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Okay, so I was thinking about building a new rig containing the following:
Case: Cooler Master CM690 II MB: MSI 870A-G54 CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 955 Black Edition GPU: ASUS Radeon HD 6850/6870 HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 500GB 7200 RPM RAM: CORSAIR 4GB DDR3 1333 Optical: LG 22x CD/DVD Burner PSU: SeaSonic S12II 620W Does this look good? I put it together on newegg for $722.92 (I might be able to lower the price if I can find any combos). Any suggestions would be appreciated. |
Everything checks out nicely. If you want to play every game on the market, you'd need a better card. If you're not looking to make a gaming computer, then you'll be fine. It wouldn't hurt to get a 750W PSU, though. And you might want to take a look at the Caviar Black HDD if you haven't already. And what OS are you going with? If you're gonna use 7, then 8GB wouldn't hurt.
The heatsink on the Phenom isn't very good, from what I've been told. [I'm still working on building, so you might want to wait until a more experienced member comments] |
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Two considerations. 1TB Drives really aren't much more than 500GBs, plus they usually have bigger caches and are newer (therefore faster). Also, the graphics card really depends on your monitor(s) and what you are playing. The rest is sweet, but as Purple said, get a cooler for the CPU. |
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Not a bad build. I agree with others that going with a bigger HDD and more RAM would be better suited for a gaming system (as I'm assuming that this is what you're doing). I'll attach a pdf that I printed from NewEgg with my recommended build. Just let me know what you think, and enjoy! :D
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The Samsung F3 drives are also a lot quieter than the WD Caviar Blacks. Just go with the 1TB Spinpoint F3. I mean, the performance is slightly better with the Caviar Blacks, but if noise/price are an issue... |
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That's the only reason I did that build, not sure if he is on a budget. If not, then here's my other suggestion (attached). I also own two 750GB WD CB's, and I've never noticed either making any noise (and I've had them for almost two years, now). I still recommend them.
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lol, way to take that from one extreme to another. It's all about bang-for-buck. That board is probably overkill, as is the Graphics card. lol, the CM V10. I'm sorry, but it's a gimmick. If you want the best air cooling has to offer, the Noctua NH-D14 (I think) and the Thermalright Silver Arrow are the best. A little huge, though, but the V10 has a similar issue. |
Yeah, I'd probably still recommend the other heatsink cooler. I've actually had great luck with the Gemini. I've found that idling, my processor sits a little below 30*C (usually ~28*). I've got a GTX295 in my system now, but looking to possibly going to the GTX580 this spring.
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What CPU are you getting those temps on? If it was an i7, I would be impressed. If it was a Phenom, it's nothing special. Need to take ambient into account, too. If you're up for the price, the 580 is looking like an awesome card, yeah. Lets see what the 6970 brings. :D |
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