Basically all that needs to be said is that my comps way outdated and I need a new one. I've found that building a computer from scratch parts is much more inexpensive than buying a computer on its own. Now my budget for the new computer (components only don't need a monitor) is i'd say $1000 - $1200 its going to be used id say 35% video editing 35% 3d animating/rendereing 35% gaming and the rest on internet blah blah blah. Now I've pretty much set myself on the intel i5 750 core processor but if I would do better without it let me know. Also I'm having a hard time picking out a motherboard because i really can't differentiate which one is best. So basically I need a good case, Graphics card, PSU, MOBO, DVD DL writer and a HDD. I figure sata is the fastest way to go. Anyways I'm planning on buying everything from newegg.ca so if anybody feels they want to help me out it would be much appreciated!!
Heres something to start on, prices from newegg.ca:
CPU: INTEL i5 750 $209
MOBO: ASUS P7P55D PRO $180 or GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD4P $199
RAM: CORSAIR XMS3 4GB DDR3 1333 $118 or G.SKILL Ripjaws 4GB DDR3 1600 $118
GPU: SAPPHIRE Vapor-X HD 5850 $340 or XFX HD 5770 $198
HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB $99
PSU: ANTEC TruePower 750W $120 or CORSAIR 750HX 750W $160
ODD: LITE-ON Black 24X DVD $31 or LG 10X Blu-ray Burner $170
Case: COOL MASTER RC-690 Mid Tower $90 or somethng else (can't tell what you would like)
Total: $1045-1385 depending on options.
$210 - The CPU you picked
$100 - Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H
$30 - ZEROtherm CORE92 CPU cooler
$120 - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145263 - 4GB of memory (you have room to get two of these kits for 8GB in the future).
$430 - Radeon HD 5870 1GB
$130 - 1.5TB 7200RPM Seagate Barracuda hard drive
$32 - LGDVD Burner
Case - I'll let you pick (or someone else here can recommend something...I have terrible taste); there are hundreds of cases that would do fine...it is more of an appearance choice than a technical one. You can get a decent case with good airflow for less than $50.
$110 - Corsair650W power supply (gives you room for expansion)
$10 - small tube of arctic silver 5 thermal compound
Depending on the case, that should put you right around $1200-$1250...there are a few things you could trim back a bit...you could save over $200 by using a 4890HD in place of the 5870HD, this will hurt gaming framerates a bit, but it should not effect anything else.
Alright that sounds pretty decent actually, i was just wondering though because a lot of people have recommended me a P55A Gigabyte motherboard just curious as to why you'd go with the H55? The motherboards are where I can't figure out what to do with ha ha.
didn't relize there were two responses, the second motherboard that kgtrain mentioned is about what everybody has recommended.
This is directed more at KillerBug but since I'm on and have a fairly good idea, I hope you dont mind if I try to answer it.
Originally posted by Trancer: i was just wondering though because a lot of people have recommended me a P55A Gigabyte motherboard just curious as to why you'd go with the H55?
The only real diference is the H55 is a microATX mobo which is physically smaller (and therefore cheaper) than the P55A which is ATX. They both support DDR3 2200, CrossFireX and have a good number of ports. The only downside is they have a lesser number of PCI-E connectors, but if you arent going to be using a heap of them its no problem.
KillerBug is just saving you space and money to spend on other components such as the more powerfull GPU he suggested.
We are offering different alternatives for you to consider.. Being that I suggested to ATX bords KillerBug was probably showing you an alternative, which may be the way to go if your budget is tight and you want a more powerfull GPU.
Alright awesome, that helps me out a lot ha ha. I've just been doing a lot of trial and error this week trying to see what to go with cause i don't wanna go with something that's not gunna work for me, thanks a lot guys i'm sure I'll come back here if I need more help. (Y)
The two extra PCI-e 1x slots on the P55A are virtually useless...very few components can use these, and most of them are cheaper and better on PCI. With that CPU, you can only get a few PCI-e ports total...a x16 slot and a x4 slot is about all you can ask for (other than a pair of useless x1 slots), so unless you need a lot of conventional PCI slots, an I5 does not need a full size atx board.
If you were going with a good i7, the story would be different, but so would the price (a good i7 board can cost over $300...some even run over $500!).
Oh, and if you do decide to go cheaper on the video, the 5770 would probably be a better bet for you than the 4890; it is a bit cheaper and it has full DX11 support.
MicroATX is not what H55 boards are for. They just happen to be microATX due to their intended use, basic media PCs, with integrated graphics. That's what H55 really does, provide integrated graphics support, which you won't use. There are microATX P55 boards too, if that's your style. However, for a high-end system, full ATX is what you want. You do not need a big case to fit a normal ATX board.
I would never use SLI 9800GTs, a single HD5870 is much faster than even two 9800GTs in SLI, and I mean MUCH faster.
PCIe 1x being virtually useless is absolutely false, I use all the 1x slots I can in my fileserver and wish I had more, but for a gaming PC they are seldom used.
