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Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! (5/18/11)
If you have clicked this link , you are either a newcomer to PC building or are someone who wants ideas and a base to start on for your next system.
In this thread are a few different examples of systems built with the latest technologies at different price points. In this particular post are no-frills systems that are designed to deliver performance more than offer any particular features. They are generally cheap considering the performance they offer and can be easily adjusted to fit anyone's needs! $500 - Entry Level A relatively cheap system built with parts sporting the latest and greatest standards of today's high performance technology. With the release of Intel's Sandy Bridge line of CPUs and chipsets, it is very hard to find a suitable alternative that can match the performance and efficiency of the Intel i3 2100 processor, which has its own built-in GPU. This computer is a system that is meant for the demanding consumer who wants a powerful, cool running computer to handle everyday tasks like web browsing and the playback of HD media but doesn't want to drop a huge amount of money on an expensive off-the-shelf machine. CD/DVD - Sony Optiarc 24X DVD Combo Drive (US) Newegg.com Chassis - Xigmatek ASGARD II Mid-Tower ATX Chassis (US) Newegg.com PSU - Corsair Builder Series CX430 V2 430w ATX PSU (US) Newegg.com HDD - Seagate 7200.12 1TB SATA III Hard Drive (US) Newegg.com Motherboard - ASRock H61 ICAFE LGA 1155 ATX Motherboard (US) Newegg.com Memory - Corsair Value Select 4GB Single Module CAS 9 DDR3 1333 (US) Newegg.com CPU - Intel Core i3 2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core LGA 1155 CPU (US) Newegg.com OS - Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit (US) Newegg.com $850 - Mainstream Level A cheap, yet powerful system with the latest technologies for the power user. This system is another Sandy Bridge based computer with more improvements made on top of the above system, the dual-core CPU was swapped out for a stronger quad-core, the RAM has been doubled, and an Nvidia GTX 560 has been added into the system to give it more graphics processing power. The new Z68 based motherboard is a base that adds a whole new slew of features to the Sandy Bridge platform. CD/DVD - Sony Optiarc 24X DVD Combo Drive (US) Newegg.com Chassis - Xigmatek ASGARD II Mid-Tower ATX Chassis (US) Newegg.com PSU - Corsair Builder Series CX600 V2 600w ATX PSU (US) Newegg.com HDD - Seagate 7200.12 1TB SATA III Hard Drive (US) Newegg.com GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 560 (US) Newegg.com Motherboard - ASRock Z68 PRO3 LGA 1155 ATX Motherboard (US) Newegg.com Memory - Corsair Value Select 8GB (2 x 4GB) CAS 9 DDR3 1333 (US) Newegg.com CPU - Intel Core i5 2400 3.1GHz Quad-Core LGA 1155 CPU (US)Newegg.com OS - Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit (US) Newegg.com $1000 - Performance Level This system is an upgraded version of the above system. The main highlight is the Intel Smart Response Technology, a storage system designed to take advantage of smaller SSDs and use them as a hard drive cache to increase all around system performance; thanks to this, an otherwise small Corsair Force 3 60GB SSD is used to increase system performance by having it cache all frequently used bits of data. CD/DVD - Sony Optiarc 24X DVD Combo Drive (US) Newegg.com Chassis - Xigmatek ASGARD II Mid-Tower ATX Chassis (US) Newegg.com PSU - Corsair Builder Series CX600 V2 600w ATX PSU (US) Newegg.com HDD - Seagate 7200.12 1TB SATA III Hard Drive (US) Newegg.com SDD - Corsair Force 3 Series 60GB SATA III Solid-State Drive (US) Newegg.com GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 560 (US) Newegg.com Motherboard - ASRock Z68 PRO3 LGA 1155 ATX Motherboard (US) Newegg.com Memory - Corsair Value Select 8GB (2 x 4GB) CAS 9 DDR3 1333 (US) Newegg.com CPU - Intel Core i5 2400 3.1GHz Quad-Core LGA 1155 CPU (US)Newegg.com OS - Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit (US) Newegg.com $1250 - Performance Level This system is a further upgrade of the above system that was set up to allow the user to upgrade more easily. The biggest change comes from the upgrade to the new Rosewill FUTURE chassis, A more spacious, well ventilated case that can take even the longest, hottest video cards and most powerful CPUs and cool them without fail, Rosewill even includes 4 fans pre-mounted. The other upgrades, the jump from the i5-2400 to the 2500k allows for a computer that can be easily overclocked with its unlocked multiplier. Lastly, the upgrade from the ASRock PRO3 to the EXTREME4 allows for a more stable system with its 8 phase CPU power transmission. CD/DVD - Lite-On 24X DVD Combo Drive (US) Newegg.com (UK) Chassis - Rosewill FUTURE Mid-Tower ATX Chassis (US) Newegg.com PSU - Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750w ATX PSU (US) Newegg.com HDD - Seagate 7200.12 1TB SATA III Hard Drive (US) Newegg.com SDD - Corsair Force Series F40 40GB SATA II Solid-State Drive (US) Newegg.com GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (US) Newegg.com (UK) Motherboard - ASRock Z68 EXTREME4 LGA 1155 ATX Motherboard (US) Newegg.com Memory - Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) CAS 9 DDR3 1600 (US) Newegg.com CPU - Intel Core i5 2500k 3.3GHz Quad-Core