Need suggestion for new PC

[imrank66]

Dear All

I am going to buy a new pc and I have selected folwing components. please take a look and give your recommendations. Please keep this in mind that my budget is $1300 max.

INTEL CORE 2 QUAD Q9550 2.83Ghz (12MB CACHE - 1333Mhz FSB)
ASUS (INTEL) P5Q3 INTEL P45-ICH10R 1600FSB (LGA775+DDR3) 2x PCX SLOT ATI (CF)
WESTERN DIGITAL 640GB 3.5" HDD 7200RPM 16MB Cache (WD6400AACS)
CORSAIR XMS3 DDR3 TWIN KIT 2X4096-1333 (2GBx2) XMS3 DUAL MEMORY KIT DDR3
XFX RADEON PCX 4890 1GB 256BITS DDR5 - Standard or 4870 1 GB Standard (Need Advice)
Built In HD Audio
PROMEDIA ATX GAMER CHASIS
CORSAIR 620 WATTS SLI READY (HX620W) MODULAR
CREATIVE T-6100 INSPIRE 5.1
VIEW SONIC VX-2260WM 22" BLACK WIDESCREEN MULTIMEDIA HDMI
ALFA DIGITAL 1KV DRY BATTERY 600WATTS

Regards

IMK

 

[cusideabelincoln]

Looks ok. If you want advice about the HD4890 or HD4870, then get whichever you can afford. The HD4890 is about 15% faster than the HD4870 and has more overclocking headroom, should that interest you.

 

[Stumps]

hmmm other than changing the mobo and videocard brand to Gigabyte, I see no issues with your selection.

 

[yh125d]

Originally posted by: Stumps
hmmm other than changing the mobo and videocard brand to Gigabyte, I see no issues with your selection.

Asus makes boards as good as gigabyte, and XFX is better for video cards (double lifetime warranty)

 

[deimos3428]

I'd say that's a pretty good Intel build. If you're within budget, I wouldn't touch a thing. If you're a bit over, you could shave a bit off by getting a non-modular PSU or dropping down to a 4870. Did you factor in the "little things" -- keyboard/mouse/optical drive, etc?

 

[happy medium]

If you like nvidea cards and the 2 free games you could get this gtx 260 which performs better then a 4870 but is slower then a 4890. It's a very good deal for 145$ AR.

http://www.newegg.com/product/...m&ref=dynamitedata.com

 

[vj8usa]

Originally posted by: happy medium
this gtx 260 which performs better then a 4870 but is slower then a 4890. It's a very good deal for 145$ AR.

Realistically speaking, the 1GB 4870 is equal to the GTX260 216 (and the 275 is equal to the 4890). Unless the games are worth something to you though, that card you linked to isn't that great a deal (you can get an XFX 4870 for about that price without a rebate, or other 4870s for less after rebate).

At any rate, we don't even know where the OP's buying from. imrank, are you buying individual parts from a site like newegg, or configuring a prebuilt? What's the price difference between the 4870 and 4890 for you?

 

[crazylegs]

Originally posted by: vj8usa

Originally posted by: happy medium
this gtx 260 which performs better then a 4870 but is slower then a 4890. It's a very good deal for 145$ AR.

Realistically speaking, the 1GB 4870 is equal to the GTX260 216 (and the 275 is equal to the 4890). Unless the games are worth something to you though, that card you linked to isn't that great a deal (you can get an XFX 4870 for about that price without a rebate, or other 4870s for less after rebate).

At any rate, we don't even know where the OP's buying from. imrank, are you buying individual parts from a site like newegg, or configuring a prebuilt? What's the price difference between the 4870 and 4890 for you?

This man/ woman/ person/ being speaks the truth!

 

[akugami]

Welcome to the forums. We're glad to help but this thread probably belongs a tad more in the General Hardware forums. Just a little something for future reference. With all that said here's some food for thought.

Are you against overclocking? If you're not afraid then you can probably save some money with a cheaper processor that you overclock. It's not really that difficult by today's standards, you just need to do a lot of reading on what settings do what. Since you're building your own computer I assume you're not so inept with computer hardware that you wouldn't be able to go into the computer's bios and flip a few settings to overclock the CPU.

