4, 1 TB Seagate Baracuda
Display(s)	Shimian Achieva 27"
Case	Corsair 400R
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsais HX-620
Software	Windows 7

System Name	The Lizard v2.4
Processor	Intel Celeron G1840 (for the time being
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81-S2PH
Cooling	Intel Stock Fan
Memory	16GB Kingston HyperX 1600
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming GTX 750Ti (For the time being)
Storage	500GB Samsung F1, 160GB Maxtor "Older than god"
Display(s)	AOC 28' LCD
Case	Coolermaster N200
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Antec VP500P
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Benchmark Scores	No crashes in the last 24 minutes.