285 GTX Build..need opinions

[Xenl]

System Use: Gaming/Movies

Budget: $1150

Note : I am planning to SLi in the future.

P.S : I'll be playing Crysis/Recent games on 1920x1080

CPU (Combo) :
SAMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX - Retail

Mobo (Combo) :
ASUS M4A79T Deluxe AM3 DDR3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Ram :
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail

Power Supply :
PC Power & Cooling S75CF 750W EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

Graphic Card :
EVGA 01G-P3-1180-AR GeForce GTX 285 1GB 512-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

HD :
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM

Case :
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

 

[tecmo34]

You cannot SLI with your motherboard... Just Crossfire. I recommend you switch out the GTX285 for a HIS ATI 4890 from Newegg ($199... I believe). It has similar performance and gives you the option to Crossfire as well.

It you want to SLI, you'll need to go with the a Nvidia AM3 980i MOBO or move to a Core i7 920 build.

edit: Also, I recommend going with the Western Digital 640 GB Black OEM hard drive for $5 more. It is a better & faster hard drive.

 

[Xenl]

You cannot SLI with your motherboard... Just Crossfire. I recommend you switch out the GTX285 for a HIS ATI 4890 from Newegg ($199... I believe). It has similar performance and gives you the option to Crossfire as well.

It you want to SLI, you'll need to go with the a Nvidia AM3 980i MOBO or move to a Core i7 920 build.

edit: Also, I recommend going with the Western Digital 640 GB Black OEM hard drive for $5 more. It is a better & faster hard drive.

Ahhh I see.

 

[not moose]

Corsair 750TX
Core i7 920
Foxconn Bloodrage GTI
Western Digital Caviar Black 640gb / OCZ Platinum 6gb DDR3 1600
GTX 275

Current total: $1,057.44 | After rebates: $1004.44

The price/performance ratio for the GTX 285 isn't worth it. A GTX 275 will offer similar, if not the same frame rates as the 285. I realize I didn't add a case, but that's a personal choice. You cannot sli with amd.

I don't want anybody coming in here and talking smack about the Bloodrage. Its a budget board with four pci-e 2.0 lanes. Even if the op doesn't use them all, They are spaced apart better than other motherboards, allowing better gpu cooling. Not to mention it's actually a really good overclocker, people have been getting upto 4.0ghz with it.

 

[Xenl]

Corsair 750TX
Core i7 920
Foxconn Bloodrage GTI
Western Digital Caviar Black 640gb / OCZ Platinum 6gb DDR3 1600
GTX 275

Current total: $1,057.44 | After rebates: $1004.44

The price/performance ratio for the GTX 285 isn't worth it. A GTX 275 will offer similar, if not the same frame rates as the 285. I realize I didn't add a case, but that's a personal choice. You cannot sli with amd.

I don't want anybody coming in here and talking smack about the Bloodrage. Its a budget board with four pci-e 2.0 lanes. Even if the op doesn't use them all, They are spaced apart better than other motherboards, allowing better gpu cooling. Not to mention it's actually a really good overclocker, people have been getting upto 4.0ghz with it.

Thanks for the input but I think I am gonna just go with 4890 Xfire since I don't really want i7.

 

[photonboy]

RAM:
You have DDR2 listed here. Maybe the motherboard can do both but if you are building a high end system you will find situations where your RAM bandwidth is too low.

I highly recommend using DDR3 1600MHz.

Graphics:
If you go with ATI then you'll be missing PhysX support if that's important too you. ATI claims physics support is coming. We'll see. I imagine SC2 and Diablo3's Havok engine will work with NVidia, ATI and CPUs.

NVidia just released it's 40nm low-end desktop graphics cards so will the high-end ones be available within the next two months?

If I was building a new PC I'd consider holding out and getting an SLI system with two high-end 40nm cards or preferably a single card with higher than GTX 275 performance.

 

[kelfen]

RAM:
You have DDR2 listed here. Maybe the motherboard can do both but if you are building a high end system you will find situations where your RAM bandwidth is too low.

I highly recommend using DDR3 1600MHz.

Graphics:
If you go with ATI then you'll be missing PhysX support if that's important too you. ATI claims physics support is coming. We'll see. I imagine SC2 and Diablo3's Havok engine will work with NVidia, ATI and CPUs.

NVidia just released it's 40nm low-end desktop graphics cards so will the high-end ones be available within the next two months?

If I was building a new PC I'd consider holding out and getting an SLI system with two high-end 40nm cards or preferably a single card with higher than GTX 275 performance.

ATI has Havok engine and NVidia has physX; ATI released its 40mn a couple of mounths ago. ( 4770). I am waiting till the end of the year when windows 7 and directx11 comes out untill I build my cpu and SDD's become cheaper

 

[shortstuff_mt]

The ASUS M4A79T Deluxe AM3 DDR3 motherboard supports DDR3 RAM only. The DDR2 RAM you listed is not compatible with that motherboard. This kit is a good price for DDR3 1600 CAS 7 RAM:

OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P16004GK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227297 $75.99