First build since i387, The times, they are a changin' |
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First build since i387, The times, they are a changin' |
 Oct 30 2009, 07:55 PM
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 New Member Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 30-October 09 Member No.: 69,283  |
First time building in a long time! Here's what i've got inbound...
Gaming (Fallout3, Civ4, Sims3, CoH, COD) and Photoshop rig Intel i5 750 Gigabyte P55 UD5 GSkill Ripjaws 4 x 2gb DDR3 1333 Gigabyte HD5750 x 2 (should have got a single 5850) WD Caviar Green 1TB x 2 Corsair Pro HX750 PSU Zerotherm Core92 CPU heatsink (I've seen reviews by people using this on 1156 but manufacturers website doesnt mention 1156, supplier says it will fit) NZXT Panzerbox Case Win 7 Home Will it all work? Did i miss anything? Any input (good or bad!) would be appreciated. |
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Oct 30 2009, 08:18 PM
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 mmm beer  Posts: 1,129 Joined: 21-November 06 From: Box Elder SD Member No.: 32,220 |
i387? Wow I think thats older than a lot of the people here.
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Oct 30 2009, 08:38 PM
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 Member Posts: 298 Joined: 11-August 08 From: Central NJ Member No.: 63,678 |
holy crap! i387!?!? wow! props dude, you got a genuine relic right there!
 ..can it play crysis?  WELCOME TO OCC!!!!!!  That build looks pretty solid. are you going to be RAIDing those WD Greens? i agree on the 5850 part just too bad they're having issues with 40nm fab..what are the timings on those mem sticks?? and i haven't heard of that cooler, but i'm sure it'll do the job. you going to be OCing at all??? -------------------- Steam: fearspartan117
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Oct 30 2009, 08:57 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 30-October 09 Member No.: 69,283 |
QUOTE (fearspartan117 @ Oct 30 2009, 09:38 PM)  holy crap! i387!?!? wow! props dude, you got a genuine relic right there! ..can it play crysis? WELCOME TO OCC!!!!!! That build looks pretty solid. are you going to be RAIDing those WD Greens? i agree on the 5850 part just too bad they're having issues with 40nm fab..what are the timings on those mem sticks?? and i haven't heard of that cooler, but i'm sure it'll do the job. you going to be OCing at all??? Unfortunately i don't have the 387 anymore. Would love to have all my old PC's! Especially the lightning fast 2400 baud modem! Undecided on RAID0 or 1 8-8-8-24 New to overclocking but i'm planning on it once ive done some more research. 4.2 GHz can't be that hard, can it? 
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Oct 30 2009, 09:14 PM
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 Member Posts: 468 Joined: 13-August 09 From: Texas Member No.: 68,382 |
QUOTE (lastsplash @ Oct 30 2009, 11:57 PM) New to overclocking but i'm planning on it once ive done some more research. 4.2 GHz can't be that hard, can it? While you may have been joking 4.2Ghz is gonna be hard to get without an epic cooler like the true 120 or prolimatech megahalem or water and even then... but 4 is probably definitely a possibility. --------------------  |
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Oct 30 2009, 10:53 PM
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 Posting Nut  Posts: 7,218 Joined: 15-March 07 From: Pennsauken, NJ Member No.: 20,152 |
QUOTE (fearspartan117 @ Oct 31 2009, 12:38 AM) what are the timings on those mem sticks?? QUOTE (lastsplash @ Oct 31 2009, 12:57 AM) 8-8-8-24  Looks like a nice build disregarding the above Welcome to OCC old timer 
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Oct 31 2009, 12:50 AM
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 Geek Posts: 526 Joined: 16-January 07 From: Small Town USA Member No.: 19,382 |
Aloha!
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Nov 4 2009, 12:19 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 30-October 09 Member No.: 69,283 |
QUOTE (IVIYTH0S @ Oct 30 2009, 10:53 PM) Looks like a nice build disregarding the above Welcome to OCC old timer What should i be aiming for w/ RAM? Any suggestions? Thanks |
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Nov 4 2009, 12:47 PM
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Member Posts: 298 Joined: 11-August 08 From: Central NJ Member No.: 63,678 |
8-8-8-24 seems a little loose for 1333mhz but in gaming and photoshop, any "performance loss" will be pretty much negligible.
you wont notice the difference between 8-8-8-24, 7-7-7-20, and 6-6-6-18 unless your benchmarking.. plus, loser timings can equal lower price tag... -------------------- Steam: fearspartan117
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Nov 4 2009, 01:26 PM
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 Certified Geek Posts: 1,955 Joined: 17-April 08 From: Quebec, Canada Member No.: 31,940 |
QUOTE (lastsplash @ Oct 30 2009, 11:57 PM) New to overclocking but i'm planning on it once ive done some more research. 4.2 GHz can't be that hard, can it? Not every i5 750 will do 4.2 GHz with easy, mine maxes out around 4 GHz
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Nov 5 2009, 07:47 AM
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Member Posts: 109 Joined: 26-February 09 Member No.: 66,415 |
Personally i would just got with the i7 920 if you plan on manually overclocking. The 750 is great if you are using turbo boost but i think you will get better/easier results with overclocking if you use the 920. It will only cost a fraction more and the triple channel memory is faster. Also this way you could get 3x2gb and see if thats enough, then if not upgrade to 12gb. Also i would go for a single better GPU rather than 2 worse one's. That way you do not rely on games to work with crossfire and they will consume less power
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Nov 7 2009, 05:09 AM
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It is helpfull if you give a budget for your PC; the i5 does not have two x16 PCIe lanes, only one, so it's a little weird to see two 5870.
Besides, you would come out much cheaper with two 4890 in crossfire (the performance the same as 5850); two foe 400 dollars. Caviar green is slow; take Samsung F3 or Seagate 7200.12. take Scythe Mugen 2 heatsink; cheap and top!! |
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