riley66

Hi,

I was wondering if someone could tell me if all of these parts will work good together, I made it by choosing parts off a website, and plan on buying it depending on your response. Also, is this a good computer? Im looking for something for games, movies, and working on animation, etc.

Thanks!

Case ( [$15 OFF Mail-In Rebate] Nzxt Apollo Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black )
Case Lighting ( None )
Power Supply ( [= Gaming Edition =] 1000 Watt Extreme Power Supply [Gaming Edition] --- Quad SLI + Active PFC + 80 Plus Ready )
Processor ( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core Processor QX9770 (4x 3.2GHz/12MB L2 Cache/1600FSB) Free 4GB Pen Drive )
Processor Cooling ( [New !!!] INTEL Certified Liquid CPU Cooling System kit )
Motherboard ( eVGA Nvidia nForce 790i Ultra SLI Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, 3-Way PCI-E MB )
Memory ( 4 GB [2 GB X2] DDR3-1333 Memory Module OCZ-Gold or Major Brand )
Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 1GB w/DVI + TV Out Video )
Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA )
Hard Drive ( 1 TB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )
2nd Hard Drive ( None )
External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )
CD/DVD Drive ( 16x DVD-ROM Drive Black )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] LG 20X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Speaker System ( 600W PMPO 3 PCS Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System )
Network Card ( Killer M1- Online Gaming Accelerator - w/ 400Mhz Network Processing Unit + Lag & Latency Reduction Technology )
Floppy Drive ( None )
Monitor ( None )
2nd Monitor ( None )
Keyboard ( Logitech Deluxe Keyboard Black )
Mouse ( Logitech Optical Internet Mouse Black )
USB 2.0 Accessories ( Built-in USB 2.0 Ports )
Meter Display ( None )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Black )
Operation System ( Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....) 64-Bit )
Media Center Remote Control & TV Tuner ( None )
USB Flash Drive ( None )
MP3 Player ( None )
Video Camera ( None )
Headset ( None )
Power Protection ( None )
Printer ( None )
External Wireless Network Adapter ( [Special !!!] Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps PCI Adapter )
Warranty ( Warranty Service Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support )
Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) No Rush, Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days )

ericgomes

I think DDR3 is a waste of money but that's just my opinion. I love Gigabyte and ASUS boards. They're great for overclocking. You don't need a 1000 watts to run the computer you listed above. I wouldn't go over 750.

riley66

what is better then ddr3?
and I put 1000 because I saw on another website they required a 1200 watt one for better computers but idk anthing about it.

what about this
Case ( Nzxt Lexa Blackline Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black )
Case Lighting ( None )
Power Supply ( 800 Watt -- Power Supply Quad SLI Ready )
Processor ( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core Processor QX9650 (4x 3.0GHz/12MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) Free 4GB Pen Drive )
Processor Cooling ( [New !!!] INTEL Certified Liquid CPU Cooling System kit )
Motherboard ( [CrossFire] Asus Rampage Formula Intel X48 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Dual PCI-E MB )
Memory ( 4 GB [2 GB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand )
Video Card ( 2x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 1GB w/DVI + TV Out Video - running SLI mode )
Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA )
Hard Drive ( 1 TB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )
2nd Hard Drive ( None )
External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )
CD/DVD Drive ( 16x DVD-ROM Drive Black )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] LG 20X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Speaker System ( 600W PMPO 3 PCS Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System )
Network Card ( Killer M1- Online Gaming Accelerator - w/ 400Mhz Network Processing Unit + Lag & Latency Reduction Technology )
Floppy Drive ( None )
Monitor ( None )
2nd Monitor ( None )
Keyboard ( Logitech Deluxe Keyboard Black )
Mouse ( Logitech Optical Internet Mouse Black )
USB 2.0 Accessories ( Built-in USB 2.0 Ports )
Meter Display ( None )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Black )
Operation System ( Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....) 64-Bit )
Media Center Remote Control & TV Tuner ( None )
USB Flash Drive ( None )
MP3 Player ( None )
Video Camera ( None )
Headset ( None )
Power Protection ( None )
Printer ( None )
External Wireless Network Adapter ( [Special !!!] Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps PCI Adapter )
Warranty ( Warranty Service Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support )
Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) No Rush, Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days )

riley66

bump.... plz help

Toucan Sam

ddr3 is the "best" but thats not saying much. ddr2 is sooo much better in value, and ddr3 gives a verrrry small performance increase.
I agree, 750w is fine for one 280. If you REALLY want two then certainly get a good 1000w. However, you might care to "downgrade" and save some money with the HD4870 (or 2 of them). For $200 less ($400 if you get two), you get nearly the same performance. On some benchmarks it even surpasses the 280.
That processor is also probably not quite necessary. Unless your animation programs are cpu-intensive a dual core will be fine (e8500), and save you literally $1000.
EDIT: that Killer network card is a complete waste of money unless you download stuff 24/7. The "reducing lag" part comes only if you're downloading. It is essentially a processor for downloads, but it's truly not worth even $50, let alone $200.

