Case: Antec Three $69.99 -$15 rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/NewProduct.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066
Drive: Samsung Blu Ray $69.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/NewProduct.aspx?Item=N82E16827151199
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard $106.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/NewProduct.aspx?Item=N82E16813128443
GPU: MSI HAWK ATI 5770 $179.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/NewProduct.aspx?Item=N82E16814127490
Power Supply: Antec Earthwatts 650w $99.99 -$20 rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/NewProduct.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 $159.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/NewProduct.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 2x2GB $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/NewProduct.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277
Internal HDD: Western Digital 1TB 7200rpm $89.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/NewProduct.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284
Did I do good boyah? Anything else to change? Total is $842
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You mean a 5770, right? I sure hope you do.
Aside from that it looks like a pretty solid build.
Sounds good. Just ordered my laptop for college. Its pretty good.
HP Dm4t
-Intel core i5 2.6ghz
-6gb ram
-1gb vram
-500 gb hd
ETC. I'm going to love it.
Really thats pretty good for 800...if i were to build a desktop right now, it would be just for net, and file storage, and be underpowered. Ha i'd be on a budget. It'd probably be like the intel desktop boards, with the integrated atom processor.
But ya dun pretty well.
Quote from: Trevor on July 23, 2010, 07:27:44 AM
You mean a 5770, right? I sure hope you do.
Aside from that it looks like a pretty solid build.
yeah I do, was a typo
What're you using for cooling?
Quote from: Khadafi on July 24, 2010, 09:07:33 AM
What're you using for cooling?
Antec Three comes with
120mm Fans
1 x 120mm rear fan
2 x 120mm TriCool blue LED front fans
140mm Fans
TwoCool 140mm blue LED fan
Processor has a fan with a heatsink
GPU has a cooler with a fan and thermal design... I didn't really think about cooling, will that work or will I need an additional fan? The case is supposedly a decent size so I might be able to fit another fan or two in there. Or maybe replace another fan/the heatsink if it's cheap
stock cpu heatsinks and fans suck balls
Quote from: Trevor on July 24, 2010, 11:06:47 AM
stock cpu heatsinks and fans suck balls
so which/how many fans/heatsink should I get?
any sort of aftermarket heatsink will provide better results than the stock heatsink
although i believe AMD's stock heatsinks are better than intel's they're still all loud as fuck
i've got a coolermaster hyper 212+ which was only like $20, and it dropped my temps by about 5C. and this is a pretty cheap heatsink.
Quote from: Trevor on July 24, 2010, 11:38:13 AM
any sort of aftermarket heatsink will provide better results than the stock heatsink
although i believe AMD's stock heatsinks are better than intel's they're still all loud as fuck
i've got a coolermaster hyper 212+ which was only like $20, and it dropped my temps by about 5C. and this is a pretty cheap heatsink.
do you know if it works well for long gaming sessions? like 2-4 hours? 4 is probably the longest I'd play a game.
Quote from: Indigo on July 24, 2010, 11:45:51 AM
do you know if it works well for long gaming sessions? like 2-4 hours? 4 is probably the longest I'd play a game.
the stock heatsinks will suffice and shouldn't cause any damage whatsoever unless you're intending on some intense overclocking, honestly
but they still tend to run hotter and be loud as fuck
plus they don't look cool, and that's what really matters.
Quote from: Trevor on July 24, 2010, 11:50:09 AM
the stock heatsinks will suffice and shouldn't cause any damage whatsoever unless you're intending on some intense overclocking, honestly
but they still tend to run hotter and be loud as fuck
plus they don't look cool, and that's what really matters.
I'd have headphones that block most if not all the sound and I won't be doing any crazy 4.0GHz quad-core overclocking. Probably wouldn't be showing off my pc, and if I did I'd probably upgrade it a bit before I did baddood;
I should be set then?
Quote from: Trevor on July 24, 2010, 11:06:47 AM
stock cpu heatsinks and fans suck balls
Not always true. I ran my Core 2 Duo that came at 2.33 Ghz at 3.40 Ghz for just over two years with the stock cooling. Never had any issues with stability.
Quote from: Trevor on July 24, 2010, 11:06:47 AM
stock cpu heatsinks and fans suck balls
they can, on the other hand I have a metal-plastic-metal thick fuckin case with 2 average fans, and it cools my modestly OC'd i7 and nVidia GTS 250 without problem.
I'd go with Corsair's liquid cooling setup (it's only $50-60), that way it's sensually silent, minimal maintenance, and you can OC at will.
you need a power supply, Corsair 500w would be my recommendation. DO NOT BUY A GENERIC OR CHEAP PSU.
