ryan1894 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Hi hak5 members... I'm new here and I'd like you guys (heard you guys know your stuff) to give some comments about this build? Intel Core i7 Version: Core i7 Gigabyte x58 G.Skill DDR3-1333 i7 6GB Kit Antec NSK4480B Arctic Silver 5 Palit GTX295 Thermalright LGA1366BTK or AMD PhenomII 940BE Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-DS4H 4Gb DDR2 1066Mhz Antec NSK4480B Arctic Silver 5 Palit GTX295 AM2+ Backplate and BTK The AMD version costs $200 less than the i920 version. I'd also like to note that the Thermalright BTK is for the TRUE120 (silver) and I will be overclocking, to however height the specs allow me... Please comment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 That's a mini tower case with a 380W psu included. You need a full ATX form factor, and at least an 850W psu. I'd opt for an Antec TruePower 1000W psu with a Antec 1200 case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhollyMindless Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 It's only a couple of months before the new i7 boards are supposed to be out. Should shave $100 or more off the motherboard and probably even perform better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bit Hunter Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 As WhollyMindless said, i would wait for any type of rig.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Lestock Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 F that, I'm buying an EVGA x58 board which will let me overclock a 920 to over 4Ghz :D But if you're budget minded yes, I would go with an i7 but wait for the next series of boards to come out. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarchyPizza Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 4Ghz, dam thats fast. Unless youre matt, wait for the new boards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3%5kr3w Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 <--heard the i7 doesnt overclock all that well, but then... wth amd does these days either? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan1894 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 (edited) a Edited May 11, 2014 by ryan1894 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3%5kr3w Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 The thing is if I go Phenom2 with GTX295, will there be any major problems with it? like bad support or compatibility or something? No there would be no issues between the phenom2 and the gtx295, just make sure the board you buy supports sli instead of crossfire, thats all. I would still think about getting a power supply no smaller than a 550watt because yah, the phenom and gtx will take ALOT of power away by themselves, but you also have to take into account the mtb, all the integrated peripherals/etc on the mtb including memory, and then if your case has lighting, and extra fans, or you want to add more fans, then it is always a + to just go ahead and overkill it a little bit, besides, pwr supplies around the 550 to 800watt range are fairly cheap these days so you dont have to worry about breaking the bank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan1894 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 (edited) a Edited May 11, 2014 by ryan1894 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markhimself Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 i would be very dissapointed if you bought an AMD because these days i dont know what they have on their minds go with the core i7 and not upgrade for like 5 years lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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