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Shalashaska161
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Alright so I'm looking into ordering a new PC in a week or two. Just trying to narrow down the component's and what exactly I want in it. Budget is around $2000 Canadian, but going over a little bit is fine. So after scouring Newegg reviews and this thread, this is what I've come up with so far:
Processor: Intel Core i7 930
Motherboard: ?
Ram: G.SKILL F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ 6GB DDR3 3x2GB
Video Card: Radeon HD 5870
Computer Case: Cooler Master Haf 932 Black - still looking into this, but I like this one at a glance.
Power Supply: ?
CPU Cooling: Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H50
Monitor: Asus VH236H Black 23 - still looking into this too.
Hard drive: Samsung F3 1TB
SSD: Intel X25-V 40GB
For the power supply, I want it to be able to handle another card if I choose to add one in a couple years or so. As of right now I'm assuming I'll need a 750W power supply, but I'm not sure if that will be enough or if that will be overkill.
I'm also not sure what I should be getting for a motherboard. As I said, I'm going to want to crossfire this thing in a couple years, so I'm going to want one capable of doing that. Any suggestions GAF?
Processor: Intel Core i7 930
Motherboard: ?
Ram: G.SKILL F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ 6GB DDR3 3x2GB
Video Card: Radeon HD 5870
Computer Case: Cooler Master Haf 932 Black - still looking into this, but I like this one at a glance.
Power Supply: ?
CPU Cooling: Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H50
Monitor: Asus VH236H Black 23 - still looking into this too.
Hard drive: Samsung F3 1TB
SSD: Intel X25-V 40GB
For the power supply, I want it to be able to handle another card if I choose to add one in a couple years or so. As of right now I'm assuming I'll need a 750W power supply, but I'm not sure if that will be enough or if that will be overkill.
I'm also not sure what I should be getting for a motherboard. As I said, I'm going to want to crossfire this thing in a couple years, so I'm going to want one capable of doing that. Any suggestions GAF?
Minsc
Gold Member
nextgeneration said:
You're not counting the time for the BIOS to check RAM/HDDs etc are you? Basically start counting when you see the full screen Windows logo on your monitor, mine takes about 5 seconds from that point, and about another 5 seconds for all the apps to load after password entry.
nextgeneration said:
Are you counting from pushing the power button or from the time windows starts to load? The entire POST process is dependant on your motherboard, not your drive. Putting an SSD in there won't change much of the POST as the motherboard is reading off of it's own flash chips, not the HD. You can go into your BIOS and check if there are any settings you can disable to reduce how many checks it goes through.
Shalashaska161 said:
Yeah, 750W will be plenty to crossfire down the road. You could get by with a solid 650W unit but there isn't going to be all that much of a price difference between the two.
nextgeneration
Member
Crunched said:
I actually don't know. Sorry, my pc knowledge isn't that great. :lol
Minsc said:
Shambles said:
Yeah, I'm counting the time the second I push the power button. I guess that's the improper way to calculate this? Minsc - my pc behaves similarly to yours - 5 seconds from the point the Windows logo appears and less than 5 seconds for the apps to load, as I don't have many apps on my hard drive yet.
My current PC is showing age rather badly :{
Few questions regarding building my self a new PC. Maybe not a super srs gaming rig. But I'd like it to run most new stuff pretty decently...
Where is it better to order from? American sites or Canadian ones? I'm a canadian, but I have a US shipping address so either or is fine. And duty isn't an issue. My dad works a ton in the USA so he can pick it up on his way back
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How much would a decent i5 based PC with a SSD for software to be installed onto it be? With appropriate memory/videocard/mobo/PSU?
And what's a good size of SSD for installing the OS/games on to? And do SSDs provide a worthwhile speed boost for loading stuff?
And is water cooling recommended for a first time builder?
Is this do-able for $800? Or am I crazy? D:
Few questions regarding building my self a new PC. Maybe not a super srs gaming rig. But I'd like it to run most new stuff pretty decently...
