1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Primarily for gaming but will be used occasionally for Lightwave/Photohop.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
No more than $1500
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
I know I want to go with an Intel, everything else I really have no preferene although I've never gone ATI I am considering the 5870.
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
28" display
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
I have searched through many threads the past couple of weeks.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
I was hoping to overclock a bit, it's really not a big deal I suppose.
8. What resolution YOU plan on gaming with.
1920 x 1200
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
The next few days
The following is what I've pieced together so far:
The rest I'm really not sure what to go with. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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Looks like you got the core of what you need. You pretty much just need to get a mobo that you like. If you don't plan on going SLI/Crossfire, then you might be able to save by getting an i7-860 and a mobo that doesn't have crossfire.
The 5870 is nice...to be honest, I'm waiting for non reference design to come out. There have been quite a few reviews of the Sapphire VaporX over the last couple days, and it appears to be running quieter and as much as 10C cooler - which is important to me, but maybe not so much for you.
I'm really not sure if I'll need SLI/Crossfire or not, will a single 5870 be enough at a res of 1900x1200?
Yeah I swapped out the HD for a ssd
Thanks for the help.
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And all of that is less than $1500?? How? The rig I'm spec-ing has a the i7-860, Rad 5770, and only one HD, and with shipping that sucker came out to $1,450!
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It all depends what I go with for video. If I did choose the 5870 then it would indeed go over the $1500 mark....I just don't know what to do
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There are plenty of benchmarks that show that a single 5870 rocks. Anand's review had a single one doing 169 fps at that resolution with max settings and no AA on Arkham Asylum or 61.2 on Farcray 2 with max settings and 4xAA.
I think I'm going to spend a bit more and get the 5870. That PSU you listed is nice but I was looking for one that was modular. Any other recommendations?
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