Demoner July 16, 2012 Share Demoner Member July 16, 2012 (edited) Okay looking at replacing my 6 year old computer finally. Here is what I got, looking for any advice/suggestions or alternatives. SSD: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820227791 Storage HD: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16822148840 Motherboard: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16813157295 Processor: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16819116504 Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814125419 Power Supply: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16817341017 Ram: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820231428 Case: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16811133180 CPU Fan: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16835103065 Ideally the less I spend the better, preferably around the $1000 total though, I know this is already over. Edited July 17, 2012 by Demoner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggs July 16, 2012 Share Biggs GC Alumni July 16, 2012 (edited) Bold choice using a 2nd CPU as your Video Card... bold enough to work? I've got an asrock mobo as well, I like it alot. I think you'll be happy with this build. *EDIT* Also, RAM is so cheap right now, maybe think of springing for 16 gigs--that is, if you're intending to run 64-bit windows, which I would reccommend. Edited July 16, 2012 by Biggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barashin July 17, 2012 Share Barashin Member July 17, 2012 Ever consider a Synapse (Cache) drive instead of a SSD. Just a thought, but given the price of HDD's right now, might not make sense. I'm waiting for Windows 8 to build my new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lousiest July 17, 2012 Share lousiest Member July 17, 2012 Win 8 over Win 7? @demoner: 6 years!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yErMoTH3r July 17, 2012 Share yErMoTH3r GC Founder July 17, 2012 i picked up the vertex3 120gb a couple weeks ago on a shellshocker @ newegg had latest firmware. good stuff so far. v4's have some nice speeds. your vid card url is the same as the processor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demoner July 17, 2012 Author Share Demoner Member July 17, 2012 i picked up the vertex3 120gb a couple weeks ago on a shellshocker @ newegg had latest firmware. good stuff so far. v4's have some nice speeds. your vid card url is the same as the processor fixed got the video card in there now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lousiest July 17, 2012 Share lousiest Member July 17, 2012 purely fyi, gigabyte's 7870 (newegg link) is for $299.99. it's $30 more than the 7850 you listed, but if you check camelegg.com (camelegg link), the 7870 dropped $50 in price in the past 11 days while the 7850 has stayed the same (camelegg link) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher July 17, 2012 Share Preacher Member July 17, 2012 http://tech.woot.com/offers/force-180gb-ssd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demoner July 17, 2012 Author Share Demoner Member July 17, 2012 (edited) Ok changing my SSD: Found one with more reviews same price. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148448 Edited July 17, 2012 by Demoner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barashin July 17, 2012 Share Barashin Member July 17, 2012 Wow, that's a good price for a SSD on woot, but is refurbished stuff OK from woot? I'm just curious because their returns process looks less than straightforward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demoner July 17, 2012 Author Share Demoner Member July 17, 2012 Bold choice using a 2nd CPU as your Video Card... bold enough to work? I've got an asrock mobo as well, I like it alot. I think you'll be happy with this build. *EDIT* Also, RAM is so cheap right now, maybe think of springing for 16 gigs--that is, if you're intending to run 64-bit windows, which I would reccommend. I am intending on running 64-bit windows but is 16gigs really necessary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai nightling July 17, 2012 Share samurai nightling Member July 17, 2012 (edited) On a newer system, I'd go with 16GB. I mean I went with 8GB on my system that is now like 3-4 years old. RAM is pretty dirt cheap, and if you're gonna spend so much money on all of this, what's just a few more dollars to make it that much more future proof. But I also didn't read the less you spend the better. So, is it necessary? No I guess not. It's just a personal preference if I were building one right now. Edited July 17, 2012 by samurai nightling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demoner July 17, 2012 Author Share Demoner Member July 17, 2012 On a newer system, I'd go with 16GB. I mean I went with 8GB on my system that is now like 3-4 years old. RAM is pretty dirt cheap, and if you're gonna spend so much money on all of this, what's just a few more dollars to make it that much more future proof. But I also didn't read the less you spend the better. So, is it necessary? No I guess not. It's just a personal preference if I were building one right now. I mean I can always add 8 more gigs later. If I spend another 50bucks on ram wouldn't that money be better off in something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barashin July 17, 2012 Share Barashin Member July 17, 2012 Well, it really depends on how much multi-tasking you'll be doing. I have 8 gigs running 64-bit. I have a ton of startup programs running in the background (including a Rainmeter skin for the whole desktop) and that eats up > 40% of it. It really doesn't bog down the computer at all, but still, it would be nice to see