Hows this build?

F

frap

Poster Extraordinaire
Joined
Jun 12, 2008
Messages
2,032
I wanna know how you think this

$454 with shipping

CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor - Retail

RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227316
OCZ Gold 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G16004GK - Retail

PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015
Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7" Power Supply - Retail

MOBO:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131398
ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Thoughts? Suggestions? Any help appreciated
I am thinking about buying this in a few hours with your help to see if it is good/bad/ext.
I am keeping my Hard Drive and my Graphics Card (8800GT 512mb VRAM)
 
looks good, but were you planning on upgrading your video card later on like when the new gen cards come out?
 
Maj.Emish said:
looks good, but were you planning on upgrading your video card later on like when the new gen cards come out?
Click to expand...
Yes,

And I don't see a big difference between the 2 PSU's. I'd rather save $20
Or will it overheat with my current build?
 
Last edited:
I just went ahead and bought this. Should be here monday.
 
Looks good, it's amazing what can be bought for under $500 these days (although you aren't paying for a GPU or HDD, which are both pretty expensive).
 
Jubei said:
Only $20 more. One big rail instead of 3 smaller ones.
Click to expand...

In most cases, multiple +12V rails are actually just a single +12V source just split up into multiple +12V outputs each with a limited output capability.

The bottom line is, for 99% of the folks out there single vs. multiple +12V rails is a NON ISSUE. It's something that has been hyped up by marketing folks on BOTH SIDES of the fence. Too often we see mis-prioritized requests for PSU advice: Asking "what single +12V rail PSU should I get" when the person isn't even running SLI! Unless you're running a plethora of Peltiers in your machine, it should be a non-issue assuming that the PSU has all of the connectors your machine requires and there are no need for "splitters" (see Example 1 in the previous bullet point).

The criteria for buying a PSU should be:
Does the PSU provide enough power for my machine?
Does the PSU have all of the connectors I require (6-pin for high end PCIe, two 6-pin, four 6-pin or even the newer 8-pin PCIe connector)?
If using SLI or Crossfire, is the unit SLI or Crossfire certified (doesn't matter if a PSU is certified for one or the other as long as it has the correct connectors. If it passed certification for EITHER that means it's been real world tested with dual graphics cards in a worst case scenario).
 
FreakingHell said:
In most cases, multiple +12V rails are actually just a single +12V source just split up into multiple +12V outputs each with a limited output capability.

The bottom line is, for 99% of the folks out there single vs. multiple +12V rails is a NON ISSUE. It's something that has been hyped up by marketing folks on BOTH SIDES of the fence. Too often we see mis-prioritized requests for PSU advice: Asking "what single +12V rail PSU should I get" when the person isn't even running SLI! Unless you're running a plethora of Peltiers in your machine, it should be a non-issue assuming that the PSU has all of the connectors your machine requires and there are no need for "splitters" (see Example 1 in the previous bullet point).

The criteria for buying a PSU should be:
Does the PSU provide enough power for my machine?
Does the PSU have all of the connectors I require (6-pin for high end PCIe, two 6-pin, four 6-pin or even the newer 8-pin PCIe connector)?
If using SLI or Crossfire, is the unit SLI or Crossfire certified (doesn't matter if a PSU is certified for one or the other as long as it has the correct connectors. If it passed certification for EITHER that means it's been real world tested with dual graphics cards in a worst case scenario).
Click to expand...
Well I am not and do not plan on running SLI or Crossfire, so i think the rails and the connectors for SLI are a non-issue. It does provide enough power for me and it is an antec so I should be good :D. I can always send it back if it's not want I need (I did that with my ram from newegg a while back). And it has 1 6 pin and 1 6+2pin
 
I'd take the 650W Antec over a 1600W Ultra any day for the same price. Ultra power supplies in general are terrible. They have horrid ripple suppression, even to the point that it is out of ATX specifications(ex. 12.68 on the +12V, ATX specs is 12.60 max). Not5 to mention that in many cases they can barely put out 75%(If you are lucky!) of their rated output without shutting down, etc. Don't even get me started on efficiency.

Back on topic, nice build. Especially for the price.
 
FreakingHell said:
I'd take the 650W Antec over a 1600W Ultra any day for the same price. Ultra power supplies in general are terrible. They have horrid ripple suppression, even to the point that it is out of ATX specifications(ex. 12.68 on the +12V, ATX specs is 12.60 max). Not5 to mention that in many cases they can barely put out 75%(If you are lucky!) of their rated output without shutting down, etc. Don't even get me started on efficiency.

Back on topic, nice build. Especially for the price.
Click to expand...

you would never ever ever ever use 1600w anyway. Its the build quality that matters. Volts dont matter worth a darn as long as its like 700w. Its the 12v amps and build quality that makes a good psu.
 
Just got the parts today :D
Gonna put em in when I get to my friends house later
 
Runnin my stuff now :D
Got it all set up

I did the crysis benchmark and on vista home premium 64 bit dx10 with 1680x1050 on veryhigh/high (mixed) i get 30fps on all the benchmarks. It's not higher because I have a 8800GT
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest posts

Back
Top