Help with new Machine

Caatalyst

Caatalyst

Caatalyst

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Hey guys,

I'm looking to do abit of an upgrade\new build.

I'm Looking at buying


CASE: Coolermaster CM-690 Dominator Case

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-145-CM


MOTHERBOARD : Asus Crosshair III Formula AMD 790FX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-339-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.20GHz


PSU: Corsair TX 850W ATX SLI Compliant Power Supply

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-013-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084


MEMORY: Corsair 4GB (2X2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-224-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1516


I was wondering if anybody runs with similar components and how they might or will run together? My main concern is space, is the 690 a big case with good airflow? I've already got a geforce 260 GTX and I'm wanting something thats pretty future proof. These seems to be the best for the money (As I do have limited funding :) )
 
If you want AM3 and go for SLI in the future you'll have to get a nforce chipset mobo.The Asus Crosshair III Formula AMD 790FX only supports Xfire.You could get this if you want to go for SLI:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-337-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1483

Don't worry about the max freq of the memory as you can overclock it and reach 1600Mhz easily.The 690 is a good case that will fit anything you want to put in it....just make sure to do a good cable management and with a capability of installing a maximum of 6 fans I don't think that airflow would be a problem.
 
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At the price of the motherboard I would consider an i5 build and price them up against each other.

If you stick with single cards you can save a fortune on the mobo and downgrade to a 500-550W PSU. You'll be stuck SLI'ing your 260. i suppose its down to your gaming resolution.
 
For 2xGTX260 a 650W PSU would be enough no need to spend more money on a 850W PSU.And yeah you should consider an i5 build:
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Thanks guys,

To be honest I wasn't considering SLI at all for now. I thought about getting a big power supply for the future because the latest cards seem to have high requirements... so when i do decide to upgrade to something else I wont have to worry about using it. So whats the big deal with the Intel and AMD? Everyone seems to be pushing Intel processors but I've been happy with AMD (plus they are clocked higher for cheaper). I've basically spent most of time reading reviews and the hardware I picked seems to be praised a lot.
 
The new cards actually take less power than the older ones so that means that cards will start to take less and less power.
 
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