Where is it better to order from? American sites or Canadian ones? I'm a canadian, but I have a US shipping address so either or is fine. And duty isn't an issue. My dad works a ton in the USA so he can pick it up on his way back
.How much would a decent i5 based PC with a SSD for software to be installed onto it be? With appropriate memory/videocard/mobo/PSU?
And what's a good size of SSD for installing the OS/games on to? And do SSDs provide a worthwhile speed boost for loading stuff?
And is water cooling recommended for a first time builder?
Is this do-able for $800? Or am I crazy? D:
SSDs give a tremendous boost in many applications and general use, but don't benefit games. I would recommend an 80GB Intel X-25m. Install Windows and all your general programs on it, but put games on a different drive (a decent 7200 rpm drive will serve you well; check out the spinpoint or caviar black series).WEGGLES said:
The Corsair H50 is a self-contained water cooling system that's easy even for first time users. It's a great solution in itself, and I'd say that anything water-based past that is going to be a hell of a job for a first build. Prices for custom water-cooling solutions can soar into the hundreds; the H50 is about $80 USD.
Check out Noctua's DH-14 or the Thermalright Ultra 120 air coolers; in some tests they are comparable, if not better than the Corsair H50.
I would say that $800 would provide a solid rig, all around, especially if you forego the SSD in favor of upgrades in other areas.
WEGGLES said:
Stock cooling is totally fine if you're not going to do any kind of overclocking. Extra fans or CPU coolers are usually not necessary, just proper airflow and cable management should be more than enough at stock settings.
Motherboards can be tricky. It depends on the platform you're buying for, and what kind of features you need. Spending anything over... I'd say $110 or so is generally due to additional features you may or may not need. When you start dipping below that you start to get into lower quality motherboards that are cheaper because they're starting to cut costs on the components themselves.
You said you had a budget around $800? You can do plenty well with that kind of limit. Let me see what I can come up with...
Edit - Actually, quick questions:
- Do you need an OS?
- Other than the HDD, will you be reusing any components from your current PC?
Siyou said:
Depends if you already have some of the smaller things laying around like a case, monitor, KB/M, optical drive etc. If you have an old PSU laying around too then it makes thing even cheaper. If you are starting from absolute scratch than you're looking at dropping a decent amount of money.
TouchMyBox
Member
Siyou said:
$600 for something that can play anything you throw at it respectably. (e.g. a much better graphically than consoles, but not insane supersampling and 120fps hotness) The sweet spot is around $800 though.
I Will need an OS. Currently running XP.Wallach said:
I'll be re-using.. Monitor, keyboard, mouse, HDD. Aside from that not much to salvage from my current PC. videocard is integrated, processor is 6 years old. :lol
Oh, dunno if it's a big deal but I'd need a firewire port for my camcorder.
nextgeneration
Member
Crunched said:
·feist· said:
Ok, I just checked my bios and indeed, I am using IDE. So does switching over just involve selecting AHCI, reboot, and that's it? I read that you need to reinstall Windows after switching over to AHCI. Is that true?
WEGGLES said:
So, skipping the HDD, KB/M, and monitor and working with $800 (Price is Right rules, of course!):
i5-750 and Gigabyte P55M-UD2 combo - $289.98
Antec 300 case and TruePower New 550w PSU combo - $129.94
Diamond Radeon 5770 - $164.99
4GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 - $109.99 ($10 MIR available)
Windows 7 Home Premium OEM (64-bit) - $99.99
Total = $794.89
More could probably be cut if you wanted to fit an extra component in there. I didn't add any optical drives, I am guessing you will migrate those, but even if you do not they are pretty cheap (like this ASUS DVD RW for $22).
JRW
Member
So I bought a Samsung EcoGreen 1.5TB HD for $89 from Newegg (Link), I got it mainly as a storage drive (it's only 5400rpm) but it's actually pretty darn fast and runs very cool (28C temp vs. 35 - 39C for my 7200 rpm drives)
I just thought i'd give a heads up for anyone not wanting to go SSD just yet and wants an affordable drive with a good amount of space.
I ran a couple benchmarks and turns out it's actually faster than the rest of my 7200RPM SATA drives. Go figure.
