|\|EW|3 is trying to get a new rig and overclock it.

[|\|EW|3]

I think I'll get a monitor and a TV(for when i really want to play crazy)
But what kinds of computer screens are the best?

[RAW-Raptor22]

I think I'll get a monitor and a TV(for when i really want to play crazy)
But what kinds of computer screens are the best?

I would go with a 1080p 24" Samsung if I were to pick any monitor... beautiful screen outside and in. For a rig:

Q9450
Someone else can recommend board
ATi 4870
4GB Crucial Ballistix
Windows Server 2008 64bit
Corsair HX1000 PSU

[|\|EW|3]

why Q9450? Is it well overclocked or sumtin?
& I don't hate you but i don't think im really a fan of ATI. have it now...read sum stuff... and yeeea...sticking to getting Nvidia for now.
but thanks for the rest of your recommendations!
do you have most of the stuff you recommended by any chance? :O

[|\|EW|3]

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...9&sku=223-5647
http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/d...=LS30HUBCB/XAA
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...9&sku=223-4890
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...9&sku=222-7175
I gots no clue what is best...
if these are not the best then gimme links to better ones!!!

[|\|EW|3]

You guys need to write back more often!!!
ARG!!!!
:P

[stangracin2]

scratch the ballistix and get corsair or mushkin

[|\|EW|3]

AH HA!
Alright I look into what you just said!
stangracin2, thanx

[philbrown23]

I would not get a Q9450, yes it is a quad and a good cpu, but it has a low fsb wall and most people have not taken it above 3.6ghz. If I were you I would get:

E8500 3.16ghz (9.5X333)
Asus P5Q dleuxe P45
mushkin redlines
nvidia GT260
Enermax 1000w psu

[RAW-Raptor22]

I would not get a Q9450, yes it is a quad and a good cpu, but it has a low fsb wall and most people have not taken it above 3.6ghz. If I were you I would get:

E8500 3.16ghz (9.5X333)
Asus P5Q dleuxe P45
mushkin redlines
nvidia GT260
Enermax 1000w psu

Very good recommendations although I stand behind the Corsair HX1000 PSU.

[|\|EW|3]

whats the E stand for .? i know the Q is quad. QX is extreme. so is E extreme
also... Asus? why over things like Nvidia 790i? i mean I need a huge A** motherboard for what im trying to pack on it. Thanx for the tips though
but please do point out pros! I will gladly absorb them into my mind. :P
E8500 sounds nice though. gonna check into it some more.
for graphics nvidia GT260? why not 280?

[RAW-Raptor22]

whats the E stand for .? i know the Q is quad. QX is extreme. so is E extreme
also... Asus? why over things like Nvidia 790i? i mean I need a huge A** motherboard for what im trying to pack on it. Thanx for the tips though
but please do point out pros! I will gladly absorb them into my mind. :P
E8500 sounds nice though. gonna check into it some more.
for graphics nvidia GT260? why not 280?

260 is only like 5% difference in performance from 280 but the price is $250 less.

[|\|EW|3]

260 is only like 5% difference in performance from 280 but the price is $250 less.

hmm i dunno why not just go with dual 9800gx2?

[m0da]

you might not like AMD, but wait for the reviews of the 4870 to come out, and see if you might wanna pick a pair up... Unless, of course, your budget allows 2xGTX280. your system will kill with these two.
For extreme cooling... I guess you can start looking into phase. Water is as far as I have gone, and it's great, but not extreme.
for cpu, i would go with a Q, not an E. Crysis does scale better with a quad-core. the E processors are dual cores, X=dual-extreme, Q=quad, QX=quad-extreme. again, i'd suggest a quad core, and the mobo will somewhat affect your overclock potential.
I haven't been looking into PSU's but with a pair of graphics cards, you'll want a higher-wattage one for sure... 800w-1kw to be safe
as for mobos... welllllllllllllllllllllllll kinda depends if you're gonna decide between nvidia or amd!

