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how does this build look?
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arklogic
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2. June 2009 @ 05:12 |
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How does this build look? I'm planning on overclocking the processor (hopefully up to 3.8+) Do I need a better power supply? What do you guys think?
Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
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SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
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MSI R4670-2D1G/D3 Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
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CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... - Retail
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CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1333C9 - Retail
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GIGABYTE GA-EX58-EXTREME LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
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Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
COOLER MASTER V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail
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2. June 2009 @ 05:24 |
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2. June 2009 @ 08:22 |
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An interesting, and also partly false claim. I will agree that the HD103UJ is garbage, but not all of them are. I would place Hitachi as far worse than Samsung in the grand scheme of things.
I have to ask, why the huge case and power supply with a budget bare basic graphics card? If you aren't building a gaming system you can use a much smaller case and PSU.
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arklogic
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2. June 2009 @ 12:37 |
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ah well i was thinking about getting a budget one now and upgrading to a 200-300$ one in several months. any recommendations on a card?
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2. June 2009 @ 12:53 |
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arklogic
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2. June 2009 @ 13:14 |
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yea i was considering that card (4870) and the 4890.
is the power supply enough? note that im planning to overclock
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2. June 2009 @ 13:15 |
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Yes, even with the CPU overclocked and the HD4870, your system should be drawing no more than about 400W, nowhere near 750.
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arklogic
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2. June 2009 @ 13:18 |
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what about two of the cards in crossfire?
should i get a lower power supply?
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2. June 2009 @ 13:21 |
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Two of the cards in CF would still be fine with that PSU. It would get noisy but it would cope. I would not recommend any less than the 750 for two cards, but for one card the 650 will be fine.
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arklogic
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2. June 2009 @ 14:55 |
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is everything compatible? any other recommendations?
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arklogic
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3. June 2009 @ 01:17 |
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i'm actually considering getting a gtx 280. if i another in the future for sli, how much power would i need?
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3. June 2009 @ 06:28 |
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Why consider a card that was discontinued several months ago and is now end-of-life?
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arklogic
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3. June 2009 @ 11:07 |
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oh, they are discontinued? how come?
i read online that its performance was better than the radeon card
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3. June 2009 @ 11:11 |
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It was replaced by the GTX285 and GTX275. It is better than the Radeons but costs much more, and isn't as good value. The GTX275 is the rival to the HD4890, slightly faster, slightly more expensive. Overall they're about equal. The GTX285 is only marginally faster and is ludicrously expensive, so I never recommend it.
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arklogic
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3. June 2009 @ 11:21 |
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what do you think about the 4870 vs. the 260?
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3. June 2009 @ 11:27 |
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The HD4870 is the better and more consistent performer.
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arklogic
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3. June 2009 @ 11:29 |
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Ok, considering two 4870 or two 4890 cards, a 750w power supply is ample, right? or would a 850 be safer
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3. June 2009 @ 11:33 |
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A 750 is plenty.
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arklogic
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3. June 2009 @ 17:32 |
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what about 2x gtx 280? (a friend might be able to get these for me for cheaper)
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4. June 2009 @ 08:30 |
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Depends how cheap. You can buy an HD4870X2 for $380 which is nearly as fast in most games, and unlike the pair of 280s, won't require you to get a more powerful PSU.
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7. June 2009 @ 23:13 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
An interesting, and also partly false claim.quote]I have had two of the samsung 500GB's die on me in the last year...my hitachi drives are still running strong after two years...and I have not had a failure from any seagate made in the last 4 years (except for laptop hard drives). I know it may not be statisticaly perfect...but I see it all the time.
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8. June 2009 @ 10:25 |
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WD and Seagate tend to offer the best reliability from my experience. WD tend to be the more sophisticated drives and Seagate the most reliable (except for the .12 series which were pretty poor), but both usually performed very well.
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