depend on the budget...if the people like TS...just racun him to get hd5870...

kinda depends wut resolution u r gonna play at, i kinda recommend that u save a little and get a single gpu like 5870 even if u game pass the 1920x1080.

keep that money and get a next gen card current dx11 cards really dont do that much and all those eye candy games will come probably the same time when new gen gpu comes out.

rest is all good even my i5 with single 5870 plays mass effect 2 fine and thats still a dx9 base engine with some new effects.

I think Dual Radeon HD5870 or Dual Radeon HD5850 will be enough for TS's Resolution.
I didn't think that TS have just only 1920x1080 Resolution. Sad. If TS has a few LCDs for Eyefinity, no doubt, Triple Radeon HD5850!

lol yea i only have 1920x1080 gona use it on acer 233hx3.
and about gpu i thnk i gona get crosfire only dnt wnt try 3gpu lol scare overheat since i not gona turn this rig off at all

If you are going 24/7 then single 5870 will be good for power savings. Asus EAH5870 Voltage Tweak will be a better buy. If you don't have enough performance, you can OC it higher than other brands because of voltage tweaking and it won't void your warranty.

heh i'm a newbie so i don't think i will do oc so soon

You can always OC/Voltage Tweak the GPU with MSI Afterburner. What's the big deal having ASUS Radeon HD5870 VT(expensive =.=)?
Moreover, latest CCC(ATi Driver) had made Dual GPU Setup(Dual Radeon) to use Power Play(save power when idling). So, you won't have any problem(power/heat) with Dual Radeon HD5850 or HD5870.

okay help me up here u guys what should i remove or add to make it run 24/7 without overheating and saving few pennys thanks.

Core i7 930 2.8Ghz RM 1000(C-Zone)
GigaByte EX58A-UD3R = 799 (from Viewnet)
6GB Corsair Triple Channel Kit DDR3-1333 (6 x 2GB) = 459 (from Viewnet
PowerColor HD5870 1GB GDDR5 #1 = 1350 (from C-Zone)
PowerColor HD5870 1GB GDDR5 #2 = 1350 (from C-Zone)
1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3 HDD RM 260(C-Zone)
INTEL X25-M SSD 160GB = 1899
LiteON DVDRW RM 78(Cycom) -
Gigabyte Odin M 800W Rm499 (getting 800w maybe adding other thing later on)
ThermalRight Venemous X HSF RM 299(Cycom) -
Tuniq TX-3 Thermal Compound RM 29(Cycom) -
Cooler Master 690 Advanced Edition II (If it were available later go check)

25W increase on idle for 5870 crossfire:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon...70,2422-20.html

Imagine extra 25W for 24/7. It's your call.

well from ur opinion wht should i rmv and add from this list.

Core i7 930 2.8Ghz RM 1000(C-Zone)
GigaByte EX58A-UD3R = 799 (from Viewnet)
6GB Corsair Triple Channel Kit DDR3-1333 (6 x 2GB) = 459 (from Viewnet
PowerColor HD5870 1GB GDDR5 #1 = 1350 (from C-Zone)
PowerColor HD5870 1GB GDDR5 #2 = 1350 (from C-Zone)
1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3 HDD RM 260(C-Zone)
INTEL X25-M SSD 160GB = 1899
LiteON DVDRW RM 78(Cycom) -
Gigabyte Odin M 800W Rm499 (getting 800w maybe adding other thing later on)
ThermalRight Venemous X HSF RM 299(Cycom) -
Tuniq TX-3 Thermal Compound RM 29(Cycom) -
Cooler Master 690 Advanced Edition II (If it were available later go check)

That won't be much. =.=!!
It's just like 1 or 2 Lights being light-up for 24/7 only. If you can afford Air-Condition for a few hours a days or 24/7(I saw people like that before), what's the big deal having 25W more? It's just too little. If 100-200Watt, I will take consider.

i can't afford an air-condition LOL nah i'ts just that this cpu i planning to bring it with me to hometown no aircond there

This post has been edited by illuvier: Mar 11 2010, 09:25 PM

I would suggest sticking to single 5870 until you bump into the wall. Don't forget you can always add another card later if you are not satisfied with your current single 5870 setup. It could be cheaper when Nvidia releases GTX470 and GTX480 too.

i see i keep that in mind

buy two 80gb ssd and RAID it, not 1 160gb ssd

1 is better than 2 raid for ssd, yes ur iops will double but u will lack trim. performance degrade will be worse in the end.

ppl get ssd for their fast seek time and raid wont improve on that, thread starter wants a gaming machine not a benching machine.

why did u choose power color brand for gpu instead of Sapphire,Asus,EVGA and etc? because i do research last time and most of he people in the world (i mean in forum etc) asked to avoid power color, and not sure why. Choose Sapphire,Asus and EVGA mostly. I'm not saying that power color is not a good brand but, wondering if there is any special features in power color?

PSU i would like to recommend Antec brand. and 12GB RAM? isn't it too much?

it;s simple really,powercolor sells the cheapest HD5870 here in Malaysia,and it too comes with 2 years of warranty.One more thing,most HD5870 still use the reference design,except a select few like Sapphire Vaporx etc

ouh, ok. point there...but he got a lot of budget, why dont just buy a more trusted brands .

who said power color wasn't a trusted brand