[SOLVED] What do you think???

almouz · 06-27-2009, 02:11 AM

Hi everyone, I'm currently looking for replacing my old pc. I'm thinking about many alternatives, but regarding building my own pc, I would like to hear some opinions. I want to make a decent gaming pc, so any advise about different components would be great. Here are two configurations I made:

1)
CPU INTEL CORE I7-920 2.66 GHZ LGA1366 - BOX 258.86 €

RAM CORSAIR TR3X3G1600C9 XMS3 DDR3 3GB (3X1GB) PC3-12800 (1600MHZ) TRIPLE CHANNEL KIT 56.98 €

MOTHER BOARD ASUS RAMPAGE 2 EXTREME 357.20 €

GRAPHICS CARD ASUS ENGTX285/HTDP/1GD3 CUDA 1GB PCI-E RETAIL 357.20 €

HARD DRIVE WESTERN DIGITAL 750GB WD7500AACS CAVIAR GP SATA2 75.00 €

DVD RECORDER SONY OPTIARC AD-7200S BULK BLACK 18.20

SOUND CARD ASUS XONAR D1 67.00 €

POWER SUPPLY THERMALTAKE W0229 TOUGHPOWER XT 750W 138.00 €

COOLING SYSTEM THERMALTAKE A2461 CYCLO 80MM LOGO FAN 13.90 €

CASE THERMALTAKE VJ30001W1Z M5 ALUMINIUM BLACK 90.00 €

2)
CASE Antec Skeleton Black ATX Mini Tower Computer Case $149.99

HARD DRIVE Seagate SV35.3 ST3500320SV 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM $69.99

GRAPHICS CARD ASUS EAH4870 DK/HTDI/1GD5 Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card $110

SOUND CARD Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional 70SB088600002 7.1 Channels PCI Express Interface Sound Card $139.99

POWER SUPPLY CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power $119.99

RAM OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - $87.00

MOTHER BOARD ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard $240.99

CPU Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor $279.99

DVD RECORDER

LG Black Super Multi Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive SATA Model GGW-H20L $174.00

Thanks in advance. I know I havent gone with nvidia at all, but still any suggestions are greatly appreciated... Thanks

almouz · 06-27-2009, 06:21 AM

Actually I rejected one configuration and changed the other one:

CD/DVD RECORDER: LG DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS50 - OEM

CASE: Antec Skeleton Black ATX Mini Tower Computer Case

HARD DRIVE: Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS 500GB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive

SCREEN: Acer X193Wb Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor

GRAPHICS CARD: ASUS ENGTX285 TOP/HTDI/1GD3 GeForce GTX 285 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

SOUND CARD: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional 70SB088600002 7.1 Channels PCI Express Interface Sound Card

POWER SUPPLY: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power

RAM: OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P1600LV6GK

MOTHERBOARD: ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel

CPU: Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920

It all adds up to 1634.90$ or 1163.13 euros. So, what do you think about this one?

taydan04 · 06-27-2009, 07:46 AM

That Machine Will serve you very well, just remember to go easy on any overclocking you have planned until you can afford an aftermarket CPU cooler as the Intel cooler sucks, big time.

Phædrus2401 · 06-27-2009, 07:46 AM

Looks good. I'd prefer the Corsair 850tx, but that's just me--I like having some headroom. ;) Also I'd take the faster Caviar Black over Caviar Green hard drive. Caviar Green makes a good storage drive but you'd notice a little faster boot and paging with the Black version.

06-27-2009, 02:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
almouz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4 OS: winxp home sp2	[SOLVED] What do you think??? Hi everyone, I'm currently looking for replacing my old pc. I'm thinking about many alternatives, but regarding building my own pc, I would like to hear some opinions. I want to make a decent gaming pc, so any advise about different components would be great. Here are two configurations I made: 1) CPU INTEL CORE I7-920 2.66 GHZ LGA1366 - BOX 258.86 € RAM CORSAIR TR3X3G1600C9 XMS3 DDR3 3GB (3X1GB) PC3-12800 (1600MHZ) TRIPLE CHANNEL KIT 56.98 € MOTHER BOARD ASUS RAMPAGE 2 EXTREME 357.20 € GRAPHICS CARD ASUS ENGTX285/HTDP/1GD3 CUDA 1GB PCI-E RETAIL 357.20 € HARD DRIVE WESTERN DIGITAL 750GB WD7500AACS CAVIAR GP SATA2 75.00 € DVD RECORDER SONY OPTIARC AD-7200S BULK BLACK 18.20 SOUND CARD ASUS XONAR D1 67.00 € POWER SUPPLY THERMALTAKE W0229 TOUGHPOWER XT 750W 138.00 € COOLING SYSTEM THERMALTAKE A2461 CYCLO 80MM LOGO FAN 13.90 € CASE THERMALTAKE VJ30001W1Z M5 ALUMINIUM BLACK 90.00 € 2) CASE Antec Skeleton Black ATX Mini Tower Computer Case $149.99 HARD DRIVE Seagate SV35.3 ST3500320SV 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM $69.99 GRAPHICS CARD ASUS EAH4870 DK/HTDI/1GD5 Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card $110 SOUND CARD Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional 70SB088600002 7.1 Channels PCI Express Interface Sound Card $139.99 POWER SUPPLY CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power $119.99 RAM OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - $87.00 MOTHER BOARD ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard $240.99 CPU Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor $279.99 DVD RECORDER LG Black Super Multi Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive SATA Model GGW-H20L $174.00 Thanks in advance. I know I havent gone with nvidia at all, but still any suggestions are greatly appreciated... Thanks

06-27-2009, 06:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
almouz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4 OS: winxp home sp2	Re: What do you think??? Actually I rejected one configuration and changed the other one: CD/DVD RECORDER: LG DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS50 - OEM CASE: Antec Skeleton Black ATX Mini Tower Computer Case HARD DRIVE: Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS 500GB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive SCREEN: Acer X193Wb Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor GRAPHICS CARD: ASUS ENGTX285 TOP/HTDI/1GD3 GeForce GTX 285 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card SOUND CARD: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional 70SB088600002 7.1 Channels PCI Express Interface Sound Card POWER SUPPLY: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power RAM: OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P1600LV6GK MOTHERBOARD: ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel CPU: Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 It all adds up to 1634.90$ or 1163.13 euros. So, what do you think about this one?

06-27-2009, 07:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
taydan04 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 213 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 SP2/ Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: [SOLVED] What do you think??? That Machine Will serve you very well, just remember to go easy on any overclocking you have planned until you can afford an aftermarket CPU cooler as the Intel cooler sucks, big time.

06-27-2009, 07:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,870 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: [SOLVED] What do you think??? Looks good. I'd prefer the Corsair 850tx, but that's just me--I like having some headroom. ;) Also I'd take the faster Caviar Black over Caviar Green hard drive. Caviar Green makes a good storage drive but you'd notice a little faster boot and paging with the Black version. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.