LGA 1155 CPU (US) Newegg.com OS - Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit (US) Newegg.com (UK) $1500 - Performance Level This system has had three considerable upgrades made to it; the first being the jump from the 2500k to the Core i7-2600k. The 2600k is a Quad-Core CPU with hyperthreading, basically this means that the computer sees the CPU as an 8-Core CPU and treats it as such. The 2600k is also unlocked which allows for easy overclocking. The second upgrade is the upgrade to the bigger and faster Corsair Performance 3 SSD. Installing the OS and programs on this drive allows for a considerable boost in responsiveness and the overall performance of the system improves a bit further than simply caching data. The final upgrade is the upgrade from the Z68 Extreme4 to the more durable P67 Extreme6, which has 16 power phases and more USB 3.0 ports. With the larger SSD and faster parts, the features included with the Z68 are no longer necessary. CD/DVD - Lite-On 24X DVD Combo Drive (US) Newegg.com (UK) Chassis - Rosewill FUTURE Mid-Tower ATX Chassis (US) Newegg.com PSU - Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750w ATX PSU (US) Newegg.com HDD - Seagate 7200.12 1TB SATA III Hard Drive (US) Newegg.com SDD - Corsair Performance 3 Series 64GB SATA III Solid-State Drive (US) Newegg.com GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 570 HD (US) Newegg.com (UK) Motherboard - ASRock P67 EXTREME6 LGA 1155 ATX Motherboard (US) Newegg.com Memory - Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) CAS 9 DDR3 1600 (US) Newegg.com CPU - Intel Core i5 2600k 3.4GHz Quad-Core LGA 1155 CPU (US) Newegg.com OS - Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit (US) Newegg.com (UK) $1750 - Performance Level This Core i7 system is an upgraded version of the above system, the main changes being the use of a faster SSD and HDD to improve storage capacity and performance. the Corsair drive was changed to the much faster OCZ Vertex 3 120GB and the HDD was changed to the Barracuda XT 2TB model. Both drives are about the fastest available with SATA III connectors. CD/DVD - Lite-On 24X DVD Combo Drive (US) Newegg.com (UK) Chassis - Rosewill FUTURE Mid-Tower ATX Chassis (US) Newegg.com PSU - Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750w ATX PSU (US) Newegg.com HDD - Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB SATA III Hard Drive (US) Newegg.com SDD - OCZ Vertex 3 Series 120GB SATA III Solid-State Drive (US) Newegg.com GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 570 HD (US) Newegg.com (UK) Motherboard - ASRock P67 EXTREME6 LGA 1155 ATX Motherboard (US) Newegg.com Memory - Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) CAS 9 DDR3 1600 (US) Newegg.com CPU - Intel Core i5 2600k 3.4GHz Quad-Core LGA 1155 CPU (US) Newegg.com OS - Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit (US) Newegg.com (UK) $2000 Performance Level This system is about as far as one can take a standard configuration Sandy Bridge platform before bottlenecks begin to form in the PCI-E pipelines. The upgrade being the addition of a second GTX 570 HD to use in SLi. With the PCI-E slots limited to 8x speeds for two cards, that pretty much means that you can only use single GPU video cards before you hit bandwidth problems. Though minor at this point in time, running a dual GPU video card does take a hit of a couple frames per second in gaming if run in a half speed 8x slot. CD/DVD - Lite-On 24X DVD Combo Drive (US) Newegg.com (UK) Chassis - Rosewill FUTURE Mid-Tower ATX Chassis (US) Newegg.com PSU - Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750w ATX PSU (US) Newegg.com HDD - Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB SATA III Hard Drive (US) Newegg.com SDD - OCZ Vertex 3 Series 120GB SATA III Solid-State Drive (US) Newegg.com GPU - 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 570 HD (US) Newegg.com (UK) Motherboard - ASRock P67 EXTREME6 LGA 1155 ATX Motherboard (US) Newegg.com Memory - Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) CAS 9 DDR3 1600 (US) Newegg.com CPU - Intel Core i5 2600k 3.4GHz Quad-Core LGA 1155 CPU (US) Newegg.com OS - Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit (US) Newegg.com (UK)
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Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!  Last edited by kris23; Jul 18, 2011 at 02:10 AM. |
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Re: Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! (5/9/11)
$2250 Performance Level
In a standard configuration Sandy Bridge system, the PCI-E slots are limited to x8 speeds when using dual video cards, this can be a problem when trying to use video cards with dual GPUs as the half-speed slot can limit performance in taxing situations, usually it isnt bad but as video cards get faster and faster, having full speed slots becomes more essential to good performance. A good work-around can be found in getting a high end motherboard that uses 3rd party chipsets to increase the number of available PCI-E lanes, one such board is the Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7-B3. With a more advanced board, the system is able to run powerful multi-GPU setups like dual GTX 590s with ease. The only downside to the Gigabyte board is that it doesnt support UEFI so it cannot boot from drives larger than 2TB. Not being able to boot from a