Need a new PC

Bow · 10-21-2009, 05:12 PM

Whats going on everyone, I have not been around for a while, nasty divorce

and I moved home to Washington state

. I gave my rig to the xwife

( dont ask ) so I need to build a new one. I have not had a lot of time to look at whats hot. So this is what I am looking for it to do, games, music, movies. I would like to keep cost around $800.00 or less, but be able to upgrade. Air cooling this time. I need the entire box. So what do you think?

Thanks

pantherx12 · 10-21-2009, 05:31 PM

Hows this?

Okay hold on TPU does not accept this file type.

[Ion] · 10-21-2009, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pantherx12

Hows this?

Nothing there

BraveSoul · 10-21-2009, 05:53 PM

u prefer intel amd ati nvidia.currently Ati 5850($270)very nice card and intel i5($200) r new and fast, but Ati 5770($160) and Amd Phenom2 945 95w($165)would be a likely choice for the budget
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brandonwh64 · 10-21-2009, 06:32 PM

Sounds like a AMD build here for under 800$

Bow · 10-21-2009, 06:44 PM

AMD works for me I am really not "brand Loyal" what ever gets the job done is fine.

pantherx12 · 10-21-2009, 06:45 PM

PM me your mail address I'll email you a new egg cart.

BraveSoul · 10-21-2009, 06:51 PM

u might want a sound card too, unless motherboad sound is good enouph

r9 · 10-21-2009, 07:41 PM

"I have not had a lot of time to look at whats hot." - I think that now is OK if you do

brandonwh64 · 10-21-2009, 08:17 PM

I have the AMD 940 Black Edition and its a great CPU! or if you can squeeze it in your budget get a 965

Soylent Joe · 10-21-2009, 09:43 PM

Here's my build for you man. This rig will be crossfire ready, so when one 5770 no longer cuts it, adding another will be completely hassle-free. All great quality stuff here, and it'll have a cool red/black theme going on.

Phenom II x4 955 - $180
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103674

GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P - $110
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128387

CM Storm Scout - $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-196-_-Product
Great case, I have it's brother.

G.Skill Ripjaws 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR3 1600MHz - $86
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-277-_-Product

HIS 5770 1GB & Corsair TX750W combo - $240
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.275104
The 5770 will be great for what you do, and even better if you ever go crossfire. The TX750W is a monster, incredible price.

Sony Optiarc 24x DVD Burner - $32
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-030-_-Product

WD 640AALS - $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-319-_-Product
Great drive, I have 2 myself, very fast.

All that adds up to $801.56 shipped.

I'm fairly certain the DDR3 will work with that mobo, I know it says "DDR2 1333 OC" as the standard but I looked it up and someone said they were using 4GB of Corsair DDR3 on it without any problems, so yeah. I would have put in 4GB DDR2, but it's even more expensive than the DDR3 now. If it won't work, then I guess try to pick up some ram on the forums.

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandonwh64

I have the AMD 940 Black Edition and its a great CPU! or if you can squeeze it in your budget get a 965

The 940 would work, but you can get the newer and faster 955 for only $10 more. With the 965, you're paying $35 more for .2GHz. If you're just dying for that tiny increase you could just OC up using the stock heatsink, but I doubt you'd notice a bit of improvement, no need on earth to spend that much more for such a small increase.

Bow · 10-21-2009, 10:12 PM

Thanks everyone for the info and to PANTHERX12, and SOYLENT JOE for the shopping lists

. They will give me some things to think about. AMD really looks like the way to go. Keep the ideas comming.

