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2009-05-01 22:46:08

nickb64: formerly from OC (it's EXACTLY like on tv)[truth]; +77|5874|Greatest Nation on Earth(USA)

Would this even be good?

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822152102 $89.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6822152102

GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813128387 $109.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813128387

SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814102801 $189.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814102801
ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818A3T BULK - OEM
Item #: N82E16827135181 $18.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6827135181

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail
Item #: N82E16820231166 $58.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820231166

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor Model HDZ940XCGIBOX - Retail
Item #: N82E16819103471 $189.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6819103471

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM
Item #: N82E16832116488 $99.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6832116488

SAPPHIRE PSU625SR 625W ATX12V Ver.2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817100001 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6817100001

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811129042 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6811129042
-$55.00 Instant
-$20.00 Combo
$249.94
$174.94

Subtotal: $932.87
Tax: $76.96
Shipping: $11.63

Would it be worth the $40 dollars more for the HD 4890 card???
Would it really help enough to warrant that, or should I use that extra $40 on this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6835186134??

Also going to get this:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6835103022

2009-05-02 00:43:50

Catbox: forgiveness; +505|6979

that all looks good... I would go for a bigger case though... the 300 is on the small side(heat may be an issue?)...
the antec 900 v2 is 120 bucks and the original 900 is 100 bucks...
a really great case with crazy airflow and behind the motherboard wire routing is the Coolermaster HAF 932... its 150 bucks....
I hear the 4850/4870 cards run kinda hot.... and the psu is very important... i havent heard anything good or bad about sapphire power... I use and have had great luck with antec PSU's... I checked on the AMD proc and it gets good reviews... I don't think the 4890 would be much faster... what size monitor and resolution do you have? Oh yeah... i would switch to the 32 bit version of Vista... i have heard people have had issues with the vista 64 bit OS... maybe even get xp pro and upgrade to Win 7 in the fall...?

Love is the answer

2009-05-02 03:26:08

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6677|Finland

Different PSU. Enermax Modu82+ 625w.

And bigger case unless you absolutely must get that small.

And defo get a beefy CPU cooler.

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2009-05-02 03:28:13

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6412|'straya

[TUF]Catbox wrote:
that all looks good... I would go for a bigger case though... the 300 is on the small side(heat may be an issue?)...
the antec 900 v2 is 120 bucks and the original 900 is 100 bucks...
a really great case with crazy airflow and behind the motherboard wire routing is the Coolermaster HAF 932... its 150 bucks....
I hear the 4850/4870 cards run kinda hot.... and the psu is very important... i havent heard anything good or bad about sapphire power... I use and have had great luck with antec PSU's... I checked on the AMD proc and it gets good reviews... I don't think the 4890 would be much faster... what size monitor and resolution do you have? Oh yeah... i would switch to the 32 bit version of Vista... i have heard people have had issues with the vista 64 bit OS... maybe even get xp pro and upgrade to Win 7 in the fall...?

I have 64 bit vista and its great. havent had a single problem.

Some 4870's run hot, depends what cooler they have (duh) mine never goes over 50C (and its overclocked), but a reference cooler is regularly up at 70-80C.

I would go for a bigger case, something like an Antec P182 (or P183) or maybe a Antec 902. Its not a low-end build, so don't buy a low-end case (that said the 300 is a great budget case)

And PSU as panzer mentioned.

Last edited by Little BaBy JESUS (2009-05-02 03:29:33)

2009-05-02 08:49:34

nickb64: formerly from OC (it's EXACTLY like on tv)[truth]; +77|5874|Greatest Nation on Earth(USA)

[TUF]Catbox wrote:
that all looks good... I would go for a bigger case though... the 300 is on the small side(heat may be an issue?)...
the antec 900 v2 is 120 bucks and the original 900 is 100 bucks...
a really great case with crazy airflow and behind the motherboard wire routing is the Coolermaster HAF 932... its 150 bucks....
I hear the 4850/4870 cards run kinda hot.... and the psu is very important... i havent heard anything good or bad about sapphire power... I use and have had great luck with antec PSU's... I checked on the AMD proc and it gets good reviews... I don't think the 4890 would be much faster... what size monitor and resolution do you have? Oh yeah... i would switch to the 32 bit version of Vista... i have heard people have had issues with the vista 64 bit OS... maybe even get xp pro and upgrade to Win 7 in the fall...?