Is there a reason for going with DDR3 vs DDR2? The performance of DDR2 is more than good enough for any consumer oriented tasks. DDR2 is also very cheap and you can get 8GB of DDR2 that is very fast performing for a great price. I'd make sure the RAM is at least DDR2-800 CAS 4. It'll cost you about $100 for 6GB of DDR3 (this is much cheaper than before) but 8GB of DDR2 is also roughly $100.

I'd get the Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB instead of the one you listed. Roughly $100.

Not familiar with the computer case you listed so can't comment on it.

This PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W is $110+shipping at Newegg. I'd get it over the PSU you listed.

Not familiar with the monitor but that is an item you need to research carefully. This is probably one of the biggest impact items when you buy a gaming computer. If the monitor you buy sucks, it'll suck for years to come. Buy a good monitor and it'll usually be good for years to come (barring the monitor crapping out on you). One option is to go slightly cheaper on the monitor now, save up and getting a much better monitor later. You can run a dual monitor config where one is primarily for web browsing and running a few task but you'd use the good monitor for gaming and watching movies. Perhaps skimp on the UPS for now if you don't have a lot of brown outs in your area or dirty power in your house.

As for video card choices, ATI has great value in this generation but there are roughly equal performing nVidia cards on sale at times. One question would be what games you favor and if the games you like perform better on ATI hardware or nVidia.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

If you plan on overclocking that 775lga q9550 I'd suggest either a UD3R or UD3P Gigabyte board

mine does 500fsb 24/7

 

[Stumps]

Originally posted by: yh125d

Originally posted by: Stumps
hmmm other than changing the mobo and videocard brand to Gigabyte, I see no issues with your selection.

Asus makes boards as good as gigabyte, and XFX is better for video cards (double lifetime warranty)

not in my eyes they don't...and in Australia XFX only offers 1 year warranty on all their products (at least Gigabyte offers 3 years on it's mid and high end stuff).

but when it comes down to brands...it's usually just a matter of opinion.

 

[imrank66]

Dear All

Thank for very much for your response.

First of all i live in pakistan so i am not going to purchase online and it is not a prebuilt computer.besides that i am not afraid of overclocking but i have not planed for OC yet in future it can be. the reason for giving preference to ATI over Nvidia is Crossfire instead of SLI oprion available on mobo. price diff b/w 4890 and 4870 is around $100 in my area. for future proof build i have selected DDR3 because in future if i go for i7 then i dont want to change much in this cofig except processor and mobo. Asus offers 3 year warranty in our country. and I do need UPS for my system.

what about this " PSU CORSAIR (NON-MODULAR) 750 WATTS SLI READY (TX750W) "
and is there any better monitor for gaming and movies within $250 if not then can anyone give me the best calibration settings for selected monitor.

Regards

 

[happy medium]

Originally posted by: imrank66
Dear All

Thank for very much for your response.

First of all i live in pakistan so i am not going to purchase online and it is not a prebuilt computer.besides that i am not afraid of overclocking but i have not planed for OC yet in future it can be. the reason for giving preference to ATI over Nvidia is Crossfire instead of SLI oprion available on mobo. price diff b/w 4890 and 4870 is around $100 in my area. for future proof build i have selected DDR3 because in future if i go for i7 then i dont want to change much in this cofig except processor and mobo. Asus offers 3 year warranty in our country. and I do need UPS for my system.

what about this " PSU CORSAIR (NON-MODULAR) 750 WATTS SLI READY (TX750W) "
and is there any better monitor for gaming and movies within $250 if not then can anyone give me the best calibration settings for selected monitor.

Regards

Thats an excellent psu choice.
I'd get the 4870 if the price difference is that much.
What size monitor are you looking for?

 

[thilanliyan]

If you intend to keep the video card for 1+ years then go with the 4890 but if you want to upgrade fairly soon then go with the 4870.

 

[imrank66]

i w'd keep the GPU till the next generation DX11 cards. 22 to 24 inch monitor i am looking for.

 

[happy medium]

Originally posted by: imrank66
i w'd keep the GPU till the next generation DX11 cards. 22 to 24 inch monitor i am looking for.

check the recommendations in this thread.

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2049206&enterthread=y

 

[Gikaseixas]

:thumbsup:

Originally posted by: thilan29
If you intend to keep the video card for 1+ years then go with the 4890 but if you want to upgrade fairly soon then go with the 4870.