How does this build look?(and some other questions)

[CDdude55]

Since your primary use is gaming and your not looking to upgrade for a while, I'd look at a more powerful card than a 4850. It'll do everything right now max, but that won't last for too long. I'd go for the 4870/gtx 260 at least. There are good deals on the 9800gx2 right now as well, and the 4850x2 should be out soon I believe. If you don't think you'll need the 640gb, you could drop down to a 320gb SE16 or 7200.11, which would be nearly as fast (no noticeable difference).

Ya the GX2 looks good, but i hear of microstuttering and driver problems(crashing and what not)

 

[farlex85]

Ya the GX2 looks good, but i hear of microstuttering and driver problems(crashing and what not)

Yeah, that certainly is a drawback, but the price/performance is so nice on a couple of those right now. You could get the evga one which is like $280 I believe, then bide your time for the gtx280 to come down in price. You have 90 days to do the step up, and in 2-3 months the gtx 280 may be down to ~$300, or at least close, or perhaps the rumored g200b will be around. Either way, then you can move to that for minimal cost. That would be the hope anyway..........

 

[CDdude55]

Also, should i stick with 800mhz RAM or go with 1066?

Cause there is also some good 2x2 Gskill RAM @800mhz for cheap.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122&Tpk=F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ

 

[farlex85]

Also, should i stick with 800mhz RAM or go with 1066?

Might as well do 1066, unless your budget comes into play. Might as well go w/ the fastest you can. Difference won't be that huge though either way, those g.skills would be solid also. Just be aware that depending on what 1066 you get you may have to manually set the voltages and speed in the BIOS, as some boards default them to 800 and 1.8v (or less, mine does this). Shouldn't have that on the p45, but I'm not sure....

 

[CDdude55]

Might as well do 1066, unless your budget comes into play. Might as well go w/ the fastest you can. Difference won't be that huge though either way, those g.skills would be solid also. Just be aware that depending on what 1066 you get you may have to manually set the voltages and speed in the BIOS, as some boards default them to 800 and 1.8v (or less, mine does this). Shouldn't have that on the p45, but I'm not sure....

Thanks, Also do you think i should get a 780i or 790i chipset? I have had no problems with my 680i board, but i was thinking to just go P45.

 

[farlex85]

Thanks, Also do you think i should get a 780i or 790i chipset? I have had no problems with my 680i board, but i was thinking to just go P45.

There would be no reason to do that unless you are planning on having sli in the future. Intel's chipsets are generally more stable and cheaper. The 790i is way overpriced and only useful if doing ddr3, and the 780i is really only advantageous over the 750i if you wanting to do tri-sli. If you were going to do any nvidia chipset, I'd say 750i would suffice just fine. Honestly, since your not oc'ing, a simple and cheap p35 with all the features you are looking for would do the trick, the only reason to go for the p45 would be pci 2.0 support, which doesn't make much difference right now at all if any, but may down the road w/ later video cards. To sum it up, I'd say stick w/ the p45, maybe go to a cheaper one to make way for a better video card.

 

[CDdude55]

There would be no reason to do that unless you are planning on having sli in the future. Intel's chipsets are generally more stable and cheaper. The 790i is way overpriced and only useful if doing ddr3, and the 780i is really only advantageous over the 750i if you wanting to do tri-sli. If you were going to do any nvidia chipset, I'd say 750i would suffice just fine. Honestly, since your not oc'ing, a simple and cheap p35 with all the features you are looking for would do the trick, the only reason to go for the p45 would be pci 2.0 support, which doesn't make much difference right now at all if any, but may down the road w/ later video cards. To sum it up, I'd say stick w/ the p45, maybe go to a cheaper one to make way for a better video card.

Good advice, thanks.

 

[BarbaricSoul]

Ya the GX2 looks good, but i hear of microstuttering and driver problems(crashing and what not)

personally, I haven't had any microstuttering or any crashes not caused by OC'ing my GX2 too far(I haven't had a crash in months). It's been perfect for me on my EVGA 750ftw board.


Hey Farlex, don't you remember Pauliege saying the p45 has problem with OC'ing RAM? Wouldn't a P35 be a better intel chipset for him? While I've never had a p35 board, it's my understanding it's great for OC'ing.

 

[CDdude55]

personally, I haven't had any microstuttering or any crashes not caused by OC'ing my GX2 too far(I haven't had a crash in months). It's been perfect for me on my EVGA 750ftw board.


Hey Farlex, don't you remember Pauliege saying the p45 has problem with OC'ing RAM? Wouldn't a P35 be a better intel chipset for him? While I've never had a p35 board, it's my understanding it's great for OC'ing.

I am not trying to OC my RAM tho. I could get a 750i board, but i am still not sure if i am going to go SLi. But i am still unsure about sticking with a Nvidia chipset.

 

[BarbaricSoul]

well the chipset is your choice, it really boils down to preference. I can say this, with my e8400, ddr2 800 ram, and evga gx2, I have absolutely no complaints with the 750 chipset. You may not go SLI, but wouldn't keeping that option open for future choices in upgrades be handy?