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chomps31 New user 3 posts Posted: 01/01/2010 3:01 PM

I know there is a few topics up but i just need opinions on what i want to build. Ive been outta of the tech loop for a couple of years so have been doing abit of research before i posted. Asus P6T MotherBoard $289.00 Intel Core i7 920 Processor $359.00 Corsair TR3X6G1600C8 6GB (3x 2GB XMS3) PC-12800 (1600MHz) DDR3 RAM, 3x240-pin DIMMs, TRIPLE CHANNEL $250.59 Western Digital Caviar Green Power (1TB ) 1000GB/7200RPM/ SATAII $105.00 Pioneer DVR-118LBK (OEM) DVD-DL Drive - IDE, 22x DVD±R, 12x DVD±R DL - Black, with Software $42.00 2 Sapphire ATI HD 5770 Vapor-X 1GB DDR5, PCI-E $436.00 Thermaltake Armor+ MX Silver Aluminium Mid Tower Case with 23cm fan $188.49 750W "Corsair" HX-750 ATX Power Supply, 80Plus Silver certified $219.01 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit English OEM $118.00 Samsung 2333SWPLUS LCD Monitor - Wide Format, Gloss Black, 1920x1080, 300cd/m2, DC 20,000:1, 5ms, Colour 16.7M, Analog RGB, $235.00 Noctua NH-U12P-SE2 All-In-One CPU Cooler $99.00 TOTAL $2341.09 all from Austin computers in WA www.austin.net.au My main thing is im not sure either to get 2 5770's or get 1 5870. Which setup would give the best performance considering price aswell. I dont really want to go over $2500.00 Thanks for any help.

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EvilChickenMonkey User 307 posts Posted: 02/01/2010 12:01 PM	1 5870 has similar performance to 2 5770's. 2 5770's are cheaper than a 5870. However, some games don't like crossfire, and 2 5770's may end up being hotter and louder than a single 5870. I doubt you'd regret 2 5770's, but I suspect you'll have less problems with a 5870. A 5870 will push your budget though.
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apt.pupil HAIL 5890 or die New user 129 posts Posted: 02/01/2010 2:01 PM	go the 5870. crossfire drivers are not always stable
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Zoidbergmerc New user 2 posts Posted: 07/01/2010 5:01 PM	apt.pupil wrote: crossfire drivers are not always stable while this is true now it might not be in the future as Xfire and SLI become more mainstream
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chomps31 New user 3 posts Posted: 14/01/2010 10:01 PM

Well i just picked up my new comp and cant wait to plug her in and start the installation process of games and apps(the bit i hate) I ended up with Asus P6T se MotherBoard Intel Core i7 920 Processor Kingston 6gb DDR3 Kingston 64gb SSD HDD Seagate 1tb HDD Sapphire 1gb 5850 Pioneer DVR218 burner ANTEC True Power 750w PSU ANTEC 902 Case Samsung 2494HS LCD Monitor Windows 7 64bit Total price $2396.00 I ended up with the 5850 as the 5870 was an extra $150 and then i would of went over my Budget. I also chopped and changed a cpl of things and squeezed in the SSD so im hoping there worth the money like ppl had told me. Anyway i hope it goes good lol Thanks for all your help much appreciated

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Zig New user 1 posts Posted: 15/01/2010 6:01 PM	Let us know how it goes. Should be fast with the OS on the SSD. I would be interested in how noisy the 5850 is.
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chomps31 New user 3 posts Posted: 19/01/2010 4:01 PM

Yeah it loads up in like 5 seconds maybe 10 but super quick lol Everything runs smooth and games on the 24" screen sure beats my ols 19" Noise wise is a little noisy but not annoying and mainly is the case with its 4 big fans but they r all able to be manually turned down. The 5850 i cant really tell if it is loud doesnt seem to be but for the noise anyway im fine with as i have my headphones on most times anyway.

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rogue316 There is nothing wrong with AMD. Advanced member 282 posts Posted: 04/03/2010 10:03 AM	Not a bad build brother. I would have gone for the Armor+mx over the 900 II. Thats not to say theres anything wrong with the 900 II, it's just I love the look of the Armor+'s more. Congrats.
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mickhel New user 6 posts Posted: 11/08/2010 7:08 PM	congrats! Web Development Karachi
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Hikari User 9 posts Posted: 11/08/2010 11:08 PM	As long as you're in Western Australia you can also consider system builders with ideas beyond the normal store-bought Asus motherboard etc etc. If you look at our specs on our perth pc repair site you will see a custom built PC with reliable and sturdy Gigabyte P55 mainboard, and if you add a Caviar Black SATA-3 on this board you can run at twice the speed of Caviar Green.
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