Building a new Computer

[.GeO.]

Hey guys, I'm building a new computer. I plan on making it a beast that i can upgrade year to year without having to buy everything again, even though I do enjoy building them . I have a few questions though, so I'll just post what I have so far.

 

Case: IN WIN Dragon Rider

Newegg.com - IN WIN Dragon Rider Black 1.0 - 0.8mm SECC Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Professional

Newegg.com - ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Professional AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

 

Power Supply: Zephyr 750 Watt

Newegg.com - hec Zephyr MX 750 750W Peak Output ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

 

Video Cards: 2x XFX Radeon 6950 1GB 256-bit

Newegg.com - XFX HD-695X-ZNDC Radeon HD 6950 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

 

HDD: Western Digital 1TB

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

 

Ram: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4 x 4GB [16GB]

Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9Q-16GBXL

 

CD Drive: Lite-On Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Burner

Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 8MB Cache SATA 12X Blu-ray Burner with Blu-ray 3D feature IHBS112-29 - Blu-Ray Burners

 

Processor: AMD 8 Core 3.6Ghz FX-8150 "Bulldozer"

Newegg.com - AMD FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6GHz 8MB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8150FRGUBOX

 

Now my question is about the processor. Money is not an issue, as i have been saving up for awhile just to build a monster computer. Now, should i get this CPU, or should i just get like a quad or 6 core AMD processor? I would like to only have straight answers, not "LOL AMD SUX" and no "INTEL IS THE BEST" please. Any help would be appreciated, thanks again!!

[Silva]

Personally i would go for the Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K mostly since games dont support 8 cores and its nearly just as fast with probably better overclocking ability. But if you really want to get the AMD that is still a great CPU.

 

And if your going to choose the i7 i would also switch out your cards for these Newegg.com - EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1563-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card.

 

Also if money isn't really an issue you might even want to just get an SSD for booting up and certain applications while the HDD can be for everything else.

[jazzy]

Wait on buying HDDs until price reduces, use your current one for now. They are $50-$100 overpriced due to flooding. As for your case it's a full atx when you don't need that big of one, I recommend the antec 300 personally.

 

As for your ram, you definitely don't need 16GB, 8gb would do fine.

 

Next I'd recommend buying Intel, and not just because AMD sucks, but because Intel's i7-2600 would be better buy than the 8150. Regardless, I recommend not buying amd due to multitude of cores not performing well in games due to poor optimization coupled with the fact you only need at best, an i5-2500k on intel's side. If you just want a super fast cpu, go with the i7-2600, as it outperforms the 8150.

 

Next your motherboard needs to change regardless of what CPU you pick, you are buying a triple sli/crossfire mobo when you're only buying 2 gpus (by the way, the 6950 IS the way to go, and your psu should be able to handle it (just make sure it has enough 6 pins, if not, buy some 4pin molex to 6 pin converters)), i recommend trying to cut costs a little by buying a 2 sli/crossfire mobo, as even if you think that later on you wish to upgrade a third gpu, i would definitely not recommend it as that mobo has it's 3rd pci-e slot at 4X, which won't take full advantage of the gpu.

 

lol i found this one: Newegg.com - ASRock 990FX Extreme3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

still has a 4x third pci-e slot but it's cheaper and basically the same specs from what i checked over, feel free to look at it as i'm kind of rushing this

 

can't htink of anything else atm, other than my case i recommended you might not fit the 6950's. might want to do research on it but i just cannot recommend a full-atx tower. it may be great to have all that space, but in the long run it's not going to do you a whole lot it being a HUGE FUCKING TOWER. off the top of my head if you want cable management i'd say uhhh

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Compucase Case with USB 3.0, Black Interior and Four Fans-1x 230mm front RED LED fan, 1x 140mm rear fan, 1x 230mm top fan, and 1x 230mm side fan is a really great full tower and probably has same specs for the same price (after rebate) and more, i dunno, ill look at the cases more later but this is just my suggestion for now

 

 

Also if money isn't really an issue you might even want to just get an SSD for booting up and certain applications while the HDD can be for everything else.

