Putting together a new rig...

[Spamdini]

alright time for a new machine, not for me, not important. the person im making it for games, games and games. this is what i have so far...please use ur wisdom to guide me oh Anand forum dwellers...

Intel Core I7 920 Quad Core Processor LGA1366 2.66GHZ Bloomfield 8MB LGA1366 4.8GT/S...$385.99 (FREE Assassins Creed, FREE World in Conflict, FREE Farcry 2

Gigabyte EX58-UD5 ATX LGA1366 X58 DDR3 3PCI-E SATA2 Sound 2GLAN 3-WAY Crossfirex SLI Motherboard...$354.99 (cheapest LGA1366 mobo available at the moment)

G.SKILL F3-10666CL9T-6GBNQ 6GB DDR3 3X2GB DDR3-1333 CL 9-9-9-24 Triple Channel Memory Kit...$235 (does the mobo support DDR3-1600? are there other mobos available that dont have 3 PCI-E lanes cause i only "need" 1)

Diamond Radeon HD 4870 750MHZ 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E 2XDVI-I Video Card...$364.99

Antec Sonata III Black ATX 16IN Mid Tower Quiet Case 3X5.25 2X3.5 4X3.5IN 500W 120MM Fan...$140.00 (is the PS enough? other than what is listen he will have some sort of optical drive)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1000GB 1TB SATA2 7200RPM 32MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive OEM...$119.99

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit...$138

TOTAL with tax shipping assembly ~$1800-$1900


someone i know seems to think that quad core anything is basically useless, i recently purchased a system with a q6600 so obviously disagree what do u think? thoughs and suggestions about the rig please.

 

[Slugbait]

As I understand, Core 2 procs aren't really "quad", so to speak...they are dual Core 2 Duos. And the i7 is a true quad core proc.

But I digress...as recently as mid-year '08, the majority of available games will only use one logical CPU core. Some support two cores. While the future may hold that games can utilize more than two cores, that person you know is basically correct for now.

That proc will come in quite handy for video rendering, video and audio encoding, and a few other things that can make wonderful use of multiple cores. But if the machine is exclusively for gaming, your parts are more than simply overkill...

 

[theAnimal]

i7 920 is $300 @newegg.
MSI X58 Platinum is $214 @mwave.
HD4870 is about $270 @newegg.
Sonata III is $112 @mwave & directron.
Vista HP64 is $100 @newegg.

Seems like you're paying way too much.

 

[Spamdini]

haha CDN$ not US$. so if this is overkill what should i be looking at for a 1500$CDN budget?

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Originally posted by: Slugbait
As I understand, Core 2 procs aren't really "quad", so to speak...they are dual Core 2 Duos. And the i7 is a true quad core proc.

LOL, Thank you!!!

This is the second time I've seen this about Core 2's. I mentioned this in a thread a while back but not as my point, and the thread became this long discussion over the correct use of syntax in my statements.

Seems what I said is more commonly accepted than what the other guy said.

 

[Blain]

Core i7 is not for someone on a budget.
You can get far more for your money with the 45nm quad cores (if it MUST be quad).

If the person you're building for, is having someone build for them, they won't appreciate a Core i7.
Send them to buy Dell! :laugh:

 

[Mr Fox]

Originally posted by: Blain
Core i7 is not for someone on a budget.
You can get far more for your money with the 45nm quad cores (if it MUST be quad).

If the person you're building for, is having someone build for them, they won't appreciate a Core i7.
Send them to buy Dell! :laugh:

Yo...

Yo.... Momma Sez...

Quit Ragging Ci7 you damn FUD Packer....


Ci7 920 at launch is in the top 5 CPU''s in Bang Fer the Buck, Platform Value,

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardwa...el-core-i7-cpu-value/1

Be Enlightened Blain you Bored Bastard ..

Tell me any other CPU that has rated like that at Launch....

Hehehe

 

[Blain]

I should have been more crystal clear on what I was saying...

Seeing as how Core i7 isn't a simple socket 775 drop-in, it requires much more money to be spent besides the CPU itself.

I understand that the reviews say the Core i7 is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
But considering the price of the total platform upgrade, I still say...
"You can get far more for your money with the 45nm quad cores (if it MUST be quad)." :laugh:

Yo Yo