drive doesn't mean you cannot use larger drives within windows, as long as you use the recommended 64-bit OS, your computer will see any large drive just fine. CD/DVD - Lite-On 24X DVD Combo Drive (US) Newegg.com (UK) Chassis - Rosewill FUTURE Mid-Tower ATX Chassis (US) Newegg.com PSU - Corsair Enthusiast Series TX950 950w ATX PSU (US) Newegg.com HDD - Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB SATA III Hard Drive (US) Newegg.com SDD - OCZ Vertex 3 Series 120GB SATA III Solid-State Drive (US) Newegg.com GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 590 CLASSIFIED (US) Newegg.com (UK) Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7-B3 P67 LGA 1155 ATX Motherboard (US) Newegg.com Memory - Corsair Vengeance 12GB (2 x 4GB) CAS 9 DDR3 1600 (US) Newegg.com CPU - Intel Core i5 2600k 3.4GHz Quad-Core LGA 1155 CPU (US) Newegg.com OS - Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit (US) Newegg.com (UK) $2500 - Max Performance Level When one needs more performance than the Sandy Bridge platform is capable of producing, there is only the LGA 1366 platform to look at. Though older, there is no doubt that it is still the fastest platform to work with. With native support for full speed x16 PCI-E slots, triple-channel memory support, and up to 6 CPU cores in one socket, one can completely exceed the performance of the above posted systems. Until the LGA 2011 platform launches, this is the most powerful desktop platform available. CD/DVD - Lite-On 24X DVD Combo Drive (US) Newegg.com (UK) Chassis - Corsair Obsidian Series 650D Mid-Tower ATX Chassis (US) Newegg.com PSU - Corsair Enthusiast Series TX950 950w ATX PSU (US) Newegg.com HDD - Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB SATA III Hard Drive (US) Newegg.com SDD - OCZ Vertex 3 Series 120GB SATA III Solid-State Drive (US) Newegg.com GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 590 CLASSIFIED (US) Newegg.com (UK) Motherboard - ASRock EXTREME3 LGA 1366 ATX Motherboard (US) Newegg.com Memory - Corsair Vengeance 12GB (3 x 4GB) CAS 9 DDR3 1600 (US) Newegg.com CPU - Intel Core i7-970 3.2GHz Six-Core LGA 1366 CPU (US) Newegg.com OS - Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit (US) Newegg.com (UK) After the performance and value minded computers, there are the enthusiast systems. The difference between a computer built purely for performance and one built for a computer enthusiast usually lies in the kind of hardware used, especially the advanced features and capabilities of such hardware. Enthusiast hardware usually offers either performance aspects that are beyond the standard or they offer unique features that are of value to the advanced computer user. While enthusiast systems tend to be more powerful than the more standard ones shown above, that isn't always the case. Sometimes such unique features are raised to a higher importance than just system performance. Below are a couple examples of these kinds of systems. $2250 - Intel P67 Enthusiast Platform Variant 1 When one values high reliability, overclockability and silent operation over all other aspects, this system is the result. The most noticeable attraction of this system is its case, the motherboard tray is rotated 90 degrees, lining up the internals vertically, allowing for air to flow from the bottom of the case, clear through the components and out the top of the case! It is based on the simple fact that heat rises, so therefore, a top heat exhaust makes perfect sense! The motherboard, the Asus Sabertooth board boasts military spec components, an array of sensors, a heat deflecting plastic shroud, and overclocker friendly, intuitive UEFI panel make this system a very good investment. CD/DVD - LG 12X Blu-Ray Combo Drive (US) Newegg.com (UK) Chassis - Silverstone RV03B-W Full-Tower ATX Chassis (US) Newegg.com PSU - Corsair Professional Series AX850 850w ATX PSU (US) Newegg.com HDD - Seagate Barracuda XT 3TB SATA III Hard Drive (US) Newegg.com SDD - OCZ Vertex 3 Series 120GB SATA III Solid-State Drive (US) Newegg.com GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 580 (US) Newegg.com (UK) Motherboard - ASUS SABERTOOTH P67 LGA 1155 ATX Motherboard (US) Newegg.com Memory - Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) CAS 9 DDR3 1866 (US) Newegg.com CPU - Intel Core i7-2600k 3.4GHz Quad-Core LGA 1155 CPU (US) Newegg.com OS - Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit (US) Newegg.com (UK) $2850 - Intel P67 Enthusiast Platform Variant 2 When one values overclockability, and multi-GPU capacity over all other aspects, this system is the result, this system uses a more powerful PSU that can handle up to 3 powerful video cards, and the motherboard is built from the ground up as an overclocker's board. The Corsair Obsidian 650D is a rather large mid-tower case with a a standard orientation layout but is an effective, silent running case that can readily accept all sorts of hardware and cooling options. It can easily be setup for liquid cooling setups. CD/DVD - LG 12X Blu-Ray Combo Drive (US) Newegg.com (UK) Chassis - Corsair Obsidian Series 650D Mid-Tower ATX Chassis (US) Newegg.com PSU - Corsair Professional Series AX1200 1200w ATX PSU (US) Newegg.com HDD - Seagate Barracuda XT 3TB SATA III Hard Drive (US) Newegg.com SDD - OCZ Vertex 3 Series 120GB SATA III Solid-State Drive (US) Newegg.com GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 