APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Sometime this week
BUDGET RANGE: Under $1500 (Including Monitor)
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, college homework
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, OS, Speaker
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg and Tigerdirect
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD Core, content with motherboard with x8/x8 crossfiring (don't need x16/x16), ATI GPUs obviously
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes, Crossfire
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Higher the better -- 1920X1080 or better
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Just would like this build rated, I want to know if its feasible; please don't completely ignore everything I write and just give suggestions (that is to say, unless you can suggest something cheaper and better, please don't). Mainly, I worry about fitting twin 5850s in this case, but I've found reviews that confirm that it has enough space; this is my first foray into dual-carding, and I'm unsure just how much more space I really need.
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Motherboard: ASRock 870 Extreme 3
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 945
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3
GPU: ATI Radeon 5850 Sapphire (725mhz core clock) X2 -- Crossfired
PSU Corsair 750w PSU
RAM: G.Skill 4GB (2X2GB) DDR3 1333mhz RAM
HDD: Hitachi 500GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive
Optical:Lite-On... erm... lots of stuff-R optical drive
Case: Apevia X-Jupiter Jr.
Monitor: Asus VH236H
EDIT: Whoops, PSU has too few connectors for 2 5850s, I was thinking of older GPUs. Changed to Corsair 750w. Pricier, but hey, it actually runs the setup.
BUDGET RANGE: Under $1500 (Including Monitor)
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, college homework
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, OS, Speaker
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg and Tigerdirect
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD Core, content with motherboard with x8/x8 crossfiring (don't need x16/x16), ATI GPUs obviously
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes, Crossfire
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Higher the better -- 1920X1080 or better
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Just would like this build rated, I want to know if its feasible; please don't completely ignore everything I write and just give suggestions (that is to say, unless you can suggest something cheaper and better, please don't). Mainly, I worry about fitting twin 5850s in this case, but I've found reviews that confirm that it has enough space; this is my first foray into dual-carding, and I'm unsure just how much more space I really need.
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Motherboard: ASRock 870 Extreme 3
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 945
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3
GPU: ATI Radeon 5850 Sapphire (725mhz core clock) X2 -- Crossfired
PSU Corsair 750w PSU
RAM: G.Skill 4GB (2X2GB) DDR3 1333mhz RAM
HDD: Hitachi 500GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive
Optical:Lite-On... erm... lots of stuff-R optical drive
Case: Apevia X-Jupiter Jr.
Monitor: Asus VH236H
EDIT: Whoops, PSU has too few connectors for 2 5850s, I was thinking of older GPUs. Changed to Corsair 750w. Pricier, but hey, it actually runs the setup.