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SabiancymSabiancym Member UncommonPosts: 3,150

Sapphire Radeon HD 4870x2

Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750W Power Supply

G.SKILL 6GB DDR3 RAM

Gigabyte GA-EX58 Motherboard

Intel Core I7 920 2.66ghz Processor

Vigor Monsoon III CPU Cooler

Western Digital 500GB 7200RPm HD 32mb Cache

 

 

Haven't ordered yet.

I'll be using my current case, DVD-Drive and maybe hard-drive.  My motherboard died and I don't have another set-up to format my HD.  Can I just format it when I set the new system up or do I have to start with a formatted drive?

 

Thanks

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  • TykeroTykero Member Posts: 349

    Wow, nice setup. I'm envious.

     

    Didn't notice any problems after a quick glance.

     

     

    As for the hard drive, when you pop in the Windows CD or DVD and reboot your computer, you can format the drive right there before you install, if I recall correctly. It's part of the OS installation process.

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  • Stuka1000Stuka1000 Member UncommonPosts: 955
    Originally posted by Sabiancym


    MSI Radeon 4870 1GB
    PC Power & Cooling 750W PSU
    G.SKILL 6GB DDR3 RAM
    MSI x58 Platinum Board
    Intel Core I7 920 2.66ghz Processor
    Vigor Monsoon III CPU Cooler

     
     
    Haven't ordered yet.
    I'll be using my current case, DVD-Drive and maybe hard-drive.  My motherboard died and I don't have another set-up to format my HD.  Can I just format it when I set the new system up or do I have to start with a formatted drive?
     
    Thanks



     

    If only I had a fiver for every machine that I have had to sort out because someone used the old hard drive :)

     

    If you insist on using the old one then format it before you remove it from the old machine, however, they are so cheap now and it's obvious from that build that you aint scraping together the pennies so do yourself a favour and buy a new one :P

  • RespitRespit Member Posts: 770
    Originally posted by Sabiancym


    MSI Radeon 4870 1GB
    PC Power & Cooling 750W PSU
    G.SKILL 6GB DDR3 RAM
    MSI x58 Platinum Board
    Intel Core I7 920 2.66ghz Processor
    Vigor Monsoon III CPU Cooler

     
     
    Haven't ordered yet.
    I'll be using my current case, DVD-Drive and maybe hard-drive.  My motherboard died and I don't have another set-up to format my HD.  Can I just format it when I set the new system up or do I have to start with a formatted drive?
     
    Thanks

    Pretty good start.

    I would go with the Asus P6T LGA, but that's just me.

    You didn't provide info as to what your HD's are, or what your capacity needs are, but I would have to at least grab a 74G Raptor drive. Set you back another 100$ or so.

    Another consideration is your OS. If it is an OEM version or full ticket.

    Again, looks good.

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  • SabiancymSabiancym Member UncommonPosts: 3,150

    I have this hard-drive currently. 

    ttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136074

     

    I have no way of formatting it, unless I just bring it to some repair shop and pay them $5 to do it.

     

    I also have this PSU, which I'm not sure would work in this setup and am damn sure it won't work if I ever corssfire.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171014

  • hvc801hvc801 Member Posts: 987

     if you get it to run peak performance, ill give you a 9.7-10

     

    Thats a nice build right there.

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  • Stuka1000Stuka1000 Member UncommonPosts: 955
    Originally posted by Sabiancym


    I have this hard-drive currently. 
    ttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136074
     
    I have no way of formatting it, unless I just bring it to some repair shop and pay them $5 to do it.
     
    I also have this PSU, which I'm not sure would work in this setup and am damn sure it won't work if I ever corssfire.
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171014



     

    Buy a new hard drive mate and if you really insist on keeping the old one then use it as a secondary, to be honest though it isn't worth it unless you have something on it that you desperately want to keep.  There can be all kinds of nasties hanging around on old hard drives just waiting for a new virgin PC to come along.

     

    As for the PSU you are correct, it will not support two high end graphics cards but it's fine with a single card setup.

