BestConfigs Poll - High-End Intel Gaming PC

[Nim Chimpsky]

Both builds are well thought out. For the first build, can you combine a 6870 and a 6990? It is an interesting combo that I have not seen before.

You can combine a 6970 and a 6990. The review suggests it's quite potent.

 

[flong]

The PC Power and Cooling Silencer PSU has some problems with noise (read Johnny Guru's review) and it is not modular. It also heats up. For about the same price you could go with the Corsair HX 850, but it is a little small. The Corsair AX 1200 would be perfect if it was in budget.

I like the first build better. It is screaming fast and has the Patriot Wildfire running the OS. You would have to be a heavy gamer to appreciate its sheer capacity. Still think you should go with 1866 RAM though.

 

[striker410]

You can combine a 6970 and a 6990. The review suggests it's quite potent.

But wouldn't you have to drop the core frequency of the 6970 to match that of the 6990?

 

[Nim Chimpsky]

But wouldn't you have to drop the core frequency of the 6970 to match that of the 6990?

Even when you CrossFire unequal cards, I think the clocks run at stock (or OC, if that may be the case). The workload is divided based on how many frames the card can process.

Even if I'm wrong, the 6990/6970 setup beats 580 SLI at high resolutions with AA according to the review.

 

[Nim Chimpsky]

The PC Power and Cooling Silencer PSU has some problems with noise (read Johnny Guru's review) and it is not modular. It also heats up. For about the same price you could go with the Corsair HX 850, but it is a little small. The Corsair AX 1200 would be perfect if it was in budget.

Yeah, switching to the AX1200 would be my first upgrade if the budget allowed. I went with capacity over efficiency, but I'll change it.

I like the first build better. It is screaming fast and has the Patriot Wildfire running the OS. You would have to be a heavy gamer to appreciate its sheer capacity. Still think you should go with 1866 RAM though.

The cheapest kit would raise the price $19. But I guess that shouldn't matter, it's a $2000 build.

Edit: Changed it, and with a different motherboard came in under-budget after rebates.

 

[jpishgar]

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