OrbitzXT
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| System Name | AX-01 |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i5-2500K @3.7 GHz |
| Motherboard | ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 |
| Cooling | Zalman 9700 |
| Memory | Kingston HyperX T1 Series 8GB DDR3 1600 MHZ |
| Video Card(s) | GTX 590 |
| Storage | Intel X25-M |
| Display(s) | 42" Samsung LED HDTV |
| Case | Antec Twelve Hundred |
| Audio Device(s) | HT | OMEGA STRIKER 7.1 |
| Power Supply | Kingwin 1000W |
| Software | Windows 7 64-Bit |
I recently discovered the Wish List feature on NewEggs site, I never noticed it before...it makes making new builds much easier to eventually pick from. Anyway the goal of this build is to be cheap, cool, quiet, and semi-powerful. I plan on doing some gaming, but nothing intense like Crysis. I think Oblivion and Bioshock would be the most intensive games I'd be playing.
I enabled sharing of this list, here is the link for it. Critiques are welcomed, I imagine some will tell me to get a different PSU, but I've used that specific one in three builds now and never had a problem, so for the price I'm pleased with it. My other PSU of choice is OCZ's Stealth Stream.
I plan on overclocking this system to 400FSB for a nice even 3.2GHz and 1-1 FSB-RAM ratio. I've also used this A-Data RAM in four builds now and its cheap and stable, it just doesn't overclock at all but I won't be OC'ing the RAM.
What'd I really like to get out of this thread is maybe a few tips to cutting the cost as much as possible. I decided to go with the 3870, I had a 8800GTX then sold it to buy a 8800GT. The GT performs well but is a little loud for my taste, and even the GT has more power than I need. I figure the new 3870 is the perfect level of performance I need for now, I also read its cool and most surprisingly of all...quiet! I've owned a couple ATI cards in the past and they were all ridiculously loud, specifically the 1800XT.
I thought of going with the 3850 but I'm just not feeling it, its too mid-range for my taste. So yeah, if anyone has any thoughts I'd love to hear them. I often make high end builds and then realize I never do anything or play any games that require that much power. I usually play FFXI, WoW, WC3 and a few other oldie but goodies. The latest games more often than not don't interest me, but I want to have enough computing power to at least play them on decent graphic levels. I play at a low resolution of 1360x768, so again I think the 3870 is good for me.
I enabled sharing of this list, here is the link for it. Critiques are welcomed, I imagine some will tell me to get a different PSU, but I've used that specific one in three builds now and never had a problem, so for the price I'm pleased with it. My other PSU of choice is OCZ's Stealth Stream.
I plan on overclocking this system to 400FSB for a nice even 3.2GHz and 1-1 FSB-RAM ratio. I've also used this A-Data RAM in four builds now and its cheap and stable, it just doesn't overclock at all but I won't be OC'ing the RAM.
What'd I really like to get out of this thread is maybe a few tips to cutting the cost as much as possible. I decided to go with the 3870, I had a 8800GTX then sold it to buy a 8800GT. The GT performs well but is a little loud for my taste, and even the GT has more power than I need. I figure the new 3870 is the perfect level of performance I need for now, I also read its cool and most surprisingly of all...quiet! I've owned a couple ATI cards in the past and they were all ridiculously loud, specifically the 1800XT.
I thought of going with the 3850 but I'm just not feeling it, its too mid-range for my taste. So yeah, if anyone has any thoughts I'd love to hear them. I often make high end builds and then realize I never do anything or play any games that require that much power. I usually play FFXI, WoW, WC3 and a few other oldie but goodies. The latest games more often than not don't interest me, but I want to have enough computing power to at least play them on decent graphic levels. I play at a low resolution of 1360x768, so again I think the 3870 is good for me.
