Looking to build a $2.5k rig

[Theocnoob]

^ 6970s are about 330USD for a reference card. I would never pay 400/each

 

[samywamy10]

^ 6970s are about 330USD for a reference card. I would never pay 400/each

The going rate seems to be either $380 or $400 on PC Case Gear.

The reason I went for this specific one was because it is factory overclocked, and it has twin fans.

 

[Theocnoob]

You can overclock it yourself in 30 seconds . Use newegg. It's cheaper.

 

[samywamy10]

You can overclock it yourself in 30 seconds . Use newegg. It's cheaper.

I'm in Australia so Newegg don't ship to me. I could do post forwarding but by the time we do all that it ends up being more expensive than PC Case Gear.

Plus I want the fans .

 

[Theocnoob]

Aah Australia. Ok well if you want dual fans get something else like an Asus DCUII or an MSI Twin Frozr. Two fans doesn't do it. It's two fans + a good heatsink. Accelero Xtreme is also an excellent cooler. It has 3 fans.

 

[samywamy10]

Aah Australia. Ok well if you want dual fans get something else like an Asus DCUII or an MSI Twin Frozr. Two fans doesn't do it. It's two fans + a good heatsink. Accelero Xtreme is also an excellent cooler. It has 3 fans.

I've found the Twin Frozr, but also a Gigabyte one with....3 FANS!!??111///??

The Gigabyte variant is also $30 cheaper .

 

[Knufire]

Heatsink isn't very great. Three fans, but cards in SLI/CFX still tend to overheat.

Any graphic card will run dual monitors. AMD is better at multi-screen gaming, as it cards come with more vRAM and it supports 3+ monitors on one card. NVIDIA is fine if you're only going to be gaming on one of the screens, AMD if you're going with the same spanned across both.

 

[marketpantry]

for those not in the know regarding aus dollars the usd value is ~2657.00 according to google.

 

[EarthDog]

http://coinmill.com/AUD_USD.html#USD=1.00

.95 AUD to $1 USD.

 

[Knufire]

Hardware is more expensive there then in the US.

 

[marketpantry]

http://coinmill.com/AUD_USD.html#USD=1.00

when i used that site
if you type in 2500 aus dollars you get 2667.30 usd.
2667.30

 

[samywamy10]

This is the build I've 99% locked in. I have selected a few more fans and things but they are not in the picture.

The excel spreadsheet in the corner is for the prices and retailers, the PC Case Gear wishlist is just for pics .
Thoughts?

 

[Theocnoob]

^$73 for an optical drive??
That's a little crazy IMO. My Bluray/dvdRW drive was 30.

 

[Knufire]

For media editing, you want to stick with an NVIDIA card. It's CUDA hardware-acceleration feature is supported by more programs.

Review on that PSU seems pretty blah. Everything is in spec, and it's not going to blow up and harm your PC, but it's not good by a longshot. Stick to something on that list: http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=589708

 

[samywamy10]

^$73 for an optical drive??
That's a little crazy IMO. My Bluray/dvdRW drive was 30.

That's Australia for you.

For media editing, you want to stick with an NVIDIA card. It's CUDA hardware-acceleration feature is supported by more programs.

Review on that PSU seems pretty blah. Everything is in spec, and it's not going to blow up and harm your PC, but it's not good by a longshot. Stick to something on that list: http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=589708

I believe AMD also has a hardware-accelerated offering. I'm happy with the current GFX cards that I've selected.

@PSU, it was on a recommended list at another computer hardware forum, and it is at a good price.

 

[Knufire]

I wouldn't trust the PSU based on the review at [H]. It passed, but it was...meh.

$30 for a BD Drive is insanely cheap, even in the US...

 

[samywamy10]

I wouldn't trust the PSU based on the review at [H]. It passed, but it was...meh.

$30 for a BD Drive is insanely cheap, even in the US...

Can you link me to the review? I can't seem to find it...


P.S. This has everything:

 

[Theocnoob]

@PSU, it was on a recommended list at another computer hardware forum, and it is at a good price.

Please buy a Corsair/Seasonic or similar quality PSU

I wouldn't trust the PSU based on the review at [H]. It passed, but it was...meh.

$30 for a BD Drive is insanely cheap, even in the US...

My Asus BD drive was like $35 in December..

 

[Knufire]

What are the extra fans for? If you have a fan controller, just get a bunch of Yate Loons...

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/05/04/enermax_naxn_750w_power_supply_unit_review/9

 

[Theocnoob]

Do you HAVE to run wireless on this thing? Unless you have a really poor internet connection, running an actual cable to your router will always be faster and have a higher reliability. JM2C.