First Build in 3 Years

Bustard · 11-28-10, 03:20 PM

Hello everyone, Brand new to the forums and finally being able to get a new system built, figured I'd learn more about overclocking and it's potentials by using this forum. Just wanted to share my current build in process and would love to hear feedback on any past experience with similar setups and what not. Thanks!

ANTEC 1200 Case
Corsair 750TX
Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE
Mushkin Radioactive DDR3 1600 6-8-6-24
EVGA GTX 470
2 WD Caviar Black 640GB in Raid 0

Still researching on aftermarket cooling and will use the step up program EVGA offers to eventually obtain one of the 580 video cards.

Suggestions or comments greatly appreciated, Thanks in advance!

Wayward_Son · 11-28-10, 03:23 PM

In your thread in the Motherboard forum I recommended the 890GPA (890GX) motherboard.

Bustard · 11-28-10, 03:32 PM

Ah my bad! Just saw that after I posted this. so yeah! either that motherboard or the one listed above =P. Thanks for your input

EarthDog · 11-28-10, 03:34 PM

Id stick with one thread... its going to be easier for us to help and you to follow.

Setup looks good here though!

Bustard · 11-28-10, 03:37 PM

My bad Earthdog, I didn't know if posting feedback on the entire build would of been suitable in just the motherboard section. Didn't want to pose any issues over there. If it would be better to remove the other in the motherboard section feel free too.

Thanks

Wayward_Son · 11-28-10, 03:55 PM

You haven't done anything wrong, no worries.

Marshmallow64 · 11-28-10, 04:59 PM

Looks good!

Bustard · 12-07-10, 01:57 PM

Quick Update not that it matters but bored =P My Antec 1200 came in the other day in awe atm... sadly nothing else to go in it yet

Decided finally on the following. Unless something else that amazes me comes out in the next month, im pretty content with the following.

Antec 1200
Corsair HX 850
Asus Crosshair Formula IV
AMD 1090T BE
Noctua NH-D14
Mushkin Enhanced Redline 4Gb 6-8-6-24
2 WD Black 1T
Radeon 6970

Marshmallow64 · 12-07-10, 03:42 PM

=) 6970. Parts looks really solid.

Theocnoob · 12-07-10, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bustard

Quick Update not that it matters but bored =P My Antec 1200 came in the other day in awe atm... sadly nothing else to go in it yet

Decided finally on the following. Unless something else that amazes me comes out in the next month, im pretty content with the following.

Antec 1200
Corsair HX 850
Asus Crosshair Formula IV
AMD 1090T BE
Noctua NH-D14
Mushkin Enhanced Redline 4Gb 6-8-6-24
2 WD Black 1T
Radeon 6970

Excellent setup. The major issue I foresee is that your videocard does not exist. 6870 is the highest 68XX series Radeon card. Worth noting the 5870 is slightly faster and the 5970 is much much faster, both at considerable price increments.

Also, keep in mind that a larger hard drive, while larger, also has poorer seek times than a smaller capacity hard drive. Something like a WD Velociraptor which spins at 10,000RPM and has a smaller platter and lower seek times as well as a higher transfer rate, or better yet a quality SSD would be a good idea to use for your OS, virtual memory, and important game installs. Then you can use a bigger, slower drive for your media collection... and whatever you have 1TB of.

Even if you were planning to raid - 0 those 1TB drives keep in mind that doing the same with SSDs or Velociraptors will = higher speed.

Have you seen the NH-D14 yet? The box is the size of your head. Hilarious. Huge, huge cooler.

Knufire · 12-08-10, 12:11 AM

RAID for speed isn't worth it now that the prices of SSDs have come down. Spending the extra $30 for a 60GB vertex 2 will give you a much bigger increase then the 2nd 1TB.

