hows this for a high end gaming PC?

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Sean W.

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First of all, Hi :) im Sean, i live 20 miles south east of Los Angles :)

so i just bought a computer, it has:

Phenom II 965 quad core processor over clocked to 3.4ghz
HIS 5870
and 4 gigs of DDR3 ram


i love it, but its not fast enough, so im trying to sell it, if i can sell it this is what i want to build. let me know what you think. i am kind of worried about the mother board, i cant really find a review about this particular mother board and i have read about equal reviews good and bad on new egg about it. also, i want to use the Antec 300 case but i have been told that a 5970 will not fit, so i was wondering if anyone has had any success modifying an antec or similar case to ge ta 5970 to fit.

The reason im building this machine to play Crysis at maxed resolution and maxed out settings with out missing a beat.

so here is the parts list, the reason im posting this is because i dont know what i am doing and you folks do, so dont hesitate to hold back anything.

Case: $55
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.amazon.com/Antec-Three-Hu...2752573&sr=8-1

Power supply: $88
AZZA PSAZ-850B14 Dynamo 850W Power Supply (Black)
http://www.amazon.com/AZZA-PSAZ-850B...2751888&sr=1-1

Ram: $170
6GB G.Skill DDR3 PC3-10666 (1333MHz) CL9-9-9-24 Triple Channel kit NQ Series
http://www.amazon.com/G-Skill-PC3-10...8&sr=1-3-fkmr1

Graphics Card: $700
SAPPHIRE 100280SR Radeon HD 5970
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102887

Hard Drive: $55
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152181

Optic Drive: $25
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151192

CPU cooler: $80
Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H50 All in One High-performance CPU Cooler CWCH50-1
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Coolin...2753386&sr=1-1

Mother Board: $175
MSI X58M 1366 Intel X58 uATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/MSI-X58M-1366-...2757835&sr=8-1

Central Processor unit: $266
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-930 2.80GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU, Retail BX80601930
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Processo...2844139&sr=1-1


total: $1614

thanks for any replies
 
if your current computer supports duel cards just put another 5870 in there and save your money of a new build. for gaming your cpu is good enough an i7 wont really make a difference.
 
yea thats my back up plan if i cant sell my computer close to what i paid for it. i didnt built it, i had someone built it for me. and i kinda regret not building it my self. i have enver built a computer and really want to. so thats kinda another reason i want to sell it so i can built one.

but if i cant sell it, im going to throw in another 5870, get the corsair H50 water cool kit and 4 more gigs of ram and that should be a pretty beastly rig. yea?
 
Case: $55
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.amazon.com/Antec-Three-Hu...2752573&sr=8-1

Power supply: $88
AZZA PSAZ-850B14 Dynamo 850W Power Supply (Black)
http://www.amazon.com/AZZA-PSAZ-850B...2751888&sr=1-1

Ram: $170
6GB G.Skill DDR3 PC3-10666 (1333MHz) CL9-9-9-24 Triple Channel kit NQ Series
http://www.amazon.com/G-Skill-PC3-10...8&sr=1-3-fkmr1

Graphics Card: $700
SAPPHIRE 100280SR Radeon HD 5970
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102887

Hard Drive: $55
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152181

Optic Drive: $25
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151192

CPU cooler: $80
Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H50 All in One High-performance CPU Cooler CWCH50-1
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Coolin...2753386&sr=1-1

Mother Board: $175
MSI X58M 1366 Intel X58 uATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/MSI-X58M-1366-...2757835&sr=8-1

Central Processor unit: $266
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-930 2.80GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU, Retail BX80601930
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Processo...2844139&sr=1-1


total: $1614
 
if your current computer supports duel cards just put another 5870 in there and save your money of a new build. for gaming your cpu is good enough an i7 wont really make a difference.

i agree...purchasse another 5870 for crossfire mode
and i would get a different heatsink and overclock more
also dont need such a big PSU i have 750w for 2x 5870

I just be happen to have a new box of Primotech Megahalems
and XFX 5870 XXX-edition card in mint conidition
PM me
 
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