High end e8500 rig

[dotamastaa]

hello techie pros im almost done building my gaming machine i already have
xfx gtx260
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=34767&vpn=GX260NADBF&manufacture=XFX
Samsung T220
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=35812&vpn=LS22TWHSUV%2FZC&manufacture=Samsung
750W sli PW
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=26415&vpn=CMPSU%2D750TX&manufacture=Corsair
AuzenTech X-PLOSION
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=29233&vpn=AZT%2DXPCINE&manufacture=AuzenTech
Logitech Z-5500
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=12847&vpn=970115%2D0403&manufacture=Logitech

i have these items mounteds in my hp computer but im not satisfied so now im buying

e8500
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036
$190

xfx 780i
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813141005
$210

coolermaster 590
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119152
$69.99

cool looking window
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999177
$24.99

120mm blue led fans
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103022
2X $9.99 = $20

fan contoll
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999171
$34.99
is this compatible with the fans included in the case and the fans that i am buying??

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136133
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118020
$110.00
i dont know which blue ray player to go for suggestion would be appreciated Ive also seen costumers saying they coudnt play blueray unless they buy software to play blueray movies is this true??


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and maybe later
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=22887&vpn=MFP51%2DB&manufacture=Silverstone%20Technology
$120.64
or
http://www.soundgraph.com/Eng_/Products/imon25.aspx?topMenu=2&subMenu=2&leftMenu=25

http://www.ncix.com/search/?categoryid=0&q=zalman
$90.57

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820276003
$21.49

when games get more demanding ill add another gtx260

after this i hope its wont have to upgrade for the next 2-3 years. thanks for taking the time to read comments and suggestion will be appreciated

 

[Proximon]

Although I appreciate that you don't need a quad core, you would be better served with a i7 920 and an X58 motherboard in this case.

nVidia chipsets aren't terribly popular around here, and apparently nVidia isn't real happy with them either, as they are getting out of the business and just licensing SLI for new boards.

 

[dotamastaa]

ill wait untill they go cheaper and perfect the i7 then ill build a new machine

 

[Proximon]

Sounds good, or i5 which is coming out at some point this year. I think AMD is going to get an official SLI board going soon too.

 

[Proximon]

It seems that nVidia has changed their minds.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_nforce_980a_sli_us.html
This is a new AM3 chipset motherboard with SLI.

New chipset = another chance for them to get it right. It's up on the site, no word when it ships that I see, just "this month."

 

[dotamastaa]

wow it suppports ddr2/ddr3 thats cool but im not into amd

 

[Proximon]

Well, an i7, X58, and 6GB DDR3 is about $500 currently. Not so different from your build really.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128386 $210
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202 $280
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145220 $90

 

[dotamastaa]

its $190 difference and people are saying you have to deal with some bug its ok i think ill pass

 

[dotamastaa]

forgot to mention i already have 4 gb ddr2

 

[Proximon]

Let's see what happens with this new chipset. I bet it's on test benches already somewhere.

 

[dotamastaa]

how come not a lot of people are commenting on my forum

 

[dotamastaa]

what is the best sli mobo out there??

 

[dotamastaa]

with ddr2 support

 

[dotamastaa]

bump

 

[g3force]

its $190 difference and people are saying you have to deal with some bug its ok i think ill pass

With i7 or PII you'd be able to upgrade in future. I'd say that's worth the $190 difference.
You mentioned something about a "bug" for the i7s. I've never heard of one aside from the TLB problem, which I'm still unclear about, but I'm pretty sure they resolved it before the chips came out.

 

[dotamastaa]

im confused now because once i buy my items i wont be buying anymore for another 3-4 years by the time im sure there will be better CPU than I7 so why pay $200 for something i dont need its like buying a car and not having a licence to drive it not that i dont have a licence just my example =)

 

[Proximon]

This AM3 SLI chipset should be out real soon. I really think it might be your best choice.

 

[dotamastaa]

why not 780i?

 

[Proximon]

I don't have just one reference for you, that covers all the various things. You would have to do your own research.

This article discusses much of the thinking that happened in Q3 2008:
http://en.thethirdmedia.com/Article/200808/show8046c14p1.html

Around that time, as the article says, many board manufacturers jumped ship from nVidia.

 

[xthekidx]

The 7 series nvidia chipsets are flaky and have a lot of issues, so if you want to SLI, then you should really go with the x58 chipset, otherwise its a roll of the dice with the 7 series motherboards. If you aren't set on SLI, then consider going with a crossfire setup with a 4870 1Gb instead of the GTX 260, they perform very similarly...Or just forget about a multi-GPU setup and just go with a P45 board and that GTX 260 you already own.

And to be honest I find the x58 platform to be quite stable...the only problem I encountered with my i7 was coming out of sleep mode, sometimes it wasn't too happy about that, but I don't really want it to go to sleep anyways so I just disabled that and I have no problems.

 

[dotamastaa]

The 7 series nvidia chipsets are flaky and have a lot of issues, so if you want to SLI, then you should really go with the x58 chipset, otherwise its a roll of the dice with the 7 series motherboards. If you aren't set on SLI, then consider going with a crossfire setup with a 4870 1Gb instead of the GTX 260, they perform very similarly...Or just forget about a multi-GPU setup and just go with a P45 board and that GTX 260 you already own.

And to be honest I find the x58 platform to be quite stable...the only problem I encountered with my i7 was coming out of sleep mode, sometimes it wasn't too happy about that, but I don't really want it to go to sleep anyways so I just disabled that and I have no problems.

what issues are you talking about can you be more specific if you dont mind i dont know a lot about computers really i just want to build the most powerful so it would last for a long time i did my reviews on quad vs dual tech pros are saying that dual is the best choice right now cuz games are not utilize for quads yet and prob wont be for another 2 years or more and dual cores are cheaper too i also seen a lot of 780i built on youtube and they seem pretty happy about it but anyways since everyone is saying i7 is future proof i hope they are right and i hope it last for 5 years without lagging or im gonna be really upset for paying this much

which is the best i7 mobo out there i "DONT" want to overclock so i dont need the extra features i will run 920 on stock

 

[dotamastaa]

ASUS Rampage II GENE and OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin combo deal
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.177635
$430
i7 920 chip
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
$360

how are these items combined together its $400 difference vs e8500 and 780i ouch.. is it worth it?

 

[xthekidx]

Is there a reason you want Nvidia GPU's? You can build a Core 2 on a P45 chipset and use 2 ATI cards, which will be identical performance wise as the Nvidia cards...its really the best route to take if you don't want to spend a crapload of cash right now. I would do this if you want to go with an E8500:

GA-EP45-UD3P
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128358

E8500/HDT-S1283
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.163984
Backplate:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233019

MSI HD 4870 1GB w/ large cooler for OC'ing and heat dissipation
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127413

 

[xthekidx]

If you are open to an AMD solution:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.165024
very similar in gaming performance to the E8500

or if you wanted a quad for more longevity:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.165047

 

[dotamastaa]

i already have gtx 260 and sli powersupply thats the reason why i want sli mobo so i could just slap another one when i need it
i decided im getting e8500 and xfx 780i i seen people on youtube have this comp and they are happy with it so im buying it in 2 days =) im excited