Hey guys, putting together a new computer for a friend soon just wanted to run the tentative specs past you and see what you think.

 

Intel Core i7-920 / 2.66GHz / 8MB Cache / LGA1366

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P Intel Mainboard - 6x DDR3 / 8x Sata Raid / Gigabit Lan / LGA 1366

2x Radeon HD 4870

Corsair *DDR3* 6GB PC-10600/1333 (3x XMS3 2GB) TW3X4G1333C9 Ram

2 x Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB 7200RPM 32MB SATA 3Gbs

Cooler Master Centurion 5 - Black ATX Tower Case (No PSU)

Power supply ~700W Probably Cooler master as I have used them quite a lot in the past, but TBH I don't really care as long as it is not some dodgy brand. Is 700W enough to run both those cards?

1 X DVD drives/burner, Whatever brand.

Edited August 28, 200915 yr by mrchickenfool

Why are you going with 2 x 4870's? IMO you'd be better off going with a single GTX 275 or something. Then again, maybe the CPU will bottleneck the performance on one of those cards. Tech heads?

Major Improvements to Crossfire in the 9.8 Catalysts probably, that and they are like $200 now.

 

Personally I skipped the whole I7 bit. Just added a Q9550 and 4870X2 to my existing old P45 System. its good for over 21000 in 3Dmark06 now. :hi:

i iz in the market for a new PC.... now that im being paid to sit on my arse for maybe upto 3months or even till january in a holding platoon, for my course to start.

 

anyone got some good online stores that have reasonable and low prices??

 

also kinsman do u rate Fairstar computers in braddon??

Intel Core i7-920 / 2.66GHz / 8MB Cache / LGA1366

Fine

 

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P Intel Mainboard - 6x DDR3 / 8x Sata Raid / Gigabit Lan / LGA 1366

Fine

 

2x Radeon HD 4870

Personally i would get a 1GB GTX 285. Abit slower then 2x 4870's but you have the advantage of been able to add another down the track. MSY has them for $435>.

 

Corsair *DDR3* 6GB PC-10600/1333 (3x XMS3 2GB) TW3X4G1333C9 Ram

If he isn't overclocking grab some Kingston

 

2 x Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB 7200RPM 32MB SATA 3Gbs

Go 2 x 1TB's

 

Cooler Master Centurion 5 - Black ATX Tower Case (No PSU)

Not a fan of Cooler Master's. Rather an Antec Three Hundred or similar

 

Power supply ~700W Probably Cooler master as I have used them quite a lot in the past, but TBH I don't really care as long as it is not some dodgy brand.

Is 700W enough to run both those cards?

Corsair HX-750 or HX-850. 700-750w should be more then enough

 

1 X DVD drives/burner, Whatever brand.

 

Pioneer>ASUS>SONY>Samsung>LG

Major Improvements to Crossfire in the 9.8 Catalysts probably, that and they are like $200 now.

Yeah that was my rationale for the 2x 4870 cards, plus Tom's hardware told me to

 

Still want more opinions though, where are the usual tech heads to tell me that my setup is crap and I should get 16 raid drives and quad SLI GFX cards?

Edited August 29, 200915 yr by mrchickenfool

i iz in the market for a new PC.... now that im being paid to sit on my arse for maybe upto 3months or even till january in a holding platoon, for my course to start.

 

anyone got some good online stores that have reasonable and low prices??

 

also kinsman do u rate Fairstar computers in braddon??

 

 

Local:

 

try ab&t: http://www.abtsystems.com.au/abt/

 

or if you read this prior to 1430 today get yourself out to the Computer Markets @ epic http://www.computermarkets.com/cm/

 

Use StaticIce http://staticice.com.au/ to check prices. If you are going to order components over the web and have them shipped - you'll want to find the best prices from the one or two stores - else you'll be paying too much shipping.

 

 

My advice - go to the markets - they are on approx every other weekend. You'll pay MSY type prices.

 

Apologies to CW for the thread hijack

Edited August 29, 200915 yr by Sapper28