  • CleffyCleffy Member RarePosts: 6,414

    Although I probably suggested MSI.  After getting my new MSI board.  I would watch out on upgrading it.  Most of the software updates are OK with the exception of the BIOS and MSI Live Update.  The way their BIOS is updated is rather old.  Make a bootable floppy...  Their Live Update software does not work on Vista/Vista 64-bit.  Coming from ASRock a budget board builder.  I think ASRock handles BIOS updates better.  Also I would watchout on the layout particularly where a video card would overlap the SATA ports.

    A 750 watt power supply will support 2 GPUs.  (Note I said GPU not graphics card).

  • BetaguyBetaguy Member UncommonPosts: 2,629

    Looks mediocre, I would change some parts if you plan on being a competative gamer.

     

    The one piece of advice I will give you is go Nvidia for the card, Asus for the Mobo and please for the love of god use a 64 bit OS or your throwing money away becuase 32 bit OS's will not utilize more than 3 gb's of your RAM.  FYI.

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  • CleffyCleffy Member RarePosts: 6,414

    I think video cards really depend on the application.  If you are strictly gaming, then you don't need a costly system.  Infact, it might be better to go midrange and constantly upgrade then spending alot and expecting it to last a few years.

    If you are video editing/working with 3D and don't want to pay for a workstation card, nVidia is simply not an option.  Modern AMD parts perform 300% better in this particular part then competing nVidia parts outside of workstation cards.

  • pyrofreakpyrofreak Member UncommonPosts: 1,481
    Originally posted by sinjin


    Looks mediocre, I would change some parts if you plan on being a competative gamer.
     
    The one piece of advice I will give you is go Nvidia for the card, Asus for the Mobo and please for the love of god use a 64 bit OS or your throwing money away becuase 32 bit OS's will not utilize more than 3 gb's of your RAM.  FYI.

     

    I disagree with all of your points except for the 64 bit OS. There is absolutely nothing wrong with an ATi graphics card, and I've had nothing but issues with Asus boards. DOA, RMA, failing extremely quickly, etc. However, I've thrown a gigabyte board against the wall and still had it function.

    Now with 57.3% more flames!

  • SabiancymSabiancym Member UncommonPosts: 3,150

    Changed the MOBO, GPU, and PSU.

     

    I'll be changing my card to a Sapphire 4870x2.

    Only one card out there can compete with it and that is the GTX 295, which is $100 more expensive in this case and barely beats the 4870x2 in most cases.  Sounds like the Nvidia fanboi didn't do his homework.

     

    Of course I'll be using a 64-bit OS.  The gigabyte MOBO is the cheapest x58 I could find and it has solid reviews.

  • BetaguyBetaguy Member UncommonPosts: 2,629
    Originally posted by Sabiancym


    Changed the MOBO, GPU, and PSU.
     
    I'll be changing my card to a Sapphire 4870x2.
    Only one card out there can compete with it and that is the GTX 295, which is $100 more expensive in this case and barely beats the 4870x2 in most cases.  Sounds like the Nvidia fanboi didn't do his homework.
     
    Of course I'll be using a 64-bit OS.  The gigabyte MOBO is the cheapest x58 I could find and it has solid reviews.



     

    This is the difference between those who think im wrong and those who know im right.  Cheapest? prices?Frig that! If you want the best gaming rig then put the best parts in it and stop trying to save a few lousey dollars.  You get what you pay for...

    Also just becuase I chose Nividia and Asus doesn't mean I think the other two are crap the way you make it sound.  Nice try on putting words in my mouth.

    ps. You just stated that the GTX 295 (which I run in quad. Im a firm believer of go big or go home.) is marginally better and cost a hundred dollars more. Where didn't I do my homework? It is better than the 4870, nuff said.  I just wouldn't let a hundred dollars stop me from getting what I want.

    pss. I don't read minds, if your going to try and brag up a mediocre system the least you can do is add your OS in with the spec's because that plays a major role.

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  • SabiancymSabiancym Member UncommonPosts: 3,150
    Originally posted by sinjin

    Originally posted by Sabiancym


    Changed the MOBO, GPU, and PSU.
     
