First Time DIY Opinions Please

Alert5 · 03-19-2009, 12:06 PM

These are the parts I'm about to order. This machine will be used for a lot of video editing and an occasional game.

1. Super Multi Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive Model GGW-H20L from NEWEGG
2. Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders – OEM from NEWEGG
3. Cooler Master V8 Nickel Plated Copper Base Aluminum Fins 8 Heatpipes Core i7 1366 CPU Cooler from Amazon
4. ATI Radeon HD4870 X2 2GB DDR5 Dual DVI / TVO PCI-Express Graphics Card from NEWEGG
5. Western Digital 1TB SATA II 3.5 Inch High Speed Internal Hard drive from Amazon
6. OCZ OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail from NEWEGG
7. Corsair TR3X3G1600C8D Dominator 3 GB 3 x 1 GB PC3-12800 1600MHz 240-Pin DDR3 Core i7 Memory Kit from Amazon
8. EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard from AMAZON
9. Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz 8M L3 Cache 4.8GT/sec QPI Hyper-Threading Turbo Boost LGA1366 Processor from Amazon
10. Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower Case from NEWEGG

My budget is $2,000. The above items total just under $1,900.

Anybody see any real show stoppers?

**linderman** · 03-19-2009, 12:32 PM

yeah .............. you cant run two 4870's off a 700 watt power supply

thats a job for Corsair 1000 watt

**Pauldo** · 03-19-2009, 12:55 PM

Ya, dump the 4870 x2 for a 4870 and get more ram (you got Vista 64, why not use it) and another TB hard drive. Unless your gaming is more than just occasional. Video soaks up hard drive space like non other and sometimes it helps to have two different drives. Put your swap on the non windows drive.

Pauldo

Alert5 · 03-19-2009, 01:08 PM

Excellent suggestions. I figured this was the place for expert advice.

**linderman** · 03-19-2009, 01:24 PM

4870 X2 is really overkill and waste unless you are going to run a 30 inch monitor ?

otherwise a single 4870 or GTX280 is MORE than plenty

Alert5 · 03-19-2009, 01:33 PM

My updated list. The total before shipping is $1,996. This box will connect (DVI/HDMI) to a 37" LCD HDTV with a native resolution of 1920x1080.

1. Super Multi Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive Model GGW-H20L from NEWEGG
2. Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders – OEM from NEWEGG
3. Cooler Master V8 Nickel Plated Copper Base Aluminum Fins 8 Heatpipes Core i7 1366 CPU Cooler from Amazon
4. HIS Hightech H487FN1GP Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card – Retail NEWEGG
5. Western Digital 1TB SATA II 3.5 Inch High Speed Internal Hard drive from Amazon X2
6. OCZ OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail from NEWEGG
7. Corsair TR3X6G1866C9DF Dominator 6 GB 3 x 2 GB PC3-14400 1800MHz 240-Pin DDR3 Core i7 Memory Kit from Amazon
8. EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard from AMAZON
9. Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz 8M L3 Cache 4.8GT/sec QPI Hyper-Threading Turbo Boost LGA1366 Processor from Amazon
10. Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower Case from NEWEGG

03-19-2009, 12:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Alert5 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 7 OS: XP SP3	First Time DIY Opinions Please These are the parts I'm about to order. This machine will be used for a lot of video editing and an occasional game. 1. Super Multi Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive Model GGW-H20L from NEWEGG 2. Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders – OEM from NEWEGG 3. Cooler Master V8 Nickel Plated Copper Base Aluminum Fins 8 Heatpipes Core i7 1366 CPU Cooler from Amazon 4. ATI Radeon HD4870 X2 2GB DDR5 Dual DVI / TVO PCI-Express Graphics Card from NEWEGG 5. Western Digital 1TB SATA II 3.5 Inch High Speed Internal Hard drive from Amazon 6. OCZ OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail from NEWEGG 7. Corsair TR3X3G1600C8D Dominator 3 GB 3 x 1 GB PC3-12800 1600MHz 240-Pin DDR3 Core i7 Memory Kit from Amazon 8. EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard from AMAZON 9. Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz 8M L3 Cache 4.8GT/sec QPI Hyper-Threading Turbo Boost LGA1366 Processor from Amazon 10. Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower Case from NEWEGG My budget is $2,000. The above items total just under $1,900. Anybody see any real show stoppers?

03-19-2009, 12:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: First Time DIY Opinions Please yeah .............. you cant run two 4870's off a 700 watt power supply thats a job for Corsair 1000 watt __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

03-19-2009, 12:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Pauldo Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 1,444 OS: winXP Pro sp3 My System	Re: First Time DIY Opinions Please Ya, dump the 4870 x2 for a 4870 and get more ram (you got Vista 64, why not use it) and another TB hard drive. Unless your gaming is more than just occasional. Video soaks up hard drive space like non other and sometimes it helps to have two different drives. Put your swap on the non windows drive. Pauldo __________________ SystemSpec \| Power Supply Info \| How to Post a Screen shot \| Speedfan[/center]

03-19-2009, 01:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
Alert5 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 7 OS: XP SP3	Re: First Time DIY Opinions Please Excellent suggestions. I figured this was the place for expert advice.

03-19-2009, 01:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: First Time DIY Opinions Please 4870 X2 is really overkill and waste unless you are going to run a 30 inch monitor ? otherwise a single 4870 or GTX280 is MORE than plenty __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

03-19-2009, 01:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
Alert5 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 7 OS: XP SP3	Re: First Time DIY Opinions Please My updated list. The total before shipping is $1,996. This box will connect (DVI/HDMI) to a 37" LCD HDTV with a native resolution of 1920x1080. 1. Super Multi Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive Model GGW-H20L from NEWEGG 2. Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders – OEM from NEWEGG 3. Cooler Master V8 Nickel Plated Copper Base Aluminum Fins 8 Heatpipes Core i7 1366 CPU Cooler from Amazon 4. HIS Hightech H487FN1GP Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card – Retail NEWEGG 5. Western Digital 1TB SATA II 3.5 Inch High Speed Internal Hard drive from Amazon X2 6. OCZ OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail from NEWEGG 7. Corsair TR3X6G1866C9DF Dominator 6 GB 3 x 2 GB PC3-14400 1800MHz 240-Pin DDR3 Core i7 Memory Kit from Amazon 8. EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard from AMAZON 9. Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz 8M L3 Cache 4.8GT/sec QPI Hyper-Threading Turbo Boost LGA1366 Processor from Amazon 10. Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower Case from NEWEGG