Your thoughts on new build.

Bow · Feb 28, 2010

Talked the boss ( wife ) into a new rig. This will be my first AMD machine. I will be using this for gaming and folding, with a mild overclock.
Please give me your feed back.

In-Win Maelstrom Full Tower Gaming Case
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
Asus M4A78T-E AM3 DDR3 790GX Chipset
4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module
2x ATI Radeon HD 5770
500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
LG 22X DVD±/±RW + CD-R/RW Dual Layer Drive
Windows 7

sttubs · Feb 28, 2010

Looks good, but personally I'd spend a little extra and get a single 5870 vs 2x 5770's. Also you didn't specify, but use the 64 bit version of Win 7.

BraveSoul · Feb 28, 2010

agree on 5870, but 5850 would be my choice,,, did u say folding?if it is a priority, wait untill gtx470

u know it will fold waaaay better

Bow · Mar 4, 2010

So how are the ATI cards at folding??...I am now looking at the xfx 5850

theonedub · Mar 4, 2010

ATI cards unfortunately are very poor Folding performers compared to Nvidia, but there is an update that will improve this although its not clear how long away that is.

If Folding is not your top priority then I would stick to the 5series.

Bow · Mar 4, 2010

So maybe use the same build with a couple gtx 275's?

theonedub · Mar 4, 2010

I think now is a bad time to buy GTX cards since GTX4xx is right around the corner. Chances are if you wait they will come down in price by a good amount. 275s are getting old, and if you game a bunch you may want to get DX11 cards for future proofing.

Im pretty sure I will be unloading my 275s for an upgrade shortly.

Fourstaff · Mar 5, 2010

5850 instead of 5770 for the peace of mind that you will not run to crossfire problems. You wouldn't be getting any points in folding though. Also, get an aftermarket cooler, it helps your temps by a significant amount. You might want to consider Sata 6Gbps and USB3, but by the time there is widespread use of both, its time to upgrade your mobo and proc anyway, so I wouldn't worry too much about that.

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Motherboard	MSI MPG X670E Carbon wifi
Cooling	Quench 360 Liquid Cooler
Memory	2x 16GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR 5-5200
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Power Supply	EVGA Super Nova 1000W
Mouse	Razer Deathadder
Keyboard	Razer Ornata
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-Bit

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Case	White Corsair 500r
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair AX860i 860W
Software	Win 10 Pro 64bit

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Processor	AMD RYZEN 9 7950X 4.5ghz 16 Core
Motherboard	MSI MPG X670E Carbon wifi
Cooling	Quench 360 Liquid Cooler
Memory	2x 16GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR 5-5200
Video Card(s)	NVidia GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB GDDR6X
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Case	Athena M1, 6 Chassis Fans
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA Super Nova 1000W
Mouse	Razer Deathadder
Keyboard	Razer Ornata
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-Bit

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Motherboard	MSI X399 MEG Creation \|\| AsRock OE
Cooling	EK Supremacy TR4 Full Nickel, D5 w/ EK Top, 2X EK-CoolStream XTX 360 & Photon 270 Res \|\| OE
Memory	32GB (4x8GB) Corsair Vengeance PRO RGB DDR4 3000\|\| 2x16GB Corsair DDR4
Video Card(s)	Vega 64 EK FC\|\| Intel Iris Xe
Storage	250gb WD Black NVMe & (2) 2TB Intel 660p NVMe \|\| 2TB Corsair MP600 Pro
Display(s)	34" Dell Ultrasharp U3415W
Case	CaseLabs Merlin SM8 \|\| Aluminum Unibody
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000
Mouse	Corsair Harpoon Wireless RGB
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB w/ Cherry MX Silent
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64 \|\| WIndows 11 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	WCG & F@H Only

Your thoughts on new build.

Bow

sttubs

BraveSoul

Bow

theonedub

habe fidem

Bow

theonedub

habe fidem

Fourstaff

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