NEW BUILD!

ok guys this is what i have in mind
Asus Crosshair mobo- 249.99
Phenon x2 940 - 229.00
8GB OCZ Reaper 1066- 91.98
Tagan Aplus Full Tower case- 119.99
Seagate 7200RPM 500GB HD- 64.99
LG 22x DVD burner- 24.99
Superclocked 9800GTX+ - 144.99
Corsair 750 watt SLI ready PSU - 99.99

Thats what id like. it comes to a total of 1025.92 which isnt bad at all.
now i know karl will bitch about only getting one vid card but thats all i can afford right now. thats an epic build that i can easily expand. that mobo is amazing. ill plan on adding another or maybe even 2 more 9800GTX+ superclocked vid cards when i get the cash.

imagine 8 GB is 1066 a 3.0 quad core and 3 9800GTX+!!


i just jizzed in my pants

now i need some cash.

who wants to buy a dirt bike?
or a laptop?
or this desktop?

tell me what you think of the build and if you have any suggestions to make this thing any better. which will probly be hard to do.

I would not go 3-way-SLi on this mobo because it will run at x8 on all 3 PCIe slots, which will be almost no gain compared to the dual carc set up running at x16 each.

If I was you, I would go with an AMD/ATi board seeing as you want the phenom 2 and AMD/ATi are made to work better with each other then AMD and Nvidia.

You can go with a Asus M3A79-T Deluxe mobo wich goes for about $190 and a Sapphire HD4870 with 1Gb of GDDR5 memory, and it goes for about $225. It will cost you $15 bucks more then your setup, but will be way better then it.

is one 4870 better than 2 9800GTX+ in SLI? i just like nvidia. but then again i used to like intel before i started looking into it.

2 9800GTX+ is better then one 4870, but 2 4870's dominate dual 9800's. But the Phenom II, HD4000 series and 7 series AMD chipsets are part of the AMD Dragon platform. Since AMD owns all 3 of those, they made them to work very very well with each other, so in theory, under the Dragon platform, the single 4870 won't be a lot behind the 2 9800GTX+

so is the 1GB 4870 better than the 512MB. since the 1Gb would then be limited by the 256 bit bus. I just redid the build using the asus mobo and the 1GB 4870 and its only 10 bucks more. but then when you have 2 4870's in crossfire it requires at least a 600 watt PSU. i only priced out a 750 watt. if i do crossfire 2 4870's will that 750 watt PSU be bale to handle everything?

Yeah, the 750 will handle it =]

yea i think ill go with the 4870. and that asus mobo. im liking what ive been reading about that combo.

actually you'll prob want more than 750 watt

it might say that it can handle it but 4870's take a lot of power, you want at minimum 800 but just go overkill with it and get a 1200

Newegg has Phenom II now at $190....it is dropping fast.

Also, if you want a better PSU, you can get a RaidMax 850W for about $110

yea i need a better PSU. the thermaltake 850 was the best rated one i could find. it was at 175 bucks. so with the bigger PSU and the asus/radeon combo im only at 1200 bucks. thats not bad at all.

TOP THIS SHIT EM!
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ok new question. why is the saphaire 4870 on at 900mhz memory clock? the other brands ive been looking at are at 3600, 1800, and 4000mhz memory clock. why such the large differences in the memory clocks?

Because it uses GDDR5 memory which is way faster then Nvidia's GDDR3


Also, make sure that the PSU has two 6 pin and two 8 pin connectors, each 4870 requires a 6 and an 8 pin connector, so you will 2 of each for CrossFire

no those memory clocks are all from the 4870 cards. the saphire has a 900mhz clock where HIS and other brands of the 4870 have 1800, 3600, and even 4000mzh memory clocks.

yea i saw that you need like 12 connectors for crossfire. i checked the psu and it has the required connectors

GReat just what Pie needs a faster puter to kick my butt even worse.(lol) Thanks pie you should build a "386 DX 100" so I have a better chance at killing ya.

Agent

im still trying to sell my laptop to my bro and my desktop to some dude he knows. if all goes well ill have a brand new dell laptop and an amazing gaming rig. then em will one up me and we will go from there.

so i never got an answer is the 1 GB better than the 512 4970 card? it seems obvious that it would be but wont the 1GB be limited by the 256 bit bus?

ugh i read the specs wrong that ocz power supply on has 2 pci-e connectors. each 4870 requires 2 connectors. so if i want to crossfire i need a psu with 4 connectors. any suggestions?

i believe the 4870 comes with connector adapters... i know my vid card did

but i have lots of connectors with my ps

i found a way better corsair 850 that will be plenty of power. the 750 is rated on ATI's site for being able to handle 2 cards. the 850 will be more than enough. and it looks nice. its yellow with some clean black stripes. 120 bucks

i lied this one is all black with some yellow on it. it was a different one with the stripes

ilikepie wrote:

i lied this one is all black with some yellow on it. it was a different one with the stripes

post a pic or link to pic for that bro ^.^

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009

Hey that looks like a sweet deal. If your worried about the unit smelling odd when it heats up, (as was stated in the cons list) you could consider the one that I have. It's 800 PSU and the same price on New Egg.

Here is a link to mine: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817190016

im not to worried about it. im gonna stick with that corsair. its certified for 2 4870x2 so i know ill have plenty of power for whatever i want to do.