mistabonz Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 nzxt apollo black mid case ecs 780a-gma motherboard amd 9850 quad core black edition corsair dominator ddr2 1066 4gigs visiontek 3870 x2 graphics vista ultimate 64 bit coolermaster 850 real power pro psu logitech lx710 laser keyboard and mouse lg w1952tq 19 inch wide screen 1440x900 2 sony dru190 dual layer dvd burners in sata config seagate barracuda 250gig 7200/16mg/sata-3gigs seagate barracuda 750gig 7200/16mg/sata-3gigs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Total Budget? Drop the 3870 X2 for a 4850 or 4870 You can get cheaper RAM and a cheaper Power supply. Use the saving to invest into a 22' or 24' widescreen moniter cause 1440 x 900 is very low res for new graphics cards.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistabonz Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Total Budget? Drop the 3870 X2 for a 4850 or 4870 You can get cheaper RAM and a cheaper Power supply. Use the saving to invest into a 22' or 24' widescreen moniter cause 1440 x 900 is very low res for new graphics cards.. What I was trying to elude to was I just built this rig! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Oh..... Meh, its ok, could have made some better choices, not that it matters now.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistabonz Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Oh..... Meh, its ok, could have made some better choices, not that it matters now.. Like? And would u rate this a crappy build or what? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Not crappy, maybe over paying for a few items, like the RAM and power supply, coulda gotten better video card setup for less, as the 3870X2 is expensive compared to ATI's new line up. And the moniter is a lower resolution where newer GPU's aren't able to stretch out... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaGUY Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Decent build, but ya pretty much what ste said. 850W is pretty overkill for even a 3870X2, and with the 4850's and 4870's out you could get better performance from CF'd 4850's for about the same price as the 3870X2. Although your build is still going to kick some ., at the res your playing at. I wonder if you can add a 4850 with the 3870X2 after sometime and go Tri-Crossfire? Is that possible? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_geekster Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Looks to me like you have a darn good rig. The only thing that I would have done differently is go for a full case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistabonz Posted June 28, 2008 Posted June 28, 2008 Looks to me like you have a darn good rig. The only thing that I would have done differently is go for a full case. Thanks for the kind words and to anwer a few questions I can't add anything but one gfu on the motherboard I bought. Didn't know at first that my mobo only had one pcie slot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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