Would this work? building computer

[Dark Jedi]

Yea they mentioned it but i wasnt 100% sure exactly what it was for at first.

Yea im going to buy from newegg for sure they seem great and best prices. any one ever use there bill me later or newegg preferred account?

nope never used the bill me later option. I for one like to pay right then and there. that way I dont have to worry about having the money later.

 

[Sainix]

here is what i am now thinking

Case
Newegg.com - Thermaltake Armor A60 AMD LEO Edition VM200P1W2Z Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case w/ Side Swap HDD tray & front USB 3.0 port

Motherboard
Newegg.com - ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

CPU
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX

Power
Newegg.com - Thermaltake TR2 W0388RU 600W ATX 12V v2.2 Power Supply

Graphics Card
Newegg.com - ASUS EAH6850 DirectCU/2DIS/1GD5 Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

RAM
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL

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

DVDr
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 22X DVD±R DVD Burner LightScribe Support - CD / DVD Burners

 

[glockjs]

looks good. only 2 things....

i'm picky about my psu's i don't know about thermaltake. i only use corsair, seasonic, pcp&c, antec, and on the bottom of the list ocz and fsp. psu is just as important as any other component in the computer if not more. but who knows you might be alright with that one.

also i would not use g.skill in an am3 rig. amd memory controllers are notably weak and gskill has admitted having issues with this gen ddr3 and amd. stay away from gskill and amd....this is from personal experience lol. i would stick with corsair, ocz black, or even for the cheap some of the a-data.

 

[Sainix]

looks good. only 2 things....

i'm picky about my psu's i don't know about thermaltake. i only use corsair, seasonic, pcp&c, antec, and on the bottom of the list ocz and fsp. psu is just as important as any other component in the computer if not more. but who knows you might be alright with that one.

also i would not use g.skill in an am3 rig. amd memory controllers are notably weak and gskill has admitted having issues with this gen ddr3 and amd. stay away from gskill and amd....this is from personal experience lol. i would stick with corsair, ocz black, or even for the cheap some of the a-data.

Thank you for the advice ill look into the psu and ram and see what i can find.

 

[Sainix]

Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Newegg.com - OCZ Obsidian 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3OB1600LV4GK

Could replace with this?

 

[glockjs]

thats a nice psu

i would do different ram..xms profile :/

"Dual Channel for Intel Core i5 & i7 CPU & P55 chipset motherboard"


the ocz thats "black" is made for amd. if you're gonna do 4gigs(2x2) i would look for cas 8 or better and ddr3 1600 or better

 

[Sainix]

thats a nice psu

i would do different ram..xms profile :/

"Dual Channel for Intel Core i5 & i7 CPU & P55 chipset motherboard"


the ocz thats "black" is made for amd. if you're gonna do 4gigs(2x2) i would look for cas 8 or better and ddr3 1600 or better

The ram is kinda giving my trouble as i am trying to understand what that all means and what im trying to look for in good gaming ram, so any explanations would be loved

 

[Sainix]

Newegg.com - PNY XLR8 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model MD6144KD3-1600-X8

Cas 8 1600 ddr3

pny pretty good?

went down to 6gigs cuz of the price of the 8 gigs with those specs was pretty high i can always upgrade more later

 

[glockjs]

the tri channel kits are for intel you wanna go 2 sticks or 4 sticks....not sure if they fixed it with the 800 series northbridge but if you go 4 sticks of ram you might be capped at 1333.

cas is basically how fast the ram cycles...the lower the number the better. the 1600 is the mhz its running at...the higher the better. and no...pny is bad.

 

[Sainix]

ohh so i can only get sets of 2 or 4 then

ohhhh i seee i think i get it haha, ty so much for the info imma go look into more sticks. i really hope cyber monday has some good deals.

 

[glockjs]

yeah you wanna run it in sticks of 2 for the dual channel...at least for amd anyways lol

 

[Sainix]

Newegg.com - OCZ AMD Black Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3BE1600C8LV4GK

guess i could go with this one and then just upgrade to more if i need to, but 4 should be plenty right?

 

[glockjs]

yeah 4 is plenty right now...maybe in the future you'll need more....if i remember right some of the more current games i play take up 800megs to 1.5gb when they're loaded.

