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    Re: Building a computer? Need advice/suggestions? Come here!

    Its more powerful than the 4870, has dx11, and I will be able to crossfire it for my bday
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    Re: Building a computer? Need advice/suggestions? Come here!

    bit OT, do i need vista+ for dx10+? im still running xp
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    Re: Building a computer? Need advice/suggestions? Come here!

    Yes you do.

    Pyong: You have a srs CPU bottleneck with the 5850, let alone with two.
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    Re: Building a computer? Need advice/suggestions? Come here!

    I propose going with the 4890. You get at least +10fps or more than the 5770.
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    Re: Building a computer? Need advice/suggestions? Come here!

    Hey, I'm thinking about building a completely new PC. (I can't live with the Dell Dimension 1100 anymore). The new PC must last at least 2 to 4 years without any upgrades. I'm going to play a lot of movies, music, avidly surf the web, do work, and some newer or future games (although the only game I have right now is Halo). I will also OC the CPU and GPU to something stable 24/7. Right now, I will probably OC the CPU that i have in my builds to around 3.2 - 3.3 GHz. The maximum price is $750 - $850; give or take 5 dollars.

    These are my ideas so far...:
    Build 1
    Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz)- $189.99
    Evga P55 LE LGA1156 ATX Mobo - $149.99 ($20 MIR included)
    OCZ Platinum 4 GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 (PC3-10666) - $57.99 ($30 MIR included)
    OCZ ModXStream Pro 600 Watt PSU - $44.99 ($25 MIR included)
    Western Digital Green 750 GB 32 MB Cache 7200 RPM SATA 3.0 Gb/s Hard Drive - $69.99
    Sapphire 100283L Radeon HD5770 - $170.58
    Antec 300 ATX Mid-Tower Case - $49.99
    Emprex 20X Black Internal SATA DVD Writer - $29.99

    Subtotal: $845.51 (with tax [from Fry's]; without rebates)
    Total: $770.51 (after rebates)
    Will OC Sapphire HD5770 between 875/975 for core and 1350/1450 for mem. 24/7. I don't know what the "safe" values are though, if there are any.

    Build 2

    Regarding the out of stock Sapphire HD5850, I will buy it when it's back in stock. (Will OC between 750/850 for core and 1125/1225 for mem). Same thing...I am trying to squeeze even a little bit more performance out by being in the maximum safe value, though I have no clue what it is.

    For the case that I have for both of the builds above right now, I might leave the side panel off...
    I am open to new suggestions and advice is always welcome. All the MIR deals end 11/30, today. I am not sure whether to buy a system now or wait longer (probably until next year Jan-March).

    Thanks.
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    Re: Building a computer? Need advice/suggestions? Come here!

    I like your Build No. 2, I like it a lot.

    If you want to save a little cash, a system based on the AMD Phenom II X4 955 or 965 would perform very comparably to the i5. If you do go that route, I recommend the 955 over the 965 though because they are essentially different bins of the same chip; just overclock it (it is a Black Edition after all).
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    Re: Building a computer? Need advice/suggestions? Come here!

    So if I want to do some 24/7 OC and have a stable/cool system with a reliable company and get maximum performance out of the the tight budget, which would you go with: the Evga P55 LE or the Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2? I'm pretty sure I will have a dual-slot video card and that I will get a PCI network card/adapter.
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    Re: Building a computer? Need advice/suggestions? Come here!

    Okay, this isn't building a computer, but it's an upgrade of sorts. I just got my free Win7 home premium delivered this morning, but I'm not quite sure as to the best method to install it. I heard that just upgrading the existing Vista installation can bring a shitload of grief into play.

    My idea (tell me if this is ridiculous) was to create a large partition on the drive to install Win7 to and then start moving my data across from the Vista partition until there's nothing left, in which case I would delete the Vista partition and expand the Win7 one to fill that part of the drive. Is that completely ridiculous/crazy and should I just invest in a USB hard drive to backup to and just nuke the whole Vista section all at once?
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    Re: Building a computer? Need advice/suggestions? Come here!

    what no I'm pretty sure it makes a window.old folder in c:/ and keeps your old files, you could ask others as well
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    Re: Building a computer? Need advice/suggestions? Come here!

    The disk is telling me it either upgrades the current Vista installation or, failing that, requires a fresh clean install where I have to backup all of my files.
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