riley66

what is the good thing about the processor? will it make games faster or anything? what can i get to improve speed, reduce lag? perhaps if you wouldn't mind you could configure a pc (preferably intel) at the same place for me and I could think about ordering that? If not it dosn't matter i appreciate the help as it is.

http://www.ibuypower.com is the site... i basically need a computer that won't lag, that I can play games in high quality, watch movies in high quality, create 3d animation, work off of, etc...oh i forgot the most important part

im spending at most $3000, i can get a 3000 intrest free loan

riley66

i used cheaper parts and actually added a nice monitor- how would this work for what I need, are the parts compatible?
Case ( [$15 OFF Mail-In Rebate] Nzxt Apollo Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black )
Case Lighting ( None )
Power Supply ( [= Gaming Edition =] 1000 Watt Extreme Power Supply [Gaming Edition] --- Quad SLI + Active PFC + 80 Plus Ready )
Processor ( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core Processor QX9650 (4x 3.0GHz/12MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) Free 4GB Pen Drive )
Processor Cooling ( [New !!!] INTEL Certified Liquid CPU Cooling System kit )
Motherboard ( [CrossFire] Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Dual PCI-E MB )
Memory ( 4 GB [1 GB X4] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand )
Video Card ( 2x NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT 1GB w/DVI + TV Out Video - running SLI mode )
Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA )
Hard Drive ( 1 TB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )
2nd Hard Drive ( None )
External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )
CD/DVD Drive ( 16x DVD-ROM Drive Black )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] LG 20X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Speaker System ( 600W PMPO 3 PCS Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System )
Network Card ( Killer K1 - Online Gaming Accelerator - w/ 333Mhz Network Processing Unit + Lag & Latency Reduction Technology )
Floppy Drive ( None )
Monitor ( None )
2nd Monitor ( LCD Monitor Sceptre 24" LCD 16:9 Wide Screen HDTV Video & PC Monitor Support Resolution 1920x1200 [Black] )
Keyboard ( Logitech Deluxe Keyboard Black )
Mouse ( Logitech Optical Internet Mouse Black )
USB 2.0 Accessories ( Built-in USB 2.0 Ports )
Meter Display ( None )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Black )
Operation System ( Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....) 64-Bit )
Media Center Remote Control & TV Tuner ( None )
USB Flash Drive ( None )
MP3 Player ( None )
Video Camera ( None )
Headset ( None )
Power Protection ( None )
Printer ( None )
External Wireless Network Adapter ( [Special !!!] Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps PCI Adapter )
Warranty ( Warranty Service Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support )
Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) No Rush, Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days )

wrench97

The QX9650 will be faster then the E8500 but the price is pretty steep for the gain
How good is Ibuypower's support?
The 8600gt sli is very weak for this build you would be better off with a single 9800GTX+
or a HD 4850 and on an Intel Crossfire board SLI 2 Nvidia cards ???????

ericgomes

Here's the deal: Don't go SLI or CrossFire unless you have a 26" screen or bigger. There's no point in spending money on more than one video card in your system because it'll perform just as well as a single video card. If you have more than one video card you'll have to upgrade your cooling to make sure everything's stable. Get some feedback with other users about using two or more video cards. I can tell you it wasn't worth the money and there's a lot of troubleshooting that you have to do in order for them to work correctly.

DDR2 with 4-4-4-12 timings are perfect. Don't waste money on DDR3 just yet. When Nahalem comes out, guaranteed you'll see price drops everywhere for RAM.

wrench97

Good to see an honest review ericgomes!

