zelgadis85
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Hi Techspot Forumists! (is that even a word?)
It's been a long time since I've posted here. My last desktop decided to break down in the middle of my summer holiday, so I thought I'd build a new one. I've already lined down some of my needs (being a semi-hardcore gamer and all) and would like to hear your opinions about the build, as well as the necessary power to run it smoothly with a little bit room for upgrade later on as well
While I have quite some money to spend on this, I'd like it to be as cheap as possible. Also, ordering from popular websites, such as newegg, is sadly not an option in my case. The store I buy components from has a rather large selection of equipment and thus getting the right components shouldn't be a problem. I heard they could also order parts abroad, but that will cost a hefty extra fee.
Well, the parts I've already chosen are as follows:
Case: (Akasa) Infiniti ZOR, windowed black ATX case (http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews.php?/cases_cooling/akasa_infiniti_zor_case/1), 104.90€
Mobo: (ASUS) M3N-HT Deluxe HDMI AM2+ NF780ASLI (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131343), 123.00€
CPU: (AMD) Phenom 9950 QC AM2+ (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103291 - boxed edition), 149.00€
RAM: (A-Data) 4GT Dual-kit DDR2 1066+MHz (PC-8500), Extreme Edition (unable to find decent link, here's the one at the shop I use: http://www.jimmspc.fi/tuote/AD21066E002GOU2), 75.00€
Graphics Card: One to three of (Gainward) GeForce 9800 GT 1024MB GDDR3 (http://www.gainward.com/main/vgapro.php?id=107), 123.00€ each
Suggestions are open for improvements / changes. As I mentioned, this computer will be used for some heavy gaming / multimedia purposes, and I'd actually like the chance to edit videos effortlessly. CAD and other such memory hogs I do not intend (nor have no need) to use. I mainly play games from my 26" Viewsonic monitor, using resolution of 1920x1200, which you should consider if giving alternates to my components. These games include World of Warcraft (surprise surprise), CRYSIS, Unreal Tournament 3, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion et cetera.
Considering I'd buy two of those GeForce 9800GT's, and use a total of five(!!) SATA hard drives and 1 SATA DVD drive constantly, how much power / ampage (spelling?) / whatever-specifics-come-to-mind should my PSU have?
Another point is whether or not the mobo BIOS actually supports QC from the beginning. My last computer needed a BIOS update before it would even start with the QC cpu. This probably needs some information from a user that actually has this board with an QC cpu.
I'd like the budget to be under 1.000€. I'm willing to pay a bit over that, but my funds aren't infinite
Thank you for your help in advance, and sorry for the (semi-)long post.
-Zelgadis85
It's been a long time since I've posted here. My last desktop decided to break down in the middle of my summer holiday, so I thought I'd build a new one. I've already lined down some of my needs (being a semi-hardcore gamer and all) and would like to hear your opinions about the build, as well as the necessary power to run it smoothly with a little bit room for upgrade later on as well
While I have quite some money to spend on this, I'd like it to be as cheap as possible. Also, ordering from popular websites, such as newegg, is sadly not an option in my case. The store I buy components from has a rather large selection of equipment and thus getting the right components shouldn't be a problem. I heard they could also order parts abroad, but that will cost a hefty extra fee.
Well, the parts I've already chosen are as follows:
Case: (Akasa) Infiniti ZOR, windowed black ATX case (http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews.php?/cases_cooling/akasa_infiniti_zor_case/1), 104.90€
Mobo: (ASUS) M3N-HT Deluxe HDMI AM2+ NF780ASLI (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131343), 123.00€
CPU: (AMD) Phenom 9950 QC AM2+ (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103291 - boxed edition), 149.00€
RAM: (A-Data) 4GT Dual-kit DDR2 1066+MHz (PC-8500), Extreme Edition (unable to find decent link, here's the one at the shop I use: http://www.jimmspc.fi/tuote/AD21066E002GOU2), 75.00€
Graphics Card: One to three of (Gainward) GeForce 9800 GT 1024MB GDDR3 (http://www.gainward.com/main/vgapro.php?id=107), 123.00€ each
Suggestions are open for improvements / changes. As I mentioned, this computer will be used for some heavy gaming / multimedia purposes, and I'd actually like the chance to edit videos effortlessly. CAD and other such memory hogs I do not intend (nor have no need) to use. I mainly play games from my 26" Viewsonic monitor, using resolution of 1920x1200, which you should consider if giving alternates to my components. These games include World of Warcraft (surprise surprise), CRYSIS, Unreal Tournament 3, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion et cetera.
Considering I'd buy two of those GeForce 9800GT's, and use a total of five(!!) SATA hard drives and 1 SATA DVD drive constantly, how much power / ampage (spelling?) / whatever-specifics-come-to-mind should my PSU have?
Another point is whether or not the mobo BIOS actually supports QC from the beginning. My last computer needed a BIOS update before it would even start with the QC cpu. This probably needs some information from a user that actually has this board with an QC cpu.
I'd like the budget to be under 1.000€. I'm willing to pay a bit over that, but my funds aren't infinite
Thank you for your help in advance, and sorry for the (semi-)long post.
-Zelgadis85