OzballO

Ok so I have been needing to get a desktop and was like hell might as well do it right (ie not spend $750 at Wal-Mart for a Dell) Anyway, since I would like to game with it, specifically Battlefield 3, I wanted something of fairly high performance and something that is "future-proof". I will be buying parts gradually to put together so I won't be spending it all at one time. However, I listed a few of the more important bits of the computer that my limited brain has put together. So my question is, does 2+2=4? Also, I don't know many good names other than abc's PSU NEEDS TO BE CORSAIR etc so if for some of the things I should use a different brand or what-not, that'd be good. I am open for any suggestions. You are my only hope.

Motherboard: ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Newegg.com - ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL
I was curious if I could go with DDR 1600 with this. I wasn't sure but I figured 1333 was a safe initial guess.


HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

GFX Card: HIS H687F1G2M Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
Newegg.com - HIS H687F1G2M Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

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Schosch

The difference between 1333 and 1600 isn't that large, choose whatever's cheaper.

abc

I literally don't know. I haven'tbeen keeping up to date with computers for a while.

Though since all of this stuff looks very familiar circa 6+ months old, I'm guessing there is a new bunch of "THE stuff to get"


What's the budget?




EDIT: Holy s*** SOOOOOOO apparantly AM3+ has arrived and AMD "FX" (bulldozer?) is here in 1 to 2 months. Definitely wait to see how that turns out. (though inevitably it will be a big disappointment given 2 or 3 years of waiting, losing to intel repeatedly and bringing back high end marketing names etc from "back in the day")

i5 + LGA 1155 is still faster than 1090T setup. If you bought everything now, AMD would be a tad more expensive, a tad slower but far more futureproof. Worth explaining that actually. Intel is "futureproof" because it's simply extremely fast and even the i5 750 (remember that?) is still more than capable of running whatever you want. AMD is "futureproof" because they make a decent effort for new stuff to always be forwards/backwards compatible. E.g. my 3 (4?) year old not-massively-expensive motherboard could still just drop in the current flagship CPU, a 1100T 6-core thingy, and it'd work no problem.

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OzballO

We'll say my budget is approx. $1,000 give or take a few hundred not including the monitor. Assuming I can force myself not to buy other silly things.

This was one thing that I was looking for. Something that I could easily upgrade in the future.

So basically what you are saying abc is maybe wait a few months to see what happens with AMD "FX"? Since I'm quite new to this I'm open to any suggestions.

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abc

Given we're always playing the long game (futureproofing 'n' all) it would seem silly to rush out and buy something that seems pretty good value, only to find out that when the new generation of CPUs come out next month they're 30% faster, 30% more efficient and backwards/forwards compatable another 4 years for the same price as the CPU you just bought.

Bit-tech (trusted people) say 20th June 2011 infact. It's a leak so it's not set in stone, but leaks happen all the time so it's probably right assuming no last minute production mess-ups. source: AMD Bulldozer and Llano launch dates reportedly leaked | bit-tech.net 8 cores, 6 cores and 4 cores. May as well just wait and see, it'll probably either drop the price of what you've been planning to buy or be faster AND in your price range.

As this is progressive, in the mean time you could buy a PSU (which can be used in your current rig) and a new GFX card to satisfy the need-for-new-shiney-stuff for a month or two. New graphics cards tend to pop up August onwards so now is actually probably the optimum time to buy this years range (in terms of availability and price)

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OzballO

Indeed...ok so for the PSU and GFX cards I linked would be good far awhile then? I actually don't have a desktop at the moment so this build is going to be from the ground up. Like I said I don't have much experience with what sort of quality I would get with those.

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OzballO

Final build from PC System Specs
A modular PSU would have been nice =/

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Skuh

Well done Oz. XD

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oneinchwunda

Vomited at the sight of the case, but everything else looks okay.

Wait, what? I have pie? For what? FFS.

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OzballO

I like stickers

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abc

I also vomited at the sight of the case xD Also u need sum cable management isnt it bruv.

Wait, why is your CPU cooler on the wrong (right) way around? Does the bottom fo yours err "twizzle" around for different orientations or have AMD fixed something on one of there "7 series rehash # 34,383" motherboards?

LOL @ Pie. You have pie because I wanted to use a compromise in order to avoid massive oversight the add-on has. Consequently, you have pie.

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OzballO

Sadly that's about the best I could do with the cables =/ Couldn't fit much more back behind the mobo.

Err what's wrong with the CPU cooler? I'm was certain it was in the correct orientation until you said something to completely destroy any sort of confidence I had...

I like my case

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oneinchwunda

Don't worry, the cooler is on the right way. Looks like a Coolermaster Hyper 212+ by the looks of things; one of the only coolers that actually sits the right way on AM3 motherboards. My Akasa Venom blocks the first two RAM slots.

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abc

and AM2+, and AM2, and probably 964 or w/e it was before AM2 came along...

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