System Builder Marathon, June 2010: $2,000 Performance PC

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Actually after seeing the results again the Three Hundred is actually impressive but it still seems to go a we high but then again for a budget case with two Fermis in it it's actually great. Still looks like a tight fit but heck it fits.
 
[citation][nom]Userremoved[/nom]Actually after seeing the results again the Three Hundred is actually impressive but it still seems to go a we high but then again for a budget case with two Fermis in it it's actually great. Still looks like a tight fit but heck it fits.[/citation]That was part of the plan 😛 Seriously, when it comes to cases I prefer properly directional ventilation over size.
 
Why not substitute 4 GB of RAM save $60, 965 AMD save $110, and a cheaper cooler since the AMD won't oc too much anyway ... spend the extra cake to buy dual 480s, which could be afforded with the headroom. Much better results, n'est pas?
 
You know I run AMD and ATI in my system but I think the use of the GTX 470s in SLI is a good option for this build. I say that because if whoever built this system or won it decided that they wanted to run SETI@Home or Folding@Home, then they already have what they need to do so.
 
The Antec three hundred would have been fine for a non SLI setup.If you wanted SLI then you should have gone for the coolermaster CM 690 or HAF 922 or the Antec 900.For the unused part of your budget, you could get an intel x25v 40gb ssd.Granted that 40 gb is not much but its still enough for the os and a few basic apps.
 
[citation][nom]pinkfloydminnesota[/nom]Why not substitute 4 GB of RAM save $60, 965 AMD save $110, and a cheaper cooler since the AMD won't oc too much anyway ... spend the extra cake to buy dual 480s, which could be afforded with the headroom. Much better results, n'est pas?[/citation]Perhaps the games would have came out higher (I'm not sure how much CPU dual 480's really need), but I'm fairly sure the 965 would have had lower performance in the other 2/3 of benchmarks (Encoding/Productivity). You'll also need an Nvidia-chipset motherboard to run SLI with that 965. If you're looking to build a pure gaming machine, you should try those recommendations and get back to us with the benchmark results![citation][nom]Tamz_msc[/nom]The Antec three hundred would have been fine for a non SLI setup.If you wanted SLI then you should have gone for the coolermaster CM 690 or HAF 922 or the Antec 900.For the unused part of your budget, you could get an intel x25v 40gb ssd.Granted that 40 gb is not much but its still enough for the os and a few basic apps.[/citation]So I've already been over how the HAF 922 specifically wouldn't have been a better PERFORMING case, but please enlighten me on how the Three Hundred is not suitable for SLI. Please explain your theory quickly and in great detail, so I can address it completely before another person makes a similar comment!
 
I very frequently get emails from microcenter.com with their price of the i-7 930 for only $199... don't get me wrong, I'm a huge newegg fan, but they raise it and lower it about once a week, always to that $199 price point.
 

Where is it at 199$?

Also was a decision made on whether there going to keep the dual 470s or change them?
 
Ok your first mistake was blah blah blah.. just joking, great build. Saving money on the case was a good idea im my opinion. You still get good cooling but not all the flare.
 
This is not a $2000 PC, it's an $1800 PC. Spend that extra $200. 10kRPM Hard drive or SSD, Better case. Come on, That's a great case, but it's cheap! A Case with more features would have fit in the budget. You could have gotten a faster boot drive, or a larger one, or 2 drives and RAID'ed them. Why didn't you spend that extra money?
 
My small changes (that I'm recommending to a friend for purchase):

PSU upgrade - CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX
($20 more, single-rail design with 850w Max. 5/5 out of 589 people is good)

Case upgrade - LIAN LI PC-K62R1
(It's not the usual, but it takes after the Lian-li PC-P50, which IMO works quite well. Not to mention, you get a nice red interior, plenty of fans, and even room for another if needed.)

Samsung hard drives are getting good reviews, but the first I ever bought was practically DOA. It turned on, but the HDD health was at 70% out of the box. I still put my trust in companies like Western Digital and Seagate (except for that small run of bad drives).