590 CLASSIFIED (US) Newegg.com (UK) Motherboard - ASUS MAXIMUS IV EXTREME P67 LGA 1155 ATX Motherboard (US) Newegg.com Memory - Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) CAS 9 DDR3 1866 (US) Newegg.com CPU - Intel Core i7-2600k 3.4GHz Quad-Core LGA 1155 CPU (US) Newegg.com OS - Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit (US) Newegg.com (UK) $3000 - Intel X58 Enthusiast Platform Variant 1 The X58 Equivalent of the var. 1 P67 Enthusiast system. When one values high reliability, overclockability and silent operation over all other aspects, this system is the result. It uses the Raven RV03 case which has a 90 degree rotated motherboard tray. The motherboard, the Asus Sabertooth board boasts military spec components, an array of sensors, and overclocker friendly BIOS. The only drawback of this system is that it doesnt support UEFI CD/DVD - LG 12X Blu-Ray Combo Drive (US) Newegg.com (UK) Chassis - Silverstone RV03B-W Full-Tower ATX Chassis (US) Newegg.com PSU - Corsair Professional Series AX850 850w ATX PSU (US) Newegg.com HDD - Seagate Barracuda XT 3TB SATA III Hard Drive (US) Newegg.com SDD - OCZ Vertex 3 Series 120GB SATA III Solid-State Drive (US) Newegg.com GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 590 Classified (US) Newegg.com (UK) Motherboard - ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 LGA 1366 ATX Motherboard (US) Newegg.com Memory - Corsair Vengeance 12GB (3 x 4GB) CAS 10 DDR3 2000 (US) Newegg.com CPU - Intel Core i7-970 3.2GHz Six-Core LGA 1366 CPU (US) Newegg.com OS - Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit (US) Newegg.com (UK) $3250 - Intel X58 Enthusiast Platform Variant 2 The equivalent X58 counterpart for the P67 var. 2 platform. When one values overclockability, and multi-GPU capacity over all other aspects, this system is the result, this system uses a more powerful PSU that can handle up to 4 powerful video cards, and the motherboard is built from the ground up as an overclocker's board. Like the above system, this doesn't support UEFI, so it cannot boot from drives larger than 2TB. CD/DVD - LG 12X Blu-Ray Combo Drive (US) Newegg.com (UK) Chassis - Corsair Obsidian Series 650D Mid-Tower ATX Chassis (US) Newegg.com PSU - Corsair Professional Series AX1200 1200w ATX PSU (US) Newegg.com HDD - Seagate Barracuda XT 3TB SATA III Hard Drive (US) Newegg.com SDD - OCZ Vertex 3 Series 120GB SATA III Solid-State Drive (US) Newegg.com GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 590 CLASSIFIED (US) Newegg.com (UK) Motherboard - ASUS RAMPAGE III EXTREME X58 LGA 1366 ATX Motherboard (US) Newegg.com Memory - Corsair Vengeance 12GB (3 x 4GB) CAS 10 DDR3 2000 (US) Newegg.com CPU - Intel Core i7-970 3.2GHz Six-Core LGA 1366 CPU (US) Newegg.com OS - Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit (US) Newegg.com (UK)
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Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums! Last edited by kris23; May 19, 2011 at 04:05 AM. |
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Re: Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! (5/9/11)
And a final enthusiast system with no drawbacks, for those who can REALLY say that money is no object, the ultimate personal computing platform.
$8000 - Ultimate Enthusiast Platform When one takes the LGA 1366 platform to the limits of its design, one gets the most powerful personal computing platform available to the general public. The LGA 1366 was originally built as a server platform for people or businesses that require high end CPU processing, the issue though was that the server motherboards were never geared for tasks that the standard home user would use it for so they generally only had one full bandwidth PCI-E slot at most. It was only until EVGA released the SR-2 motherboard that it was flexible enough to be used in a personal computing environment. With that, comes extreme performance that no other system can touch. With a total of 12 cores, 24 threads, and support for up to 48GB of RAM it is the most powerful platform available. It also comes with an equally impressive price-tag of 8 grand, thats enough for an economy car. CD/DVD - LG 12X Blu-Ray Combo Drive (US) Newegg.com (UK) Chassis - Lian Li PC-V2120X Full-Tower HPTX Chassis (US) Newegg.com PSU - Corsair Professional Series AX1200 1200w ATX PSU (US) Newegg.com HDD - Seagate Barracuda XT 3TB SATA III Hard Drive (US) Newegg.com SDD - OCZ RevoDrive X2 Series 240GB PCI-E Solid-State Drive (US) Newegg.com GPU - 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 590 CLASSIFIED (US) Newegg.com (UK) Motherboard - EVGA Classified SR-2 Dual LGA 1366 HPTX Motherboard (US) Newegg.com Memory - 2x Corsair Dominator GT 12GB (3 x 4GB) CAS 9 DDR3 2000 (US) Newegg.com CPU - 2x Intel Xeon X5690 3.46GHz Six-Core LGA 1366 CPU (US) Newegg.com Heatsink - 2x Prolimatech Supermega Tower CPU Cooler (US) Newegg.com Heatsink Fan - 2x Silverstone AP141 Air Penetrator 140mm Case Fan (US) Newegg.com OS - Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit (US) Newegg.com (UK)
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Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums! Last edited by kris23; May 12, 2011 at 02:41 AM. |
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Re: Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! (5/9/11)
A special section for the AMD fan in all of us...
