Help me out and give some suggestion.

[compidiot]

Hi, i building a i7 computer but i need some feed back before i invest on the computer. I want the computer to be able to last long and its for gaming purposes.

so this is my build :


Processor : Intel Core i7 920 2.66ghz

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EX58-Extreme X58 chipset

Graphic Card : Sapphire Redeon HD 4870 1GB PCIX Crossfire

Ram: Kingston DDR3 PC 1066 (2GB x3) = 6GB

Hard Disk : Seagate SATA2 7200rpm 500GM 32MB

Power Supply : Cooler Master Real 750w

CD/DVD : LG 22x DVDRW SATA

Casing: Not decided yet.



This is my i7 build, i need opinions from Pros out there.So feel free to correct my build. thank you.

 

[battlemarz]

I would change the hard drive to a WD Caviar Black 640gb. Seagates have had some problems lately.

Also I would go with a Corsair 650TX for a single 4870. Great deal on that PSU right now. If you are looking to add a second 4870 later go for the 750 or 850.

If you do plan to add a second GPU later, look into the Asus P6T V2 as it is set up very well for dual card solutions.

 

[theAnimal]

i7 does not offer good bang for the buck for gaming. A C2D or C2Q would offer the same performance for less.

More info would help; click the link in my sig.

 

[aevm]

Good suggestions from battlemarz.

theAnimal is correct, but with the i7 build you have a better chance to upgrade the CPU later if you feel like it. If you take his advice I'd suggest Q9550 + GA-EP45-UD3P + G.Skill PI Black DDR2-800 2x2GB.

Case: RC-690, NZXT Tempest, CoolerMaster Haf 932, Antec 902 - it depends on budget and your personal taste.

 

[compidiot]

thanks for all the suggestions guys.

But i m think i m going to stick to i7 :\ its sounds cooler ^^

i need more suggestion on mobo actually.
i have been struggling between Asus P6T deluxe, Asus P6T deluxe V2 , GA-EX58-Extreme and GA-EX58-UD5.

some info so that u guys can give me a better mobo suggestion:

i may OC the i7

most probably only using 1 GPU (Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 1gb)

i want to use it for a long time :\


Pls give me ur priceless advise and suggestion. I will be happy if u write the whole build out :X

 

[aevm]

Are you in the USA, Canada, UK? We need to know so we can pick a retailer that ships to you.

If you're getting an ATI card and don't plan a very high overclock, then a cheaper MB like GA-EX58-UD3R would do nicely. The others cost more, and a large part of the difference is because they pay nVidia licensing fees to support SLI (i.e. two or three nVidia cards).

 

[compidiot]

hmm i m from other countries ):

after discussing with my parent, i only have around USD$900 so i have to change my build :\

to :

Antec 900 casing

Intel C2D E8400 3.0ghz( Probably OC-ing to 3.5ghz)

Gigabyte-EP45-UD3P

Kingston KHX6400D2LLK2/4GB

LG 22x DVDRW sata

Saphire radeon HD 4870 1GB

Western Digital 500GB 7200rpm

Corsair 520HX 520w

CoolerMaster Hyper TX2



Pros please help me ): is my power supply enough? is the cooler good? i need a gaming system so should i go quad? please give me some advice. sorry for wasting you guys time :\

 

[battlemarz]

hmm i m from other countries ):

after discussing with my parent, i only have around USD$900 so i have to change my build :\

to :

Antec 900 casing

Intel C2D E8400 3.0ghz( Probably OC-ing to 3.5ghz)

Gigabyte-EP45-UD3P

Kingston KHX6400D2LLK2/4GB

LG 22x DVDRW sata

Saphire radeon HD 4870 1GB

Western Digital 500GB 7200rpm

Corsair 520HX 520w

CoolerMaster Hyper TX2



Pros please help me ): is my power supply enough? is the cooler good? i need a gaming system so should i go quad? please give me some advice. sorry for wasting you guys time :\

Don't worry about wasting our time, we understand money can be tight.

Change up your hard drive to a WD Caviar Black 640GB if you can find them where you live. Larger, faster, and probably cheaper per gigabyte.

I don't know how good that CPU cooler is, but for core 2s I pretty much always recommend a Xigmatek.

Your power supply should be enough for one 4870. If you are apprehensive about it go for a Corsair 650tx. If you are going to possibly add another 4870 later, then definitely get at least the 650tx if not the 750tx.

 

[aevm]

The 650TX has enough power for two HD 4870 cards, but you'd need to buy molex to PCI-E adapters when you buy the second HD 4870. That's because the 650TX has 2 PCI-E connectors and each HD 4870 needs two connectors. The 750TX has 4 connectors so it wouldn't need those adapters.