building a new computer, need some help :)

I'm not very up to date on computers anymore, so Im hoping for you guys to help me out My budget is around 1000-1200us $

The only thing I know for sure im getting is the new Phenom II X6 1099T, you guys help fill in the rest, thnx


What I need-
case
hd
gfx
memory
dvd drive
motherboard

Ps. Im going to be using it for gaming and photoshop/video editing

 

It would be worth thinking about a good PSU that supports PCI-E 2.3 specs.
This is so that you'll have the right connections on the GFX power leads & have enough
juice for the quad core. As the PSU is one of the most important bits you'll ever buy
it's worth paying around the 100 euro mark, Enermax are good. A good site that does good
full tests not just objective reviews is http://www.hardwareheaven.com/ their PSU tests
are about as good as they get.
If you want to save money look at a mother board like mine it's ready for that CPU

 

Get a Radeon HD 5850 and a SAMSUNG F3 drive and couple that with a GIGABYTE 890GX motherboard and you're good to go.

deltatux

 

Also if you plan on running that chip at 4gHz due to it being a Black Edition
you'll need to pay attention to the cooling. I don't think that the stock
CPU heatsink & fan will be any good at those frequencies. When choosing a
heatsink fan you'll want one that's rated to handle a TDP of 140 watts.
A good one will be just under 70 euros before postage.

The only other thing is your choice of case.. this is where things can get complex..
if you are going to get a better air cooler for your CPU say like my
Scythe Mugen 2 then you will have to pick a case that has enough width
to take it. Or you could go for a water based CPU cooler like the following :-
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-002-CS&utm_source=froogle

Hope this helps a bit.

 

I agree with this comment.
+You get a Corsair Tx650w and 2x2gb 1333mhz cl7/1600mhz

 

Or you can copy my parts hehe

 

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name...02HJ-500GB-SATA2-7200rpm-16MB-Hard-Drive&c=CJ

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name...D103SJ-1TB-SATA2-7200rpm-32MB-Hard-Drive&c=CJ

If you hurry you can get the Samsung F3 500GB and 1TB deal going on, using the code "ILOVEMOM" you get 15% off.

Just bought me one of each and it came out to $118 not including the $4 from bing cash back.

These are fast harddrives because they're on 1 platter (500GB) while the 1TB runs on two 500GB platters.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822152181 (Fast Harddrive, 500GB on 1 platter)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16835181010 (Good cooling works well with case, would suggest Noctua NH-U12P as alternative)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813128435 (Good motherboard, supports SATA3/USB3.0 as well)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820231277 (2x2 = 4GB, good enough for gaming, multitasking, photoshop but if need more +$69 for the 3x2 = 6GB kit)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814161302 (HD5850, good price/performance)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811129021 (great case, can opt to a different one, has a nice 140mm on the top that can act as an exhaust and works well with H50 (push/pull intake -> exhaust outtake)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16819103849 (1090T, not sure if you already bought the cpu, just added it in combo)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16817341018 (nice PSU, good enough to power the hexa core and vid card, also a modular meaning it has detachable cords so you'll have a cleaner looking case)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16827106327 (dvd burner, with psu combo comes out to $10)

This is a rough template and everything is interchangeable, I agree with all the post above as well so try decide which part you'll most likely need and take into consideration what others have posted .

 

Wicked system, the only problem is the 3x2 advice. With three memory sticks your memory will run in single channel, so either stick with 2x2 or 4x2 sticks.

 

Agreed, but the 3x2 GB is highly NOT recommended.

Also, I'm not sure about the Corsair CPU heatsink.

deltatux

 

Ahh yeah I keep forgetting its not Intel hahah thanks for the notice on that one .

Yeah the Corsair is up for grabs and I would go for the Noctua if they're looking for an alternative (exact same price), though from my experience the H50 has been good on my end (i know a few users here think otherwise), both on an E8400@4ghz and a Q6600 the performance is just about that of a high-end heatsink, but I was suggesting this for this type of case considering it has a nice 140mm fan on it.

The system with the Q6600 and an Antec 300 is dead silent with this configuration and temps are low 30s high 40s on load which was surprising.

Either way thanks for the heads up, going back and forth with Intel and AMD got me confused

 

Ty for putting in the time. That motherboard is good for overclocking right and is it compatible with the x6 right out of the box?

 

This one was actually the first one I made before the second one lol.

Yeah the motherboard should be able to run the x6 right out of the box .

 

lol, ye, the board will be compatible w/ the hexacores. The 890GX is known to be a really good OC platform. The 890FX is better but those boards are few and far between atm.

deltatux

 

If you purchase the board and you manage to get the rev. 1 (instead of the rev. 2) you will still be able to boot and run (install etc..) though it will detect it as "unknown cpu" which can easily be fixed with the latest BIOS update, so regardless with or without the latest BIOS on the rev. 1 boards it will still be able to boot and you can go through the whole installation process, it just wont detect the proper name of the CPU.

Yeah the 890FX doesnt have onboard and in a sense is slightly better but the motherboards are all $40+ more. So if you wanna go that route you can swap some alternative (lower price) on some of the other components or add in $40 for the 890FX version of the board. But the big advantage of the 890FX chipset is if you're going for Crossfire as they can run at (x16/x16) while the 890GX chipsets will only run (x8/x8) if you stick with a single card then you'll be good at x16 regardless.

 

dam, missed out on this deal I wanted to ask if this site is legit? never heard of it before until now and I lived like 20 mins away from them too, which is really good for shipping.

 

Well I just ordered from them but since I live in the East Coast I wont get them till end of this week/early next week so I dunno if they're good yet but they get good ratings on resellerratings. http://www.resellerratings.com/store/eWiz

You can used 'CRUNCH10' for a -$10 off but that only applies to the Samsung F3 1TB and not the 500GB one :/ .

 

what do you guys think about this mobo? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131631&Tpk=13-131-631

 

Thats a good motherboard, between Asus and Gigabyte they're about equal. MSI is also good though they have less support. But between Asus and Gigabyte I would go for the one that fits your budget as they both have good features and ocing capabilities.

 

My friend suggest this

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/6340/95396103.jpg

What do you guys think? would this be faster?


maybe switch the mobo with this instead
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128441&cm_re=890FX-_-13-128-441-_-Product