With the release of Intel's Sandy Bridge line of processors and chipsets, AMD has been knocked right out of their position as the leader of value oriented computing products and into some turbulent water... However, with the imminent release of AMD's newer Bulldozer line this quarter, all is not lost! At this time, AMD has been price-cutting their best products and their partners have been applying all the latest technologies to their current motherboards. ASRock in particular has been able to produce boards that are compatible with the upcoming AM3+ CPUs as well as adopting UEFI into current AMD boards to better prepare the systems built today for future technologies. The advantage AMD has always had over Intel is the completely linear upgrade path of their systems. With one good motherboard, the entire line of AMD desktop CPUs is available for use and oftentimes, even future CPUs can be used with current hardware; such can be seen with these ASRock boards and their AM3+ support. The midrange 890GX platform is a cheap, versatile platform that features a powerful IGP solution as well as multi-GPU support via half-speed PCI-E slots. The high-end 890FX chipset is one with native full-speed PCI-E slots that are ideal for use with multi-GPU cards that require the bandwidth. With the 890GX and 890FX chipsets, coupled with the SB850 that has full support for SATA III, there is no need to move to a different platform; this cannot be said for the Intel Sandy Bridge platform which is currently limited to either a single full-speed slot or two half-speed ones. As advanced as it is, the Sandy Bridge platform is still a lower level platform compared to the older LGA 1366 based one, the most powerful Intel CPUs are still exclusive to the older platform. The AMD AM3/AM3+ platform was designed to compete with both the LGA 1155 and LGA 1366 platforms. With its two backwards compatible sockets, AMD is able to compete against two CPU series with just one range of CPUs. Even when in a pinch, AMD offers flexibility that is far superior to Intel's. For those who want a system that can keep up to date for a number of years, AMD is the best choice. $500 - Entry Level This is a relatively cheap system built using the most powerful parts available from AMD for the price, while the Intel system is more efficient, the Phenom II X4 840 is a capable processor with double the cores and should compare favorably to the i3 series even with HT technology. While the IGP of the 890GX chipset isn't quite as powerful as the IGP built into the Sandy Bridge pricessors, the HD 4290 is a capable GPU that can accelerate HD content. For those who want a simple system that can adapt to AMD's newest technologies, or prefer AMD for any reason, this system to choose! CD/DVD - Lite-On 24X DVD Combo Drive (US) Newegg.com (UK) Chassis - NZXT GAMMA Mid-Tower ATX Chassis (US) Newegg.com PSU - Corsair Builder Series CX430 V2 430w ATX PSU (US) Newegg.com HDD - Seagate 7200.12 1TB SATA III Hard Drive (US) Newegg.com Motherboard - ASRock 890GX PRO3 AM3/AM3+ ATX Motherboard (US) Newegg.com Memory - Corsair Vengeance 4GB Single Module CAS 9 DDR3 1600 (US) Newegg.com CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.2GHz Quad-Core AM3 CPU (US) Newegg.com OS - Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit (US) Newegg.com (UK) $850 - Mainstream Level Of the many good qualities that AMD possesses as a company, the one that stands out most right now is the fact that their entire line of products are a great value. In this system is the AMD Phenom II X6 Six-Core 1055T, a processor line built to compete against the Intel i5 line, at this price range, the balance goes either way. This particular AMD system has the HD 6870 which is pound for pound, a much better card than the the GTX 550 Ti, between the Intel and AMD system, this one is better for GPU intensive tasks and the Intel system is better for CPU intensive tasks. CD/DVD - Lite-On 24X DVD Combo Drive (US) Newegg.com (UK) Chassis - NZXT GAMMA Mid-Tower ATX Chassis (US) Newegg.com PSU - Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650w ATX PSU (US) Newegg.com HDD - Seagate 7200.12 1TB SATA III Hard Drive (US) Newegg.com GPU - XFX Radeon HD 6870 (US) Newegg.com (UK) Motherboard - ASRock 890GX PRO3 AM3/AM3+ ATX Motherboard (US) Newegg.com Memory - Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) CAS 9 DDR3 1600 (US) Newegg.com CPU - AMD Phenom II X6 2.8GHz Six-Core AM3 CPU (US) Newegg.com OS - Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit (US) Newegg.com (UK) $1000 - Performance Level With AMD systems being such good values, it can also be seen that one can get their best hardware for not all that much money at all! To start, the CPU has been upgraded to the more powerful Phenom II X6 1100T model; being an unlocked processor, it is able to be overclocked more easily and at this price range, it is the