$1000 to Upgrade the System In My Specs

OrbitzXT · Apr 17, 2008

NewEgg gave me a grand more in my credit limit, and with the no payment for a year I wouldn't mind making use of it. The thing is I have to spend $1000 or $900ish with the shipping to bring it to 1000 to be able to take advantage of no payment for a year. Some things to keep in mind are that I play on a 1080p HDTV. So the 9600GT is actually struggling a little at this resolution, but I don't play many graphic intensive games. Also, I play Final Fantasy XI a lot and the nVidia 8 and 9 series have graphical issues in the game. I'm deeply considering a 3870 X2. But that will require a new PSU since I have a rather average Rosewill 550W. Does the 3870 X2 need a 8-pin and 6 pin, or what configuration is it?

I suppose I could upgrade to a 45nm E8400 to OC. I managed to get my E6550 with a 7x multiplier to 444x7 3108 MHZ, if I had the E8400 I could really get a great OC with my mobo. I don't really need any accessories, I have nice speakers...Z-5500's, a nice HDTV as my screen.

So far I have three parts in mind...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102723
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256017
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037

Next day shipping doesn't cost much more than 3 day, and since its Wednesday night I'll go with that to get it by Friday, so those 3 things with next day shipping come to $841.68. I could use a new keyboard I suppose. Anyway, I'm more interested in what other people would choose as their upgrades.

hat · Apr 17, 2008

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowI...APPHIRE+Radeon+HD+3870+X2+100221SR+Video+Card

Right there dude... 8 pin and 6 pin
I would think the ATi cards would have the same problem. It's the same type of arcitecture.

Ehstii · Apr 17, 2008

DONT DO ITTTTTT

nothing good comes from the no payments for a year...

its baddddd news. verrrrry bad news. im a walking example.

bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad

sorry /off topic

OrbitzXT · Apr 17, 2008

From what I gather on a few FFXI forum the problem is limited to the GeForce 8 & 9 series, I owned many 8 series cards starting with a GTX and slowly downgrading to GTS then switched to a GT, all of those had the same problem and the 9600 I have in this computer now. Regardless, I need something more powerful for this resolution and for the price I think the 3870 X2 is a decent choice.

ShadowFold · Apr 17, 2008

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703009
PC Power FTW!

OrbitzXT · Apr 17, 2008

That doesn't have 8-pin connectors if I'm going to get the 3870 X2, I'm actually looking at a different PSU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256036

800W, good brand, modular. I've never use a modular PSU but I have a clear Acrylic case, so less wires would actually be more physically appealing, I might go with that one.

blkhogan · Apr 17, 2008

Credit is fine if used wisely. Just make sure its payed off by the end of the 12 months or they get you all the way back to day one with finance charges. I would pay it off before the 12 months just to be safe though. Have fun!!

ElWapo973 · Apr 17, 2008

Tagan is an excellent choice for PSUs as well: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Description=tagan+800w
I have the BZ800 in my rig right now, rock solid stable, and very cool & quiet. :toast:

btarunr · Apr 17, 2008

4x 6-pin + 1x 6+2-pin PCI-E connectors is too much crowd. You could try the one I use:

ABS-Tagan ITZ-700. At ~$140 this should do more than well. It comes with 1x 6-pin + 1x 6+2pin PCI-E connectors, 4x +12v rails:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817814005

Good news is that it's coming with a $40 MIR bringing its price down to ~$100 +shipping.

fullinfusion · Apr 17, 2008

700 lmao! using a 3870x2 you better get an 800w or better psu and as for the 6-8 pin your all woried about... 6pin is for regular use and the 8pin is if you intend to o/c... im using a 700w psu 6n8 pin and it shows when tryin to o/c... just waiting for the monster to show up and all be well here.. one more thing... credit is whats messing with the USA!!! NO CASH NO BUY!!! :eek:

btarunr · Apr 17, 2008

Excuse me, 700W for a HD3870 X2 + E8400 + <your OC here> should more than suffice. Since you're using that 125W AMD X2 6400+, maybe it works out for you that way.

GLD · Apr 17, 2008

Congats OrbitzXT! But why did you have to put the idea of Newegg credit in to my head. Damn you! :cry:

ShadowFold · Apr 17, 2008

fullinfusion said:
700 lmao! using a 3870x2 you better get an 800w or better psu

You can run a 3870X2 on a 500w if you wanted.. I would recommend atleast 600w tho. 700w is perfectly fine.

