Spore's New 'Pooter

[Spore]

Pentium 4's suck. They suck so hard, that I'm ready to spend over $1,500 to get away from it. Now to the point, I want to hear some input on this build. It is currently missing some key items that I have not decided on. If you have any PSU, monitor (1920 x 1080), and CPU cooler recommendations, please post them. Oh, and I'm bouncing between a RAID 0 build with two 500GB drives or one 1TB drive. What do you kids think about that? The budget is around $1,500 to $1,750. Have fun.

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Public...r=16898347

I expect pushing and yelling about how one thing is better than another a shit ton of controversy over the 5850. Have fun.

Edit: Oh, I'll get some kind of thermal compound too. Added. Also, what is everybody's favorite cases for a build like this?

Edit 2: Oh, and does anybody know of what the best sub $200 socket 1366 motherboard is?

[Surf314]

I was seriously impressed with my thermaltake. Talk about good airflow. Not good if you like things quiet though.

[zaneyard]

always arctic silver
unless you want diamond compound
my build was 1500 dollars a few months ago
i like coolermaster, but the thermaltake my bro has is decent
the 932 is a big mutherfucker
samsung monitors are the best
i bought an arctic cooler cpu fan, but it's for AMD (my model)

5850=beast
i have a 4890 that's doing very well however

everything else is opinion, i prefer AMD and Western Digital for HDD

[Spore]

always arctic silver
unless you want diamond compound
my build was 1500 dollars a few months ago
i like coolermaster, but the thermaltake my bro has is decent
the 932 is a big mutherfucker
samsung monitors are the best
i bought an arctic cooler cpu fan, but it's for AMD (my model)

5850=beast
i have a 4890 that's doing very well however

everything else is opinion, i prefer AMD and Western Digital for HDD

You should have seen the other case I was lookin' at. The Coolermaster ATCS 840.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...-_-Product

I think it is the most beautiful case I've ever seen, but it's really big, really heavy, and costs thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis much money ): You know, if you know of any good cases that look like that, I want to see it. I'm not the biggest fan of LED's on everything, unless we're talking mounting a lite brite to the side of the case. I still want an opinion on RAID for this.

[KarthXLR]

I recommend OCZ for a PSU. Amazing at how quiet and efficient it is. Definitely look out for any holiday deals they have.

[Versus]

lolOCZ

corsair PSU

[zaneyard]

[quote author=zaneyard link=topic=3951.msg125935#msg125935 date=1260413286]
always arctic silver
unless you want diamond compound
my build was 1500 dollars a few months ago
i like coolermaster, but the thermaltake my bro has is decent
the 932 is a big mutherfucker
samsung monitors are the best
i bought an arctic cooler cpu fan, but it's for AMD (my model)

5850=beast
i have a 4890 that's doing very well however

everything else is opinion, i prefer AMD and Western Digital for HDD

You should have seen the other case I was lookin' at. The Coolermaster ATCS 840.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...-_-Product

I think it is the most beautiful case I've ever seen, but it's really big, really heavy, and costs thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis much money ): You know, if you know of any good cases that look like that, I want to see it. I'm not the biggest fan of LED's on everything, unless we're talking mounting a lite brite to the side of the case. I still want an opinion on RAID for this.
[/quote]
just make sure you remember that Full tower is fucking huge, and almost not practical for the backseat of a car

[Spore]

[quote author=Spore link=topic=3951.msg125946#msg125946 date=1260414514]
[quote author=zaneyard link=topic=3951.msg125935#msg125935 date=1260413286]
always arctic silver
unless you want diamond compound
my build was 1500 dollars a few months ago
i like coolermaster, but the thermaltake my bro has is decent
the 932 is a big mutherfucker
samsung monitors are the best
i bought an arctic cooler cpu fan, but it's for AMD (my model)

5850=beast
i have a 4890 that's doing very well however

everything else is opinion, i prefer AMD and Western Digital for HDD

You should have seen the other case I was lookin' at. The Coolermaster ATCS 840.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...-_-Product

I think it is the most beautiful case I've ever seen, but it's really big, really heavy, and costs thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis much money ): You know, if you know of any good cases that look like that, I want to see it. I'm not the biggest fan of LED's on everything, unless we're talking mounting a lite brite to the side of the case. I still want an opinion on RAID for this.
[/quote]
just make sure you remember that Full tower is fucking huge, and almost not practical for the backseat of a car
[/quote]

Oh Hell, I guess I'm going to have to move my desk out of the car and into the basement then so I can play. Fine though, are there any mid-towers you would recommend?

