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My Gaming Rig Update 21/01/10 – i7-920, XFX 5870, Antec 1200, ASUS P6T Deluxe V2, Corsair H50


Just another brief overview of what I’ve bought so far. The Final Specs: CPU – Intel i7-920 2.66Ghz (I’ll overclock it to 4GHz if I can) Motherboard – ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 GPU – XFX Radeon 5870 PSU – Corsair HX-750 Memory – Corsair DDR3 6Gb XMS3 Case – Antec Twelve Hundred HDD – Western Digital Caviar Green Power 1Tb and Seagate Barracuda 240Gb CPU Cooler – Corsair H50 Hydro Series Memory Cooler – OCZ XTC Memory Cooler Monitor – ASUS VH232H 23″ 1080p HD Keyboard – Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard Mouse – Logitech G9x gaming Mouse Operating System – Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit OEM My Website: dosycool.webs.com Thanks For Watching! Enjoy

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  1. #1 written by Dosycool1 July 19th, 2010 at 22:47

    @MongolPeace
    I think you should spend more money (if you are willing to) and get the 5870, you won’t regret it in the end. Unless you want PhysX then you should go for the GTX 470 or get a cheap Nvidia card later on (maybe a 9800GT or GTS 250) and use it as a dedicated PhysX card. Or could even go for a 5850 which is better than the GTX 280 and can perform better than the GTX 470 if overclocked. The 5850 will also run cooler and use less power than a GTX 470 while being cheaper as well.

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  2. #2 written by MongolPeace July 19th, 2010 at 22:48

    @Dosycool1 Thank you very much for reply, m8. Last question. Which one is better? 5870 is around £380, GTX 280 is £280, GTX 470 is around £300 and 4870 is the cheapest around £100? I’m bit tight on budget. Differences between them are 100ish quids. Shall I save some money and go for cheap one or spend more money and go for best one? Or any other card recommendation?

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  3. #3 written by Dosycool1 July 19th, 2010 at 22:50

    @MongolPeace
    The HX-750 has more than enough power for an ATi 5870 as I have a GTS 250 as well and it’s handling them both fine.

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  4. #4 written by MongolPeace July 19th, 2010 at 23:26

    Have you changed your PSU? Is Corsair HX-750 enough for ATI 5870? I heard some people struggle even with Corsair 1000W PSU.

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  5. #5 written by neverblameme July 19th, 2010 at 23:59

    THAT! RITE! THERE! IS A BEAST!

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  6. #6 written by jerry101zhang July 20th, 2010 at 00:57

    very nice system, getting my h50 from the mail soon.

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  7. #7 written by Dosycool1 July 20th, 2010 at 01:06

    @AznUnboxer
    Yeah, it’s around 58 on full load.

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  8. #8 written by AznUnboxer July 20th, 2010 at 01:42

    so its around 50-70 at full load?

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  9. #9 written by Dosycool1 July 20th, 2010 at 02:30

    @AznUnboxer
    Idle

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  10. #10 written by AznUnboxer July 20th, 2010 at 03:15

    was it 44C at full load or in idle?

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  11. #11 written by Dosycool1 July 20th, 2010 at 04:03

    @AznUnboxer
    Yes I did, it was extremely easy!
    Average temps are around 44 degrees celcius.

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  12. #12 written by AznUnboxer July 20th, 2010 at 04:51

    did you manage to overclock to 4ghz?

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  13. #13 written by silentx88x July 20th, 2010 at 05:10

    ah man i couldn’t put the second fan on my h50 cause i have haf 922 and my mossfet cooler on evga x58 3x sli mobo would;nt give me room so i had to mount the fan outside the case lol

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  14. #14 written by trent1234108 July 20th, 2010 at 05:59

    @Dosycool1 thanks ive been trying to find that out for about a month lol

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  15. #15 written by Dosycool1 July 20th, 2010 at 06:50

    @trent1234108
    There should be more than enough tubing.

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  16. #16 written by trent1234108 July 20th, 2010 at 07:08

    i know with modding i could get it on there, i just wondered if it would reach with the hozes on it. i was wondering if you thought there was enough tubing on it?

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  17. #17 written by Dosycool1 July 20th, 2010 at 07:54

    @trent1234108
    You might be able to get the radiator and fan onto it with a bit of modding but I’m not completely sure. You can never be sure until you try though.

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  18. #18 written by trent1234108 July 20th, 2010 at 08:08

    i have the same case and PSU, had the same 8-pin power problem, bought an extender cord on newegg and works great. also the case comes with another fan housing that clips to the back of the hard drive bays, will the h50 reach to possibly fit in it if i mod the housing?

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  19. #19 written by Dosycool1 July 20th, 2010 at 08:39

    @Alwyn1000
    I’ve run the 8-pin atx cable through the inside if the case, not through the cable management holes. I will get an extension cable soon.

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  20. #20 written by Alwyn1000 July 20th, 2010 at 08:58

    how did the eps 8 pin fit?

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  21. #21 written by Donutman12345 July 20th, 2010 at 09:02

    @Dosycool1
    Sorry Mr. Spell Checker!
    I didn’t know you cared so much! D;
    /sarcasm.

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  22. #22 written by Dosycool1 July 20th, 2010 at 09:31

    @Donutman12345 Who? What?
    And BTW, it’s “you’re” not “your”.

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  23. #23 written by Donutman12345 July 20th, 2010 at 09:43

    you have no idea what your doing LOL

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  24. #24 written by TheAteston July 20th, 2010 at 10:39

    that looks better and is better for airflow

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  25. #25 written by Dosycool1 July 20th, 2010 at 11:36

    There’s no ventalation on the bottom of the case so I had to put the psu in with the fan facing up.

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