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Also building my first comp
And wondering what you guys thought of this list of core parts.
I'm looking to make a media center PC, that will dual boot and be powerful enough as a rendering slave and as a gaming rig.
My first time, so as far as I believe everything should work well together, if you think otherwise let me know!
MOBO:
GIGABYTE GA-MA785GMT-UD2H AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
GPU:
EVGA 512-P3-N871-AR GeForce9800 GTX+ 512MB 256-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
CPU:
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX
RAM:
x2 Crucial 2GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Desktop Memory Model CT25664BA1067
Hard drive:
x2 Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Disk Drive:
LITE-ON Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDS118-04 - OEM
Comments
GPU: I'd advise an ATI 5770
PSU: ?
What about the tower? Don't leave it out as the tower is a very important part.
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The power supply I was waiting on just until I got the details nailed out so that I know how much draw I'd have, but for this build are there any you would recommend? As for the ATI card, I've always used ATI cards and currently have an HD 4800 that works perfectly, the problem is I will be using Linux which disagrees with ATI, and also it needs CUDA for rendering, which only certain Nvidea cards have.
Case:
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Edit: Heres a list of Nvidea cards with CUDA support.
I would go with the GTX 260 if you can afford the price difference, it is quite alot more powerful than the 9800GTX. It is only DX10 but it should be good for a couple of years still. Not even sure most online stores even keep that card anymore.
You're going to bottleneck at the GPU. Get something better.
As for power supplies, generally bigger is better. A power supply is much less efficient (plus life is reduced) the closer you run it to cap. Buying an 800 watt and only drawing 500 watts will be much easier on the PSU. Of course, you'll be paying a bit more up front.
As for brand, I'm a big fan of OCZ.
Now with 57.3% more flames!
There is no point finalizing your GPU choice now. If you wait a couple days you will save HUGE.
Cleffy is correct. To the poster who said the 260 is much better than the 9800, its bascily the same card.
The 9800 is a great card, I would recommend the PNY version same vital stats with an extra 512 memory, its more of a placebo effect than anything however.
Exocide
260 and 9800 are not equal, 8800 and 9800 are.
I still don't think Fermi is going to push any prices down. Hope it does though, a 2nd 5770 for $120 would be amazing
if your shopping on Newegg and are still considering power supplies, shop for "Plus Bronze Certified" and higher. Those will be your most effiicient PSU's. As you move from bronze to gold, you'll notice your choices becoming more and more limited.
Personally, I wouldnt purchase a PSU higher than a 700w unless I was using an array or SLI.
For example, this seasonic 650w modular PSU
Thank you very much for your help! I think I' going to wait a little longer on the GPU, hoping the new cards coming soon will push the prices on these ones down!