Computer Specs

• 133my

  15 Nov 09, 15:50

   

  Im wondering whats the cost of a computer if it had the following specs

  OS-windows 7

  Processor-Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition

  MotherBoard-nForce 790i Ultra SLI

  Ram-4gb Kingston

  GPU-GeForce GTX 295

  HardDrive-Baracuda XT (2TB)

   

  TY in advance =]

   

   

• Raraken

  15 Nov 09, 18:54

  Uhh, incompatible mobo?

   

  The processor in question would be a 975, and that needs to be paired up with a Socket 1366 X58 mobo. 

   

  Get a 920 instead, and a nice X58 mobo, like the Gigabyte EX58-UD3R or the ASUS P6T. 975s are not worth it, since they cost more than 1k for the chip alone. 920+good mobo is about $800?

   

  OS: Windows 7 Home Premium = $279?

  CPU+mobo: i7 920 +, say, ASUS P6T-SE is about $760

  RAM:  Team Elite DDR3-1333 CL9 6GB (3x2GB kit) = $186 (3GB kit $118)

  HDD: Seagate Barracuda HDD 2TB (Unsure if Barracuda XT) = $319

  GPU: I would suggest the Radeon HD5870 instead. Cheaper, and about the same performance. HD5870 = ~ $600, GTX295 = ~$800?

   

  And there is no tangible benefit from the Barracuda XT's SATA 6GBit interface right now. Better performance is achieved via a SATA 3GBit interface. It doesn't even saturate the 3GBit interface. You might as well get 2 hard drives and stripe them, a.k.a AID 0 them.

• SBS7484P

  15 Nov 09, 22:30

  paiseh, hijack.

  i've made up my mind, i want a hd4830 for my build.

  now the problem is, i need to know where i can find 2 ati reference hd4830, because is srsly need single slot.

  thanks.

  oh and paiseh for hijacking.

• Raraken

  16 Nov 09, 23:18

  Originally posted by SBS7484P:

  paiseh, hijack.

  i've made up my mind, i want a hd4830 for my build.

  now the problem is, i need to know where i can find 2 ati reference hd4830, because is srsly need single slot.

  thanks.

  oh and paiseh for hijacking.

  Bro, try your luck at SLS, HD4830 was discontinued in favour of the 4770, so right now very hard to find. Have you tried looking at a good single-card solution instead?

   

  Actually, come to think of it, there still should be cards in stock, cos I saw a few from Powercolor and Sapphire about 2 weeks ago. Not sure if its the reference version or not, since most, if not all, Powercolor cards are non-reference and Sapphire like non-ref designs.