[|\|EW|3]

you might not like AMD, but wait for the reviews of the 4870 to come out, and see if you might wanna pick a pair up... Unless, of course, your budget allows 2xGTX280. your system will kill with these two.
For extreme cooling... I guess you can start looking into phase. Water is as far as I have gone, and it's great, but not extreme.
for cpu, i would go with a Q, not an E. Crysis does scale better with a quad-core. the E processors are dual cores, X=dual-extreme, Q=quad, QX=quad-extreme. again, i'd suggest a quad core, and the mobo will somewhat affect your overclock potential.
I haven't been looking into PSU's but with a pair of graphics cards, you'll want a higher-wattage one for sure... 800w-1kw to be safe
as for mobos... welllllllllllllllllllllllll kinda depends if you're gonna decide between nvidia or amd!

yea i do believe i am going to reasearch more into amd vs nvidia and such. as for the 4870 i will wait and see how it really does

[m0da]

You know what...
Been thinking about it. Buy a semi-cheap setup and wait for the rest of your system come out.
So... go with whatever Quad-core you decide to buy (gonna keep this for next build)
a cheap mobo, and 4gb of cheap+quality DDR2 RAM (might keep RAM depending on future board, DDR3 probably)
one or two 8800gt's (i'd go with two, not gonna keep these though, may buy used if you want)
one or two 750gb hdds (prob gonna keep these as well)
A good psu - 800w-1kw again (gonna keep this)
some case... (keep this if you want)

Now that's gonna cost:
Q9550: 560, or Q9450: 335
mobo: whatever, $150
DDR2, 4gb: g.skill: 85
9800GX2: 425
2x750gb: 240
1kwPSU: $130 (OCZ MIR!!)
case: whatever...$100?
for a total of: $1590 (that's with Q9550)
you're gonna upgrade your [mobo + DDR2 + 9800gx2 = $660) later, so $1030 will have gone into your new system, and you can use it right now without having to wait.

Monitors... i'm not really sure what to do here. Keyboard- whatever, $5-20. Speakers- whatever again, prices depend on what you want.

And with this $1590 system, you will be playing pretty bad ass games with some nice settings, but, mainly you'll play around with it, tweak it, and learn to love it. When parts come out that you want to upgrade, you'll have the base of your system already, so it shouldn't be that bad.
Oh wait... make sure you find out when the new processors are coming out lol... If you wanna go easy on the processor, you might wanna pick up a G0 Q6600 for ~$210 instead of a Q9550 for $560.

ok i am out lol, gl reading that!!!!!

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So i like your idea moda. I think i might just do that!!!
When i said money was no real problem.. I didn't mean i had it right now. I meant that in the near future I'd have it!
But Im going to start picking stuff out for when i do recieve my money.
on another note (to everyone)
Monitors???
or should i keep my current one?

[|\|EW|3]

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...194&CatId=3668
what do you think of this for starters? Pretty Cheap too only $109!
Dual it.

[m0da]

dual it.
$110 wow. you want 2.

at first, i had 2x8800gt in my post, but i erased it and made it a 9800GX2. If you want quite better performance, go with the 9800gx2, but 2x8800gt should definitely be suitable.

edit: now i remember... the main reason was that I didn't want you going sli. but if you want, cool, stick with 2x8800gt

[stangracin2]

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...194&CatId=3668
what do you think of this for starters? Pretty Cheap too only $109!
Dual it.

timeout

read the amt. of video ram on it.

only 256 MB
he'll probably need atleast 512

[m0da]

timeout

read the amt. of video ram on it.

only 256 MB
he'll probably need atleast 512

ouch. stang's right.
you'll want the 512mb versions of the card. 1gb eh...

[|\|EW|3]

hubu these two?
1.http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...433&CatId=3585
2.http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...354&CatId=3670
3.http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00172H378
which one do you guys like better?1 or 2?

[stangracin2]

i'd say the first one is deffinitely. the best because of the zalman cooler and its and 8800GT 512

[|\|EW|3]

hubu the 3rd one i just added?

[stangracin2]

i'd still go for the 8800GT

[|\|EW|3]

really are those coolers THAT good??