Kaelan Posted January 2, 2010 Posted January 2, 2010 So I've always had low-to-mid range computers pretty much all my gaming life and I'm kind of tired of turning every setting down on all games I play as the first thing I do after an install, just to make it actually playable. Now that a new year is starting, with plenty of good games coming out to boot, and I've come across some cash, I decided to go all out and finally get a proper gaming machine - I want this to be pretty a beefy setup. I do some graphics work, but I have access to pretty good machines for that - this one is I'm primarily using for some high-end gaming. I also like having large collections of music/video, hence all the hard drive space, with planned room for future expansion if necessary. So I'm looking at something along the lines of: [*]CPU: INTEL Core Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted January 2, 2010 Posted January 2, 2010 Personally I would save the almost $300 and get a 920 instead of the 960. 3.2 on a 920 is nothing so you can easily match the speed. Other then that pretty solid build Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalPreist Posted January 2, 2010 Posted January 2, 2010 not bad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkrow21 Posted January 2, 2010 Posted January 2, 2010 Personally I would save the almost $300 and get a 920 instead of the 960. 3.2 on a 920 is nothing so you can easily match the speed. Other then that pretty solid build 100% correct. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
upok Posted January 2, 2010 Posted January 2, 2010 And with the money you save on the 960, you could skip the 5970 and go with 2 5870s in crossfire. Nobody needs that kind of horsepower, but 2 5870s are faster than 1 5970. And I'm not sure about the PSU, I've never used any of the bigger coolermasters(the only cooler master psus that I have used were the cheap ones, great psu for the money). I used to use antec, but now they're kinda sketchy. I've had this corsair for about a year and it has been ROCK solid. And my 920 does 3.8 on 1.15v--high 40s after and hour and a half of far cry 2. I've had it up to 4, but I just changed heatsinks and am still getting used to this one. I was using the cooler master v8, went to the noctua just to see if I could quiet this thing down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted January 2, 2010 Posted January 2, 2010 Personally I would save the almost $300 and get a 920 instead of the 960. 3.2 on a 920 is nothing so you can easily match the speed. Other then that pretty solid build I third this statement, nothing useful is gained from doing to a 960 i7. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaelan Posted January 2, 2010 Posted January 2, 2010 An i7-920 it is. Everything else seems to be in order. I was just reading up on the 5970's massive size, so I'm wondering: does anyone know if the NZXT Zero case is enough to fit it comfortably? Or am I going to have to go for something like a HAF 932? (I like the way the NZXT tower looks a hell of a lot more but obviously don't want to get something that will be cramped or have bad airflow). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkrow21 Posted January 2, 2010 Posted January 2, 2010 The NZXT Zero isn't going to hold an HD5970. The space is fine for my GeForce 7800GT, but it pose some clearance problem for a slightly longer graphic card, such as the upcoming GeForce 8800 GTX. http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=982&pageID=2710 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nns Posted January 2, 2010 Posted January 2, 2010 V8/Megahalems for CPU Cooler Haven't heard of the thermal compound.. I think 5970 is good enough maybe driver updates will improve the performance.. (What resolution?) PSU: corsair is more reliable than coolermaster.. Get a nice logitech gaming keyboard and a razer mouse... I like the HAF 932 for a case.. to ensure 5970 fits in go thru reviews and check their cases... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaelan Posted January 2, 2010 Posted January 2, 2010 (edited) I'm actually deliberately avoiding gaming keyboards. I'm a programmer, so I'm really particular about keyboards and I hate doing massive amounts of typing in most of the gaming or curved keyboards - I really like the regular sized, standard model ones (maybe I'm just used to them, idk). As for the case though, I'm not entirely sure what to go with. I don't really like the nameless, faceless big square box of doom look on models like the HAF, but I don't really know that much about alternatives. These look like they might work: Kandalf LCS Thermaltake Armor+ Edited January 2, 2010 by Kaelan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nns Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 I'm actually deliberately avoiding gaming keyboards. I'm a programmer, so I'm really particular about keyboards and I hate doing massive amounts of typing in most of the gaming or curved keyboards - I really like the regular sized, standard model ones (maybe I'm just used to them, idk). As for the case though, I'm not entirely sure what to go with. I don't really like the nameless, faceless big square box of doom look on models like the HAF, but I don't really know that much about alternatives. These look like they might work: Kandalf LCS Thermaltake Armor+ One reviewer used Antec 1200.. Donno about these.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skugpezz Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 Get a megahalem instead of that cooler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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