im getting an i7 cpu soon but what im worrying is some ppl said that hd5770 is using too much power consumption and suggested me to use xfx4890 instead.
i need to be always on 24/7 the pc for some reason. conclusion is i need a computer that use not too much kw/h coz it gonna bomb my electril bill if i go for 24/7.
budget limit strict 4.5k

which one is the best?

this is what i wanted :
Processor:Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz 8MB
Motherboard:ECS A2 Black edition
Ram:Kingston 2x2GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphic Card:Power Color HD5870 1GB DDR5
Power Supply:Xigmatek 650W SLI/CF Ready 80+
Casing: Cooler Master 690 with 4 fans
Hdd:WD 500gb X2 raid0


power saving that told by my friend:
Processor:Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz 8MB
Motherboard:ECS A2 Black edition
Ram:Kingston 2x2GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphic Card:XFX HD4890 1GB DDR5
Power Supply:Xigmatek 650W SLI/CF Ready 80+
Casing: Cooler Master 690 with 4 fans
Hdd:WD 500gb X2 raid0

hope can help me or suggest me to add anything more for best perfomance.
thanks

This post has been edited by animekingz: Dec 7 2009, 12:55 AM

i need both. im not planning to upgrade it for next 2-3years. so which one is good?

probably idle when im sleeping but the hdd will still writting, it count as full load or what?

planning to add 1more pieces of 2gb as well..

yeah, im heavy downloader, so.. u know

im not going to oc it, all at default since i dont really know how to oc and have bad experience with oc before.

so, diff card doesnt give any diff result in power consumption at all? should i pick that i wanted?

Processor:Intel Core i7 860
Motherboard:ECS A2 Black edition
Ram:Kingston 3x2GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphic Card:Power Color HD5870 1GB DDR5
Power Supply:Xigmatek 650W SLI/CF Ready 80+
Casing: Cooler Master 690 with 4 fans
Hdd:WD 500gb X2 raid0
bolded is modified
and i still got few processor, s478 1.5ghz and s478 E2.8Ghz HT , which im using now. they should be fine right?
also, i only got 1 monitor , can i connect the monitor for the both cpu?

yes i got two inputs.. im using 23' x233h. it should be fine right?

also i7 860 need a different motherboard? can someone help me to properly fix the hardware i chosen? bcoz i dont really know about latest stuff

the posting cost for each cpu isnt cheap yo.
anyway thanks for help

kelantan. there's no shop got such spec here, if got also overpriced. or maybe u have any shop to recommend me?

i prefer they did some test (stresstest) before i confirm pick and i can choose my own hardware.. no shop can do that here.
wellcom i heard pretty expensive. i heard pc depot got didnt offer custom building , (?) is that true

i dont want take risk. kb to my house is 40km. later brought all and assemble at home, not working or anything need to go back there .

it would be troublesome for me to have 4cpu in my room. lol. about the atom ill think. but i think my old p4 1.5ghz is capable enough and power saving