New Computer Rig

[Belowzero78]

Is there any card that is pretty close to the 5870, but a little cheaper?

Also as for the GPU, i'm not really a hard hard core gamer, so a lower card will do!

 

[Belowzero78]

Here guys, this is my final build! Tell what me what you think, I've been building through a retailer called Memory Express up in Canada and I've been checking prices with Newegg.ca since they do a 7 days price match guarantee. Yes, I'm letting them build the machine and installing the OS. Any feedback or suggestions are welcomed before I go ahead with this.

NTEC Nine Hundred Ultimate Gamer Case
ILC: 761345159005 SKU: MX14869 1 $99.99


ANTEC 120mm Blue LED Fan
ILC: 761345770958 SKU: MX2604 1 $19.99


Intel Coreâ„¢ i7 Processor 930 2.80GHz w/ 8MB Cache
ILC: 735858213318 SKU: MX27706 1 $319.99


Zalman CNPS9900 LED CPU Cooler for Socket 775 / 1366
ILC: 823884200775 SKU: MX22921 1 $69.99


Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R w/ TripleDDR3 2200, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, USB3.0, 1394, PCI-E 2.0, CrossFireX / SLI
ILC: GA-X58A-UD3R SKU: MX27307 1 $239.99


Corsair 6GB XMS3-1600 PC3-12800 Coreâ„¢ i7 Triple Channel DDR3 Kit (3 x 2GB) w/ Intel XMP
ILC: 843591003704 SKU: MX22567 1 $219.99


Western Digital 1TB Caviar Blue 7200rpm SATA II w/ 32MB Cache
ILC: WD10EALS SKU: MX28195 1 $79.99


LG Super-Multi 24x DVD Writer, SATA, Black (OEM)
ILC: GH24NS50-BK SKU: MX26532 1 $27.99


Corsair HX 750W Power Supply w/ 140mm Fan
ILC: 843591004251 SKU: MX24570 1 $164.99


Assemble Assemble Hardware + Load my O/S
ILC: BUILD_SYS_OS SKU: MX1617 1 $70.00


BenQ V2410 24in Widescreen LED LCD w/ HDMI
ILC: 840046020194 SKU: MX27480 1 $269.99


Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium x64 (64-bit) DVD - OEM
ILC: GFC-00599 SKU: MX25758 1 $99.99


Sapphire Radeon HD 5830 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E w/ Dual DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort
ILC: 840777046920 SKU: MX27928 1 $269.99

 

[Sean W.]

get a i7 920

dont get the zalman cooler, there are better coolers for the same price

 

[Belowzero78]

Why do you recommend the 920 rather than the 930?

 

[Sean W.]

many people have experienced better overclocking with the 920.

 

[Belowzero78]

many people have experienced better overclocking with the 920.

Ok, that sounds good to me then. I don't really overclock a whole lot and i could save more money this way by getting the 920. As the CPU cooler, which one is the best and is there one that contains a blue LED fan with it (main reason i wanted the Zalman) lol.

 

[Sean W.]

lol ur as bad as me with blue LED fans.

if thats more important to you than performance ( which the difference will be minnimal ) go with the zalman, its not a bad cooler there are just better ones.