Thanks

BraveSoul · 10-25-2009, 06:55 AM

Ati 5750 , can get it for only $130bunch of nice features DX11, Eyefinity.
decent performance?!, good price, awesome crossfire scalability

u used to have gtx260 216? in that case u need ati5850 or wait for nvidia
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share your ATI 5xxx results here|what is ur favorite 4x4 game|what video cards have you owned

Bow · 11-06-2009, 06:57 PM

I have to pick a case today so I can get started on this...any more ideas???? Going to be air cooled, and for now single gpu

BraveSoul · 11-09-2009, 04:07 AM

so what r ur desicions, what u getting,, got ? antec 900/1200 got awesome airflow with plenty of fans

kurosagi01 · 11-09-2009, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BraveSoul

Ati 5750 , can get it for only $130bunch of nice features DX11, Eyefinity.
decent performance?!, good price, awesome crossfire scalability

u used to have gtx260 216? in that case u need ati5850 or wait for nvidia
---------------------------------------
share your ATI 5xxx results here|what is ur favorite 4x4 game|what video cards have you owned

soylent joe picked a 5770 which is the 5750 big brother in the 57xx.

The coolermaster 690 is a good case to choose.

Bow · 11-09-2009, 06:39 PM

I have it down to 2 choices:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129021

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811146047

This is what I am thinking so far:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103674
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341018

Just not sure on the rest yet.

driver66 · 11-09-2009, 07:29 PM

I like the new features of the 902

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129058

BraveSoul · 11-10-2009, 05:04 PM

check out new amd quad at 3.4ghz with new stepping ,,should overclock better, draw less power, and maybe even run cooler

Gyres01 · 11-12-2009, 08:21 PM

How about an X3 720 ?? Easily OC'd and that MB should have No Prob unlocking the 4th Core.....

10-21-2009, 05:12 PM	#1
Bow Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Onalaska, WA. USA Posts: 328 (0.68/day) Thanks: 146 Thanked 77 Times in 37 Posts System Specs	Need a new PC Whats going on everyone, I have not been around for a while, nasty divorce and I moved home to Washington state. I gave my rig to the xwife ( dont ask ) so I need to build a new one. I have not had a lot of time to look at whats hot. So this is what I am looking for it to do, games, music, movies. I would like to keep cost around $800.00 or less, but be able to upgrade. Air cooling this time. I need the entire box. So what do you think? Thanks __________________

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Cooling:	ASETEK 120MM WATERCOOLER
Memory:	Corsair Dual Channel 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz 4-4-4-12 t1
Video Card:	XFX GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB
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10-21-2009, 05:31 PM	#2
pantherx12 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Harlow Town, Essex, England Posts: 2,319 (7.15/day) Thanks: 293 Thanked 338 Times in 303 Posts System Specs	Hows this? Okay hold on TPU does not accept this file type. __________________ For Sale thread! Last.FM

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Video Card:	Crossfire Saphire 3870 910/1250mhz ATI 3850 704/820mhz
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10-21-2009, 05:53 PM	#4
BraveSoul Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New York Posts: 226 (0.47/day) Thanks: 17 Thanked 23 Times in 21 Posts System Specs	u prefer intel amd ati nvidia.currently Ati 5850($270)very nice card and intel i5($200) r new and fast, but Ati 5770($160) and Amd Phenom2 945 95w($165)would be a likely choice for the budget --------------------------------------- share your ATI 5xxx results here\|what is ur favorite 4x4 game\|what video cards have you owned Last edited by BraveSoul; 10-21-2009 at 06:16 PM.

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Video Card:	Ati Sapphire 5850 \|\|Geforce 8800gts 320mb
Harddisk:	2x250gbRAID/300gb\|\|200gb
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10-21-2009, 06:32 PM	#5
brandonwh64 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chatsworth, GA Posts: 162 (2.09/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts System Specs	Sounds like a AMD build here for under 800$

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10-21-2009, 06:44 PM	#6
Bow Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Onalaska, WA. USA Posts: 328 (0.68/day) Thanks: 146 Thanked 77 Times in 37 Posts System Specs	AMD works for me I am really not "brand Loyal" what ever gets the job done is fine. __________________

