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[al4x]

need to build a new comp :/

looking at starting with

core i7 860
ATI 5850 HD or 4870x2 GPU

the rest is undecided and this is subject to change after price is taken into consideration!

[Denthúl]

Cool. We've just bought a batch of i7 860s for our system management computers. We're using them with Asus P7P55D LE motherboards and 4GB Corsair XMS3 RAM. Together those would cost you somewhere around £180-200. What are you looking to use the computer for, exactly?

[al4x]

bit of everything and games.

ive now decided on an core i7 920.. pretty much same as 860 speed wise, but the boards it comes with are different [triple channel ram] [so 3/6/12gb im going with 6]

but has 5-4 PCI-E spaces and can be easily overclocked to just under 4GHZ [quad core] with aftermarket cooling costing £40

definitly going 5850 radeon, [and 2x5850 in crossfire when it needs it]

[Gaz]

bit of everything and games.

ive now decided on an core i7 920.. pretty much same as 860 speed wise, but the boards it comes with are different [triple channel ram] [so 3/6/12gb im going with 6]

but has 5-4 PCI-E spaces and can be easily overclocked to just under 4GHZ [quad core] with aftermarket cooling costing £40

definitly going 5850 radeon, [and 2x5850 in crossfire when it needs it]

in my experience crossfire/sli is pointless alot of buck for very little bang.

Also i don't rate ATi most games tend to be designed to work with Nvidia products so consider the nvidia GTX 295 its better - for a similar price

[al4x]

the 295 gtx is 2x the price of the 5850! :0

apparently, 2 5850s [same price as 1 gtx 295] get about 25% better fps than the gtx295, also, its a faulty nvidia chip thats killed my laptop! :/

[Gaz]

the 295 gtx is 2x the price of the 5850! :0

apparently, 2 5850s [same price as 1 gtx 295] get about 25% better fps than the gtx295, also, its a faulty nvidia chip thats killed my laptop! :/

i ment the 285, not sure about 25% better, i'd stick with one at first and see if you need to upgrade..