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Thu Jun 24, 2010 5:24 am by ME.

Hey crimson, talk to me xfire and ill give you the updated list.
That case sucks for airflow. no fan on the side door near GPU/CPU area.
and also..you forgot one of the most important things in your build. a CPU fan. i doubt you'll be able to run your computer with that

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Well, you'll be able to boot up to your bios without a processor.

Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:48 am by (TKC)TheCrimsonStar

there's this fan that works better than liquid cooling i'm gonna get from newegg. oh and btw, processors come with a fan, so i think i'll be fine for now

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118051&cm_re=zalman_cnps10x-_-35-118-051-_-Product

Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:42 pm by ME.

lol, i was way too lazy to open up the text file and paste it here :icon_mrgreen:

Fri Jun 25, 2010 4:22 am by (TKC)TheCrimsonStar

lol just paste it here, can't get on xfire anytime soon

Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:10 am by (TKC) Slevin

IMPORTANT READ THIS BEFORE YOU GET THE RAM!!!:
Your motherboard has 6 DIMM for ram, that means if you want to get the performance of that 1600MHZ RAM means you need to have 3 slots fill (so either 3 x 1GB or 3 x 2GB on DIMM 0)
For $180 (Canadian) I got 6GB (2x3GB 1600MHZ OCZ RAM)
So for an extra $80 you get max performance out of you RAM and an extra 2GB well worth it if your getting 64bit OS

Also:
Stock Cooling should be good if you dont plan on Overclocking
I got the Coolmaster 932 HAF (High Air Flow) Tower...it essentially a giant beast that has a side window and the rest of the casing is vented with Three 230mm (~ 6inch Fans) and a few smaller fans.

The GTX470 and 480's are known to getting very hot...i dont know if they overheat at all but you may need additional cooling just to keep those temperatures down.

Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:22 am by (TKC)TheCrimsonStar

I'm getting 3 x 2GB Corsair RAM, so I'm good :icon_crazy:

Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:23 am by (TKC) Slevin

(TKC)TheCrimsonStar wrote:I'm getting 3 x 2GB Corsair RAM, so I'm good

That link shows 2 2GB sticks of ram

Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:30 am by (TKC)TheCrimsonStar

Fri Jul 02, 2010 3:00 am by ME.

You should get this :D
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/news/video/xfx-gunning-performance-crown-hd-5970-4gb-black-edition/
Slevin showed me that :icon_mrgreen:

IT IS OVERKILL!

Fri Jul 02, 2010 3:18 am by (TKC)TheCrimsonStar

Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:57 am by [VAG] *The Atheist*

(TKC)TheCrimsonStar wrote:oh I never posted the new build. LOL. diff mobo, processor, RAM, GPU, HDD and PSU and case. lol my bad. Decided to just go with the stock cpu cooler; won't have time to get into overclocking. Ditched the Physx card I was going to get, the 2 GTX 470's I'm getting are gonna run Physx fine by themselves. here it is:

CPU : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115225
Mobo : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188049
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145295
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130550
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811108190
DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151216
USB 3 + SATA 3 card: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5690165&CatId=511

Total after tax + shipping, before MiR: $1,582.68
After MiR + tax + shipping: $1,512.68

(After Scholarship Money)

SLI: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130550
Blu-Ray: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135205

Check Slickdeals.net before you buy any of that. A lot of times you can get stuff cheaper on there. I built my wife an i3 rig, not high end, but got it done for about $380. This is her setup:

Intel Core i3-530 Clarkdale $88 after rebate for the processor and mobo
GIGABYTE GA-H55M-S2H
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $40
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner $20
Linksys WMP300N-RM PCI Wireless Adapter $16
CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory $40 after rebate (price mistake)
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache $60
SAPPHIRE 100296HDMI Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 $60
Antec earthwatts EA500 500W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.2 80 PLUS $20 (Staples clearance)

Total = $344 (About $380 with taxes, and shipping on some stuff)

Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:09 pm by ME.

[VAG] *The Atheist* wrote:
(TKC)TheCrimsonStar wrote:oh I never posted the new build. LOL. diff mobo, processor, RAM, GPU, HDD and PSU and case. lol my bad. Decided to just go with the stock cpu cooler; won't have time to get into overclocking. Ditched the Physx card I was going to get, the 2 GTX 470's I'm getting are gonna run Physx fine by themselves. here it is:

CPU : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115225
Mobo : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188049
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145295
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130550
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811108190
DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151216
USB 3 + SATA 3 card: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5690165&CatId=511

Total after tax + shipping, before MiR: $1,582.68
After MiR + tax + shipping: $1,512.68

(After Scholarship Money)

SLI: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130550
Blu-Ray: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135205

Check Slickdeals.net before you buy any of that. A lot of times you can get stuff cheaper on there. I built my wife an i3 rig, not high end, but got it done for about $380. This is her setup:

Intel Core i3-530 Clarkdale $88 after rebate for the processor and mobo
GIGABYTE GA-H55M-S2H
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $40
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner $20
Linksys WMP300N-RM PCI Wireless Adapter $16
CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory $40 after rebate (price mistake)
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache $60
SAPPHIRE 100296HDMI Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 $60
Antec earthwatts EA500 500W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.2 80 PLUS $20 (Staples clearance)

Total = $344 (About $380 with taxes, and shipping on some stuff)

O_o...thats accually really good

Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:38 pm by earth7man

New guy here, I just purchased a new comp. from Cyberpower and found it had a better configutor over ibuypower, like being able to fill all fan slots for an extra 19.95. But before I got compulsive about it and just bought everything, what if you were to just buy really good upgradable motherboard like a nice X58 then go ahead and purchase mediocre processor and HD's with the intent on upgrading them in the future when they are dirt cheep, like in a year or two. You could save some money on the SSD and i7.

Of course I didn't follow my own advise and went for the enchilada. What ever you get I'm sure will good enough though.

Wed Jul 07, 2010 4:23 am by ME.

earth7man wrote:New guy here, I just purchased a new comp. from Cyberpower and found it had a better configutor over ibuypower, like being able to fill all fan slots for an extra 19.95. But before I got compulsive about it and just bought everything, what if you were to just buy really good upgradable motherboard like a nice X58 then go ahead and purchase mediocre processor and HD's with the intent on upgrading them in the future when they are dirt cheep, like in a year or two. You could save some money on the SSD and i7.

Of course I didn't follow my own advise and went for the enchilada. What ever you get I'm sure will good enough though.

I saw a $90 EVGA X58 motherboard it was referbished tho, but it supports the Core i7 and is socket 1366

Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:17 am by (TKC) Slevin

Ok let me just make it clear...For one, I hate going to Dell, or Bestbuy, or Futureshop or whatever retail store to purchase a computer. I use to get computers from MDG Canada, but they are a f'in joke and have awful service and prices.
I would never go with Dell ever!!! After seeing my parents get suckered into a wasted $1200 computer!!! Sure 8GB RAM sounds nice, intel i5...the ATI 5450 speaks volume about the type of computer your really getting. Since that card is among the lowest 5000 series, it doesnt require much power, or give you much performance. So from that you can tell that the Power Supply your gonna get will be bear minimum to run the specs of the computer listed and the motherboard will prob only support a single Graphics card, most likely limited to the 8gb ram too.
I possible do more research online with Newegg.com or whatever US stores. Try to make it clear to your parents that if you source the parts from Newegg or somewhere else you will be getting much more, for the same price. And tell them that it won;t be a pile of **** after a year.

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