Purpose for new rig: Future-proof my new rig as cheaply as possible. Looking forward to gaming (Age of Conan/Crysis) as well as media encoding using Adobe Premiere.
Processor: Q6600 $180
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0283289
Video: 2 x HD4850 $145 x 2 = $290 ($15 off Promo:VGA71115)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102747
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4 $225
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128336
Memory: G.SKILL 4GB DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 $80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122
PSU: OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI 700W $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002
HDD: Seagate 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3gb/s $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148136
Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05 $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002
Total: $1195 tax included
$1213 total with shipping
Is $1,213 worth it for this rig? Any suggestions to make it cheaper?
Would I need higher wattage psu since I'm crossfiring?
What is an ideal motherboard for crossfire? I heard that 8x / 8x and 16x / 16x are negligible in performance. A cheaper mobo for me would be better than the current one I have selected. Should I settle for P45?
Processor: Q6600 $180
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0283289
Video: 2 x HD4850 $145 x 2 = $290 ($15 off Promo:VGA71115)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102747
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4 $225
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128336
Memory: G.SKILL 4GB DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 $80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122
PSU: OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI 700W $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002
HDD: Seagate 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3gb/s $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148136
Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05 $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002
Total: $1195 tax included
$1213 total with shipping
Is $1,213 worth it for this rig? Any suggestions to make it cheaper?
Would I need higher wattage psu since I'm crossfiring?
What is an ideal motherboard for crossfire? I heard that 8x / 8x and 16x / 16x are negligible in performance. A cheaper mobo for me would be better than the current one I have selected. Should I settle for P45?