 

[Sainix]

yeah 4 is plenty right now...maybe in the future you'll need more....if i remember right some of the more current games i play take up 800megs to 1.5gb when they're loaded.

sweet so i might have a final setup plan lol

 

[glockjs]

aye.

at least with all the research you'll actually know what you're looking at come this weekends sale

 

[Sainix]

aye.

at least with all the research you'll actually know what you're looking at come this weekends sale

Exactly thx to all the help from this thread I now have knowledge abt what im buying

Hope cybermonday has sum sick deals

 

[NYCHitman1]

Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Could replace with this?

I have that 650TX in my rig and I must say that it's awesome. I got it while it was on sale for $69.99 last year too.

 

[Sainix]

I have that 650TX in my rig and I must say that it's awesome. I got it while it was on sale for $69.99 last year too.

Very nice glad to hear a good review about it from some one using it

 

[NYCHitman1]

Very nice glad to hear a good review about it from some one using it

Just so you know.. the wiring is a bit thick so you may want to get some velcro tie downs or something in case you want to have a neat case like I do.

 

[glockjs]

yeah corsair wiring is pretty thick it's the same on my 550...but thats not such a bad thing means they actually use quality. zip ties and a 12 pack should clean it up....or just hope one of the modular ones go on sale lol

 

[Sainix]

Yea im going to get sum zip ties and keep the inside nice for sureee

just want to post my list now and see what you guys think and make sure i didnt **** something up hahaha

Case
Newegg.com - Thermaltake Armor A60 AMD LEO Edition VM200P1W2Z Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case w/ Side Swap HDD tray & front USB 3.0 port

Motherboard
Newegg.com - ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Cpu
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX

RAM
Newegg.com - OCZ AMD Black Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3BE1600C8LV4GK

Powersupply
Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Graphics Card
Newegg.com - ASUS EAH6850 DirectCU/2DIS/1GD5 Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

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

Dvd Burner
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 22X DVD±R DVD Burner LightScribe Support - CD / DVD Burners

 

[glockjs]

yeah that looks pretty solid. thing will be able to run any game. not to complicate things but if you already own win7...and if its in your budget i would recommend picking up a decent SSD lol

 

[Snow_Fox]

Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX

Exact same processor just a few dollars cheaper. If the .2 ghz matters to you, you can set it to 3.4 ghz yourself very easily.

Also..

*IF*

You have the spare money when you go to build it, I HIGHLY encourage the 6870.

A single 6870 is beaten by a single 5870 (currently one of the best cards you can get).

However, in crossfire when you use two 6870's. They usually scale better than two 5870's because, they are newer tech. and you can get them for like 40$ more than the 6850..

I am currently running a rig *VERY* similar to yours.

I have two 6870's and there isn't much I can't play at 1080p.

 

[Sainix]

Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX

Exact same processor just a few dollars cheaper. If the .2 ghz matters to you, you can set it to 3.4 ghz yourself very easily.

Also..

*IF*

You have the spare money when you go to build it, I HIGHLY encourage the 6870.

A single 6870 is beaten by a single 5870 (currently one of the best cards you can get).

However, in crossfire when you use two 6870's. They usually scale better than two 5870's because, they are newer tech. and you can get them for like 40$ more than the 6850..

I am currently running a rig *VERY* similar to yours.

I have two 6870's and there isn't much I can't play at 1080p.

At the moment i am just going to run a single card for now.

i want to run Windows 7 ulti 64 bit, was wondering what OEM is and why its cheaper?

trying to learn abt the SSD so ill look up info on it to see whats up with them im not sure exactly at the moment

 

[Snow_Fox]

I would not go for OEM version of windows.. you can install it on a computer once and thats it. You can't ever decide "well let me upgrade this computer to windows 8 and switch my old computer to windows 7 with the OEM copy I got a while back!"

Aside from that, I have nothing against 6850, just wanted to mention something to think about for the future.

SSD = solid state drive.

I would skip over that for your first build.

SSD's are basically like turbo charged hdd's. They can read/write a lot faster the problem is, when reading/writing small files they move about the same speed.

They are also pretty expensive. For the price of one 60 gig ssd, you could buy another terabyte HDD.

They unlike HDD do not have moving parts inside, its all electronic, therefore they are capable of much higher speeds.

Still not exactly "worth it" at the moment for most people. Even in high end builds a lot of people will spend over a thousand or more and leave out SSD's..