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Building a sick $1000 gaming computer, need advice

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Banli

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~$1000 gaming computer. It's been a while since I've built a computer, so I was hoping to see what y'all
think of these parts.

Thanks.

mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813128359 $120
cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819115041 $270
psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817341010 $80
ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231166 $59
gfx http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814129113 $200
hdd http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136284 $100
case http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811119047 $45
optical drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16827151171 $25

mobo Gigabyte GA EP45 UD3R LGA 775 P45
cpu Intel Core 2 Quad Q550 Yorkfield 2.83 Ghz
psu OCZ StealthXStream 600W
ram G.Skill 4GB 2x2GB DDR2 1066 PC2 8500
gfx Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5
hdd WD 7200 RPM 1TB SATA
case Coolermaster Centurion Midtower
optical Samsung Black DVD burner

 
Not sure that processor is entirely nescesary - I'd go for a slightly lesser one and overclock it if I was you, then probably spend the saved money on some quiet fans and another hard drive. Excellent choices overall though.
 
I like the idea of your build but it lacks vision. I would go with a little cheaper cpu Q9400(still a very capable quad) and with the saved 50 dollars invest it in a better case, psu, and mobo. The case I would suggest for your budget would be a cooler master 690 ($75 newegg). Don't cheap on the case you'll regret it. Will the case you have picked out even fit a high end card like the 4870? Don't even think about getting another 4870 and running them in crossfire. Even if it will fit will there be enough airflow to cool your card and all other components. I doubt it. And if you like to tweak your computer cheap cases are a pain to work with. I would also go with the gigabyte ga-ep45-ud3p ($15 more)since this will allow for future use of crossfire of two graphics cards. As far as the psu get at least 750w unit that is sli/crossfire capable. I would also research the graphics card choice. I would personally go with two 4770 cards ($100 a piece). There is an article on Tomshardware.com
that does a review of the 4770 cards in crossfire. They are smoking when run together. It might cost a little more for some of the parts but in the future it will actually save you money because when your ready for a little more performance your not buying all new parts. Even when your ready for core i7 you'll have a good case, a psu that will power a core i7 and some serious graphics muscle, and since you were using crossfire you could even use graphics cards and still have a bad system. If you wanted to just buy one good graphics card then later on (if you take my advice) you could just add another one later.
 
Aren't quads still slower than dual core cpu's as far as gaming is concerned? I mean my e8400 even with at a modest 3.5Ghz is plenty fast for anything I throw at it. especially with a 4870 I'm sure a dual core(e8600 or 8700 when it drops) would never hold you back even if you OC'd the hell out of the card. And honestly a raptor would be a huge improvement imo, I can't stand being on anything without one since I got mine.

On a side note, why use old tech? I mean lga775 is a dead end upgrade wise, I know that that I7's are more expensive but in the long run it may save money especially if you're set on running a quad. Or you could also possibly save money by going with a decent 775 dual core and then upgrade to a quad when they're more beneficial the gaming arena and possibly cost less than going straight to the 9550.
 
Well, im my particular situation using Vista 64 Ultimate, I find my Quad with my Gigabyte board (game machine) alot faster than my 8400 (24/7 machine). Even when clocked at the same speed. But getting into gaming, each game is coded differently and will not be a smart generality to start with. I prefer Unreal Tournament III which will use that extra L2 cache giving an extra 15-30 fps which I read somewhere a long time ago. Also UTIII takes advantage of 4 cores. A quad will generate more heat cooling issues but IMO is the best way to go for gaming today.

EDIT: as a matter of fact, I built the machine in my sig to exceed the UTIII requirements in terms of CPU>MOBO (which actually played a bigger roll when I found out i couldn't stabilize my Asus Maximus II past 480fsb)>RAM
 
I'll agree there are some games that will take advantage of the quad, and if you're set on one of those then by all means. but if you're looking to 'future proof' then going with 775 is not such a good idea, imo. There aren't many games that utilize quad core cpu's and while the list is sure to expand how much and when is the real question. I think that at least at the present time it's a fair generalization that dual core > quad core for gaming not only because the quads are over kill but if you look at benchmarks you'll notice that real world game performance is typically better with duals just because that's the way they are coded.
 
Originally posted by: Pantlegz1
There aren't many games that utilize quad core cpu's and while the list is sure to expand how much and when is the real question. I think that at least at the present time it's a fair generalization that dual core > quad core for gaming not only because the quads are over kill but if you look at benchmarks you'll notice that real world game performance is typically better with duals just because that's the way they are coded.
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I know but that argument was almost a year ago, hence my recommendation that goes along with the OP's cpu Choice.

 
After taking in a number of suggestions from various people, I came up with a new list of parts for my ~$1000 gaming
computer. What do you think?

Thanks.

mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813128384 $130
cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819103471 $190
psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817371015 $90
ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231166 $59
gfx http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814130475 $240
hdd http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136284 $100
case http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811147001 $65
optical drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16827151171 $25

mobo Gigabyte GA 790 GX
cpu AMD Phenom II X4 940 3.0 Ghz
psu Antenc 650W EA 650
ram G.Skill 4GB 2x2GB DDR2 1066 PC2 8500
gfx EVGA GTX 275 GDDR PCI
hdd WD 7200 RPM 1TB SATA
case Rosewill TU 155 Black Steel
optical Samsung Black DVD burner

 
YOu had a 4870 for $199 then switched to a 275 for $250? I can understand going for newegg on all items but you can get a 4890 for about $200 from ewiz. You get 275 level performance for 4870 price.
 
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