This is my first Samsung brand HD so hopefully it's reliable in the long run, I usually buy WD or Maxtor and thankfully i've had good luck with both brands (ive always ran HD fans in my cases but can't say for sure if thats a factor for reliability, but I'm sure it doesn't hurt).
Newegg user comments are mostly positive so far.
And a review of the drive here: http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,...54UI-15-Terabyte-hard-drive-reviewed/Reviews/
My PC: Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R / Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750W PSU / i7 920 @ 3.36ghz / 6GB DDR3 1600 Corsair / EVGA GTX 480 / RealtekHD Audio / 2.4TB total HD / Win 7 64bit / Samsung PX2370 LED LCD
I just thought i'd give a heads up for anyone not wanting to go SSD just yet and wants an affordable drive with a good amount of space.
I ran a couple benchmarks and turns out it's actually faster than the rest of my 7200RPM SATA drives. Go figure.
This is my first Samsung brand HD so hopefully it's reliable in the long run, I usually buy WD or Maxtor and thankfully i've had good luck with both brands (ive always ran HD fans in my cases but can't say for sure if thats a factor for reliability, but I'm sure it doesn't hurt).
Newegg user comments are mostly positive so far.
And a review of the drive here: http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,...54UI-15-Terabyte-hard-drive-reviewed/Reviews/
My PC: Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R / Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750W PSU / i7 920 @ 3.36ghz / 6GB DDR3 1600 Corsair / EVGA GTX 480 / RealtekHD Audio / 2.4TB total HD / Win 7 64bit / Samsung PX2370 LED LCD
Yeah, I just got a new DVD drive for my current PC, so I'll likely get that out.Wallach said:
And couple questions.
1. Micro ATX? Will that cause any issues should I want to upgrade later on? I'm assuming it means it's a smaller mobo format.
2. If you had $100 more, what would you put it towards? And would that upgrade be worth it?
Nice case though. Looks simple
Don't want flashy lights everywhere/plexi and such. 
Thanks for all the help though, dude
I should be doing hw
Member
Is a GTX 470 worth swapping with a HD5850 just for the benefit of nvidia drivers? I play a lot of UE3 games it seems and not being able to force AA and other things is pretty annoying. Also I'm pretty interested in Physx after seeing a Mafia II video.
Yay or nay, I'm willing to do it if it would be better. But I need a professional opinion, so to speak.
Yay or nay, I'm willing to do it if it would be better. But I need a professional opinion, so to speak.
I should be doing hw said:
Considering that they aren't really different in power, I wouldn't bother getting a new card just for some driver features. Just look at the drivers more before you buy your next video card in 2 years to see where things sit then.
Physx offers some flashy particle or cloth effects in a couple of games, and it's rarely even that good. Forcing AA is nice but at higher resolutions (1680x1050 or higher) it's not as big a deal since aliasing is less noticeable.
WEGGLES said:
Micro ATX doesn't really come with a sacrifice anymore. The main thing you're giving up from a full size ATX is expansion slots (i.e. PCI-E and PCI slots). Outside of video cards though, people hardly utilize many of them anymore; I'd be surprised if you needed more than what the UD2 offers.
If I had another $100 or so I'd upgrade the video card to a 5850 (though realistically it would be about ~$130-140). Significant improvement over a 5770, and probably the biggest improvement you could make to the system as far as gaming goes. You wouldn't get a similar increase out of a CPU upgrade, for example.
I should be doing hw said:
I wouldn't, personally. PhysX is neat but will cause a small performance hit that, in my eyes, has yet to be a worthwhile trade-off.
You can force AA in UE3 games with the 5850, though you need to rename the executable of whatever game you're trying to force it in to UT3.exe. That should let you force AA through CCC.
Ah ok. Any chance of a price drop coming on 5850 cards? My plan was to put the PC together after my vacation in August. (Didn't want to spend all my money and have nothing to travel with)Wallach said:
If it is as significant as you say, I imagine it'd be worth it in the long run.
And do I need thermal paste or any extra cables for any of this stuff? My monitor is hooked up VGA, will that be fine with the videocard posted?