    I'll be changing my card to a Sapphire 4870x2.
    Only one card out there can compete with it and that is the GTX 295, which is $100 more expensive in this case and barely beats the 4870x2 in most cases.  Sounds like the Nvidia fanboi didn't do his homework.
     
    Of course I'll be using a 64-bit OS.  The gigabyte MOBO is the cheapest x58 I could find and it has solid reviews.



     

    This is the difference between those who think im wrong and those who know im right.  Cheapest? prices?Frig that! If you want the best gaming rig then put the best parts in it and stop trying to save a few lousey dollars.  You get what you pay for...

    Also just becuase I chose Nividia and Asus doesn't mean I think the other two are crap the way you make it sound.  Nice try on putting words in my mouth.

    ps. You just stated that the GTX 295 (which I run in quad. Im a firm believer of go big or go home.) is marginally better and cost a hundred dollars more. Where didn't I do my homework? It is better than the 4870, nuff said.  I just wouldn't let a hundred dollars stop me from getting what I want.

    pss. I don't read minds, if your going to try and brag up a mediocre system the least you can do is add your OS in with the spec's because that plays a major role.



     

     

    Enjoy your 5 extra fps at 100 dollars per frame.  I'll be playing smoothly with extra cash in my pocket.

     

  • RespitRespit Member Posts: 770
    Originally posted by sinjin

    Originally posted by Sabiancym


    Changed the MOBO, GPU, and PSU.
     
    I'll be changing my card to a Sapphire 4870x2.
    Only one card out there can compete with it and that is the GTX 295, which is $100 more expensive in this case and barely beats the 4870x2 in most cases.  Sounds like the Nvidia fanboi didn't do his homework.
     
    Of course I'll be using a 64-bit OS.  The gigabyte MOBO is the cheapest x58 I could find and it has solid reviews.



     

    This is the difference between those who think im wrong and those who know im right.  Cheapest? prices?Frig that! If you want the best gaming rig then put the best parts in it and stop trying to save a few lousey dollars.  You get what you pay for...

    That's rich...    I thought I was wrong once, about being wrong.

    Also just becuase I chose Nividia and Asus doesn't mean I think the other two are crap the way you make it sound.  Nice try on putting words in my mouth.

    I read what he wrote, read it backwards, and in a mirror, must have missed the spin...

    ps. You just stated that the GTX 295 (which I run in quad. Im a firm believer of go big or go home.) is marginally better and cost a hundred dollars more. Where didn't I do my homework? It is better than the 4870, nuff said.  I just wouldn't let a hundred dollars stop me from getting what I want.

    Well, good for you. Not everyone has unlimited funds, or thinks that $100 is nothing.

    pss. I don't read minds, if your going to try and brag up a mediocre system the least you can do is add your OS in with the spec's because that plays a major role.

    Missed the "bragging up" part of his post also. Must be getting old.

    Settle down, I can't figure out why you feel so threatened.



     

    Personally, I like Asus and Nvidia myself. But that is basically because I have never had any problems with them, and have never really tried anything else. Unless you count a SOYO Dragon Ultra Plus I had a few years ago. Which was a really good board, btw.

    Sounds like you have a good sense of what you want, and it should be a nice system for you.

    And for what it's worth, I have seriously looked at the 4870X2 myself, but I understand it uses a ton of power, so I'll need to do a little more research on it.

    Good luck, and happy gaming.

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  • SXRchosen1SXRchosen1 Member Posts: 179

    get ride of that pos ATI and go with a Geforce and you're good to go

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  • 1-8-71-8-7 Member Posts: 74

    Looks like a pretty nice setup.  I'd check into geting a faster rpm hd and the extreme edition of the processor.

     

  • SabiancymSabiancym Member UncommonPosts: 3,150
    Originally posted by 1-8-7


    Looks like a pretty nice setup.  I'd check into geting a faster rpm hd and the extreme edition of the processor.

