My new rig

MR. Wood · 01-31-11, 05:31 PM

From newegg.com:
-(2) Sony Optiarc Black CD/DVD Burner
-ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended A TX AMD Motherboard
-Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
-CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4 GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9
-(2) HITACHI Deskstar 7K3000 HDS723020BLA642 (0f12115) 2TB 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
-AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX
-Antec DF-85 Black Computer Case

From MicroCenter:
-Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard
-Corsair 950W Powersupply
-Hannspre 25" LCD Monitor
-Adesso Optical Trackball
-Corsair H70 CPU Cooler
-MSI N460GTX HAWK Graphics Card

Arclight · 01-31-11, 07:21 PM

Didn't you mean 2x 460... at least? I mean, all that high end gear, particularly a full triple-Crossfire (why Nvidia card?) motherboard and a Gigawatt of power, and then a measily 460? Something wrong with that right there.

JSLTIGER · 01-31-11, 09:52 PM

Especially seeing as how the 560s launched the other day with 33% more performance.

Castout · 01-31-11, 11:55 PM

Great machine. 460 is fine. You can always replace it later within a couple years if it becomes inadequate. That 460 can cover 2 years of gaming with decent if not great performance at high graphics setting 3 with medium settings and 4 with low medium settings.

But that 16Gb of RAM is an excess.

Gargamel · 02-01-11, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Castout

But that 16Gb of RAM is an excess.

"640kb ought to be enough for anybody."

Arclight · 02-01-11, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSLTIGER

Especially seeing as how the 560s launched the other day with 33% more performance.

And there's that, 10-40% more iirc.

Don't get me wrong: you won't have to upgrade the other parts in a while, but what's the point of spending a ton of money on a triple/quad Crossfire board and then skimping on the graphics? At least if it was a Radeon (oh, sorry; AMD) you could actually use Crossfire in the future.

JSLTIGER · 02-01-11, 11:05 AM

It's still the Radeon, Arclight, just the AMD Radeon instead of the ATI Radeon.

Arclight · 02-01-11, 12:18 PM

Ah, right.

See, that's why you don't mess with branding: people get confused.

01-31-11, 05:31 PM	#1
MR. Wood Planesman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Obetz, Ohio Posts: 182 Downloads: 170 Uploads: 5	My new rig From newegg.com: -(2) Sony Optiarc Black CD/DVD Burner -ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended A TX AMD Motherboard -Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit -CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4 GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 -(2) HITACHI Deskstar 7K3000 HDS723020BLA642 (0f12115) 2TB 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX -Antec DF-85 Black Computer Case From MicroCenter: -Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard -Corsair 950W Powersupply -Hannspre 25" LCD Monitor -Adesso Optical Trackball -Corsair H70 CPU Cooler -MSI N460GTX HAWK Graphics Card

01-31-11, 07:21 PM	#2
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Didn't you mean 2x 460... at least? I mean, all that high end gear, particularly a full triple-Crossfire (why Nvidia card?) motherboard and a Gigawatt of power, and then a measily 460? Something wrong with that right there. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

01-31-11, 09:52 PM	#3
JSLTIGER The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Parkland, FL, USA Posts: 1,437 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Especially seeing as how the 560s launched the other day with 33% more performance. __________________ Thor: Intel Core i7 4770K\|ASUS Z87Pro\|32GB DDR3 RAM\|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black\|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD\|4X LG BD-RE\|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)\|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Pro Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop): Intel Core i7 8750H\|16GB DDR4 RAM\|6GB GeForce GTX 1060\|128GB SSD+1TB HDD\|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)\|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Home

01-31-11, 11:55 PM	#4
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	Great machine. 460 is fine. You can always replace it later within a couple years if it becomes inadequate. That 460 can cover 2 years of gaming with decent if not great performance at high graphics setting 3 with medium settings and 4 with low medium settings. But that 16Gb of RAM is an excess. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/ Last edited by Castout; 02-01-11 at 12:05 AM.

02-01-11, 11:05 AM	#7
JSLTIGER The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Parkland, FL, USA Posts: 1,437 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	It's still the Radeon, Arclight, just the AMD Radeon instead of the ATI Radeon. __________________ Thor: Intel Core i7 4770K\|ASUS Z87Pro\|32GB DDR3 RAM\|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black\|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD\|4X LG BD-RE\|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)\|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Pro Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop): Intel Core i7 8750H\|16GB DDR4 RAM\|6GB GeForce GTX 1060\|128GB SSD+1TB HDD\|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)\|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Home

02-01-11, 12:18 PM	#8
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Ah, right. See, that's why you don't mess with branding: people get confused. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.