Update:Critique my new multi-purpose PC

[jayans04]

EDIT:
Case Antec 300 $39.99
QX6850 $239.00
P5Q SE/R $113.96
HD4870 1gb $299.99
Xigmatech 3x120mm fan $29.97
Seagate 32mb Cache 7200 RPM 1TB Hard Drive $139.99
Corsair TX 650W ATX12V Power Supply $76.00
Xigmatech S1283 $34.99
2x2GB 1000 Ram $44.00
Asus Combo-210E PCI-E TV Tuner Card $38.00

Total Price ~$1100 after taxes, shipping and rebates





1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
PC Games(cs:s, diablo 3, crysis, etc..), video editing/ripping, pvr/dvr, photo editing/designing, and just general use
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
$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, etc, etc, you get the picture.
negatory

5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
Read under psu

6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
yes

7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
yup, 3.6ghz maybe?

8. WHEN do you plan to build it?
soon as possible

CPU:
QX 6850 $239-want to overclock to 3.6-4ghz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...16819115026&Tpk=qx6850

CPU Cooling:
Zalman $80
dont know if i should get this http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16835118020
the 9500 or maybe something else?

Ram:
$62 AR..maybe i can get in on the cheaper $47AR price
2x2gb OCZ ddr2 pc2-8000 1000mhz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820227280

Video Card: $335
powercooler hd 4870 1gb 256bit(where are the 512bit on 1gb?..grr)..should i wait it out fo beTter vc?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814131120

Case:
no clue?? recommendations?

PSU:
antec 480
http://www.extremeoverclocking...c_TrueBlue_480W_1.html
would this suffice for the overclocking and all these multi-purpose tasks?
I would add blu-ray/hd-dvd combo reader/writer and an extra dvd burner and probably 2 hard drives rom 200gig upto 2x1.5tb disks.(5400 or 7200rpm), own monitor.

TV Tuner:
ASUS Combo210e pci-e tv tuner $38
http://www.ascendtech.us/itemdesc.asp?ic=TVCAS6008162R

Anything else i forgot?

total estimate: $755 but will be more

 

[theAnimal]

That CPU is $1000+. Change to Q6700 or Q9550.

Zalman cooler is not worth the money, get a Xigmatech HDT-S1283.

Your PSU will need to be replaced. I'd suggest Corsair 550VX or HX520 if you want modular.

Motherboard - P45-based from Asus or Gigabyte.
Hard drive - either Seagate or WD 640GB.

 

[Roguestar]

Originally posted by: jayans04
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
yes

You read similar threads? Really? Did you read the system recommendation thread? A lot of the stuff you are interested in buying is either two-year old cutting-edge stuff that is now overpriced, or just mediocre.

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819115043 $260 Q9300
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231145 $73 4GB DDR2-1000
Do you need a motherboard? Most people need motherboards
Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813131335 $105 Asus P5Q
CPU Cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16835233003 $35 Xigmatec Rifle 120mm
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814102795 $315 4870 1GB
You complain about the 1GB having only a 256-bit memory bus. Does this actually matter? Link, benchmarks, comparisons?
Hard drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136218 $85 WD 640GB Caviar
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817139004 $78AR Corsair 550VX
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811129025 $130 Antec P182

 

[jayans04]

Originally posted by: theAnimal
That CPU is $1000+. Change to Q6700 or Q9550.

Zalman cooler is not worth the money, get a Xigmatech HDT-S1283.

Your PSU will need to be replaced. I'd suggest Corsair 550VX or HX520 if you want modular.

Motherboard - P45-based from Asus or Gigabyte.
Hard drive - either Seagate or WD 640GB.

tHE qx6850 I'm getting at the EPP price of $239 so I would rather get that one. I will lok into the Xigmatech HDT. Does it work very well when overclocking the qx6850 to 3.6-4ghz.

Originally posted by: Roguestar

Originally posted by: jayans04
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
yes

You read similar threads? Really? Did you read the system recommendation thread? A lot of the stuff you are interested in buying is either two-year old cutting-edge stuff that is now overpriced, or just mediocre.

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819115043 $260 Q9300
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231145 $73 4GB DDR2-1000
Do you need a motherboard? Most people need motherboards
Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813131335 $105 Asus P5Q
CPU Cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16835233003 $35 Xigmatec Rifle 120mm
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814102795 $315 4870 1GB
You complain about the 1GB having only a 256-bit memory bus. Does this actually matter? Link, benchmarks, comparisons?
Hard drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136218 $85 WD 640GB Caviar
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817139004 $78AR Corsair 550VX
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811129025 $130 Antec P182

I'm getting the QX6850 for the EPP price, so I rather spend $239 than $260.
For the ram I am wondering what you reasoning is to get the G.Skill over the OCZ if OCZ is worth $47 after rebate?

I had the mobo down, but I guess it didn't post.
I was going to go with a PQ5 Pro but what is the difference between the PQ5 PRO and DELUXE compared to the regular PQ5. I want to overclock this baby so should I get the PQ5 Pro or even the deluxe over the pq5?

No argument with the rest of your recommendations, guess I'll have to get rid of the antec true blue.

 

[Roguestar]

What's the EPP price? Can you get it on other CPUs? If you can, get a 45nm quad core over the 65nm one, they're much better chips.

I didn't notice the rebate on the OCZ, sorry. Assuming you get it, that's pretty good.

The P5Q is just as great an overclocker as the others, they'll probably have a few tiny additions in the BIOS and maybe software onboard RAID (ugh) but the vanilla P5Q will do very welll.

 

[jayans04]

The best avail cpu is the 6850..so the 65nm chip it is.

edit: the price for the 6850 is $239.

What you think of this case Rogue instead of the one you recommended?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...024&CMP=AFC-C8Junction

 

[Roguestar]

That case is quite nice, and there's a very good rebate on for it. If you're happy with the features it offers I'd say it's pretty good.

Regarding your cheap-CPU thing, can you get any 45nm CPUs on it? I'd probably even get a Q9450 if I could, over the QX6850.

Edit: When I said "What's the EPP price?" I meant "What is EPP" but now I recall it is Employee Purchase Price .

 

[jayans04]

I could get the 9450 but for some reason I am intent on sticking with the 6850.
Are there any reviews comparing the 2 CPU?

I have now decided to go with the Antec 300 for $40, I'll add 3x120mm fans for another $30 and I should be good to go with the case.

 

[jayans04]

My System is finally ready. What are peoples thoughts on this bad-boy ?