that number go up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demoner July 17, 2012 Author Share Demoner Member July 17, 2012 Well, it really depends on how much multi-tasking you'll be doing. I have 8 gigs running 64-bit. I have a ton of startup programs running in the background (including a Rainmeter skin for the whole desktop) and that eats up > 40% of it. It really doesn't bog down the computer at all, but still, it would be nice to see that number go up. Well I am not seeing anything here that is making me think I should spend another 50-60bucks to get additional ram. Other than because its cheap isn't valid. Especially considering ram is something I can always add later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barashin July 17, 2012 Share Barashin Member July 17, 2012 True. Well then, never underestimate the value of peripherals! http://www.woot.com/plus/razer-professional-gaming-hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggs July 17, 2012 Share Biggs GC Alumni July 17, 2012 (edited) On a newer system, I'd go with 16GB. I mean I went with 8GB on my system that is now like 3-4 years old. RAM is pretty dirt cheap, and if you're gonna spend so much money on all of this, what's just a few more dollars to make it that much more future proof. But I also didn't read the less you spend the better. So, is it necessary? No I guess not. It's just a personal preference if I were building one right now. I mean I can always add 8 more gigs later. If I spend another 50bucks on ram wouldn't that money be better off in something else? I got 16 GB (2 X 8 GB) for my build, thinking "I could always add 16 more later"... it was only $100. Spending that extra $50 doubled my build's max potential later Edited July 17, 2012 by Biggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky July 19, 2012 Share Sky Member July 19, 2012 (edited) If you're building a system for purely gaming, you're most likely not going to use up all 8gb of that ram. If you're doing a lot of multi-tasking, or using the system to perform higher-end tasks, such as working with 3D modeling programs, or writing/designing high tech software, you'll probably want 16GB. But, with 16GB (4dimm) of ram selling for under 100$ now, or the 8GB sticks (2dimm) selling for around 100$ , it doesn't hurt to buy more. And, of course, if you're doing a lot of techy stuff, you can always go for broke with 64gb of ram, if you're motherboard allows it. Like large hard-drives, it doesn't hurt to have more, but it hurts to not have enough. In my system, for example, I use 64GB ram (8dimm) along with 3 7970 GPUS in triple xfire, but it's also designed as a work system. 8gb ram, a single gpu, and a standard 7200rpm (such as caviar black) would do you justice if you're just gaming. SSD's are faster, but are also a lot more expensive. Most people use them for their O/S's, but some games also require a lot of space on your O/S drive (such as The Old Republic) which leads people to want to buy larger SSD's. If you're still looking at parts, NCIX actually has some good deals going on SSD's right now, such as the 240GB S3 for 190$ - http://www.ncix.com/...gy&promoid=1261 Edited July 19, 2012 by Sky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lousiest July 19, 2012 Share lousiest Member July 19, 2012 64 GB of RAM and 3 X-fired 7970s :o Have you benchmarked your PC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky July 20, 2012 Share Sky Member July 20, 2012 (edited) For me, nothing I've ever seen requires more than 1 card to perform well, maxed out. A lot of GPU review sites use Crysis as an example of a GPU's ability, but don't forget that Crysis can't take advantage of any of the features in new GPU's, doesn't support multi-core processing, and is written on an extremely unstable and experimental engine. The result is Crysis comparisons are extremely inadequate. That's why modern GPU's struggle with the game. (I hit a whopping 52 FPS maxed out, though) The multi-GPU setup does help in games like Just Cause 2 and GTA IV where there's a lot going on, so it can share the load across the other GPUs. It's also nice in Final Fantasy 14 Online, since that game is a beast. I'm running an Intel 6core processor, I paid about 580$ for it when all was said and done. Running a 6 core means a 13% processing boost, which is essential in my line of work, but, hey, it helps when streaming video games, and compile times, too, so it works both ways. Fortunately, I do have a screenshot of my system running Diablo 3, running in triple crossfire, since the game supports it. Unfortunately, the game maps weren't designed with this in mind, since the maps are loaded and rendered only for the area you're currently in, and only so far to each direction, so in many places, I get to see pieces of the map missing, but it's great knowing which monsters are coming, before they get to me. By all means, you can achieve gaming greatness with 8gb ram, a quad core, and a single GPU, but I need the extra power for my job and hobbies, and it just so happens, it makes one hell of a gaming rig, too! Zen, below: Edited July 20, 2012 by Sky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lousiest July 20, 2012 Share lousiest Member July 20, 2012 *salivates* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai nightling July 20, 2012 Share samurai nightling Member July 20, 2012 Ew hes a lefty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher July 20, 2012 Share Preacher Member July 20, 2012 That's sinister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky July 22, 2012 Share Sky Member July 22, 2012 it's perfection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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