Critique My First Build! (Thoughts?) (Will Buy Soon)

TheRoo · Jan 24, 2012

As far as the i5 CPU goes... That's a for sure no.
I do a ton of video editing/encoding/flash generating and multitasking.
The x4core 3.6 fx is simply much better for my general needs.

I'll be gaming 30% of the time, with the other 70% video editing, working, etc etc.

GhOsT1321 · Jan 24, 2012

TheRoo said:
As far as the i5 CPU goes... That's a for sure no.
I do a ton of video editing/encoding/flash generating and multitasking.
The x4core 3.6 fx is simply much better for my general needs.

I'll be gaming 30% of the time, with the other 70% video editing, working, etc etc.

I wouldn't be so sure on that.
The i5 at 2.8Ghz outperforms the 4100fx at 3.6Ghz. Not all CPUs are created equally. Ghz no longer is the only factor for speed.
PassMark Intel vs AMD CPU Benchmarks - High End
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-2300+@+2.80GHz
vs
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+FX-4100+Quad-Core

In general, bulldozer isn't bad, but it was over-hyped and was a let down. Last I read it performed up to 7% faster than it's previous phenom counter part. In some cases, it actually trailed behind. For now, Intel is ahead.

Regarding you being partial to ATI/AMD video cards.
The 6950 and the 560 Ti trade blows from benchmark to benchmark. They are essentially equivalent.
This would likely be a very nice overclocker sue to the Twin Frozr 3 cooler on it.
Newegg.com - MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III 1G/OC Radeon HD 6950 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

Fat.Clown · Jan 24, 2012

TheRoo said:
As far as the i5 CPU goes... That's a for sure no.
I do a ton of video editing/encoding/flash generating and multitasking.
The x4core 3.6 fx is simply much better for my general needs.

I'll be gaming 30% of the time, with the other 70% video editing, working, etc etc.

8 gigs of memory - will benefit you a lot for video editing.
faster processor - less rendering time, better gaming performance, and power savings.
free dirt 3 game.
free corel editing software.
better power supply
better case
the know how of building your own pc - easily fix anything if **** goes wrong, instead of paying for technical support down the road.
knowing you are more capable than a monkey.

con:

you are a klutz and ****s up installation - wasted hundred of dollars.
knowing a monkey is more capable.

I_Am_Skip · Jan 27, 2012

The radeon 6950 is practically the same speed wise as a 560ti. And same price roughly as well. Other than that I +1 Ghost's build.

MindoverMaster · Jan 28, 2012

Oops, wrong thread, sorry.

I_Am_Skip · Jan 28, 2012

Yes, I meant the 560ti haha, typo whoops

tj_extreme · Jan 28, 2012

TheRoo said:
Here's what I've decided on, it's putting a strain on my computer budget, so I can't afford any more "upgrades" without taking away from something else. I'm buying from CyberPowerPC.com.
Anywhere you see I can save money, and still get great gaming/video editing performance?
Anywhere that's almost necessary to upgrade?
Thoughts?

Tower/Case (includes Blue Neon Lights, Temp Gauge, Fan Speed Gauge, and VU Gauge): ~85.00

Case Dimensions (Image Link)

CPU: ~$109
AMD FX-4100 3.60 GHz Quad-Core AM3+ CPU 4MB L2 Cache

MOTHERBOARD: ~$70.00
[CrossFireX] MSI 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX Mainboard w/ OC Genie II, Winki 3, 7.1 Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe X16, 2 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI

RAM/MEMORY: ~$25.00
4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory

VIDEO CARD/GPU: ~175.00
AMD Radeon HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 16X PCIe

POWER SUPPLY: ~80.00
700 Watts - XtremeGear SLI/CrossFireX Ready Power Supply

HARDDRIVE: ~125.00
500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD

+ Fee for building and shipping over the internet.
(I don't have the tools or the know-how to build it myself.)

Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated. I'm no expert on building computers, so any input about what I could save money on, or what I NEED to upgrade would be fantastic!

Current Approx. Price, Including all fees and shipping:
~$850.00

Just an FYI, that case is garbage, and way overpriced.

I_Am_Skip · Jan 29, 2012

That case is just plain ugly honestly haha.

tj_extreme · Jan 30, 2012

TheRoo said:
As far as the i5 CPU goes... That's a for sure no.
I do a ton of video editing/encoding/flash generating and multitasking.
The x4core 3.6 fx is simply much better for my general needs.

I'll be gaming 30% of the time, with the other 70% video editing, working, etc etc.

I don't know where you get your info, but the i5 is a hell of a lot "faster" than the Bulldozer.

GhOsT1321 said:
In general, bulldozer isn't bad, but it was over-hyped and was a let down. For now, Intel is ahead.

Face it, Bullzoder is pretty bad. "In some cases, it trails behind Phenom". Intel is so far ahead now, it's not even funny.

GhOsT1321 · Jan 30, 2012

tj_extreme said:
Face it, Bullzoder is pretty bad. "In some cases, it trails behind Phenom". Intel is so far ahead now, it's not even funny.

Bulldozer is pretty dissappointing. AMD does have a bit of catching up to do. I hope that the fix for bulldozer universally improves all bulldozer systems.
AMD needs to improve it's processing performance, otherwise Intel will not have any competiton...

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I don't overclock

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