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new build **UPDATED**

how this look?

NZXT Hades Mid Tower Case
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition
CoolerMaster V8 CPU Cooler
ASRock 890GX Extreme3 Motherboard
G.Skill Trident F3-16000CL9D-4GBTD (2x2GB) DDR3
CoolerMaster GX 650W PSU
EVGA GeForce GTX 470 1280MB

i already have the 470. still have to get the rest

the total is around $1500

OR

i can get this for $1400

Intel Core i7 860
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 Motherboard
Corsair ram CMx4GXM32A1600C8 2x2gb per kit 2 kits
Gigabyte ATI HD5850 PCI-Express video card x2
Seagate 1.5TB sata 11 720 32mb cache hard drive
Thermaltake Elements VK6001W2Z case
Thermaltake 1500 PSU SP-TTW0171
Windows 7 Professional 64bit operating system
DVD burner LG 22X dual layer
D-Link Rangebooster N 650 Wireless network card

total for this + the 470 is $1800

the full system is better hands down but im still torn. if i get the prebuilt guy i can sell the 5850's and make some money back and i have a ASUS Maximus III Formula sitting around doing nothing that i can use as well. which is a better mobo? the gigabyte or the asus? im honestly really torn.
 
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looks good. tell me how it runs? I'm getting a similar set up soon.
 
Putty said:
Still need a HDD & disk drive.
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just pulling the old one out of my current system.

looks like the case and motherboard are getting changed

Antec Nine Hundred Two Case
Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H Motherboard
 
Everything looks very very nice there, besides the cpu cooler. I think you can do better than that unless your stuck on it for other reasons besides performance.

Very good move on switching Cases.
 
I think you should have got Quad core instead, and purchased some SSDs for your OS. Maybe 2 80gb in RAID0 for your OS. That would give a bigger performance increase, unless you plan on doing heavy rendering.
 
The Hades is MUCH better than the 902.

-better cable routing
-better airflow
-better looking (opinion)

I have a GIGABYTE 890GPA-UD3H, and I have to say, It is pretty solid. Just make sure to update to the F6 BIOS asap. the f5 sucks.

(link to my f/s thread)
 
im going 6 core in the hope it will future poof the system for awhile and ive changed the cpu cooler as well. this is the new one

Thermaltake ISGC-400 CPU Fan

dont want SSD's id rather spend the money on a WD VelociRaptor and will later down the track. all the parts depend on the store and the cheapest right now doesn't stock the hades or the V8. i might still get them since theres only about $40-60 difference between stores.
 
even better would be Corsair h50

and 2 panaflo fans, then you would have extreme cooling.

Or you could build a custom water cooling setup.

OR! if you are really extreme, you would buy some TECs/Peltiers

OR OR OR!!! if you really want cold, you would build custom DICE or LN2 pots, and really get some sub zero temps going.


/crazy cooling rant


EDIT: 1 more thing, Ditch the crappy psu and get this instead:

Seasonic S12II bronze

Best power supply you can get for the money.
 
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i found this for $1200 and i couldn't say no. the only thing i dont like is the case but that can be fixed easily.


Intel i5 750 2.66GHz 8MB Cache
8GB Geil DDR3 EVO ONE
Zalman CNPS10X Extreme Cooler
Gigabyte P55-UD5 Mainboard
Lian Li P-50 Amorsuit Aluminium Case
Seasonic M12D Modular Power Supply 750W
2x Seagate SATA2 1TB 7200RPM HDD
MSI ATI Radeon 5850 1GB (DX11)
Asus DVDRW 24x with Lightscribe
Sidewinder X8 Gaming Mouse
Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard
Razer Gaming Mat
Logitech G35 Surround Sound Headphones
 
^^ That is actually a really good find for a mere $1.2k. The 5850 is a great card and everything else that is part of your PC is worth-while. Enjoy ^_^
 
_Me_ said:
i found this for $1200 and i couldn't say no. the only thing i dont like is the case but that can be fixed easily.


Intel i5 750 2.66GHz 8MB Cache
8GB Geil DDR3 EVO ONE
Zalman CNPS10X Extreme Cooler
Gigabyte P55-UD5 Mainboard
Lian Li P-50 Amorsuit Aluminium Case
Seasonic M12D Modular Power Supply 750W
2x Seagate SATA2 1TB 7200RPM HDD
MSI ATI Radeon 5850 1GB (DX11)
Asus DVDRW 24x with Lightscribe
Sidewinder X8 Gaming Mouse
Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard
Razer Gaming Mat
Logitech G35 Surround Sound Headphones
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Where did you find this?
 
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