Will this build work, please comment.

[erick123]

Western Digital Caviar Black WD2001FASS 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>should I get a 10000RPM raptor hard drive?<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

CORSAIR XMS3 12GB (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop

MSI Big Bang-XPower LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80601930

XIGMATEK Intel Core i7 compatible Dark Knight-S1283V REV.W with ACK-I5361 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler I7 i5 775 AMD ...

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Full >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>is this a 64 bit???<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Subtotal: $1,294.91 From new egg.

From newegg.

GTX280 GPU.
750watter Powersupply.
Optical drives x2.
Unicorn case.
Might I need anything else?


(sorry I am not trying to spam or anything, but I changed my mind on a few pieces, and my last thread kinda went off subject, My fault though)

 

[Sean W.]

no, a 10k rpm drive wont help anything really.. get a 7200rpm drive.

honestly... thats a pretty crappy build.. what is your budget and i will put together a build for you.

 

[erick123]

no, a 10k rpm drive wont help anything really.. get a 7200rpm drive.

honestly... thats a pretty crappy build.. what is your budget and i will put together a build for you.

Thanks, my budget would be around 1300.

I am glad I asked now!

Please note that I am keeping these from my last build.

GTX280 GPU.
750watter Powersupply.
Optical drives x2.
Unicorn case.

 

[Sean W.]

Mother Board: $310
ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366
Newegg.com - ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
YouTube - Asus P6X58D Premium Motherboard

CPU: $290
Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield
Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80601930
YouTube - Intel Core i7 930 Retail Processor Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips

Memory: $145
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ
YouTube - G.Skill F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ 6GB Triple Channel DDR3 RAM Kit Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips

CPU Cooler: $65
CORSAIR A70
Newegg.com - CORSAIR CAFA70 120mm Dual-Fan CPU Cooler
YouTube - Corsair A70 High Performance CPU Dual 120mm Fan Air Cooler Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips

HDD: $70
Western Digital Caviar Blue 640GB 7200rpm
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

OS: $100
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - Operating Systems

Total: $980


Since you have a little playing room for your budget, you can get another graphics card.

Graphics card: $295
XFX HD-585X-ZAFC Radeon HD 5850
Newegg.com - XFX HD-585X-ZAFC Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ Eyefinity
YouTube - Radeon HD 5850 1GB ATI Video Card XFX Unboxing Linus Tech Tips


Which would bring your total to $1275


With that and your other grapihcs card used as a physics card, you will be able to smash any game on the market!

 

[Slaymate]

You can only use the Nvidia card for PhysX with a ATI card if you use hacked drivers. So depending upon the game and whether it needs updated drivers or not, you may or may not have PhysX support. If you want to keep the GTX 280 you should look at the GTX 460 or 465.

 

[GoogleIntel]

You can only use the Nvidia card for PhysX with a ATI card if you use hacked drivers. So depending upon the game and whether it needs updated drivers or not, you may or may not have PhysX support. If you want to keep the GTX 280 you should look at the GTX 460 or 465.

I would never recommend GTX 465 to anyone, unless if you could find one for cheap price

GTX 460 (1GB/256-bit model) performs better than GTX 465 in most gaming benchmarks, consume much less power, and usually cost same or even cheaper

 

[erick123]

Mother Board: $310
ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366
Newegg.com - ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
YouTube - Asus P6X58D Premium Motherboard

CPU: $290
Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield
Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80601930
YouTube - Intel Core i7 930 Retail Processor Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips

Memory: $145
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ
YouTube - G.Skill F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ 6GB Triple Channel DDR3 RAM Kit Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips

CPU Cooler: $65
CORSAIR A70
Newegg.com - CORSAIR CAFA70 120mm Dual-Fan CPU Cooler
YouTube - Corsair A70 High Performance CPU Dual 120mm Fan Air Cooler Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips

HDD: $70
Western Digital Caviar Blue 640GB 7200rpm
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

OS: $100
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - Operating Systems

Total: $980




I am about to pull the trigger... but I have a few questions, sorry!

Why get the 640HDD, and not the 2tb? (i already have a external 2tb hdd, so I guess it is not needed.)

CORSAIR CAFA70 120mm Dual-Fan CPU Cooler seems REALLY nice.

DDR3, so 3x is better than the 6x?

Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield is just bad ***, and is cheap.

ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366, looks nice, I must have overlooked it.

the guy who is going to be building my computer likes the build you recommended.




I am thinking of getting a graphic card too, sapphire radeon HD 5970...

Thanks for the help / please get back to me.

About how far can I have my guy overclock this?

Thank you.

 

[Sean W.]

i went with the 640 because if i went with the 2tb it would have gone out of budget.

the corsair A70 is a great cooler! so is the Coolermaster V8, V6GT and the noctua NH D14, look into each of those, read and watch reviews on yourube and google. really cant go wrong with any of the ones i listed tho.

the i7 930 uses triple channle ram, so 3 gig ( 3x1 ) 6 gig ( 3x2 ) 12 gig ( 3x4 ) or 24gig ( 6x4 ) there are others but those are the main ones. but you wont need more than 6 gigs.

the Asus P6X58D premium mother board is the bees knees.

and i suggested the 5850 because the 5970 was out of budget. but if you want a 5970 thats the best fastest meaniest graphics card on the planet.

and i7s love being overclocked. get one of those CPU coolers and we can help you overclock it!

 

[erick123]

i went with the 640 because if i went with the 2tb it would have gone out of budget.

the corsair A70 is a great cooler! so is the Coolermaster V8, V6GT and the noctua NH D14, look into each of those, read and watch reviews on yourube and google. really cant go wrong with any of the ones i listed tho.

the i7 930 uses triple channle ram, so 3 gig ( 3x1 ) 6 gig ( 3x2 ) 12 gig ( 3x4 ) or 24gig ( 6x4 ) there are others but those are the main ones. but you wont need more than 6 gigs.

the Asus P6X58D premium mother board is the bees knees.

and i suggested the 5850 because the 5970 was out of budget. but if you want a 5970 thats the best fastest meaniest graphics card on the planet.

and i7s love being overclocked. get one of those CPU coolers and we can help you overclock it!

sounds good, thanks for all the help.

will take pics when the gear arrives.

what do you think of this?

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

 

[Abstract Hero]

and i suggested the 5850 because the 5970 was out of budget. but if you want a 5970 thats the best fastest meaniest graphics card on the planet.
!

Fanboy alert! haha. Not going to argue with you knowing I'm a nvidia guy lol
but it is a mean mofo of a GPU