direct competition of the i5 2500k CPU Intel's unlocked Quad-Core CPU. The motherboard is ASRock's latest version of 890FX motherboard, supporting UEFI, AM3+ and has full speed PCI-E lanes to run the most powerful graphics cards like AMDs own HD 6990 should it be in this system's future. Of course, a case and power supply change would be necessary for running two Dual-GPU cards. CD/DVD - Lite-On 24X DVD Combo Drive (US) Newegg.com (UK) Chassis - NZXT GAMMA Mid-Tower ATX Chassis (US) Newegg.com PSU - Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750w ATX PSU (US) Newegg.com HDD - Seagate 7200.12 1TB SATA III Hard Drive (US) Newegg.com GPU - XFX Radeon HD 6950 (US) Newegg.com (UK) Motherboard - ASRock 890FX EXTREME5 AM3/AM3+ ATX Motherboard (US) Newegg.com Memory - Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) CAS 9 DDR3 1600 (US) Newegg.com CPU - AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 3.3GHz Six-Core AM3 CPU (US) Newegg.com OS - Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit (US) Newegg.com (UK) $1250 - Performance Level After taking the above system further, the GPU is upgraded to the HD 6970, the HDD is swapped out for the bigger and faster Barracuda XT 2TB drive, and the case is swapped out for a more spacious Rosewill Future chassis. With no other CPUs or motherboards to upgrade to without needlessly spending, this is the most flexible AMD base model that has multi-GPU capabilities. CD/DVD - Lite-On 24X DVD Combo Drive (US) Newegg.com (UK) Chassis - Rosewill FUTURE Mid-Tower ATX Chassis (US) Newegg.com PSU - Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750w ATX PSU (US) Newegg.com HDD - Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB SATA III Hard Drive (US) Newegg.com GPU - XFX Radeon HD 6970 (US) Newegg.com (UK) Motherboard - ASRock 890FX EXTREME5 AM3/AM3+ ATX Motherboard (US) Newegg.com Memory - Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) CAS 9 DDR3 1600 (US) Newegg.com CPU - AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 3.3GHz Six-Core AM3 CPU (US) Newegg.com OS - Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit (US) Newegg.com (UK) $1500 - Performance Level In order to further improve the performance of the system, the OCZ Vertex 3 SSD has been added for use on top of the 2TB Barracuda HDD. The use of a high performance SSD, a drive with specs exceeding standard rotary drives in every category, improves system responsiveness and performance all-around. CD/DVD - Lite-On 24X DVD Combo Drive (US) Newegg.com (UK) Chassis - Rosewill FUTURE Mid-Tower ATX Chassis (US) Newegg.com PSU - Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750w ATX PSU (US) Newegg.com HDD - Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB SATA III Hard Drive (US) Newegg.com SDD - OCZ Vertex 3 Series 120GB SATA III Solid-State Drive (US) Newegg.com GPU - XFX Radeon HD 6970 (US) Newegg.com (UK) Motherboard - ASRock 890FX EXTREME5 AM3/AM3+ ATX Motherboard (US) Newegg.com Memory - Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) CAS 9 DDR3 1600 (US) Newegg.com CPU - AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 3.3GHz Six-Core AM3 CPU (US) Newegg.com OS - Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit (US) Newegg.com (UK) $2000 Performance Level Thanks to the flexible nature of the AMD platform, it is easy to upgrade to a faster card without worrying of bottlenecks. The video card is upgraded to AMD's fastest HD 6990 with potential for a second one. The case has been upgraded from the CM 690 II to a longer Corsair 600T in order to accommodate the larger card. AMD definitely cannot compete with Intel with CPU intensive tasks but in the GPU and gaming markets, they are still a very strong competitor thanks to their Radeon GPUs. This is the most powerful AMD desktop platform. CD/DVD - Lite-On 24X DVD Combo Drive (US) Newegg.com (UK) Chassis - Corsair Graphite Series 600T Mid-Tower ATX Chassis (US) Newegg.com PSU - Corsair Enthusiast Series TX950 950w ATX PSU (US) Newegg.com HDD - Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB SATA III Hard Drive (US) Newegg.com SDD - OCZ Vertex 3 Series 120GB SATA III Solid-State Drive (US) Newegg.com GPU - XFX Radeon HD 6990 (US) Newegg.com (UK) Motherboard - ASRock 890FX EXTREME5 AM3/AM3+ ATX Motherboard (US) Newegg.com Memory - Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) CAS 9 DDR3 1600 (US) Newegg.com CPU - AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 3.3GHz Six-Core AM3 CPU (US) Newegg.com OS - Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit (US) Newegg.com (UK) Last edited by kris23; May 19, 2011 at 05:24 AM. |
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These above systems are all just guidelines, a base for building on. while they are good by themselves, no person does exactly the same thing with their computers so that's where YOUR personal changes influence the build.
