new gaming rig....

87poopcoupe · 10-04-09, 09:05 AM

i'd like some input on the new gaming rig im putting together

Phenom II 945- got off the forums herre

mobo = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130235

ram= http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231193

going to keep my case and PS.

then going to swap over my two 9800 gts's an run them n sli..

Going o spend 50 % of its time playing eve online and some video editing.

87poopcoupe · 10-04-09, 09:56 PM

any thoughts ?

anyone else use this mobo ?

jgv115 · 10-05-09, 03:11 AM

Which PSU do you have?

I wouldn't run SLI. Get a HD4870 or HD4890 instead.

87poopcoupe · 10-05-09, 05:53 AM

the coolmaster 950w thats in my sig

Jorlain · 10-05-09, 08:59 AM

It kind of boils down to what your budget is. If you need to include your SLI setup due to cost, then, this should work out fine for you.

On the other hand, if you have some extra cash to play with, I'd definitely suggest getting an AMD chipset board and an ATI GPU or two.

If you're not worried about having multiple x16 PCI-E lanes, then the 790GX is a pretty solid chipset.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131366

Otherwise this guy here will run x16/x16, or x16/x8/x8.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131363

As far as GPUs go, I like XFX. But that's me. You could either do a 4890, a 4870, or a 4850 and still be able to play EVE fine (depending on resolution and eye candy). I'd suggest either a 4890 or a 4870, or if you've got the cash, and they come back into stock, the 5870 is currently waffle stomping everything outside of dual-GPU setups (and even then sometimes wins out due to scalability). Kind of looks like the 5850 might be out, too. Haven't seen any information on these yet, but I'll include it anyways.

4850 - $124.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150351
4870 - $144.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150436
4890 - $194.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150359
5850 - $259.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150442
5870 - $379.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150443

Like I said, I'm kind of partial to XFX. Other people may have other suggestions.

If you have a budget in mind, let us know. We should be able to find you the best bang for your buck if you're still not decided on anything.

87poopcoupe · 10-05-09, 09:20 PM

humm well i was going to try to stay around 300 bucks for a mobo and ram...

i'm not sure if it would be worth the difference to upgrade to a single larger ati card or not at this point ?

10-04-09, 09:05 AM	Thread Starter #1
87poopcoupe Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: cincinnati , ohio	new gaming rig.... i'd like some input on the new gaming rig im putting together Phenom II 945- got off the forums herre mobo = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130235 ram= http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231193 going to keep my case and PS. then going to swap over my two 9800 gts's an run them n sli.. Going o spend 50 % of its time playing eve online and some video editing. __________________ phenom II 945 at 3.5 MSI-NF750-g55 Gskill 8gb- 1600(oc) MSI-9800gts X2 in SLI 1 tb-WD green NZXT case Win 7 64 bit
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10-04-09, 09:56 PM	Thread Starter #2
87poopcoupe Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: cincinnati , ohio	any thoughts ? anyone else use this mobo ? __________________ phenom II 945 at 3.5 MSI-NF750-g55 Gskill 8gb- 1600(oc) MSI-9800gts X2 in SLI 1 tb-WD green NZXT case Win 7 64 bit
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10-05-09, 03:11 AM	#3
jgv115 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Australia	Which PSU do you have? I wouldn't run SLI. Get a HD4870 or HD4890 instead. __________________ CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K Motherboard: Gigabyte G1 Sniper 5 GPU: AMD HD7950 RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 8gb 2133mhz SSD: 2 x Intel DC S3500 800gb in RAID0 Cooling: Corsair H100i Power Supply: Corsair AX760 Case: Corsair Obsidian 650D
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10-05-09, 05:53 AM	Thread Starter #4
87poopcoupe Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: cincinnati , ohio	the coolmaster 950w thats in my sig __________________ phenom II 945 at 3.5 MSI-NF750-g55 Gskill 8gb- 1600(oc) MSI-9800gts X2 in SLI 1 tb-WD green NZXT case Win 7 64 bit
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10-05-09, 08:59 AM	#5
Jorlain Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brainerd, Mn	It kind of boils down to what your budget is. If you need to include your SLI setup due to cost, then, this should work out fine for you. On the other hand, if you have some extra cash to play with, I'd definitely suggest getting an AMD chipset board and an ATI GPU or two. If you're not worried about having multiple x16 PCI-E lanes, then the 790GX is a pretty solid chipset. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131366 Otherwise this guy here will run x16/x16, or x16/x8/x8. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131363 As far as GPUs go, I like XFX. But that's me. You could either do a 4890, a 4870, or a 4850 and still be able to play EVE fine (depending on resolution and eye candy). I'd suggest either a 4890 or a 4870, or if you've got the cash, and they come back into stock, the 5870 is currently waffle stomping everything outside of dual-GPU setups (and even then sometimes wins out due to scalability). Kind of looks like the 5850 might be out, too. Haven't seen any information on these yet, but I'll include it anyways. 4850 - $124.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150351 4870 - $144.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150436 4890 - $194.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150359 5850 - $259.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150442 5870 - $379.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150443 Like I said, I'm kind of partial to XFX. Other people may have other suggestions. If you have a budget in mind, let us know. We should be able to find you the best bang for your buck if you're still not decided on anything. __________________ Primary Rig___________________________2nd Rig Intel i7 860___________________________Intel Q6600 G0 @ 3.2GHz (400x8) XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 __________________Kingwin XT-1264 Gigabyte P55A-UD4P___________________DFI Lanparty DK P35-T2RS G.Skill Ripjaws 4x2GB 1600MHz 7-8-7-24____OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 2x4GB @ 960MHz 5-5-5-18 Radeon HD5850_______________________EVGA 9600 GT 512MB 2x 7200.11 RAID 0_____________________Seagate 7200-10 250GB Cooler Master HAF 922__________________Cooler Master CM690 Antec True Power New 750w_____________Ultra X-2 750w PSU Windows 7 Pro x64_____________________Windows 7 Pro x64
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10-05-09, 09:20 PM	Thread Starter #6
87poopcoupe Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: cincinnati , ohio	humm well i was going to try to stay around 300 bucks for a mobo and ram... i'm not sure if it would be worth the difference to upgrade to a single larger ati card or not at this point ? __________________ phenom II 945 at 3.5 MSI-NF750-g55 Gskill 8gb- 1600(oc) MSI-9800gts X2 in SLI 1 tb-WD green NZXT case Win 7 64 bit
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