PC upgrade

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Originally Posted by chef

Freedom !!! thats your graphics card .....I have to be better then you with my specs

Correction Cheffy, Freedoms is a 4870 1gb he is recommending the New 4890 1gb this is the newer revised model, this is better than what we both run now, I am running 2 512 mb 4870s, but 4890 is king for value and performance, Nvidias 295 is better but at allmost 800 bucks, and high powrer consumption and heat output, the 4890 is a winner at $300 or less.

[chef]

Here it is

CPU Intel - BX80601920
Description: Intel Core i7 920 (2.66Ghz/ 8MB/ 4.8GT QPI/ Quad Core)
Warranty: 3 year
Status: Order Only 1 $390 $400

Motherboard Gigabyte - GA-EX58-UD4P
Description: Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P LGA1366, X58, 6DDR3, FSB2000, RAID, GBLAN, PCIE2.0, 3FW,

UD3, ATX
Warranty: 3 year
Status: Order Only 1 $324 $327

Memory Corsair Micro - TR3X6G1600C9
Description: Corsair TR3X6G1600C9 6GB (3x XMS3 2GB) PC-12800 (1600MHz) XMP DDR3 RAM,

32x240-pin DIMMs, Triple Kit, Non ECC Unbuffered, 9-9-9-24
Warranty: Lifetime
Status: Order Only 1 $165 $165

Video Card XFX - HD-489A-ZDFC
Description: XFX HD-489A-ZDFC PCIe HD4890 1GB w/ TC HawX, 1024MB DDR5 256bit @ 1950MHz (TBA

GB/s)
Warranty: 2 year
Status: Order Only 1 $300 $340

Hard Disk Western Digital - WD1001FALS
Description: Western Digital WD1001FALS Caviar Black, 1TB, 7200RPM, 32MB Cache, SATAII
Warranty: 5 year
Status: Order Only 1 $150 $150

Optical Drive Pioneer - BDC-S02BK
Description: Pioneer BDC-S02 Blu Ray Combo Drive, Blu Ray Reader & DVDRW, Black
Warranty: 1 year
Status: Order Only 1 $160 $165

Sound Card Creative - SBXFI-TITAN-FPS
Description: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium PCIe Fatal1ty Pro Series
Warranty: 1 year
Status: Order Only 1 $215 $220

Case Cooler Master - RC-690-KKN1
Description: Cooler Master RC-690-KKN1 CM690 ATX Case, Black, NO PSU
Warranty: 1 year
Status: Order Only 1 $110 $115

Keyboard Logitech - 920-000615
Description: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard (refresh)
Warranty: 3 year
Status: Order Only 1 $115 $120

Mouse Logitech - 910-000338
Description: Logitech G9 Laser Gaming Mouse
Warranty: 3 year
Status: Order Only 1 $115 $115

Power Supply Corsair Micro - CMPSU-750TXAU
Description: Corsair 750W TX-750 ATX Power Supply, 140mm fan, Dual PCI-E Graphics Card

Connector, 8x SATA Connectors, Universal AC input 90~264V
Warranty: 5 year
Status: Order Only 1 $200 $220

Cooler #1 Thermaltake - CL-P0540
Description: Thermaltake CL-P0540 ISG400 Cpu Fan for LGA1366 LGA775 & AM2+
Warranty: 1 year
Status: Order Only 1 $89.00 $89.00

~ $2400

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Chef swap the combo drive for a LG , they are slightly better, the mouse and KB hmm, I would not go the G9 mouse I have one and its giving me RSI big time and my hand is turning into a claw, the mouse is 2 small to grasp for long sessions,, I am thinking of going for a Razer mouse, you can have my G9 if you want for free. The keyboard I wouldnt get he g15 I hated mine, and why do we want a lcd on our kb you gotta take your eyes of the monitor, have a look at the Raze Lycocosa KB I have one and love it. PS hmm cant afford the 850 watter? what if you want to OC or put in another graphics card for crossfire down the track?

Everything else seems awsome, makes me wish I was upgrading lol, but I got truck payments to make, I will prob upgrade again around Xmas time or after.

Keep me informed on your picks, I think the beast is going to be a solid rig, and you can get 4ghz outa that cpu down the track on air.

Edit .......

Ph the G5 mouse I had before I got the G9 is better in my opinion, either get G5 or try a Razer Mouse.

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[Daunt1ess]

I upgraded recently - I sold up the Desktop and got myself a notebook. An ASUS G50VT - cost me $1500 - its alright - a bit of longevity in the graphics with a 9800M GT and i'm gonna swap RAM to somethign faster, put 2 HDDs in Raid and jack the CPU to something better in a few months. I don't use the gaming rig anymore, and cos of uni and my bike i can throw it in a bag and go whereever. Bit of a lifestyle change.

Only thing is - i bought it last week 3 days before the whole free vista to 7 upgrade =/ which i found out about today. But i havent activated vista yet so maybe i can still do it - all they have against me is a date on the receipt paper.

cross fingers i can.

btw my laptop is this: http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=fdhHRbJtRlOCqy5C

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Nice laptop Dauntless.

I am not sure if it would be up to playing a game of Arma 2 though, but why not try a Veloci Raptor 300 gb 10000 rpm 2.5 inch drive in the laptop that will walk all over the raid setup your thinking about, or even a cheap SSD nd they will allso slip straight in as well, though the power consuption may be a little higher than the 5400 rpm variant your most likely using now, but you would have it in the wall most times, and notice the improvment more than adding any more ram or faster ram ect.

My upgrading is on hold till the new year, paying off the Mercedes Truck is a killer for me now.

[chef]

there is nothing good coming out on the PC, i think ill hold off on the upgrade ...... Looks like the PS3 kicks on

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I suppose, depends what your into, upgrade @ xmas.

[SpAnKiNeM]

U on PS3 chef? u playin 1943? Im havin a dawdle in it. its not bad. Add me spankinem.

So rev is arma worth the buy. I grabbed the demo. Its seems so fuckn complicated.

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Spanks, I dont think you would like it, its not something you can just jump into, I still die more than I kill because of my BF2 mentallity, and squad work is well out of my reach, I need someone with a military background to work with to learn how to keep a squad together and alive.

Chefstay away from the pc mate, it has fucked my eyes and I got my first pair of specs today, I never thought I would see the day I needed glasses.