OrbitzXT · Apr 17, 2008

Well I placed the order, I got the following...

SAPPHIRE 100221SR Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB (512MB x 2) 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card

SILVERSTONE DA800 ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V 800W Power Supply

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400

Microsoft Natural 4000 B2M-00012 Black USB Wired Ergonomics Keyboard

Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 2.0MP Effective Pixels USB Interface WebCam

I'm pretty happy with this, hopefully it arrives friday since I used nextday shipping.

ShadowFold · Apr 17, 2008

I used next day on a Tuesday one time and got it monday so good luck with that lol

OrbitzXT · Apr 17, 2008

Well now I will have a 2 week old E6550 to sell, a PSU, a 9600 GT. How should I go about selling these and what can I get for them?

ElWapo973 · Apr 17, 2008

The Buy/Sell/Trade Forums? Ebay? Craigslist? Just a few off the top of my head. You should more than likely have your stuff by Friday. One of their warehouses is located in Central NJ. When I order I usually get delivered from them within 1-2 days using standard shipping. Enjoy your new items!

Mussels · Apr 17, 2008

ShadowFold said:
You can run a 3870X2 on a 500w if you wanted.. I would recommend atleast 600w tho. 700w is perfectly fine.

now that i took my extra hard drives out, i'm pretty close to 300W power usage at load. it really does get annoying when people spout crap about power usage, doesnt it?

Orbit: not a fan of the ergo keyboards, but the rest looks fine to me.

You could sell that hardware here on the forums - if you sell it off cheaper than normal they go rather quick (average prices dont sell so well, since forum sales are riskier than regular sales)

OrbitzXT · Apr 17, 2008

I love this keyboard, I've used it two times. I have one in the other room right now. I program the buttons to control my music, those two buttons by the split I make for previous and next track. I'm a little worried about selling on the forum myself, I've only used ebay and my PayPal account. What are things I need to know about selling here to protect myself?

Mussels · Apr 17, 2008

OrbitzXT said:
I love this keyboard, I've used it two times. I have one in the other room right now. I program the buttons to control my music, those two buttons by the split I make for previous and next track. I'm a little worried about selling on the forum myself, I've only used ebay and my PayPal account. What are things I need to know about selling here to protect myself?

paypal. only sell to people been here over 6 months. when people express interest, search for their account in the B/S/T forum to see if there have been complaints or problems.

as for the media, i have a cheap cordless logitech for that - play, pause, previous, next, stop, volume - what more does one need, when it works anywhere in the house?

(oh and the batteries have lasted one month so far, havent had it that long)

Bluefox1115 · Apr 17, 2008

I would definately say, new power supply, video card. The CPU you could OC more or no..? restricted multipliers? I'd say grab that 3870X2, I have a power supply I'll be selling soon since I'm upgrading, but if you really want to get brand new from newegg, I recommend thermaltake's PSU's, or CM's. and if you're gonna spend $200 on a new CPU, grab a quad, like a Xeon, or a Q6600..

edit: oops... missed the order. lol

Mussels · Apr 17, 2008

Bluefox1115 said:
I would definately say, new power supply, video card. The CPU you could OC more or no..? restricted multipliers? I'd say grab that 3870X2, I have a power supply I'll be selling soon since I'm upgrading, but if you really want to get brand new from newegg, I recommend thermaltake's PSU's, or CM's. and if you're gonna spend $200 on a new CPU, grab a quad, like a Xeon, or a Q6600..

He already has chosen the parts.

OrbitzXT said:
Well I placed the order, I got the following...

SAPPHIRE 100221SR Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB (512MB x 2) 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card

SILVERSTONE DA800 ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V 800W Power Supply

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400

Microsoft Natural 4000 B2M-00012 Black USB Wired Ergonomics Keyboard

Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 2.0MP Effective Pixels USB Interface WebCam

I'm pretty happy with this, hopefully it arrives friday since I used nextday shipping.

Ehstii · Apr 17, 2008

ElWapo973 said:
You should more than likely have your stuff by Friday. One of their warehouses is located in Central NJ. When I order I usually get delivered from them within 1-2 days using standard shipping. Enjoy your new items!

yeah, i always get my stuff next day with regular shipping because i live in new jersey.

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