Quote from: applesauce on July 24, 2010, 05:55:20 PM
Not always true. I ran my Core 2 Duo that came at 2.33 Ghz at 3.40 Ghz for just over two years with the stock cooling. Never had any issues with stability.
see us minneapolis kids know what's up
Quote from: wziard on July 26, 2010, 12:24:10 AM
they can, on the other hand I have a metal-plastic-metal thick fuckin case with 2 average fans, and it cools my modestly OC'd i7 and nVidia GTS 250 without problem.
I'd go with Corsair's liquid cooling setup (it's only $50-60), that way it's sensually silent, minimal maintenance, and you can OC at will.
you need a power supply, Corsair 500w would be my recommendation. DO NOT BUY A GENERIC OR CHEAP PSU.
see us minneapolis kids know what's up
could I run it solely off the liquid system and default fan and heatsink very well at around 3.7GHz? Also I don't think my psu is generic or cheap...is it?
Quote from: Indigo on July 26, 2010, 12:26:47 AM
could I run it solely off the liquid system and default fan and heatsink very well at around 3.7GHz? Also I don't think my psu is generic or cheap...is it?
I didn't see your PSU choice, that will be fine.
I think the basic kit only comes with a thing for your CPU, to have a full fanless system you'd need it connected to the GPU and motherboard too. I haven't experimented with it myself but I think at least 1 small fan would still be a good idea. If you have efficient liquid cooling on the CPU and it's working, 3.7ghz should be painless.
Quote from: wziard on July 26, 2010, 12:36:53 AM
I didn't see your PSU choice, that will be fine.
I think the basic kit only comes with a thing for your CPU, to have a full fanless system you'd need it connected to the GPU and motherboard too. I haven't experimented with it myself but I think at least 1 small fan would still be a good idea. If you have efficient liquid cooling on the CPU and it's working, 3.7ghz should be painless.
case has 3 120mm fans, and a 140mm fan
CPU has a fan and a heatsink
If I decide on liquid cooling I might try 4.0GHz then.
Quote from: Indigo on July 26, 2010, 12:55:29 AM
case has 3 120mm fans, and a 140mm fan
CPU has a fan and a heatsink
If I decide on liquid cooling I might try 4.0GHz then.
If you were really serious you could get RAM with heatsinks (the cool Corsair Dominators with heatsinks, corsair again) and OC that a good 30% or more too
Quote from: wziard on July 26, 2010, 01:20:49 AM
If you were really serious you could get RAM with heatsinks (the cool Corsair Dominators with heatsinks, corsair again) and OC that a good 30% or more too
Too much money for my blood, I might upgrade to it later when my computer becomes outdated though.
Quote from: wziard on July 26, 2010, 12:24:10 AM
they can, on the other hand I have a metal-plastic-metal thick fuckin case with 2 average fans, and it cools my modestly OC'd i7 and nVidia GTS 250 without problem.
I'd go with Corsair's liquid cooling setup (it's only $50-60), that way it's sensually silent, minimal maintenance, and you can OC at will.
you need a power supply, Corsair 500w would be my recommendation. DO NOT BUY A GENERIC OR CHEAP PSU.
see us minneapolis kids know what's up
you guys are missing the most important part
Quote from: Trevor on July 24, 2010, 11:50:09 AM
plus they don't look cool, and that's what really matters.
also anyone here wanna buy a corsair tx750 for $80 cjlubdoods;
Quote from: wziard on July 26, 2010, 12:36:53 AM
I didn't see your PSU choice, that will be fine.
I think the basic kit only comes with a thing for your CPU, to have a full fanless system you'd need it connected to the GPU and motherboard too. I haven't experimented with it myself but I think at least 1 small fan would still be a good idea. If you have efficient liquid cooling on the CPU and it's working, 3.7ghz should be painless.
It's not expandable, and does rely on a fan to pull air through the radiator.
The big advantage of Corsair's system is that it comes in essentially one piece, so there's no worry about leaks, ect. It's also very compact and efficient.
The best cooling system I've ever seen in person was this case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811103011&cm_re=xclio-_-11-103-011-_-Product with the Corsair liquid cooling system and two additional 120mm fans.
Quote from: applesauce on July 26, 2010, 06:12:05 PM
It's not expandable, and does rely on a fan to pull air through the radiator.
The big advantage of Corsair's system is that it comes in essentially one piece, so there's no worry about leaks, ect. It's also very compact and efficient.
The best cooling system I've ever seen in person was this case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811103011&cm_re=xclio-_-11-103-011-_-Product with the Corsair liquid cooling system and two additional 120mm fans.
...70 bucks? Should I get this instead? giggle;
dammit, it's over in 4 days, I don't think I can get the money that fast. oh well
That HAWK 5770 is awesome, I have one, and it stays at 105F in my case all the time.