Hello all new rig

[Liquid_Scope_99]

Hell oagain all after my socket 939 mobo gave up the ghost i have gotten a new laptop and still need a gaming rig well i ahve inherited a small amout of money hopefully if all goes well i will the moneu soon this is like the third build i have looked at any tips and hints welcome
For gaming

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

i know ther out of stock right now but hopefully they will ge tmore lol


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131393

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145184

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130478

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136298
if you find a better video card for cheaper that almost as good let me know





Also looking for new keyboard looking at mostly fps here is what im looking at any hands on experience appreciated
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823239006
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823114009
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823114008

[x88x]

No experience with any of those keyboards, unfortunately. Personally I prefer ergonomic keyboards. The MS Natural 4000 is my favorite so far.

As for the other parts, you've picked some pretty good stuff, but some outdated stuff.

I really don't know why so many people are still so enamored with the Q6600. Sure, it was a great proc in it's day, with lots of overclocking potential, but....not so great anymore.
You can get a helluva lot more performance out of the Q9550 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115041), for only $20 more. Higher clock, way bigger L2 cache, cache shared between all 4 cores instead of the split deal that the 6600 has, smaller die size, at 45nm instead of the 6600's 65nm, so it'll run cooler and consume less power.

You've got a good GPU there, though the Radeon 4890 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150359) will give you similar performance for a bit cheaper.

For RAM, go ahead and get another 4GB. The performance increase that it'll give you for the small price increase is more than worth it imo.

For a HDD, really with prices where they are now, I wouldn't recommend getting anything smaller than a 1TB. I also wouldn't recommend running your OS off a Green drive, especially with the other components you're getting.

For MBB, you've picked a good quality board, that's definitely a good one for the price.


One thing you might consider, for longevity of the system, is bumping up to an i7 setup instead. That way you'll have the option to upgrade incrementally instead of being near the max potential of your MBB/RAM.

[Liquid_Scope_99]

hey thanks man that gives me some stuff to think about +rep

[apbrit2009]

why get the q6600 when you can get the phenom 2 955 for the same price?
the 4890 performs the same as the 275
and don't get ddr2, get 4 gb ddr3

[x88x]

and don't get ddr2, get 4 gb ddr3

Ok, first off, DDR3 won't work on the board he linked, so not an very clear suggestion. Second off, getting 4GB of DDR3 wouldn't be a very good idea; you want to use DDR3 in multiples of 3 sticks, or you won't be able to run it in triple channel mode, which is the main benefit of DDR3.

IIRC, the 955 has similar performance to the Q9550, but consumes 30W more, so really I guess it depends what platform you're more comfortable on.

[Liquid_Scope_99]

hey thanks guys i do like the Amd stuff i just havent had an intel for a while want to try something diffrent thanks again after considering i probably will go with the Q9950 the ATI nothing really against ATI i have bought a few always had problems with drivers but that has been a while so i may look into that

[LiTHiUM0XiD3]

those Z-boards r rly long.... i had... the non-stealth version

[Liquid_Scope_99]

did you like it

[aintnothang]

post pics when built.

[Liquid_Scope_99]

cool i hope its sooner than later

[AntraxLife]

you should get the last keyboard from razor (i think) its a really good keyboard seen the fact that my friend has this board and i talk out of experience, its a great deal for lots of fun!

[Airbozo]

those Z-boards r rly long.... i had... the non-stealth version

They are looong... I currently have the Merc Stealth and LOVE IT! It takes a pounding and so far the only issue I have had is the plastic coating on the keys starts to wear after a couple of years. I have even spilled a cider on the thing and a quick rinse and dry and no sticky keys (maybe the cider had something to do with the plastic wearing...).

BTW: It is not from Z-board anymore. Steel Series bought them out a while back.

[LiTHiUM0XiD3]

i loved my z-board... and i agree.. it takes quite a pounding.. i smashed it offa the back of my brothers head... like 15 keys popped out... i put em back in... worked fine..

[Liquid_Scope_99]

i loved my z-board... and i agree.. it takes quite a pounding.. i smashed it offa the back of my brothers head... like 15 keys popped out... i put em back in... worked fine..

lol thats a good one A picture of that with a big OWNED at the bottom would be cool .

[Outlaw]

If you have the space and game a lot. The Steelseries would be a good choise. I still have and use mine (Z-board). I've had it for several years now and none of the characters have worn off of it. I can't say I have been as abusive as some of the owners of them though. I use it a few times a week to game and quite often for web surfing/forums. It is definitely not small though. Take your standard keyboard and add another number pad to it is basically what it is. It takes up the whole keyboard tray on our desk. It's more comfortable then using the WADS keys on a standard in my opinion. You can always use them if you want though.

[Liquid_Scope_99]

yeah im really likeing the look of the steel series

[Liquid_Scope_99]

Someone mentioned i should start do a worklog or show whe ni build the new rig well i got my parts but i wanted to build a gaming pc for a while now i bought my case and psu a while ago well the corsair 750thx i bought is bad im tring to get an rma now but i can post pics of the goodies i have now

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp44/Liquid_Scope/PICT0030-1.jpg

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp44/Liquid_Scope/PICT0032.jpg

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp44/Liquid_Scope/PICT0036.jpg

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp44/Liquid_Scope/PICT0034.jpg
i couldnt get a good picture of the ram without glare sorry i hope to get a new camera next a practice a lot lol if they rma my psu soon want to build this

[billygoat333]

i love msi motherboards.

oh and sweet gpu yo!

[Liquid_Scope_99]

thanks it looks sweet i tried to take a pic but it just didnt do it justice one cool feature it has i havent built a new pc in a long while but it has a power on and reset switch built into the board It looks awesome dare i say Sexy lol .

[x88x]

Looks nice. What capacities is that RAM?


it has a power on and reset switch built into the board It looks awesome dare i say Sexy lol .

Heheh, yup, they're great in testing the build....they're also really useful for me since I still haven't put a power button on mightyMite :whistler:

[Liquid_Scope_99]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231282

lol i have always sucked at hooking up the power reset and hd leads my fingers or too chubby no space lol i may be buttonless for a while too

[x88x]

That's one cool thing about Asus MBBs; they give you a little block to plug all the leads onto, and then you plug the block onto to MBB. It makes it sooo much easier, especially when you're working in small spaces.

[slaveofconvention]

That's one cool thing about Asus MBBs; they give you a little block to plug all the leads onto, and then you plug the block onto to MBB. It makes it sooo much easier, especially when you're working in small spaces.

This is true - I remember the first time I opened a board with these q-connect modules included and thinking - damn that's so simple and such a bloody good idea! Last mobo I opened up had these connectors for the firewire, USB and audio as well as the LEDS and buttons.

http://www.slaveofconvention.com/imagestore/forums/qconnector.jpg

[FuzzyPlushroom]

The power/reset buttons definitely beat the old screwdriver trick, that's for sure. Good stuff!

[Liquid_Scope_99]

yeah this board has the plugs too glad to here they work so well