10-21-2009, 06:45 PM	#7
pantherx12 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Harlow Town, Essex, England Posts: 2,319 (7.15/day) Thanks: 293 Thanked 338 Times in 303 Posts System Specs	PM me your mail address I'll email you a new egg cart. __________________ For Sale thread! Last.FM

10-21-2009, 06:51 PM	#8
BraveSoul Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New York Posts: 226 (0.47/day) Thanks: 17 Thanked 23 Times in 21 Posts System Specs	u might want a sound card too, unless motherboad sound is good enouph

10-21-2009, 07:41 PM	#9
r9 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,471 (3.05/day) Thanks: 157 Thanked 161 Times in 157 Posts System Specs	"I have not had a lot of time to look at whats hot." - I think that now is OK if you do __________________

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10-21-2009, 08:17 PM	#10
brandonwh64 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chatsworth, GA Posts: 162 (2.09/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts System Specs	I have the AMD 940 Black Edition and its a great CPU! or if you can squeeze it in your budget get a 965

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10-21-2009, 10:12 PM	#12
Bow Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Onalaska, WA. USA Posts: 328 (0.68/day) Thanks: 146 Thanked 77 Times in 37 Posts System Specs	Thanks everyone for the info and to PANTHERX12, and SOYLENT JOE for the shopping lists. They will give me some things to think about. AMD really looks like the way to go. Keep the ideas comming. Thanks __________________

10-25-2009, 06:55 AM	#13
BraveSoul Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New York Posts: 226 (0.47/day) Thanks: 17 Thanked 23 Times in 21 Posts System Specs	Ati 5750 , can get it for only $130bunch of nice features DX11, Eyefinity. decent performance?!, good price, awesome crossfire scalability u used to have gtx260 216? in that case u need ati5850 or wait for nvidia --------------------------------------- share your ATI 5xxx results here\|what is ur favorite 4x4 game\|what video cards have you owned

11-06-2009, 06:57 PM	#14
Bow Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Onalaska, WA. USA Posts: 328 (0.68/day) Thanks: 146 Thanked 77 Times in 37 Posts System Specs	I have to pick a case today so I can get started on this...any more ideas???? Going to be air cooled, and for now single gpu __________________ Last edited by Bow; 11-06-2009 at 07:38 PM.

11-09-2009, 04:07 AM	#15
BraveSoul Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New York Posts: 226 (0.47/day) Thanks: 17 Thanked 23 Times in 21 Posts System Specs	so what r ur desicions, what u getting,, got ? antec 900/1200 got awesome airflow with plenty of fans

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PSU:	Corsair CX400W
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11-09-2009, 06:39 PM	#17
Bow Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Onalaska, WA. USA Posts: 328 (0.68/day) Thanks: 146 Thanked 77 Times in 37 Posts System Specs	I have it down to 2 choices: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129021 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811146047 This is what I am thinking so far: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103674 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341018 Just not sure on the rest yet. __________________

11-09-2009, 07:29 PM	#18
driver66 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: indiana Posts: 645 (0.71/day) Thanks: 62 Thanked 82 Times in 80 Posts System Specs	I like the new features of the 902 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129058 __________________ “cheap hooker can be sold cheaper, being a low-end product, you could probably give her a smaller cut? effectively increasing your revenue percentage. now all you need is to increase your absolute number of sales to make more money.” -W1zzard “you had a pedobear called mohammed as avatar .. should i go ahead and post your ip at al-qaeda forums?” -W1zzard

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11-10-2009, 05:04 PM	#19
BraveSoul Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New York Posts: 226 (0.47/day) Thanks: 17 Thanked 23 Times in 21 Posts System Specs	check out new amd quad at 3.4ghz with new stepping ,,should overclock better, draw less power, and maybe even run cooler

11-12-2009, 08:21 PM	#20
Gyres01 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: So. Cal. Posts: 10 (0.04/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	How about an X3 720 ?? Easily OC'd and that MB should have No Prob unlocking the 4th Core.....

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