An appeal to the Tech Guru Collective
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Arcanaville,
Posted on: 2009-12-23 17:55 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
A CPU with atleast 3ghz would keep you more or less up to date.
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On the Intel side of the fence, you're looking at a processor between the Core i5 750 (2.67 Ghz) and the Core i7 975 (3.33 Ghz). I don't think you're giving up much by going below 3 Ghz on i7s or i5s: my i7-860 is probably going to run almost anything I throw at it for the next few years, and its a native 2.8 Ghz clock processor (but its a quad-core). More importantly, anything about 2.9 Ghz is starting to become a very pricey part.|
Originally Posted by Moderan
A CPU with atleast 3ghz would keep you more or less up to date.
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On the AMD side, you're looking at something like a Phenom II, and there the range is wide enough that its not a bad recommendation to try to get a 3.0 Ghz processor or better: 3.0 would be about the middle of the pack for Phenom II, and the prices are not bad for processors at or a little higher than 3.0 Ghz (assuming you were gunning for a significantly above average processor and were willing to pay for it). In fact, I'd recommend Phenom II X4 955 or better if you were going AMD.
The Core i5-750 is a decent processor. Its going to tend to outperform almost any Core2, and the next jump up (to the i7-860) is a significant jump in price for only a small improvement in clock speed. I went 860 because it supports hyperthreading, and Nehelem (Core i5/Core i7) hyperthreading is a completely different animal than the old P4 hyperthreading (which hurt almost as much as it helped on many workloads). But as a gaming rig, my suspicion is you won't notice a big difference between i5-750 and i7-860.
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Thanks for the responses guys - more input is always better. I've revised to this:
https://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/My...spx?ID=8601989
If someone could take a second and look it over, I'd be much obliged. Please let me know if there's anything that just doesn't make sense in the face of the whole, or if you see any potential conflicts or problems. Thanks for all your help.
Purely personal preference - I like having two drives. One smaller, (hopefully) faster OS and "heavy use" apps, one for data and other apps.
Mid-build here, as well (well, if you can call case, power supply, optical drive and card reader "mid build" - did use a HD I've had sitting here, too.) I went with the Corsair power supply, as well, but went with a 650. Still gives plenty of headroom for me.
Oh, and you used your private wishlist. Use the public one:
http://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/Pub...Number=8601989
Final revision - credit card in hand. Thoughts?
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB
Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5
Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B
CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
ASUS P7P55D PRO LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders
OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V (Really decent price bundled with GFX - about 90 bucks off total)
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That power supply should be a little noisier than one of the Corsairs, which basically can't be beat in quality at their market-points, but there's nothing wrong with it and I don't see something else that can match that deal for you.
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Originally Posted by Arcbinder
OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V (Really decent price bundled with GFX - about 90 bucks off total)
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The only drawbacks with the OCZ is the significantly less amps at 12 volts, 60 amps with the Corsair Vs only 46 amps with the OCZ and the number of PCIe power connectors; four 6+2 on the Corsair Vs one 6 and one 6+2 on the OCZ. However that may have been a proper design decision due to the 168 less watts at 12 volts available on the OCZ and only a problem if you go to two video cards, each needing two power connectors.
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Sup y'all.
I've decided the time has come to build my own rig from the ground up. Not because my current machine isn't capable - it is - but rather because I know it won't be long before it's outmoded entirely. I'll admit to having no real experience with this, but I've found the desire to learn, you know?
Anyway, I've been pouring over components at Newegg, and seeking reviews of the different parts from sundry sources, and here's what I've picked out so far.
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-G
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119160
Badass look, good size (my current misfortune), good reviews and a solid price.
Optical: Sony Optiarc
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827118032
I'm deferring to the judgment of the venerable Father X on this one. He says bang-for-buck approved, and I've no reason to disagree.
Hard drive: Western Digital Caviar
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136284
Again, from X's list. I know my tendencies, and my interests. I doubt I'd ever use the entirety of a single TB.
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139006
Good price on right now, from an apparently very reputable manufacturer. Is this big enough? 750W seems like overkill to me, but after having read about the power demands of some components, particularly graphics cards, I suppose I'm willing to believe it.
CPU: Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115215
I'll admit to being in the dark when it comes to choosing a processor. I just don't know enough about the current state of the art, nor do I have an appropriate frame of reference to simply dive in. I read a little, surfed alot, and picked this one. X seemed to think it was passable. What says you?
Mobo: ???
Dead lost here, and I really need a hand. The case is ATX, which doesn't seem to pose a particularly large problem (screw you nVidia :P), but I would like something which, ideally, I could reap the benefits of Crossfire from. I've found several that offer PCI legacy slotting, but really...I can't imagine what use that would be to me - am I missing something? Wouldn't copious amounts of PCIe just be plain old better? Tech Gurus, I need your input.
Graphics: xxxxxx
Imma choose this separately, once I've gotten everything else worked out. I'm much less in the dark on this subject, but I'm looking to aim high enough to run something like GR on the pretty end.
RAM:
Got it covered, yo.
Any/all input, commentary, review would be deeply deeply appreciated.
Cheers guys.