     



     

    I've thought about going for a 10000rpm drive, but the cost to space ratio is so much better witha 7200rpm and I'm not sure how much of a performance boost I'd get with a 10000rpm as I've never used or seen them in action.

    I'm planning on overclocking the cpu to at least 3.4ghz , which is why I got that massive heatsink.

  • CleffyCleffy Member RarePosts: 6,414

    Budget board, budget performance.  Spend the extra $100 on a better motherboard.  If you look at the board it has 4 dimms of memory.  It should have 3 or 6 dimms ideally.  Also even though its on an X58 chipset it doesn't support SLI, which leads me to believe its not truly an X58 chipset.

  • xKrNMBoYxxKrNMBoYx Member Posts: 165

    Thats Sweet, way better then my current configuration.

     

    I'd say maybe a gtx 295 will be better then a 4870x2..but then its new so the price is up above the $500.  ALso maybe have a blue ray drive if ur gonna use ur pc to watch hd movies

     

    I want i7 Extreme 965 build..that would be my dream, and last for several years

  • SabiancymSabiancym Member UncommonPosts: 3,150
    Originally posted by xKrNMBoYx


    Thats Sweet, way better then my current configuration.
     
    I'd say maybe a gtx 295 will be better then a 4870x2..but then its new so the price is up above the $500.  ALso maybe have a blue ray drive if ur gonna use ur pc to watch hd movies
     
    I want i7 Extreme 965 build..that would be my dream, and last for several years



     

    With the right heatsink you can overclock the 920 or 940 to well above the 965 speed, but yea it would be sweet if could spend $1000 on a processor.

  • TykeroTykero Member Posts: 349
    Originally posted by sinjin

    Originally posted by Sabiancym


    Changed the MOBO, GPU, and PSU.
     
    I'll be changing my card to a Sapphire 4870x2.
    Only one card out there can compete with it and that is the GTX 295, which is $100 more expensive in this case and barely beats the 4870x2 in most cases.  Sounds like the Nvidia fanboi didn't do his homework.
     
    Of course I'll be using a 64-bit OS.  The gigabyte MOBO is the cheapest x58 I could find and it has solid reviews.



     

    This is the difference between those who think im wrong and those who know im right.  Cheapest? prices?Frig that! If you want the best gaming rig then put the best parts in it and stop trying to save a few lousey dollars.  You get what you pay for...

    Also just becuase I chose Nividia and Asus doesn't mean I think the other two are crap the way you make it sound.  Nice try on putting words in my mouth.

    ps. You just stated that the GTX 295 (which I run in quad. Im a firm believer of go big or go home.) is marginally better and cost a hundred dollars more. Where didn't I do my homework? It is better than the 4870, nuff said.  I just wouldn't let a hundred dollars stop me from getting what I want.

    pss. I don't read minds, if your going to try and brag up a mediocre system the least you can do is add your OS in with the spec's because that plays a major role.

     

    You stated that his build was mediocre, and then go on to state that you run Quad SLI GTX 295s.

     

    Wow.

     

    The system he has set up can run anything out now at max, and will be able to for a few years.

    That's excellent.

    Your standards are insane.

    The only difference between his build and yours is that yours costs three times as much and generates a similar multiple increase in heat and power consumption.

    Congratulations on being the very definition of elitist.

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  • xKrNMBoYxxKrNMBoYx Member Posts: 165
    Originally posted by Sabiancym

    Originally posted by xKrNMBoYx


    Thats Sweet, way better then my current configuration.
     
    I'd say maybe a gtx 295 will be better then a 4870x2..but then its new so the price is up above the $500.  ALso maybe have a blue ray drive if ur gonna use ur pc to watch hd movies
     
    I want i7 Extreme 965 build..that would be my dream, and last for several years



     

    With the right heatsink you can overclock the 920 or 940 to well above the 965 speed, but yea it would be sweet if could spend $1000 on a processor.



     

    Yea I know of the overclock capabilities, I'm just a guy who likes to play safe, I mean after I gain some knowledge of overclocking, then yea i'd over clock the 965 also

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