Edit: Added a Corsair PSU for now. You think 700 watts is too much? I'm not going to dabble in Crossfire territory.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6824001338

[zaneyard]

[quote author=zaneyard link=topic=3951.msg125970#msg125970 date=1260418598]
[quote author=Spore link=topic=3951.msg125946#msg125946 date=1260414514]
[quote author=zaneyard link=topic=3951.msg125935#msg125935 date=1260413286]
always arctic silver
unless you want diamond compound
my build was 1500 dollars a few months ago
i like coolermaster, but the thermaltake my bro has is decent
the 932 is a big mutherfucker
samsung monitors are the best
i bought an arctic cooler cpu fan, but it's for AMD (my model)

5850=beast
i have a 4890 that's doing very well however

everything else is opinion, i prefer AMD and Western Digital for HDD

You should have seen the other case I was lookin' at. The Coolermaster ATCS 840.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...-_-Product

I think it is the most beautiful case I've ever seen, but it's really big, really heavy, and costs thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis much money ): You know, if you know of any good cases that look like that, I want to see it. I'm not the biggest fan of LED's on everything, unless we're talking mounting a lite brite to the side of the case. I still want an opinion on RAID for this.
[/quote]
just make sure you remember that Full tower is fucking huge, and almost not practical for the backseat of a car
[/quote]

Oh Hell, I guess I'm going to have to move my desk out of the car and into the basement then so I can play. Fine though, are there any mid-towers you would recommend?

Edit: Added a Corsair PSU for now. You think 700 watts is too much? I'm not going to dabble in Crossfire territory.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6824001338
[/quote]
FUUUUUUUU, think of the LAN parties

i like my HAF 922
my brother has a thermaltake V9 that is decent, although the powerbutton is kinda shifty

[Surf314]

lolOCZ

corsair PSU

Whats wrong with OCZ? I got the modstream pro for mine.

[KarthXLR]

[quote author=Versus-pwny- link=topic=3951.msg125958#msg125958 date=1260416375]
lolOCZ

corsair PSU

Whats wrong with OCZ? I got the modstream pro for mine.
[/quote]
Yeah, I got my 600 W 13v rail PSU from them. It's really quiet, efficient, and has never overheated. Also, I got it for 45 bucks.

[CaffeinePowered]

For Hard Drives

1 60 - 120 Gig for OS
3 500g HDDs for a Raid 5

[HeK]

Raid 5 is a waste, for the CPU overhead and the lack of any read performance you gain in a three drive instance, you might as well go raid 1+0.

[CaffeinePowered]

Raid 5 is a waste, for the CPU overhead and the lack of any read performance you gain in a three drive instance, you might as well go raid 1+0.

Well its better than 0

[Spore]

[quote author=HeK link=topic=3951.msg125987#msg125987 date=1260422069]
Raid 5 is a waste, for the CPU overhead and the lack of any read performance you gain in a three drive instance, you might as well go raid 1+0.

Well its better than 0
[/quote]

And more expensive. Maybe I ought to just get a single 1TB drive and call it a day.

[Versus]

according to my friend who is possibly the biggest computer nerd ever, corsair PSUs are seasonic. or something. but yeah, he recommends them.

[Spore]

How's this monitor?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6824001338

Or this one? (When it is back in stock)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6824236049

[Versus]

get the samsung, I have a 24" one and it's nice

[Spore]

How much does the response time matter? The Samsung is 5ms while the ASUS is 2ms.

[Wedge]

I have the 23" of that Asus, it's fucking nice.  Definitely go with the 2ms response time ones.  However they just released a brand new line that is LED backlit that looks interesting and is the same price pretty much.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as..._-24236075