Plug&Play Monitor currently, thinking about this: http://www.microcenter.com/single_produ … id=0307886
I am probably gonna go with 64 bit, I know several people who have it and have had no probs, so I think I will go with it.
I am looking into the suggested cases and checking to see if I have enough money

2009-05-02 08:53:33

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6677|Finland

Ugh forget about that HP LCD and get Samsung T220 or similar instead.
And yes definately get 64bit OS. Or just acquire it.
And get a well-known PSU brand, you don't want to gamble with PSU.

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2009-05-02 08:55:39

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6051|Catherine Black

inb4Freezer moans about copy and pasting everything

Oh yeah, for monitors, just pick Samsung and go with whatever is in your pricerange.

Last edited by Finray (2009-05-02 08:57:33)

2009-05-02 09:23:22

nickb64: formerly from OC (it's EXACTLY like on tv)[truth]; +77|5874|Greatest Nation on Earth(USA)

Looking at this Smasung Monitor:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 824001273R

2009-05-02 09:24:41

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6051|Catherine Black

nickb64 wrote:
Looking at this Smasung Monitor:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 824001273R

I'll let Panzer tell you that's perfect. He has one.

2009-05-02 09:29:49

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6677|Finland

Finray wrote:
nickb64 wrote:
Looking at this Smasung Monitor:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 824001273R
I'll let Panzer tell you that's perfect. He has one.

yes its awsome.

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2009-05-02 14:09:56

nickb64: formerly from OC (it's EXACTLY like on tv)[truth]; +77|5874|Greatest Nation on Earth(USA)

Would the Antec 300 fit all the stuff?, cause I'm not sure if I could get the money to get the more expensive case. I also need some of the money that would go to the more expensive case for a new monitor.

I have a good monitor, but my family wants to keep the comp. I am typing this on right now for web surfing, word processing, other stuff. I guess that could be done on one of the old monitors we have (like late 90s-early 2000s huge things, about 18 inches deep).

Would it be conceivable to just get Antec 300???, or would it be absolutely necessary for more expensive like the 902(which is the one I would get if I can get together enough extra money).

2009-05-02 14:16:59

Yellowman03: Once Again, We Meet at Last; +108|6498|Texas

Not sure if that videocard will fit properly. If it does it will be very crowded, thus creating air flow issues.

I prefer this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6811119137 but i'm not one of these tech gods.

2009-05-02 14:51:32

nickb64: formerly from OC (it's EXACTLY like on tv)[truth]; +77|5874|Greatest Nation on Earth(USA)

Yellowman03 wrote:
Not sure if that videocard will fit properly. If it does it will be very crowded, thus creating air flow issues.

I prefer this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6811119137 but i'm not one of these tech gods.

If that one would be good, I could definitely come up with the money for it.

I might get this power supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6817139006

Last edited by nickb64 (2009-05-02 15:22:19)

2009-05-03 04:56:09

globefish23: sophisticated slacker; +334|6587|Graz, Austria

Try buying your TFT monitor from a shop where you can take it back if you have a pixel error.
Or a shop that sells an insurance for such a case.

I paid 15€ extra for a 30-day pixel error warranty, which turned out good, because I had one.
Although, they didn't have the same model to exchange, so I took a different one with the same specs.

2009-05-03 21:39:16

nickb64: formerly from OC (it's EXACTLY like on tv)[truth]; +77|5874|Greatest Nation on Earth(USA)

About how long will this setup be good for tech wise??? (Like with only minor upgrades: more RAM, new Graphics card, etc...)

2009-05-03 22:47:29

Catbox: forgiveness; +505|6979

everything looks good... and i didn't mean to say 64 bit vista was really bad... i have just heard that there are some driver issues... that may be fixed by now... 64 bit is the way to go for the future... I just put my build together tonight...q9400/8800gtx(given to me) may upgrade to 4870 in a couple of months...4gb corsair and 650 watt antec... I started it and it ran... but i cant install the OS because i cant find my dvi to vga adapter for my dinosaur crt...lol no picture... no install... oh well... and i agree with the others... a big case is very important... especially with the powerful heat producing things like the vid card and proc... airflow is king... the antec 900 is 99 bucks... the 900 v2 is 120 bucks
and the monster is the HAF932 coolermaster for 150 bucks...huge.... good luck either way and have fun...
go slow and dont forget to screw in a motherboard standoff and have everything done including the vid card installed and all hd's and fans hooked up... oh wait... that was me...haha

Last edited by [TUF]Catbox (2009-05-03 22:48:48)

Love is the answer

2009-05-07 21:57:37

nickb64: formerly from OC (it's EXACTLY like on tv)[truth]; +77|5874|Greatest Nation on Earth(USA)

Is this better than the other setup I posted, and if so, is it better to enough of a degree that it would warrant spending the extra $65???