WEGGLES said:
We're all hoping the 5xxx series comes down soon as they're actually above their initial MSRP (you can thank NVidia for that). The longer you wait the better right now.
You shouldn't need any additional cabling or anything like that. The stock cooler for the i5 will have a pre-applied section of thermal paste ready to go. As for the VGA monitor, the card should come with a DVI -> VGA adapter that will take care of that.
Ok so I need some advice on a gaming laptop. I just want it to be able to play the telltale games and Starcraft 2 at decent settings. If it can handle HL2 and portal or Red Alert 3 thats just gravy. The smaller the better (11-15 inch screen thin is welcome) and macs work well too.
*Reposting*
1)Basic Desktop Questions
Budget: Price Range + Country
Main Use: Gaming, Video editing, or just general usage
Monitor Resolution: What resolution will you be playing your games at? Are you going to upgrade later?
List SPECIFIC games that you MUST be able to play: Self Explanatory
2)General Guide on what to buy (Summer)
Hazaro's buying guide (July, 2010)
De facto internet standard. Accept no substitutes
Tech Report Builders Guide!
A very good basic guide that has been updated for Summer. Has alternative options and many price points.
3) 15 minute video how-to
http://vimeo.com/5685229
40 minute how-to
http://www.tested.com/news/video-how-to-build-the-best-1500-gaming-pc-step-by-step/152/
4) Prospective laptop buyers please fill this out and ask their forum as well.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/wha...ould-i-buy-form-must-read-before-posting.html
1)Basic Desktop Questions
Budget: Price Range + Country
Main Use: Gaming, Video editing, or just general usage
Monitor Resolution: What resolution will you be playing your games at? Are you going to upgrade later?
List SPECIFIC games that you MUST be able to play: Self Explanatory
2)General Guide on what to buy (Summer)
Hazaro's buying guide (July, 2010)
De facto internet standard. Accept no substitutes
Tech Report Builders Guide!
A very good basic guide that has been updated for Summer. Has alternative options and many price points.
3) 15 minute video how-to
http://vimeo.com/5685229
40 minute how-to
http://www.tested.com/news/video-how-to-build-the-best-1500-gaming-pc-step-by-step/152/
4) Prospective laptop buyers please fill this out and ask their forum as well.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/wha...ould-i-buy-form-must-read-before-posting.html
Kholdstare
Member
*Repost* I'll only repost this once. I don't want to come off as annoying but at the same time I really need help with this decision/computer build.
I need some help with my upcoming purchase. I've finally decided to get more involved in PC gaming (I've been using a laptop up until now) and I want to build or buy myself a good first desktop rig. I'm currently stuck between two different computers and I can't seem to make up my mind. I was hoping Gaf would help me choose.
First off I have this prebuilt PC from Gateway.
Futureshop has a deal right now where I could get this for 100$ cheaper than the asking price (1700$ before tax) and it comes with a 23" (I think) monitor and mouse and keyboard. Aside from how simple it is to just buy this and know it works, I can also finance the thing and not worry about paying it off all right away. Which would be pretty nice right now since I have a few other things I want as well.
My major problem with this thing aside from the stupid amount of RAM (16 gigs!?) is how inflexible I hear prebuilt computers are. I don't like the idea that in a few years I have the option to upgrade the video card among other things.
On the other hand I have the option to get a PC custom built online. Since I'm no good with computers I had a friend walk me through the process and help me figure out exactly what I want in a computer. We came up with this:
COOLER MASTER Storm Scout Gaming Case
Enermax MODU82+ 625W SLI 80 Plus Active PFC
Intel Core i5 750 2.66 LGA1156 L3 8MB
GIGABYTE SKT.1156 Intel P55 DDR3 ATX
G.SKILL DDR3-1600 4GB Dual Channel Kit
MSI Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI-E
MSI Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI-E
LG 10x Blu-Ray Reader / DVD-RW SATA w/Lightscribe Black
WD Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://pccyber.com/?v=Product&i=CF-SCY-SCMG-2100
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Prem 64 Bit
Hopefully I didn't miss anything. Comes to 1418 before tax though I still need to attach a monitor (suggestions are welcome) and the keyboard and mouse. Can't finance this thing and I'm sure the price will end up being sort of similar once I take the extra few items into consideration. It's a more focused machine that is upgradeable in the future at the cost of having to pay this off up front.
