Building with a HD4870x2 !?!

Ok, so pretty much everyone knows about that super duper crazy awesome GPU called the HD4870x2...right?!

:D

So after seeing the awesomeness of it, I just had to make a system around it. I don't know insanely much about computers...so I was hoping maybe you guys/gals had some advice about different choices of parts...ok?

;) Lol. So this is what I have so far:

Case: Antec Nine Hundred (Will this be big enough for everything I need?)

GPU: Radeon HD4870x2 (Of course:))

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz (Good for OC? How much can you OC and still have it stable?)

Hard Drive: 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB SATA (Any comment :P)

Memory: Patriot Viper 4GB (2x2GB) ......(Anything better then this?)

PSU: Dunno? (Well what would be a good power supply for this PC?)

Motherboard: Dunno? (What is a stable, good quality motherboard for OC...Help is appreciated :D)

Cooling: Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro (This is good enough....right)

Oh and here's the links to all of the parts! :lol: Check them out ya'll! Haha. No link to the HD4870x2 though:cry:

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9450 - Retail

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Patriot Viper 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PVS24G6400LLKN - Retail

Well that is what I have so far so any help or criticism is appreciated! ;)

I wouldnt waste your money on a quad core yet, get a e8400 or e8500.

Get the Corsair 750w PSU.

Motherboard, look at some of Asus's P45 boards.

EDIT: Get this ram instead, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146726

ya for a psu I don't know the requirements of that video card yet, however I would imagine you are going to want something around a 700W power supply. The one listed above is great, something like I have would probably be fine too, although some will say it isn't as reliable.

In regards to your CPU heatsink, it's a nice little heatsink if you just plan on doing a small overclock or you are staying stock and want some cooler temps. If you are planning on doing some heavy overclocking and still want to use air cooling, look for something differen.t

ya for a psu I don't know the requirements of that video card yet, however I would imagine you are going to want something around a 700W power supply. The one listed above is great, something like I have would probably be fine too, although some will say it isn't as reliable.

In regards to your CPU heatsink, it's a nice little heatsink if you just plan on doing a small overclock or you are staying stock and want some cooler temps. If you are planning on doing some heavy overclocking and still want to use air cooling, look for something differen.t

whitey_rolls

Do you have something different in mind for air cooling if I were going to do some overclocking?

If you plan on gaming your better off getting a e8500....Save yourself money to.

EDIT: Read this. ( http://www.guru3d.com/article/cpu-scaling-in-games-with-quad-core-processors/1 )

They get the same performence at STOCK. The e8500 can overclock much better then the Q9450, so in the end the e8500 will give you better frame rates at a much cheaper cost. 8)

Hey!

Is this a good motherboard? Is one PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot enough?

ASUS P5Q LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Thanks ;)

If you plan on gaming your better off getting a e8500....Save yourself money to.Jamiemydearx3

But doesn't Crysis work better on a quad-core? Wouldn't that mean that the future of gaming is probably going to rely on quad-cores?

[QUOTE="Jamiemydearx3"]If you plan on gaming your better off getting a e8500....Save yourself money to.Argonaeut

But doesn't Crysis work better on a quad-core? Wouldn't that mean that the future of gaming is probably going to rely on quad-cores?

And probably in two-three years, we'll see quad cores being more useful for games. But by then you should have upgraded.