Computer Build

OK, i'm planning on building an computer..

I'm looking for i7.. good mb maybe a sound card.. Some new spearkers.. about 12gb of ram.. Maybe good cooling or watercooling im not planning on turning off my computer...

I'm planning to buy most of my parts from msy http://www.msy.com.au/Parts/PARTS.pdf

All Prices are in AUD

So far i have..

Case:
Antec Sonata III - $190 - MSY

PSU:
AeroCool 80Plus 1000w - $245 - MSY

HDD:
(WD “AV” SATA 1TB)x2 - $(132)x2 = $264 - MSY

Ram:
6GB Kit DDR3 2000 G.Skill-Trident - $215 - MSY

MB:
ASUS P6T-Deluxe - $373 - MSY

CPU:
i7-920 - $389 - MSY

GPU:
1792MB GTX 295 Inno3D - $569 - MSY

LCD:
30" LCD..

http://www.dell.com/us/en/home/deskt...s&cs=19&~ck=mn

I'm not that rich..

Lol..

For RAM I suggest higher end Corsair. I use Corsair and I love it.

I've had good luck with cheap OCZ RAM in 3 desktops and 1 laptop.
Can't beat the mail in rebates they always have, dunno if it applies you aussies.

seriously 12gb ram....?

Why.. just why..

Is 1000w gunna be enough for that kind of setup?

I think so..

Dont bother getting that expensive graphics card, the motherboard already has a GPU on it. Use the money to buy a better CPU/motherboard.

I suggest you get the HDMI asus motherboard with an AMD quad core

I doubt getting 12gb ram is worth it, but the motherboard has 4 slots so you could maybe get 4x2gb ram sticks (with a 64 bit operating system of course)

Are you that much of an idiot?

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Seriously....

Theres a reason why im getting a good gpu and not a inbuilt one...

As idiotic as the GPU comment was, he has a point with the RAM. Why would you ever need 12gb?

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Originally Posted by Simtoon

Are you that much of an idiot?

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Seriously....

Theres a reason why im getting a good gpu and not a inbuilt one...

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I can understand why people buy good graphics cards but to spend 1000 dollars on one? That's a bit much don't ya recon?

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Originally Posted by bullzeye95

As idiotic as the GPU comment was, he has a point with the RAM. Why would you ever need 12gb?

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running 1000 processers..

What's your budget? It sounds like you're going to spend 3k+ on this..
12gb RAM is so unnecessary, it can't be good for the computer to be running "1000" processes constantly.
Also you should note that MSY is always low/out of stock so don't expect to get everything you want on the day unless you call up and reserve or something.

lol i was going to email them before the buy the parts..

12GB ram is overkill. I have 4gb, and I can do everything I'd want...unless youre planning on running 100000x SMARTS (if youre thinking what im thinking youre thinking then dont....) also $1000 on a gfx card is overkill as well.

Its fun to say you have a good computer, but the fact is that unless youre doing full on complex simulations of astrophysics/physics/chemistry etc theres absolutely no need - theres no other software that needs that much. Better to wait a few years until you might need to upgrade, when its alot cheaper.

4 - 6GB of RAM is ideal. I wouldnt go for 12GB cause its not gonna be used.

Even with that much difference your not gonna see any performance increases. Maybe a very small % increase which your not gonna notice. Even with encoding etc your not gonna see anything.

CPU you gotta think dual or quad.

You dont need watercooling, get a good thermal paste and a kick ass cooler and your sorted. (Artic Freezer etc). Even if you do overclock to the extreme then you can always add more fans to the case etc...

I wouldnt pay that much for a gfx card, simply because after a short few months there will be a better one. Pay around $400, something like a 9800GTS or something.

Depends what you wanna do with the computer. A gaming rig will be totally different to a productive computer like 3d design, modeling, encoding etc..

Yeh i might get around 8gb ram... for cpu i really want i7 i got dual now... If im not getting 5790 im going to get 295..

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Originally Posted by Simtoon

Yeh i might get around 8gb ram... for cpu i really want i7 i got dual now... If im not getting 5790 im going to get 295..

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Hrm, i wouldn't say that 8 gigs is a must either. My friend built a middle-end gaming PC last year (runs L4D, tf2, WoW) for $450 off of 2gb of ram (he's got a 3.00 ghz processor and an ati radeon 4350). It runs smoothly even with more pragmatic specs, but of course, he doesn't run Crysis at max settings or have the coolest looking case. It just really boils down to what type of gaming you're going after.

Just be careful about the amount of money you spend. Technology is always updating, so what's current now might not be current tomorrow.

edit: ops, sorry i meant hd radeon 4350, not 4650 >_<

I got right now
Intel C2D 3.16GHz
2 GB Ram
GeForce 9500 GT
Gigabyte GA-EG31M-S2 MB

GeForce 9600 GT is awesome, I have it on my laptop and I am truly pleased with it! None of my games lags at the best quality settings :)
2GB ram... I would say 4GB
2Cored is good, quad isn't worth it yet

Well i updated the build...

More than 4 gigs of ram is uneeded, same with ddr3. You don't need more than a 1gig gfx card tbh. And i7 is uneeded right now. Go quad core.

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Originally Posted by MylesMadness

More than 4 gigs of ram is uneeded, same with ddr3. You don't need more than a 1gig gfx card tbh. And i7 is uneeded right now. Go quad core.

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i7 is quadcore. i7 mobo's use triple channel memory. i7 mobo's use DDR3, DDR3 is needed because the prices are now competitive with DDR2 and there is no reason to buy similarly priced hardware when one is better.

I would pick up a 5850, drop your 1000w down to a 600w or so, get a cheaper mobo (seriously, why are you spending that much on a mobo?) and would buy a SSD.

Edit: Also yes, it would be in his best interest to buy a GPU with more than 1 gig GDDR5 since he wants to use a 30" monitor

Second edit: You won't need the expensive mobo or RAM unless you plan to overclock a lot, but judging by your lack of aftermarket cooling I suspect not?