I would rather use 2x 5850s or even 2x 5870s for the simple fact that they can bitstream audio over HDMI (a must if you're going to hook it up to a tv), and the price/performance ratio is better. Also, the temperatures for those cards are manageable, unlike the EZ-BAKE ovens nVidia has recently released. HOWEVER, ATI has a bad reputation for compatibility for Maya, so I can't recommend it to my friend for this purchase. In this case 2x GTX470s is probably the best choice.
 
[citation][nom]jonxor[/nom]This is not a $2000 PC, it's an $1800 PC. Spend that extra $200. 10kRPM Hard drive or SSD, Better case. Come on, That's a great case, but it's cheap! A Case with more features would have fit in the budget. You could have gotten a faster boot drive, or a larger one, or 2 drives and RAID'ed them. Why didn't you spend that extra money?[/citation]It was left over for optional upgrades that a builder might want, but that wouldn't affect the system's benchmarking capability. The builder prefers RAID 1 or 5 for example, but those only would have hurt the system's value ranking when price and benchmark performance are compared. People constantly complain when they don't see SSD's, and they're welcome to copy the build with an SSD and still stay under $2000 even though SSD's would hurt the PC's value in the competition.[citation][nom]pocketdrummer[/nom]I should also add that that PSU isn't modular. I just noticed that, and I'm looking for a better replacement that IS.[/citation]The power supply used in the build was fully modular and arrives with all its detachable cables attached:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256017
If you wanted an 850W Corsair power supply with semi-modular design, you'd upgrade to the CMPSU-850HX:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011
 
Why do you waste 100 on a blu-ray reader... bluray on pc is absolutely terrible. The BluRay experience is trash. DRM and some of the worst software applications ever plague it.

Then you leave 200 dollars in budget? With the extra 250+, you could have easily added more HDDs for RAID or used an SSD for applications and OS. Or got better video cards.
 
[citation][nom]Crashman[/nom]People constantly complain when they don't see SSD's, and they're welcome to copy the build with an SSD and still stay under $2000 even though SSD's would hurt the PC's value in the competition.[/citation]
A blu-ray drive helps this??? LOL.
 

You know you could always remove the BLU-RAY drive and put 3 SSDs instead if you want to build this thing. These are all suggestions there forcing you to buy this PC with all the same parts.
 

Heck it's not like you forced them to buy this.
 
[citation][nom]descendency[/nom]Why do you waste 100 on a blu-ray reader... bluray on pc is absolutely terrible. The BluRay experience is trash. DRM and some of the worst software applications ever plague it.Then you leave 200 dollars in budget? With the extra 250+, you could have easily added more HDDs for RAID or used an SSD for applications and OS. Or got better video cards.[/citation]The $200 was left in there for insolent people like you to do with as you wish. Of course, the level headed people could also benefit. You can add stuff with the $200, or take your parents to dinner with it, it's really your choice. Sunday will be Father's Day in the U.S.

[citation][nom]descendency[/nom]A blu-ray drive helps this??? LOL.[/citation]

Let me guess, you're one of those guys who never believed games would be delivered on DVD media, aren't you? The machine had to have "some kind of optical drive" simply to load software, and you're going to ding it for being MORE functional/flexible?

I have bad news, in case you missed it this was not a gaming PC, it's a performance PC that plays games. The real-world benchmark suite reflects that concept by having 1/3 games, 1/3 encoding applications, and 1/3 other applications. If you still can't figure out what a performance PC is, please ask some people in the forums before once again embarrassing yourself.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/
 
Kinda crowded in that case. I built a similar rig but used a Thermaltake VA8003 Armor case. THREE 12cm front fans blowing in, 25cm side fan blowing in, 12 cm fan on top blowing out 12 cm & 10cm fan on back blowing out, 13,5 cm fan on OCZ Gold 1000Watt PS blowing out and an EVGA GTX 470 (Only one for now but another coming soon) also blowing out.

Wiz
 
For $10 more I would have gotten the Cooler Master Scout Storm case, the inside of that case just looks all around better than that Antec 300 case.
 

How is it a disaster? I will agree other parts could have been chosen but it's not a disaster.
 
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