 

forgot to mention this, SSDs would be a good starter buy if you don't want to buy a hdd due to inflated prices, as i believe ssds are still at the same price and perform mcumccuhcuchcuchuhcuh better than any hdd ever made. your choice! they cost a LOT compared to HDD's though as usually (not right now, however) hdds are as low as .2 cents a gigabyte but ssds are almost $1!

 

also, Newegg.com - MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III PE/OC Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

buy two of these instead, i made a mistake you're about to make where i bought 768mb of gtx 460's (you buying 1gb of 6950s) when there was a 1gb available (2gb for you), DONT DO THIS. buy the 2gb, the more memory the longer sustainability to you will have in the future ESPECIALLY for games that use anti-aliasing or when you use dual monitors or a abnormally large monitor.

[.GeO.]

Wow, thank you for that long response, i appreciate it. The bad thing is i already got the case, motherboard, power supply and the video card. Oh well, ill just crossfire them and it'll still be good. I think im going to get the new quad ati has out, and i'll stick with the 8gb of ram. Thank you for your suggestions though! I appreciate them!

 

EDIT: My current hard drive is about to fail, just like my 750gb did last month. When will the price of hard drives go down?

[jazzy]

Wow, thank you for that long response, i appreciate it. The bad thing is i already got the case, motherboard, power supply and the video card. Oh well, ill just crossfire them and it'll still be good. I think im going to get the new quad ati has out, and i'll stick with the 8gb of ram. Thank you for your suggestions though! I appreciate them!

 

EDIT: My current hard drive is about to fail, just like my 750gb did last month. When will the price of hard drives go down?

 

Dunno off hand, but if it's serious then you're going to have to swallow your wallet and fork it over if you need to. Can't recall another time where this has happened, also the case and vid card you have is fine, i was just making the suggestion of getting something better, the performance boost from the vid card would be alright but not amazing. the case itself is fine as well, just watch out for the loudness of it.

[.GeO.]

I know i realized my mistake after i bought it, but i don't feel like returning it then getting the other one one, to lazy i suppose. I'm not in a rush i just want to use it, so i guess i will fork it over. Watch the prices go down in like a week haha. Thank you again though!

[Chaoz`]

lool you might have to wait longer then a week, i heard from some guys at work, who are buyers of hardware and other shit, that this is probably gonna last several months or so, until everything in Thailand is up and running.

[.GeO.]

damn, well i made my final decision on a 750gb 7200rpm 64mb cache for $120, I'll buy a second one when the time comes.

[.GeO.]

Alright, so this is my final build, hopefully everything else arrives next week:

 

Case: IN WIN Dragon Rider

Newegg.com - IN WIN Dragon Rider Black 1.0 - 0.8mm SECC Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

 

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Professional

Newegg.com - ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Professional AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

 

Power Supply: Zephyr 750 Watt

Newegg.com - hec Zephyr MX 750 750W Peak Output ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Video Cards: 2x XFX Radeon 6950 1GB 256-bit

Newegg.com - XFX HD-695X-ZNDC Radeon HD 6950 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

 

HDD: Western Digital 750GB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136950

 

RAM: G.Skill Sniper Series 2 x 4GB [8 GB, expand as needed]

Newegg.com - G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR

 

CD Drive: LG DVD/CD Burner [i don't need a blu-ray burner]

Newegg.com - LG CD/DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model GH22NS70 OEM - CD / DVD Burners

 

Processor: AMD Quad Core 3.6Ghz FX - 4100

Newegg.com - AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) 4 x 1MB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4100WMGUSBX

 

Fans: 3 Green LED Fans [just to make it prettier]

Newegg.com - APEVIA CF12SL-BGN 120mm UV green LED fan w/3-pin and 4-pin connectors and black grill

 

Will Post Pictures ASAP, hopefully by next week, thanks for the help guys, i saved a few hundred bucks