@Theocnoob: The 6970 will exist on Monday. Rumored initial price is $450.
http://lensfire.blogspot.com/2010/11...cember-13.html

Bustard · 12-08-10, 07:06 AM

Thanks for your feedback, Yes the Noctua HSF is insanely huge, Saw a few live reviews of it. If you don't think I'll get that big of a performance boost with those two hard drives, I may need to look more into the SSD, Just not too familiar with them and don't really know anything actually.. I just hear they're fast but also a lot more expensive then most standard hard drives. Guess I have some more reading to do... =P thanks again

Theocnoob · 12-08-10, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bustard

Thanks for your feedback, Yes the Noctua HSF is insanely huge, Saw a few live reviews of it. If you don't think I'll get that big of a performance boost with those two hard drives, I may need to look more into the SSD, Just not too familiar with them and don't really know anything actually.. I just hear they're fast but also a lot more expensive then most standard hard drives. Guess I have some more reading to do... =P thanks again

An SSD is just a physical drive that uses NAND flash instead of a rotating metal platter to store information. They have a much higher cost per gigabyte. Some people have said they do weird things if you try to defragment them.

EarthDog · 12-08-10, 08:42 AM

Some people say? They do. You do not defrag SSD's!!!

11-28-10, 03:20 PM	Thread Starter #1
Bustard Registered Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Clemson Area	First Build in 3 Years Hello everyone, Brand new to the forums and finally being able to get a new system built, figured I'd learn more about overclocking and it's potentials by using this forum. Just wanted to share my current build in process and would love to hear feedback on any past experience with similar setups and what not. Thanks! ANTEC 1200 Case Corsair 750TX Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5 AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE Mushkin Radioactive DDR3 1600 6-8-6-24 EVGA GTX 470 2 WD Caviar Black 640GB in Raid 0 Still researching on aftermarket cooling and will use the step up program EVGA offers to eventually obtain one of the 580 video cards. Suggestions or comments greatly appreciated, Thanks in advance!
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11-28-10, 03:23 PM	#2
Wayward_Son Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southeast Texas	In your thread in the Motherboard forum I recommended the 890GPA (890GX) motherboard. __________________ \m/ OverClockers mATX L33T Club \m/ MOBO....Gigabyte....GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H .............................HT Link : 222 x 11 = 2442 CPU.......AMD..........1090T : 222 x 18.5 = 4107 @ 1.475v, 46C .............................CPU-NB : 222 x 12 = 2664 @ 1.225v RAM.......GSkill........2x4gb Ripjaws DDR3 : 222 x 6.67 = 1480 @ 1.6v GPU.......XFX...........5870 1gb : 938/1325 @ 1.2v, 70C SSD.......OCZ..........Vertex II 120gb HDD.......WD...........Caviar Blue 320gb CASE......Antec........P180 Mini PSU.......Corsair.......HX620
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11-28-10, 03:32 PM	Thread Starter #3
Bustard Registered Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Clemson Area	Ah my bad! Just saw that after I posted this. so yeah! either that motherboard or the one listed above =P. Thanks for your input
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11-28-10, 03:34 PM	#4
EarthDog Senior PITA Member Overclockers.com Editor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stuck in Maryland...	Id stick with one thread... its going to be easier for us to help and you to follow. Setup looks good here though! __________________ Should I R0 my SSD? / SandyBridge / Ivybridge Overclocking Guide / AMD Overclocking Guide / Power Supply Guide SSD Reliability/Write Endurance / JOIN THE BENCHING TEAM! / Bulldozer Overclocking Guide / Forum Etiquette Want to see your writing featured on the overclockers.com Front Page? PM me, I can help! "We have more information and more ways of accessing it than ever, yet seem increasingly less inclined to do so."- Michael Wilbon
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11-28-10, 03:37 PM	Thread Starter #5
Bustard Registered Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Clemson Area	My bad Earthdog, I didn't know if posting feedback on the entire build would of been suitable in just the motherboard section. Didn't want to pose any issues over there. If it would be better to remove the other in the motherboard section feel free too. Thanks
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11-28-10, 03:55 PM	#6
