Computer Hope
Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: uPokerBrat on February 27, 2012, 03:07:42 PM
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Hey guys i want to build a pretty good fast computer and my budget range is around 1500$~1700$ and i need an honest opinion on the parts that i have selected for to build this computer.
Gameing Case: Antec v3 1200 Full ATX Gameing Case.
MoBo: Asus CrossHair Formula V MoBo
Processor: AmD Fx 8150 8 Core- 3.8Ghz- 4.1 Ghz Unlocked Speed
Ram: 2X8GB Sticks of Vengence Ram ( Red Colour) ( DDR3)
HDD:1 TB WD Sata III Drive
Graphics Card: AMD 6850 radon Graphic Cards
Psu: 850 cp
HS&F: Zalman CNPS 12x triple bladed Fan
Mouse: USB Mini Optic mouse
Keyboard: USB Saitek PK24 Eclipse III Wired Keyboard
Misc: Orange and Blue flexible Cold Cathodes to go on inside of computer case
OS: Win 7 Ultimate
This is gonna be a pretty expensive computer .... idk if i will even find 1 part in stores :S
but i would like a good opinion on it , if anyone has anything else in mind that could be a bit better please let me know , if my selection is not comapatible i would also love to know.. thx .. uPB..
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... I keep telling people to just hold on on the Bulldozers until a price drop is announced if they want to build a gaming computer, because its architecture isn't optimized for single-threaded applications... furthermore modern games are more dependent on the GPU than the CPU...
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4955/the-bulldozer-review-amd-fx8150-tested/8 (http://www.anandtech.com/show/4955/the-bulldozer-review-amd-fx8150-tested/8)
http://www.techspot.com/review/452-amd-bulldozer-fx-cpus/page10.html (http://www.techspot.com/review/452-amd-bulldozer-fx-cpus/page10.html)
The i5-2500K and i7-2600K are basically the juggernauts here. They have been since they were released, in fact. No actually the Nehalem processors still outrun the 2600K (i7 980X, 990X, 995X), but their power efficiency is just... bad, and LGA 1366 is a dead end in terms of upgrading.
The XHair Formula V runs at $229: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131735
The FX-8150 is $249.99: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103960
EVGA Z68 FTW 160-SB-E689-KR LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard is $244.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188098
Same features as your Crosshair Formula V.
i5-2550K ($239.99)
http://cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-2550K+%40+3.40GHz
Best price/performance today, yesterday I checked it was still the 2500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115230&Tpk=i5%202550K (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115230&Tpk=i5%202550K)