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Custom build PC,is it ok?
hey all,il be buying a new pc soon and i setted up the following:

CoolerMaster CASE Silencio RC-550 Black
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Corsair HX Series CMPSU-650HX 650W Modular PSU
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AMD Phenom II x4 965 (AM3, 3.4GHz, Cache 8MB, Box)
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CoolerMaster V8 CPU Cooler (RR-UV8-XBU1-GP)
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Gigabyte MB 990FXA-UD3 (sAM3+, DDR3, 990 FX)
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Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3-1600 Kit (2x4GB, PC3-12800, 9-9-9-24, CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9)
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Sapphire PCI-X 6950 2GB Dual Fan
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Seagate ST31000524AS 1TB HDD 3.5" (32MB Cache, 7200RPM, Sata 6Gb/s)
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Samsung SH-B123L Internal Blu-ray Combo Drive LightScribe Sata Black
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total value: 1.028,80 €

Is there anything to change,any compatibility issues or something that would match better?
Also,could you recommend me an online shop that i could get a better price?
Last edited by nikosefs; Aug 22, 2011 at 05:28 PM. Reason: updated
Firstly, you are aiming quite high, why do you need something like that? (for example 12gb ram. 2x6770s is a lot too)

Your choke point will be undoubtedly the harddrive. Consider an SSD or 2 (new intel boards can cache to SSD, which is fucking awesome, so if you swap your mobo up then you can boost your system speed by a bucket load).

Unless you really need it, I would suggest dropping 4gb of ram, and a 6770, and picking up 1 or 2 64gb SSDs and swapping out to an intel board with the new tech. You can always plug another card or stick in, but swapping out to a new system drive or swapping mobo is a lot harder.
im aiming at full settings for games to come (battlefield 3 etc etc.) and also to make an investment for the future.

After some more info i got,i changed the following:

the 1000w psu with:

CoolerMaster Silent Pro Gold 600W Modular PSU (RS600-80GAD3-EU)

and the dual gfx card with :

Sapphire 6970 (PCI-Express, GDDR5, 2GB)

also im prob gonna stick to 2 rams,cause the motherboard i choosed does not support triple channel

About the ssd,the price difference is to big for my tastes xp
If you want to make an investment in the future, you should opt to spend less money. Every 18 months computers double in power, or halve in price.

Best idea is to buy mid level components and upgrade regularly or when needed.

There is no way to accurately predict the requirements needed to max out BF3 etc.
Originally Posted by nikosefs View Post
im aiming at full settings for games to come (battlefield 3 etc etc.) and also to make an investment for the future.

After some more info i got,i changed the following:

the 1000w psu with:

CoolerMaster Silent Pro Gold 600W Modular PSU (RS600-80GAD3-EU)

and the dual gfx card with :

Sapphire 6970 (PCI-Express, GDDR5, 2GB)

also im prob gonna stick to 2 rams,cause the motherboard i choosed does not support triple channel

About the ssd,the price difference is to big for my tastes xp

Change the PSU to either an Antec or Seasonic. The quality of CM PSUs is terrible. Also switch your graphics card for an MSI 560 Ti Twin Frozr. It's cheaper and performance will be the same.
really?
i got a CM Real Power M620w for like 3 years and never got a problem.
I will check out though those companies you mentioned.
About the graphic card,im a fan of radeon's line and i don't think it can top the 6970 performance.

Also can someone recommend me an online seller so i can check the prices?
Gorman is absolutely right, it is best to buy mid level components - 700 eur is plenty for that, and in 2 years if u feel u need more power buy a new gfx card and more RAM for 250 eur or a new pc for 700 eur.
This way u will have a PC that will max out 97% of all games at all times Unless u are planing to go for multiple monitor setup u don't need such a powerful PC.
BF3 will run on max on 50% cheaper PC, for sure.
Seasonic makes great PSUs: the model I mentioned on JR thread is very good, practically silent at all time.
12 GB of ram is a bit much, I don't think any current game takes advantage of even 8
6970 is over the top too unless u are going for multiple monitors, 6950 or 560 Ti will do the maxed out job for 200-220 eur
Get the ssd, 100 eur for 64 gig will be more than worth it, u will see the difference much more (every time u click on something to open) than if u buy 6970 over the 6950.
I find that 1tb hd space is not sufficient for me, 3.5 tb coherently in PC (2.5 tb occupied) - maybe its just me, I don't burn stuff, and I like collecting.

What monitor/s are u planing to buy with this beast?
wishful eyes deceive me
i already own and use 2 monitors in dual screen mode:

1. LG m2262d

2.Acer p191w

also i already have another 2 hdd's,so il be having about 1.5 tb in total.
And after taking your suggestions in mind i made further changes:

Gigabyte MB 990FXA-UD3 (sAM3+, DDR3, 990 FX) <- exactly the same model as before but with one less pci-e slot

AMD Phenom II x4 965 (AM3, 3.4GHz, Cache 8MB, Box)
Sapphire PCI-X 6950 2GB Dual Fan

new total price 1.047,78 €

now,about the ssd,is this one good?

OCZ Vertex 2 Series 40GB SSD (2.5", Sata 3Gb/s, OCZSSD2-2VTX40G)

extra 79 €

Originally Posted by missuse View Post
Gorman is absolutely right, it is best to buy mid level components - 700 eur is plenty for that, and in 2 years if u feel u need more power buy a new gfx card and more RAM for 250 eur or a new pc for 700 eur.

about that,i was planning to spend those extra € cause i didn't feel like making another upgrade in the near future,so i wanted to make a machine that could keep up for quite some time.

edited 1st post with changes
edit2:found a very useful link about psu manufacturers,might help other ppl too:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...urer,2913.html

edit3: so,according to that guide i changed my psu to:
Corsair HX Series CMPSU-650HX 650W Modular PSU
the OEM is Seasonic,total price droped another 20 €

Also if your wondering why i don't buy straight away a seasonic psu,is because the shop im buying the parts from doesnt have any seasonic models :/
Last edited by nikosefs; Aug 22, 2011 at 05:29 PM.
Originally Posted by nikosefs View Post
now,about the ssd,is this one good?

OCZ Vertex 2 Series 40GB SSD (2.5", Sata 3Gb/s, OCZSSD2-2VTX40G)

extra 79 €

Okay, in the current market there are only 2 SSD lines that you should look at, depending on whether you want speed or reliability. The OCZ Vertex 3 series is the fastest commercially viable SSD line you can get. However, they are more prone to failure (although still not as much as an HDD) than most other SSD manufacturers. The other one you should look at is the intel 510 line. Whilst not quite as fast as the Vertex 3, they are far more reliable and the chances of something going wrong with it in the next decade is almost zero.