New Computer

[Spike88]

Since I am now gainfully employed and being promoted to assistant manager(more money ). I'm going to buy a new computer part by part. Mostly for SH5, and a couple other games here and there.

Here's what I'm thinking about:
COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.B HDT721025SLA380 (0A38006) 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

ASUS ENGT240/DI/512MD5/A GeForce GT 240 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail

COOLER MASTER Silent Pro 700 RS-700-AMBA-D3 700W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active ... - Retail

Kingston 3GB (3 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KVR1333D3N9K3/3G - Retail

MSI P55-GD80 LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I5750 - Retail

Total: 824.92

Any advice? Or Suggestions?

Mind you I'll be re-using my logitech surround sound speakers, monitor, mouse, keyboard, and 130 gig hard drive from this computer.

And I'll be installing my Windows 7 Ultimate 32.

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by Spike88

Since I am now gainfully employed and being promoted to assistant manager(more money ). I'm going to buy a new computer part by part. Mostly for SH5, and a couple other games here and there.

Here's what I'm thinking about:
COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.B HDT721025SLA380 (0A38006) 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

ASUS ENGT240/DI/512MD5/A GeForce GT 240 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail

COOLER MASTER Silent Pro 700 RS-700-AMBA-D3 700W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active ... - Retail

Kingston 3GB (3 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KVR1333D3N9K3/3G - Retail

MSI P55-GD80 LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I5750 - Retail

Total: 824.92

Any advice? Or Suggestions?

Mind you I'll be re-using my logitech surround sound speakers, monitor, mouse, keyboard, and 130 gig hard drive from this computer.

And I'll be installing my Windows 7 Ultimate 32.

Well i can say at your taste is good,but in other hands ,the vid card amount 512 mb at least 1024 mb it`s better option and also use a high speed intel core (2) i7 "say" 3,8 ghz after people have some problem in 4 core,,,,but if u have a chance too do some good deal,great.....

[Arclight]

1. GT 240 is rebranded a 9800GT, which is a rebranded 8800GT. I'd get something different.
2. I don't think i5 is triple-channel, i7 is though. I'll check it, but I think you should couple that CPU with either 2x1GB or 2x2GB.

Matter of preference, but I'd swap that drive for a Western Digital, and perhaps go with a Gigabyte board.

[Spike88]

Originally Posted by Arclight

1. GT 240 is rebranded a 9800GT, which is a rebranded 8800GT. I'd get something different.
2. I don't think i5 is triple-channel, i7 is though. I'll check it, but I think you should couple that CPU with either 2x1GB or 2x2GB.

Matter of preference, but I'd swap that drive for a Western Digital, and perhaps go with a Gigabyte board.

I'm actually thinking about getting a western digital because that is what I put into my ps3.

Any suggestions for Graphics card then?


I'm only going to get an i5 at the moment and then get an i7 later on, which is why I chose the intel board with its i5/i7 capabilities.

Also I'm salvaging my DVD/CDrW from this computer.

[jas39]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...card,2464.html

[Arclight]

Originally Posted by Spike88

Any suggestions for Graphics card then?

Not really, I'm not particularly happy with any offerings on the market at the moment. ATI seems to be the way to go no matter what you're looking for, and then I'd suggest getting a HD5000 for DX11 support.

HD 4770 costs about the same as 8800GT/9800GT/GT240, but is faster. If you want to stay in that pricing bracket, it's probably the best way to go.

GTX 260 & HD 4870 1GB perform very similar. HD 5770 is slightly slower but offers DX11 and low power consumption.

There's the slightly more expensive HD 4890, which is essentialy an overclocked 4870. Performance is on par with GTX 275, but that one is a little more expensive.



imho market is a mess at the moment, has been for a while.

[PeriscopeDepth]

If you plan on keeping your system for more than a year, a 64 bit system with 4 gigs of RAM will be worth it.

PD