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[PlasbianX]

Decided to revise what I wanted to get... this is the new PC:

Motherboard: ASUS P6T SE LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Video Card: BFG Tech BFGEGTX2951792E GeForce GTX 295 1792MB 896 (448 x 2)-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video ... - Retail
Power Supply: Seventeam ST-850ZAF 850W ATX 12V V2.2 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
CPU: Intel Core i7-930 2.8GHz LGA 1366 Quad-Core Desktop Processor Model BX80601930 - Retail
Memory: G.SKILL Trident 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory Model F3-16000CL9D-4GBTD - Retail
Hard Drive: Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Criticism? And someone recommend me a good case :X

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

If you are going for that much for the video card, spend some more and get the 5970
:P

[flibitijibibo]

Pyong is correct. May as well get DX11 with that money (aren't similar DX11 cards cheaper even?).

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

Yes the 5870 gets similar performance I believe and is cheaper.

[PlasbianX]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-883-_-Product


would that work with everything else then?

[Warsaw]

Since you were about to dro[ $500+ on a GTX295, why not just go all out in the first place and get the HD5970?

[PlasbianX]

Since you were about to dro[ $500+ on a GTX295, why not just go all out in the first place and get the HD5970?

Because that puts me WAY over budget.

[Warsaw]

I'd also like to point out that the memory you have selected is dual channel...that is not exactly taking advantage of the i7's abilities.

[PlasbianX]

I'd also like to point out that the memory you have selected is dual channel...that is not exactly taking advantage of the i7's abilities.

Pick something better than for me plz D:

[AAA]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150456 +25 core clock for the same price, double plus that manufacturer's lifetime warranty. Unless you can't wait for it to come back in stock, you should get the sapphire 5870.

As for Triple Channel RAM,...
this is recommended: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820226117
or if money's tight, this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820104122

A little extensive, but you're saving a hundred dollars off that 295 in your original post, would you have enough for that?

Also, I don't know what you're thinking of gaining with the VelociRaptor, but they hardly show enough gain in performance with their price/capacity ratio.

edit: Your motherboard shows RAM speed support as follows:

DDR3 2000(O.C.)*/1866(O.C.)*/1800(O.C.)*/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066

I might fail to understand here...
Doesn't that mean it supports RAM up to 1333MHz and you have to overclock the rest yourself to reach desired speeds??