riley66

thanks very much for the information... would this be better?
Case ( [$15 OFF Mail-In Rebate] Nzxt Apollo Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black )
Case Lighting ( None )
Power Supply ( 800 Watt -- Power Supply Quad SLI Ready )
Processor ( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core Processor QX6850 (4x 3.0GHz/8MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) )
Processor Cooling ( [New !!!] INTEL Certified Liquid CPU Cooling System kit )
Motherboard ( [SLI] eVGA Nvidia nForce 780i SLI Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, 3-Way PCI-E MB 3-Way SLI )
Memory ( 4 GB [2 GB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand )
Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 1GB w/DVI + TV Out Video )
Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA )
Hard Drive ( 1 TB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )
2nd Hard Drive ( None )
External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )
CD/DVD Drive ( 16x DVD-ROM Drive Black )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] LG 20X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Speaker System ( 600W PMPO 3 PCS Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System )
Network Card ( Killer K1 - Online Gaming Accelerator - w/ 333Mhz Network Processing Unit + Lag & Latency Reduction Technology )
Floppy Drive ( None )
Monitor ( None )
2nd Monitor ( None )
Keyboard ( Logitech Deluxe Keyboard Black )
Mouse ( Logitech Optical Internet Mouse Black )
USB 2.0 Accessories ( Built-in USB 2.0 Ports )
Meter Display ( None )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Black )
Operation System ( Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....) 64-Bit )
Media Center Remote Control & TV Tuner ( None )
USB Flash Drive ( None )
MP3 Player ( None )
Video Camera ( None )
Headset ( None )
Power Protection ( None )
Printer ( None )
External Wireless Network Adapter ( [Special !!!] Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps PCI Adapter )
Warranty ( Warranty Service Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support )
Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) No Rush, Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days )

btw, all ibuypower.com had was SLI and Crossfire motherboards

riley66

changes ive made

updated with links
NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811146025

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136284

EVGA 01G-P3-1280-AR GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail (x2)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130365

CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139007


G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail (x2)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231122

EVGA 123-YW-E175-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i FTW SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188026

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.0GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9650 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115130

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit English 1pk DSP OEI DVD for System Builders - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116493

Pioneer Black Blu-Ray Reader and 12X DVD±R DVD Burner SATA Model BDC-2202B - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827129016

ALSO-----

ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835118019
for if i want to overclock

$2619


Comments? Concerns? Anything im missing? Anything I can replace/get rid of? Is it all compatible? How good is it for gaming/multitasking

Hardwarenerd

yes, it is compatable, my only suggestion is to change HDD, i would suggest getting 2 separated drives, one for OS and programs and one for games and other stuff, or even a raptor drive for your os/games, but thats just my opinion...

Dr. Paul

Two issues.
Unless I am reading your proposal incorrectly, why are you buying a case with a power supply and then purchasing a separate larger unit??
Second, alternative to your video card: look at the Sapphire 4850X2. $399.99. Less than the 4870, but still very good specs.

I was also planning to use DDR3, but after further review, I would agree that the biggest bang for your bucks is the DDR2 systems. You could go either with X48 or P45 looking at both Asus and Gigabyte.
Enjoy

linderman

your power supplys are no name brand ...... which means "watts mean nothing"

read the power supply selection article in my signature

wrench97

Um a Corsair 1000HX 4 th in the list the Flu must have really affected you

linderman

ahhhhhhhh touche` Mon Wrench


too many cough drops get you high


I saw no name on the first listing or two

wrench97

And you missed the 750i

dio9419

I myself used DDR3 on a DX38 board... tried running 2x MSI 8800 GTS (SLI) and had too many hiccups (like running SLI on a Crossfire only board) . So now... as per my post recently am taking a step forward, while taking a step back. Going back to more reliable, more reasonable priced DDR2, and running just 1 high end card, my pick was the SAPPHIRE HD 4870 (1GB). I did however opt to go with a card that I can Crossfire just incase I decide I need a little more juice.

My order is actually getting shipped right now... I wont be able to test it out til after new years though.

I ordered from IBuyPower a few years ago. I didnt mind it, but there were a few things I didnt like after a while. For instance, the case I got, was made out of cheap materials and enhanced with 15 different colored LEDs and neons. In the car tuning world, that is called "ricey". But, none the less, I got the system, plugged it in and started using it immediately.

On the other hand, my second build, every component was selected by me, and the computer was assembled by me. There were a few more hiccups... buying the choice of GPUs and motherboard, werent a compatible combo as you were about to with your first post. But in the end, after the build was done, I felt like I knew a lot more about my system, and also had a sense of self accomplishment. Something more then swiping my credit card lol. But to each his own.

And here I am now, upgrading more, and not only looking forward to the increased performance, but also looking forward to putting it all together.

Seems to be a new hobby (extremely expensive) that I have picked up!

Best of luck to you with your build man!

linderman

if it were not for the fact the next generation cpu is strictly DDR3 ....... then DDR3 and DDR3 motherboards IMHO would be classified as a flop ....... as for the new I7 cpu's salvaging the reputation of DDR3 ....... thats to be seen ......... but my wager wont be on that horse ...... not until it shows more