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Hello!

since magnus just bought a pritty damn good gameing-rig i got all exited about buying a new rig
my old and current "rig" is a poor HP pavillion "something". its got like an AMD single core athlon @ 2,40 GHz...

well, here's what i think i will buy for my new rig:

Case: NZXT MIDITOWER HUSH ATX BLACK
CPU: INTEL CORE I5 750 @ 2.66GHZ
GC: Two XFX Radeon hd 4770 in crossfire
PSU: CORSAIR TX 650W
MOBO: ASUS P7P55D deluxe
RAM: 2x2GB CORSAIR 4GB DDR3 XMS3 INTEL I5/I7 PC12800 1600MHZ CL8
HDD 1: some samsung 250 GB
HDD 2: WD Caviar Green WD10EAVS 1 TB 300 sata
CD/DVD ROM: have it in my current pc. dont know the name.

anyone have any thoughts?

some pics:






thanks, Jonatan

Seems great ... should have my new config soon, something basic for case, CD/DVD etc ... but AMD Phenom II black edition dual core 3.1hz, ASR M3A770DE 4DR3 crossfire, 4gb ram, HD 4650, and new screen ... can't wait !

Get more ram. U'll want/need it. Obvs, 64 bit operating system..

i have never run out of my 4gb ram.. even in 64bit windows 7

According to ya, what would be great with 7 ? Cause I'll have it for free ... So if I'm not satisfied with it ... I will get back to my XP, and his 3gb max XD

dsm_drift wrote:According to ya, what would be great with 7 ? Cause I'll have it for free ... So if I'm not satisfied with it ... I will get back to my XP, and his 3gb max XD

i started using 7 when its first came out as RC, most games i play work just fine. nice smooth and stable OS, i have yet to crash it or get it to freeze too. dont think im going back to XP, but i gotta buy 7 by june or march, cause my key will expire.

im not going to buy more ram at first, maby later
and ofc i will run a 64-bit OS, win 7 ftw

Yup so, I will keep my 4gb ram =) will keep u informed by Tuesday, if everything goes well !

dsm_drift wrote:Yup so, I will keep my 4gb ram =) will keep u informed by Tuesday, if everything goes well !

Good luck!

dsm_drift wrote:Yup so, I will keep my 4gb ram =) will keep u informed by Tuesday, if everything goes well !

4gb is enough, i got 8gb and never got usage above 44%, it will be smooth

i on the other hand need a good hard drive,
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz 7.2
Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB 7.2
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 6.1
Gaming graphics 4095 MB Total available graphics memory 6.1
Primary hard disk 78GB Free (298GB Total) 5.6 <--- want to get that number up lol
Windows 7 Ultimate

AnyBodyKilla wrote: 4gb is enough, i got 8gb and never got usage above 44%, it will be smooth

i on the other hand need a good hard drive,
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz 7.2
Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB 7.2
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 6.1
Gaming graphics 4095 MB Total available graphics memory 6.1
Primary hard disk 78GB Free (298GB Total) 5.6 <--- want to get that number up lol
Windows 7 Ultimate

buy your self a SSD then ull get like 7.9

If you can afford, buy a SSD (Intel X25-M G2 80GB, currently the best SSD disk), it doesn't cost that much but gives you a huge boost in experienced speed in Windows, it also speeds up loading times in games and some more stuff.
Here is a little demonstration of SSD powah: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_Jz7IMwBt4
Don't forget that the WD Raptor is the fastest conventional HDD on the planet, it spins in 10.000 rpm, normal HDD's spins in 7200 rpm, so the difference between normal HDD> SSD will be even bigger..

Also you should switch the WD Caviar Green 1 TB HDD to a Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB, the Spinpoint F3 is much faster and better.
And i would buy a better CD/DVD ROM.. i'm sure if you buy a good CD/DVD ROM reader/burner you can burn discs much faster and some more stuff. I bet the DVD reader in the HP sucks.
One of the best DVD burners available is Sony Optiarc AD-7240S, or 7243S, doesn't really matter which one of those 2 you choose.

Blackbird wrote:If you can afford, buy a SSD (Intel X25-M G2 80GB, currently the best SSD disk), it doesn't cost that much but gives you a huge boost in experienced speed in Windows, it also speeds up loading times in games and some more stuff.
Here is a little demonstration of SSD powah: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_Jz7IMwBt4
Don't forget that the WD Raptor is the fastest conventional HDD on the planet, it spins in 10.000 rpm, normal HDD's spins in 7200 rpm, so the difference between normal HDD> SSD will be even bigger..

Also you should switch the WD Caviar Green 1 TB HDD to a Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB, the Spinpoint F3 is much faster and better.
And i would buy a better CD/DVD ROM.. i'm sure if you buy a good CD/DVD ROM reader/burner you can burn discs much faster and some more stuff. I bet the DVD reader in the HP sucks.
One of the best DVD burners available is Sony Optiarc AD-7240S, or 7243S, doesn't really matter which one of those 2 you choose.

i cant afford a ssd at this point, but maby later, thanks for the link.
and the WD green disk i already have, so that stays :p
might buy a new burner, but i think this one is good enough, i have never had any probs with it.

thanks, jonatan

Hello again!

I've ordered the parts listed below now

Case: COOLER MASTER MIDITOWER CM 690 II ADVANCED

I LOVE THIS CASE! its so nice looking.

Ram: CORSAIR 4GB DDR3 XMS3 DHX PC10600 1333MHZ
CPU: AMD PHENOM II X4 965 BE @ 3.4GHZ
Mobo: ASUS M4A79T DELUXE 790FX
PSU: CORSAIR TX 650W
GPU: XFX RADEON HD4770 - going to buy a second one soon.

i still have my two harddrives and the combo CD/DVD burner/writer.
what do you think about this setup?

jto93 wrote:Hello again!

I've ordered the parts listed below now

Case: COOLER MASTER MIDITOWER CM 690 II ADVANCED
Ram: CORSAIR 4GB DDR3 XMS3 DHX PC10600 1333MHZ
CPU: AMD PHENOM II X4 965 BE @ 3.4GHZ
Mobo: ASUS M4A79T DELUXE 790FX
PSU: CORSAIR TX 650W
GPU: XFX RADEON HD4770 - going to buy a second one soon.

i still have my two harddrives and the combo CD/DVD burner/writer.
what do you think about this setup?

It will be a noticeable upgrade from your current PC ;P