My Turn! (New PC build)

[Gulquarn]

Hey guys. Check out the specs for the new rig I want to build. Any comments or suggestions are more than welcome.

MoBo

MSI K9A2 Platinum

Processor

AMD Phenom 9850 BLACK EDITION 2.5GHz

Ram (X 2)

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066

Vid (X2)

SAPPHIRE 100225L Radeon HD 3870


HDD (X 4)

Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s


PS

Thermaltake 850W Power Supply

Case

Thermaltake Armor Series ATX Full Tower Computer Case

OS

Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate

I'm leaving out the rest of the build but this is the meat of it.

[Bloodytrailz]

checked into an antec 900 yet?

Newegg.com - Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases


2.5x more reviews, and it has a better 5/5 rating than your listed one =P

and its 30$ cheaper (i know right whooo 30$...but still :P)

[Pedro]

Looks good, I'll agree with BT on the A900 being a better choice for air flow, but you might have your reasons for the full tower

As for Vista Ultimate, I honestly haven't noticed a difference from Home Premium.

[Gulquarn]

Originally Posted by Bloodytrailz

checked into an antec 900 yet?

Newegg.com - Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases


2.5x more reviews, and it has a better 5/5 rating than your listed one =P

and its 30$ cheaper (i know right whooo 30$...but still :P)

I wanted a nice roomy case. But the dimensions of that Antec are about the same as the armor one I had listed. I'm switching. That 200mm blow-hole is just too sexy.

Vista Ultimate has a few extra bells and whistles so I figure why not? lol. More stuff to play with.

[Dissonance]

I would recommend a change on the graphics card to:


Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE Toxic 100225TXSR Radeon HD 3870 512MB 256-bit GDDR4 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards


or wait for the 4870 to come out (should be within a month)


Edit: nevermind, I pulled it in from my order history, it is deactivated, move along.

[Gulquarn]

Well you bring something up. I chose that card because it had 64 bit support. Does that really matter? Anyone else have any cards to suggest?

[Dissonance]

All ATI cards will have 64-bit support, I would recommend Sapphire for the manufacturer or HIS

[Skozat]

Good call on the Antec 900 case, I'm loving mine. 9 fans going on medium (including the 200mm) and you can't hear it. It's a beast. A sexy sexy beast. Nice internal setup too.

[Gulquarn]

Originally Posted by Skozat

Good call on the Antec 900 case, I'm loving mine. 9 fans going on medium (including the 200mm) and you can't hear it. It's a beast. A sexy sexy beast. Nice internal setup too.

Awesome. Are you using a fan controller? I'm going to replace the 120mm fans for better ones, but the description said something about 3 speed settings on the 200mm. Do you think it would work with a controller?

[Zer]

No need for AMD CPUs right now...