Building a new PC thread.
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Here is what I'm thinking:
Case:
The good ole' Antec 900
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811129021
CPU:
AMD Phenom 9950 BLACK EDITION 2.6GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 140W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819103273
Motherboard:
BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813138128
Harddrive:
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822136073
PSU:
Thermaltake W0116RU 750W Complies with ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V version SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817153038
Memory:
G.SKILL 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Quad Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820231151
Soundcard:
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16829102006
Videocard:
VisionTek 900244 Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814129113
Subtotal: $1,048.95
I currently use two Dell 24" Widescreen monitors at work, and im in love with them....so i think im going to go with the same monitor at home. I have a keyboard and mouse setup already. so im basically just needing a high performance gaming machine, and a monitor. Let me know what you guys think, or have any concerns with the the equipment listed. -
2 things, i dont like gskill personally, and the xfi card is NOT worth $90. more like $45 like when i got it 2 years ago. and it kinda sucks on certain stuff altho it kills bf2. and unless ur upgrading a ton, ur overshooting ur wattage use by about 300. Running the PSU at 60% wattage kills efficiency, u want to get at the VERY VERY least 75% usage of ur PSU. But if u dont mind paying the bill or u dont leave ur computer running 24/7, then go right ahead. Never used anything from Biostar, so if u didnt do more research on them u should. that harddrive is a good deal.
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what do you have against gskill out of curiosity? experienced any problems with them? im still open to options on the video card, but i would prefer to have a 512mb+ card that is crossfire capable. the reason for the high watt PSU is because i do plan on keeping the PC for some time and upgrading as needed...and i will eventually buy another video card down the road to run crossfire. i do not leave my computer on 24/7, except for on weekends. I have looked into Biostar motherboard and i havent really heard anything exceptionally wonderful about them, or anything terrible...i generally go by newegg user reports.
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