What should I do Gaf? Any other recommendations would also be considered.
I need some help with my upcoming purchase. I've finally decided to get more involved in PC gaming (I've been using a laptop up until now) and I want to build or buy myself a good first desktop rig. I'm currently stuck between two different computers and I can't seem to make up my mind. I was hoping Gaf would help me choose.
First off I have this prebuilt PC from Gateway.
Futureshop has a deal right now where I could get this for 100$ cheaper than the asking price (1700$ before tax) and it comes with a 23" (I think) monitor and mouse and keyboard. Aside from how simple it is to just buy this and know it works, I can also finance the thing and not worry about paying it off all right away. Which would be pretty nice right now since I have a few other things I want as well.
My major problem with this thing aside from the stupid amount of RAM (16 gigs!?) is how inflexible I hear prebuilt computers are. I don't like the idea that in a few years I have the option to upgrade the video card among other things.
On the other hand I have the option to get a PC custom built online. Since I'm no good with computers I had a friend walk me through the process and help me figure out exactly what I want in a computer. We came up with this:
COOLER MASTER Storm Scout Gaming Case
Enermax MODU82+ 625W SLI 80 Plus Active PFC
Intel Core i5 750 2.66 LGA1156 L3 8MB
GIGABYTE SKT.1156 Intel P55 DDR3 ATX
G.SKILL DDR3-1600 4GB Dual Channel Kit
MSI Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI-E
MSI Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI-E
LG 10x Blu-Ray Reader / DVD-RW SATA w/Lightscribe Black
WD Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://pccyber.com/?v=Product&i=CF-SCY-SCMG-2100
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Prem 64 Bit
Hopefully I didn't miss anything. Comes to 1418 before tax though I still need to attach a monitor (suggestions are welcome) and the keyboard and mouse. Can't finance this thing and I'm sure the price will end up being sort of similar once I take the extra few items into consideration. It's a more focused machine that is upgradeable in the future at the cost of having to pay this off up front.
What should I do Gaf? Any other recommendations would also be considered.
Well the custom built should come about $100 cheaper before tax (get a slightly cheaper PSU/Mobo, otherwise ~ same cost after tossing in a monitor and better mouse+KB)Kholdstare said:
What you will have is a better cooler, the ability to overclock(!), and an easier time upgrading.
The Gateway at that price is a good buy, but if you can go custom it is better imo.
Are you sure you cannot do financing on a big purchase from a Canadian e-tailer? I know Newegg works with BillMeLater and you can pay through that on purchases over $500.
Don't know if newegg.ca does that, or if any other companies do that.
Thanks for the PM, Wallach. I'll try to respond to you with some Crysis performance etc. this weekend.
In L4D2, the e8400 + l4d2 with multicore rendering is only getting 36 fps or so. Is that normal for 1680x1050? http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=21774113&postcount=9427
In L4D2, the e8400 + l4d2 with multicore rendering is only getting 36 fps or so. Is that normal for 1680x1050? http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=21774113&postcount=9427
rohlfinator
Member
I dunno if it's just my slow-ass processor, but multicore rendering seemed to hurt performance when I tried in in vanilla HL2. The average framerate reported by cl_showfps was pretty high, but it caused a lot of visual hiccups that made it look really choppy. I'm not convinced that the setting isn't just broken -- how's your framerate when you turn it off?Blizzard said:
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Need AM3 motherboard recommendations. I'm planning on buying the 2.8hghz version of the hexacore chip, but am unsure about what motherboard to pick. I never have gone SLI/Crossfire so that doesn't need to be there. I also don't need on board video either. Just a board with the normal base line stuff.
Obviously the cheaper the better, but I want something reliable here. I'm just not that anal about having a ton of features. Just need to be able too hook up my dvd drive and my hdd and then slap my GPU and go.
