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My case has the power supply on bottom. Lian Li lancool PC-K62.
Good news. I'm ditching the AMD idea completely because of recent news as of night. My good buddy who is some sort of microsoft tech is getting a GREAT deal on an i7 860 2.8ghz 1156 processor, and im going to buy it. It will make my intel build about 60-70 dollars cheaper than it is currently, can't beat that.. So yeah. What about the rest of it? Does newegg sell that core contact freezer?
Good news. I'm ditching the AMD idea completely because of recent news as of night. My good buddy who is some sort of microsoft tech is getting a GREAT deal on an i7 860 2.8ghz 1156 processor, and im going to buy it. It will make my intel build about 60-70 dollars cheaper than it is currently, can't beat that.. So yeah. What about the rest of it? Does newegg sell that core contact freezer?
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I'm interested in the i7 860 setup myself. I've been debating over the 1156 vs the 1366 build but haven't made a decision. Decisions, decisions...
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He is saving money on the i7 system because the ATI system has 2 video cards..
The real question is what monitor are you using? At 1920x1200 resolution you will not see a difference in either processor. I would get the AMD setup for gaming, even if you are close to that resolution.
And if you can find them in stock the 5850 would be better than the dual 5770s not in max FPS, but in longevity and scalability for future 5850s
There are 2 5850s in stock right now at newegg for under 320.
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Yeah, no way I can afford the 5850 + the i7 build.
The intel build was 22 dollars cheaper than the amd because of the dual video cards vs single, but with the new price i got on the cpu, that price difference is now 80-90 dollars less, which is a lot in my opinion. I see what your saying with the "spend the extra 80 or 90 you saved towards the HD5850" and that is something I am really going to have to look at. I think the 5850 takes a lot more juice than the 5770's so two of them in crossfire I might need a 750w powersupply instead of the 650w, which would bump the price up more. I'll have to weigh my options.
The intel build was 22 dollars cheaper than the amd because of the dual video cards vs single, but with the new price i got on the cpu, that price difference is now 80-90 dollars less, which is a lot in my opinion. I see what your saying with the "spend the extra 80 or 90 you saved towards the HD5850" and that is something I am really going to have to look at. I think the 5850 takes a lot more juice than the 5770's so two of them in crossfire I might need a 750w powersupply instead of the 650w, which would bump the price up more. I'll have to weigh my options.
Hahaha, you are sorely mistaking. No two single GPU cards out now will run anything very well in 5 years. Can an FX5900 or ATI 9800XT run anything well now? Not at all. Or at least on LOW with a terribly small resolution.
I agree with i7 build if you can afford it. While AMD has solid offerings and will absolutely do the job, the intel's are faster (outside of gaming) period. I always say get the best you can afford.
Also, if this is a gaming computer, why a midrange card? I would rather see you get an i5 750 and get a higher end GPU like a HD5850/5870 if you can find one. Or at least a GTX275/285. The 5770 is no faster than a GTX260 216 which is midrange now really.
Ha, I needed to hear that again in regards to my own build. Stay within your budget, but maximize that budget's effectiveness!
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the extra $130 really goes out of my budget to get the 5850. and for $50, i can have two 5770. Yeah, i could go crossfire 5850's but that is $620.. I could use three HD5770's for $540.
Which according to guru3d, hd5770 crossfirex(3) beats out hd5850 crossfireX and GTX285 SLI, in farcry 2, Loses against the 5850 crossfire in anno 1404 but beats the 285 sli, Loses against the 5850 crossfire in hawx but beats the 285 sli, and beats out both cards in resident evil 5.
For the price, Its better to just stay with thr 5770's. Plus, they require the least voltage (ive heard of someone running 3 cards on a 750W corsair), and stay the lowest temperature of the 5000 series ati cards.
BTW. I built my current computer in 2005, and i am still playing games as of today.. but i feel ive hit the wall with my hardware being too old to support current 2009/2010 games. So i feel it lasted a good 4 years, and thats with an amd 64 3000+ and an X800 pro. You can see I am upgrading, quite a bit.
Which according to guru3d, hd5770 crossfirex(3) beats out hd5850 crossfireX and GTX285 SLI, in farcry 2, Loses against the 5850 crossfire in anno 1404 but beats the 285 sli, Loses against the 5850 crossfire in hawx but beats the 285 sli, and beats out both cards in resident evil 5.
For the price, Its better to just stay with thr 5770's. Plus, they require the least voltage (ive heard of someone running 3 cards on a 750W corsair), and stay the lowest temperature of the 5000 series ati cards.
BTW. I built my current computer in 2005, and i am still playing games as of today.. but i feel ive hit the wall with my hardware being too old to support current 2009/2010 games. So i feel it lasted a good 4 years, and thats with an amd 64 3000+ and an X800 pro. You can see I am upgrading, quite a bit.
You would be making up the difference in cost with the lesser CPU... not to mention the cost would be about the same as two 5770s..either way will of course work, but I just dont like crossfire or sli as tehy dont scale close to100% across all games like a single card does.
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A single 5850 is what 10% slower than 2 5770's right? With 2 5770's in two years you will have to scrap them both and buy something else. With a single 5850, you can throw another 5850 in there fot probably like $150.
Here is a review on 5770 crossfire: http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5770-review-test/14
So the initial cost is the same and the backend cost is actually less. You dont have to deal with the occasional heahaches that multi card setups bring.
Not trying to pressure you or be a douche or anything. This is just my POV on it.
A single 5850 is what 10% slower than 2 5770's right? With 2 5770's in two years you will have to scrap them both and buy something else. With a single 5850, you can throw another 5850 in there fot probably like $150.
Here is a review on 5770 crossfire: http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5770-review-test/14
So the initial cost is the same and the backend cost is actually less. You dont have to deal with the occasional heahaches that multi card setups bring.
Not trying to pressure you or be a douche or anything. This is just my POV on it.
