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Cpt Silance
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Posted - 2011.01.20 09:26:00 -
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Hi guys.
I'm planing on building my 1st computer that actually has some horse power in it and looks nice to boot.
I have chosen to go with AMD\ATI combo as thous components are available in reasonable prices in my neck of the woods.
The plan for my build is as goes:
Case: CM HAF 912 Adv. + 2more CM 120mm EXCALIBUR 600/2000RPM PWM FANS
PSU: 900W... i forgot the brand 
CPU: Phenom II X6 1090T BE
MoBo: Asus CROSSHAIR IV Formula
RAM: 2x Kingston DIMM DDR3 2 GB 1600 MHz or DIMM DDR3 TRANSCEND AXERAM KIT 2 X 2GB 2400MHZ CL9(The board says it supports 2000MHZ(OC) so i don't know how usefull the TRANSCEND RAM will be.)
GPU: Sapphire AMD HD6850 1 GB \a second to be installed later for more umf...
HDD: WD 1TB Black 64MB SATA III
CPU cooler: Thermalright Silver Arrow 2x140
And all of that for the awesome price of 1'125 euros. I'll be using the machine for gaming and running a few instances of VMware, so i can get a bit of practice on Windows/Linux server administration.
Any advise and\or comments are welcome. 
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Meiyang Lee
Gallente
Azteca Transportation Unlimited
Gunboat Diplomacy
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Posted - 2011.01.20 10:55:00 -
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Edited by: Meiyang Lee on 20/01/2011 10:56:31
PSU: Get a higher quality one, that to me at least sounds a bit like a no-name brand, and since the PSU is the one thing keeping all the expensive bits in that case of yours going, it had better be the best component in the case.
As for the memory, if it's faster than the motherboard can handle, it should automatically clock down to match the top speed of the board. But it may be better to simply get some 2000MHz memory in stead. And maybe it's a good plan to stick 8GB in there, rather than 4? Since you intend to have several VMs running, having more memory isn't going to hurt.
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Citizen20100211442
Minmatar
Carebear Evolution
White Angels.
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Posted - 2011.01.20 12:06:00 -
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PSU: 900W...
heheh thats even more than horse power
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Caleidascope
Minmatar
Republic Military School
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Posted - 2011.01.20 19:06:00 -
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It appears that Transcend RAM will be more useful than Kingston.
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Derik Wildstar
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Posted - 2011.01.20 19:40:00 -
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Case- like coolermaster and use them almost exclusively, the drive cage position in this case looks like it could interfere with cable management, airflow, or long video cards, since your looking to upgrade to dual vid cards later you might consider a step up to the HAF 932 or HAF-X might be outside your budget though
PSU- I've never used these but they are a top tier manufacturer and have used some of their rebadge brands without impressive results, would check user reviews of the exact model
MOBO- like ASUS about the only brand I use, this is an enthusiast board iirc might be little overkill if your not overclocking
RAM- not a favorite of mine but if you are going with Kingston do not use their value ram it is luck of the draw with that and has a high failure rate mostly because its rebadged seconds that other companies wouldn't put their label on, I would do as others said and jump up to 8GB especially for your virtualization
CPU Cooler- AMD has come along way with their coolers and are actually pretty decent these days, they get a tad noisy when running heavy loads and don't run quite as cool as a decent aftermarket though still well within spec so if your not overclocking I'd give the stock a try
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Vogue
Short Bus Pole Dancers
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Posted - 2011.01.20 20:00:00 -
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I use a Corsair H50 for cooling the CPU. It uses a heatsink with tubes to a 120mm radiator that has fans on both sides. Though it does not come with 2 120mm fans. So you need to get another one and use two screws on both sides of the radiator. But its secured to the case firmly enough. And now there is the Corsair H70 which has a more beefy radiator. It keeps my I5 @ 4ghz around 60C. Although tbh when I run an application or benchmark that uses all four cores the CPU goes to 80C,
H50 - ú60
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One man with courage is a majority
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SirSpectre
Gallente
Harbingers Of Destruction
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Posted - 2011.01.20 20:54:00 -
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As with others have recommended. Make the jump to 8 GB RAM. Its worth it especially if you are using virtualization. Otherwise, its a pretty nice system :) |
Zdrahonul Gallentor
Gallente
Royal Black Watch Highlanders
Warped Aggression
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Posted - 2011.01.20 21:10:00 -
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- Case: no comment, this is a matter of taste so you are entitled to choose anything you want :). I personally use an Antec P182.
- PSU: Way overkill and not the best in terms of brand. Go Seasonic or Corsair, a 650W PSU is more than enough for your needs. I have a Corsair HX520 which is modular (big plus because you can only attach the needed cables to it) and my PC is performant enough o run 2 EVE clients at 1920x1200 with FULL details.
- CPU: no comment. I would go Intel way but what you have is good enough.
- MoBo: again, no comment since I prefer Intel stuff anyway :)
- RAM: speed doesn't matter, size does. Go 6 GB if you can (8 GB would be AWESOME!). I have 8 GB and am very happy about it. Remember, VMWare images eat RAM so 4 GB would be just enough for one running image.
- GPU: I would say pick nVidia, GTX460 is great and not pricey, but then again, this one you chose is good enough.
- HDD: SATA 3 is just for show-off IMO, better pick a large, low-speed HDD for data (2 TB is yummy) and a 64 or 80 GB SSD for the OS and installed software. Install games and large software on the large HDD.
- CPU Cooler: Corsair H50, yeah baby.
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Vogue
Short Bus Pole Dancers
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Posted - 2011.01.20 21:17:00 -
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Edited by: Vogue on 20/01/2011 21:19:46
I have a Corsair SSD now but before that I used conventional hard disks for OS partition. I used a 7 year old WD 74GB Raptor. I thought It would be faster If I installed Windows 7 on a green 5400rpm partition on the 1.5TB drive. Windows 7 took 5 minutes too load and then settle down after login loading all the other stuff. The high capacity 500GB-2TB green drives are poor at handling lots of different IO requests for programs. Which is what happens when Windows loads.
So never install Windows on a 5400rpm energy saving hard disk. They are fine for streaming video and audio from.
I also have a Corsair 750TX PSU. It will last me for many years to come. Unless motherboards get a new format of connector. But I doubt it.
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