You have your own preferences and probably need a system to do something in particular. If you are low on cash and want to have a nice system with good HD playback, Blu-Ray drive, and hoarding capacity that can still play games, you can probably take whichever build fits closest to your budget and work it into something you feel better suits you. so you have the budget of around $1000: you take the model for mainstream and decide to go with a cheaper dual core, you then have enough money to upgrade from a 1TB 7200.12 to a 2TB (2000GB) Barracuda XT and are able to swap out the standard Asus drive for the better LG Blu-Ray drive. So just for a bit of visualization, you start with this: CD/DVD - Lite-On 24X DVD Combo Drive (US) Newegg.com (UK) Chassis - NZXT GAMMA Mid-Tower ATX Chassis (US) Newegg.com PSU - Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650w ATX PSU (US) Newegg.com HDD - Seagate 7200.12 1TB SATA III Hard Drive (US) Newegg.com GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti (US) Newegg.com (UK) Motherboard - ASRock P67 PRO3 LGA 1155 ATX Motherboard (US) Newegg.com Memory - Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) CAS 9 DDR3 1600 (US) Newegg.com CPU - Intel Core i5 2400 3.1GHz Quad-Core LGA 1155 CPU (US) Newegg.com OS - Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit (US) Newegg.com (UK) EXACT Price $875.91 and come out with this: CD/DVD - LG 12X Blu-Ray Combo Drive (US) Newegg.com (UK) Chassis - NZXT GAMMA Mid-Tower ATX Chassis (US) Newegg.com PSU - Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650w ATX PSU (US) Newegg.com HDD - Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB SATA III Hard Drive (US) Newegg.com GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti (US) Newegg.com (UK) Motherboard - ASRock P67 PRO3 LGA 1155 ATX Motherboard (US) Newegg.com Memory - Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) CAS 9 DDR3 1600 (US) Newegg.com CPU - Intel Core i3 2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core LGA 1155 CPU (US) Newegg.com OS - Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit (US) Newegg.com (UK) EXACT price $1010.90 so the end result is a slightly slower system with double the storage capacity of the original design. perfect for movie and music hoarding, as well as HTPC applications thanks to the Blu-Ray drive! 2TB will take quite a while to fill so thats a lot of entertainment. Your system is done now and ready to order, but if you feel like you need a bit more help or a clearer picture of what you will be doing, simply take a look at this guide: Building a PC: Step by Step Guide So now you got your basic setup, your tower is completed and ready to run, but you may want to look at some additional cooling for your new computer. The first and cheapest way to better cool down your CPU is simply buy some high quality thermal paste: Thermal Paste - Arctic Silver Matrix Thixotropic Thermal Compound (US) Newegg.com Thermal Paste - Arctic Cooling MX-4 Thermal Compound (US) Newegg.com All the two thermal compounds posted above are top performers and are within a few degrees of each other. The only difference is the price, the MX-4 compound is considered some of the best on the market and the Arctic Silver Matrix compound is also considered a very good performer for the money. pure performace aside, the above pastes are neither electrically conductive or capacitive making them superior replacements to the old Arctic Silver 5 in a wider variety of applications. next you may want to get some good, quiet fans to further cool your system.... even a set of inexpensive fans will do wonders for an overheating system. Case Fan - Cooler Master 120mm Case Fans Pack of 4 (US) Newegg.com Case Fan - Cooler Master 120mm Case Fans with Blue LEDs Pack of 2 (US) Newegg.com When someone needs fans that with higher static pressure or directional flow, the Silverstone Air Penetrator series works well. They are ideal for use with tower heatsinks and liquid cooling radiators. Just be sure to use the proper size for your application! Case Fan - Silverstone AP121 120mm 1500RPM Fan (US) Newegg.com Case Fan - Silverstone AP141 140mm 1500RPM Fan (US) Newegg.com Case Fan - Silverstone AP181 180mm 1200RPM Fan (US) Newegg.com lastly, you can get a quality CPU cooler and cool down the CPU by a great amount CPU Cooler - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (US) Newegg.com CPU Cooler - Prolimatech Supermega CPU Cooler (US) Newegg.com CPU Cooler - Corsair Hydro H60 Compact CPU Liquid Cooler (US) Newegg.com CPU Cooler - Corsair Hydro H70 Compact CPU Liquid Cooler (US) Newegg.com Once CPU cooling is covered, one may want to look into fans that can cool the memory DIMMs. In the configurations shown above, the memory channels are only 50% loaded, meaning that one can buy additional RAM (a whole other set) and have up to double the RAM available. With only half the slots filled, memory cooling isn't all that necessary as there is enough space in-between to sufficiently cool the modules with just the air circulation of the computer case. However, if one decides to install more RAM, that extra space which allowed for the passive cooling of the modules is consumed and fans are required to cool them. As every model of computer case is different, there may not be enough air circulation to cool a full bank of RAM. When running a fully loaded bank of memory, it is highly recommended that one uses a cooling fan for memory, especially when overclocking the RAM. A fan that can effectively cool system RAM is the Corsair Airflow 2 Memory Cooler. Memory Cooler - Corsair Airflow 2 CMXAF2 Memory Cooler (US) Newegg.com Cooling is the first step to successful overclocking; even if you don't overclock, a system running well under its temperature limits is bound to last longer than a system running at its limits or higher.
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May 10, 2011, 07:51 AM
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And... its open
The green camp hasn't produced anything worthwhile in quite some time have they? Hopefully Bulldozer proves to be something special...
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Re: Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! (5/9/11)
I think for the super low end (cheaper than your cheapest) or for value-orientated with a mind to overclocking, AMD still makes sense for CPU platforms. Not that I'd change any of your build recommendations, I'm just saying that there are reasons to buy AMD CPUs.
I was surprised by some of your GPU choices, though - 6950CF is generally thought to be faster than 570 SLI, for example. I'd also have opted for four single slot, water cooled 580s in the extreme-ultra-super-awesomazing system. :P
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Gee, kris..... Intel fanboy, or what???