Looking to get something from newegg or amazon. Thanks in advance!
Obviously the cheaper the better, but I want something reliable here. I'm just not that anal about having a ton of features. Just need to be able too hook up my dvd drive and my hdd and then slap my GPU and go.
Looking to get something from newegg or amazon. Thanks in advance!
I want to do a new build my first since 03/04. I've been out of the loop for while now so I'm not too update on video cards, cpu's, or mobo's. I'm not looking for top of line my budget is $500 with $600 being my limit so really a budget build. Monitor, kbm, speakers, optical drives will be reused. Right now I'm running an AMD cpu wouldn't mind staying with AMD but if I can get more bang for the buck with an Intel cpu thats fine. I'm wondering if I can use my current case(mid tower) and just replace the PSU. I would also like to have HD capability for future use. hxa155 posted this link for an HD monitor seems alright to me http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236053. I was also leaning towards grabbing a 1TB HDD and a 500GB HDD.
So if I'm getting 30-35 fps in L4D2/TF2 in parts with an 5850 in windowed mode, doesn't that mean I'm CPU limited? And if I play with multicore rendering off, what CPU out there is going to be much better in singlecore than a 3.0 GHz core 2 duo right now? Are the i7's that much faster for each core?Wallach said:
rohlfinator
Member
Ah, just installed my new mobo, RAM, and Phenom II X6. Most painless upgrade ever -- surprisingly I didn't even have to reinstall Windows. (Maybe because I kept the same brand of mobo/processor?)
It feels snappier on the desktop already, which I didn't really expect. I must have more than tripled my CPU performance. :lol Now to try some games...
Does it run better in fullscreen? Or is your processor or memory getting underclocked somehow?
It feels snappier on the desktop already, which I didn't really expect. I must have more than tripled my CPU performance. :lol Now to try some games...
Here's the one I just got. Haven't really put it through it's paces yet, but I'm happy with the features... I figure I'll get some use out of USB 3.0 and SATA 3.0, and it has a BIOS backup feature which will be nice to have if I ever mess something up.Brettison said:
Sounds like something funny is going on -- Source games are CPU-limited on any modern GPU, but the E8400 should be averaging well over 100fps.Blizzard said:So if I'm getting 30-35 fps in L4D2/TF2 in parts with an 5850 in windowed mode, doesn't that mean I'm CPU limited? And if I play with multicore rendering off, what CPU out there is going to be much better in singlecore than a 3.0 GHz core 2 duo right now? Are the i7's that much faster for each core?
Does it run better in fullscreen? Or is your processor or memory getting underclocked somehow?
OK PC GAF...
What wattage PSU should I get with this (most likely going to be Corsair, really like them)? I'm thinking I might have to get a 1000w....
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and a i7 930 that I picked up from microcenter.
What wattage PSU should I get with this (most likely going to be Corsair, really like them)? I'm thinking I might have to get a 1000w....
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and a i7 930 that I picked up from microcenter.
ChoklitReign
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What on earth are you playing that justifies 2 Fermis?
evil solrac v3.0
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rocK` said:
that motherboard is not compatible with the i7 930, and do you need that much RAM?
BigBlackGamer
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Hazaro said:
Will did a updated "how to" video with his new site tested.com (he even does some bios stuff) 40 mins long too.
http://www.tested.com/news/video-how-to-build-the-best-1500-gaming-pc-step-by-step/152/
otherwise good stuff.
rocK` said:
Two things:
1) The mobo need to be LGA 1366 for an i7-930, not LGA 1156, so you'll have to swap that one out.
2) You want 6 GB or 12 GB of RAM, not 8. You'll be running this in triple channel, so 2x2x2 or 4x4x4.
As for the 2x480s, if you're set on doing it (and you're prepared to handle the heat output somehow), you should be looking at 850w or higher. High quality 850w, maybe an Antec Signature or an HX850. The power draw on the 480 is absurd so be prepared. I think you'd be better off with 2x5870s but it's your decision.
BigBlackGamer
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I have a question 850w enough power for i7 980x and 5970? or should I go higher.