I am thinking that it is, but wanted to get more opinions on it than just mine and a friend's.

This will probably last a little longer future wise, right, since it is DDR3 compatible and stuff???

Newegg.com wrote:
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #:RC-690-KKN1-GP
Item #:N82E16811119137
$74.99

NZXT SENTRY 1 Controller Panel - Retail
Model #:SENTRY 1
Item #:N82E16811992002
$19.99

ECS BLACK SERIES A790GXM-AD3 AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813135236
$15.00 Mail-in Rebate
$109.99

SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
Model #:100259-1GL
Item #:N82E16814102801
$189.99

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... - Retail
Model #:CMPSU-750TX
Item #:N82E16817139006
$119.99

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX - Retail
Model #:HDZ955FBGIBOX
Item #:N82E16819103674
$245.00

mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996585 - Retail
Model #:996585
Item #:N82E16820146740
$63.99

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM
Model #:HD103UJ
Item #:N82E16822152102
$89.99

SAMSUNG 2033SW High Glossy Black 20" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
Model #:2033SW
Item #:N82E16824001313
$159.99

ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818A3T BULK - OEM
Model #:DVD-E818A3T BULK
Item #:N82E16827135181
Return Policy:30 Day Return Policy
In Stock
$18.99

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM
Model #:66I-01939
Item #:N82E16832116488
$99.99

COOLER MASTER R4-L2S-122B-GP 120mm 4 BLUE LED LED Case Fan - Retail
Model #:R4-L2S-122B-GP
Item #:N82E16835103022
$19.98 (9.99 * 2)

Subtotal: $1,212.88

With Shipping: $1,369.44

2009-05-07 22:18:54

dill13: Member; +67|6456

nickb64 wrote:
Is this better than the other setup I posted, and if so, is it better to enough of a degree that it would warrant spending the extra $65???

I am thinking that it is, but wanted to get more opinions on it than just mine and a friend's.

This will probably last a little longer future wise, right, since it is DDR3 compatible and stuff???

Newegg.com wrote:
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #:RC-690-KKN1-GP
Item #:N82E16811119137
$74.99

NZXT SENTRY 1 Controller Panel - Retail
Model #:SENTRY 1
Item #:N82E16811992002
$19.99

ECS BLACK SERIES A790GXM-AD3 AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813135236
$15.00 Mail-in Rebate
$109.99

SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
Model #:100259-1GL
Item #:N82E16814102801
$189.99

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... - Retail
Model #:CMPSU-750TX
Item #:N82E16817139006
$119.99

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX - Retail
Model #:HDZ955FBGIBOX
Item #:N82E16819103674
$245.00

mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996585 - Retail
Model #:996585
Item #:N82E16820146740
$63.99

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM
Model #:HD103UJ
Item #:N82E16822152102
$89.99

SAMSUNG 2033SW High Glossy Black 20" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
Model #:2033SW
Item #:N82E16824001313
$159.99

ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818A3T BULK - OEM
Model #:DVD-E818A3T BULK
Item #:N82E16827135181
Return Policy:30 Day Return Policy
In Stock
$18.99

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM
Model #:66I-01939
Item #:N82E16832116488
$99.99

COOLER MASTER R4-L2S-122B-GP 120mm 4 BLUE LED LED Case Fan - Retail
Model #:R4-L2S-122B-GP
Item #:N82E16835103022
$19.98 (9.99 * 2)

Subtotal: $1,212.88

With Shipping: $1,369.44

Looks good only thigs I can see are why buy 4 fans when your case fits 4 and comes with three and do you really need that temperature monitor thing theirs lots of free programs that work great for getting temps.

2009-05-08 01:35:49

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6051|Catherine Black

i7.

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