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It has to be said that at stock speeds, Intel's current i3/i5 lineup blitzes AMD products in the same price brackets, but the non-K series versions have virtually no overclockability.
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Choosing Intel over AMD is all well and good but wouldn't it be advisable to justify your choice of manufacturer? Alternatively , throw in an AMD system in the same price bracket.
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Re: Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! (5/9/11)
Hey guys,
I am wondering, would the Corsair AX1200 PSU fit with Raven 03? The spec of the RV03 says Limitation of PSU : 180mm but the dimension of the PSU is 150mm(W) x 86mm(H) x 200mm(L). As we can see the PSU is 20mm longer than the limitation, but does it have to be exactly 180mm? can I just fit the psu into that slot? Thank you in advance guys ขอบคุณครับผม |
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the reason why i didnt recommend the RV03 for systems with larger power supplies is because of that, it may not fit without some modding and it also may just be too long to fit at all.
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Personally I think the Corsair Obsidian range should be a case of choice and maybe the Elysium instead of the RV as it is more flexible. Good work though.
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I did find it odd that the GTX 570s lost to the HD 6950s in multi-card configurations... however considering the date of HH's review on that, i figured it was just the now outdated drivers taking their toll on the cards. I went ahead with the cards after seeing that they pretty much beat the AMD counterparts in HH's review in single card setups. and lastly, liquid cooled GTX 580s would be nice but that requires a rather expensive set of cooling gear, these systems are basically set up so you only need to buy what's on the list to set them up... Quote:
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They're pretty cheap too! and the Obsidians, not so much... though they do seem to be excellent standard configuration cases. how would you rate the noise coming from them? the obsidians. how would you compare the air cooling capacity of the RV series to the obsidians?
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I really like the look of the Corsair cases, and as much as I like Corsair products, I just can't see buying one right now.
There are two issues the keep me from having one. A. They just don't have enough cooling. They are fine for someone that water cools, but for air cooling, there are MUCH better cases on the market. B. They are just too danged expensive. I still think that the Cooler Master cases, especially the 690 II Advanced, bring more to the table when it comes to price/performance/features than anyone else. KRIS: ALL of those HSFs that you listed are discontinued on Newegg. With the price of the self contained WC coolers like the Corsair H series and others, I'm surprised that they aren't at least mentioned. You also said that the PhII X6s run hot. Not in my case. Mine runs a LOT cooler than the X4 940. They are BOTH water cooled. The 940 with a Koolance EXOS, and the 1090T with a Corsair H60.
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when i said the Phenom II CPUs ran hot, i meant in the fact that they run like space heaters... in a room with low ventilation, it becomes rather toasty... throw in an HD 5870 and it becomes VERY toasty... my only comparison though was my stock Q9550 and my (formally your ) 3870X2 though...i figured that the sandy bridge line was able to hit similar performance levels while still using less power.
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I agree on the price front for the 690 but for those high end builds i would go Corsair every time... 650d at $199 seems fair and chuck in a spare fan or two and its ready to rock. In fact if going for the H60 (or similar) you already have a spare fan to put at the top exhaust as you are going to remove the rear fan anyway.
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 Here are two screen shots. The 1st is after 30 mins of running the Stability Test in AMD Overdrive. It's using all 6 CPUs at 100%. The 2nd is after I shut that down and the system was idling for 5 mins. I'd HARDLY call that being "toasty".
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When it comes to how much heat is being emitted, it isn't necessarily relevant whether or not the CPU gets particularly hot. It's still dissipating 130W (?) of heat into the room under load.
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hmm... maybe i should inspect my cousin's computer...
he still is on stock cooling but it shouldn't matter as the heat energy released into the room should be the same as the heat energy output from the CPU is constant.... hes always running something on it though so i guess thats making the room all hot...
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More likely something to do with the ventilation in the room than the CPU.
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yep its a small room with low ventilation.... 2 stories and keeping the central air blower on isnt very cost effective.
running the system raises the ambient temp of say... 25C to something around 32C within 2 hours... rather quick.
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You can't really blame that on the hardware choices alone. Any other CPU of comparable TDP (and there are plenty) would have the same effect, not to mention some of today's high-end graphics subsystems.
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yea thats true.. but only AMD really has CPUs with that kind of TDP...
Intel's six-cores are the only other alternative and well... they are some powerful performers. the Intel Dual-Core and Quads have considerably lower TDPs thanks to the 32nm tech the technology is getting better but its obvious who has the upper hand still. The heat issue is minor, but it really adds up when someone wants an efficient computer as their top priority. and lastly, yep that 3870X2 is still doing good, eventually it will be retired and stored away as a spare card. but thats still awhile away though
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some love for the green camp, a series of AMD based systems that use the latest parts!
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I ran my old system with 4 x 2GB ram for a couple of years with no extra cooling and had no issues whatsoever. I'm currently running 4 x 4GB, again with no extra cooling, and again with no issues. Now, I was/am water cooling my CPU, so maybe that makes a difference, as I had/have better airflow since there is no big honkin HSF sitting there. I DID have the RAM Fam on the first system for a month or two, but one of those little 40mm fans started squealing like a pig caught in a fence, so I just removed it as I didn't want to bother with finding and replacing that danged little fan.
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