How will this i7 system fare?

[j.o.s.h.1408]

This is how mine will look like. i will later upgrade from 3gb tp 6gb later when ddr3 prices goes down . does any games require more then 3gb?

Core i7 920 (Going to OC to at least 3.2ghz
Sapphire 4850 PCS+ 512 MB(1680x1050)
LG GH22NS30 DVD±RW/DL/RAM Drive
Coolermaster 840 Case
Samsumg SpinPoint 1TB HDD
3GB DDR3 RAM
Asus P6T Deluxe X58 Mobo
TRUE /w 1366 Bolt-Thru kit
620W Corsair PSU

[staffsMike]

This is how mine will look like. i will later upgrade from 3gb tp 6gb later when ddr3 prices goes down . does any games require more then 3gb?

Core i7 920 (Going to OC to at least 3.2ghz
Sapphire 4850 PCS+ 512 MB(1680x1050)
LG GH22NS30 DVD±RW/DL/RAM Drive
Coolermaster 840 Case
Samsumg SpinPoint 1TB HDD
3GB DDR3 RAM
Asus P6T Deluxe X58 Mobo
TRUE /w 1366 Bolt-Thru kit
620W Corsair PSU

Very nice. What are you upgrading from? hopefully not a core 2 based system...

[jonskyline]

This is how mine will look like. i will later upgrade from 3gb tp 6gb later when ddr3 prices goes down . does any games require more then 3gb?

Core i7 920 (Going to OC to at least 3.2ghz
Sapphire 4850 PCS+ 512 MB(1680x1050)
LG GH22NS30 DVD±RW/DL/RAM Drive
Coolermaster 840 Case
Samsumg SpinPoint 1TB HDD
3GB DDR3 RAM
Asus P6T Deluxe X58 Mobo
TRUE /w 1366 Bolt-Thru kit
620W Corsair PSU

Why not go for 4gb? and seeing that ddr3 has much higher latencies than ddr2 i shouldnt expect games to run that intensively on it.

[staffsMike]

Why not go for 4gb? and seeing that ddr3 has much higher latencies than ddr2 i shouldnt expect games to run that intensively on it.

because of triple channel RAM, 3/6GB is the new 2/4GB as they say

[jonskyline]

because of triple channel RAM, 3/6GB is the new 2/4GB as they say

Oh my bad lol been used to working in dual channel for so long, btw how much do you plan on gaming?

[moogle]

does any games require more then 3gb?

Crysis?

It didn't allow me to have my programs open while playing it (smoothly) on 3.25GB

[magneticman]

i might go for 6gb, mainly for photoshop, illustrator, maya and 3ds. Photoshop is getting a bit slow when working with 500mb+ files

[j.o.s.h.1408]

Very nice. What are you upgrading from? hopefully not a core 2 based system...

a PENTIUM 4
im going to try and get that coolermaster 840 case. i love it and it has everything i could of wished for a case!

i will build this pc in january so im hoping its doable for £1100

yes i plan to game alot on this and only use my ps3 for footy games. i will also do a bit of everything else ie photoshoping, programming and video editing.

i want this build to last me 3-4 years with just changing the GPU once in a while to play the latest and greatest games

[mat-ster]

This article may be of interest to you...
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...buy-nov-2008/8
Matt

[Powderhound]

a PENTIUM 4
im going to try and get that coolermaster 840 case. i love it and it has everything i could of wished for a case!

i will build this pc in january so im hoping its doable for £1100

yes i plan to game alot on this and only use my ps3 for footy games. i will also do a bit of everything else ie photoshoping, programming and video editing.

i want this build to last me 3-4 years with just changing the GPU once in a while to play the latest and greatest games

I'd watch out... that kind of upgrade can lead to cranial explosion.

[Will404]

I'd watch out... that kind of upgrade can lead to cranial explosion.

Still think my upgrade was bigger - celeron (clocked till unstable) -->core2quad

[S1R]

Lol I'll be upgrading from Pentium 4 too .

[arthurleung]

This is how mine will look like. i will later upgrade from 3gb tp 6gb later when ddr3 prices goes down . does any games require more then 3gb?

Core i7 920 (Going to OC to at least 3.2ghz
Sapphire 4850 PCS+ 512 MB(1680x1050)
LG GH22NS30 DVD±RW/DL/RAM Drive
Coolermaster 840 Case
Samsumg SpinPoint 1TB HDD
3GB DDR3 RAM
Asus P6T Deluxe X58 Mobo
TRUE /w 1366 Bolt-Thru kit
620W Corsair PSU

I would say just a 450W will suffice

Installed a HD4870 today and the power usage is still quite low.
I'm quite tempted to get an i7 system but I think the memory price is just too high.

Just bought 2x2G of DDR2-800 from the states for 20 bucks + shipping, couldn't really justify spending THAT much money on ram.

[j.o.s.h.1408]

This article may be of interest to you...
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...buy-nov-2008/8
Matt

Interesting article but i wont be getting a 4870x2(1680x res overkill), a blu ray drive(i have a ps3) a solid state hdd(sata is fine for my needs) or infact a 1000w psu(someone said the corsair 520 is enough). Half of those components are over kill plus i will get 3gb not 6gb so i can save almost half of that £1,994.99 (inc. VAT).

makes it more doable that a i7 system along with the top of the range case can be purchased for just over £1000.

i was afraid that i may have to spend over 1100 if i wanted that coolermaster 840 case. is the ATI 4850 the best gpu for my res or would a 4870/260gtx gain more improvements at my res?

[staffsMike]

i was afraid that i may have to spend over 1100 if i wanted that coolermaster 840 case. is the ATI 4850 the best gpu for my res or would a 4870/260gtx gain more improvements at my res?

At your res I don't think you would get many noticeable improvements by going that step further. Over time the differences might become more apparent and if you are not willing to upgrade in that 3-4 years then perhaps it would be worth going for the slightly more expensive cards.

Since you are getting an X-58 though, be aware that the HD48*0's seems to scale fantastically well in crossfire so that is always an option especially if you go with one of the cheaper HD4850 or even HD4830's to begin with

[S1R]

Aye. That's why I'll eventually get another 4850 to stick in XF .