Wayward_Son Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southeast Texas	You haven't done anything wrong, no worries. __________________ \m/ OverClockers mATX L33T Club \m/ MOBO....Gigabyte....GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H .............................HT Link : 222 x 11 = 2442 CPU.......AMD..........1090T : 222 x 18.5 = 4107 @ 1.475v, 46C .............................CPU-NB : 222 x 12 = 2664 @ 1.225v RAM.......GSkill........2x4gb Ripjaws DDR3 : 222 x 6.67 = 1480 @ 1.6v GPU.......XFX...........5870 1gb : 938/1325 @ 1.2v, 70C SSD.......OCZ..........Vertex II 120gb HDD.......WD...........Caviar Blue 320gb CASE......Antec........P180 Mini PSU.......Corsair.......HX620
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11-28-10, 04:59 PM	#7
Marshmallow64 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: California	Looks good! __________________ :: Gaming Desktop :: CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T @ 3.9 Ghz 1.4v \| MOBO: MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 570 (732/1464/1900) \| RAM: 4 GB G-Skill DDR3 1600 SSD: OCZ Vertex 120 GB \| HD1: WD Black 640 GB \| HD2: WD Black 2 TB SC: Xfi Titanium Fatal1ty \| PSU: Corsair HX 620 W KB: Saitek Eclipse \| MOUSE: Logitech MX 518 CASE: Antec 1200 \| OS: Windows 7 x64 :: Laptop :: MOD: Macbook Pro 13” 2011 \| CPU: Intel Core i5 @ 2.3 Ghz RAM: 4 GB DDR3 1333 \| OS: OS X Lion 10.7.2
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12-07-10, 01:57 PM	Thread Starter #8
Bustard Registered Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Clemson Area	Quick Update not that it matters but bored =P My Antec 1200 came in the other day in awe atm... sadly nothing else to go in it yet Decided finally on the following. Unless something else that amazes me comes out in the next month, im pretty content with the following. Antec 1200 Corsair HX 850 Asus Crosshair Formula IV AMD 1090T BE Noctua NH-D14 Mushkin Enhanced Redline 4Gb 6-8-6-24 2 WD Black 1T Radeon 6970
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12-07-10, 03:42 PM	#9
Marshmallow64 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: California	=) 6970. Parts looks really solid. __________________ :: Gaming Desktop :: CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T @ 3.9 Ghz 1.4v \| MOBO: MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 570 (732/1464/1900) \| RAM: 4 GB G-Skill DDR3 1600 SSD: OCZ Vertex 120 GB \| HD1: WD Black 640 GB \| HD2: WD Black 2 TB SC: Xfi Titanium Fatal1ty \| PSU: Corsair HX 620 W KB: Saitek Eclipse \| MOUSE: Logitech MX 518 CASE: Antec 1200 \| OS: Windows 7 x64 :: Laptop :: MOD: Macbook Pro 13” 2011 \| CPU: Intel Core i5 @ 2.3 Ghz RAM: 4 GB DDR3 1333 \| OS: OS X Lion 10.7.2
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12-08-10, 12:11 AM	#11
Knufire Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bloomfield Hills, MI	RAID for speed isn't worth it now that the prices of SSDs have come down. Spending the extra $30 for a 60GB vertex 2 will give you a much bigger increase then the 2nd 1TB. @Theocnoob: The 6970 will exist on Monday. Rumored initial price is $450. http://lensfire.blogspot.com/2010/11...cember-13.html __________________ i7-920 3.8 Ghz \| Venomous-X w/ Panaflo HS \| Sapphire Vapor-X 4890 EVGA X58 SLI LE \| 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 \| 500GB Samsung OEM \| Rosewill 850w \| Thermaltake Armor Series \| OCZ Vertex 2 60GB Secondary Rig: CM Elite 430 \| A8-3870K stock \| Radeon HD 6670 \| 500GB WD Caviar Blue \| 4GB G.SKILL DDR3-1333 \| ASUS A55 HEATWARE
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12-08-10, 07:06 AM	Thread Starter #12
Bustard Registered Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Clemson Area	Thanks for your feedback, Yes the Noctua HSF is insanely huge, Saw a few live reviews of it. If you don't think I'll get that big of a performance boost with those two hard drives, I may need to look more into the SSD, Just not too familiar with them and don't really know anything actually.. I just hear they're fast but also a lot more expensive then most standard hard drives. Guess I have some more reading to do... =P thanks again
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12-08-10, 08:42 AM	#14
EarthDog Senior PITA Member Overclockers.com Editor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stuck in Maryland...	Some people say? They do. You do not defrag SSD's!!! __________________ Should I R0 my SSD? / SandyBridge / Ivybridge Overclocking Guide / AMD Overclocking Guide / Power Supply Guide SSD Reliability/Write Endurance / JOIN THE BENCHING TEAM! / Bulldozer Overclocking Guide / Forum Etiquette Want to see your writing featured on the overclockers.com Front Page? PM me, I can help! "We have more information and more ways of accessing it than ever, yet seem increasingly less inclined to do so."- Michael Wilbon
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