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I don't want to order this for a few more months, I was going to order a new i7 rig but decided against it. Please tell me if my build looks good. I will almost certainly be overclocking.

Case: Antec 1200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129043

Motherboard: UD3P
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128358

Graphics Card: Sapphire 4870x2 (a Single 4870 will be added later)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131299

Power Supply: Corsair 850W (Modular 1000W = too expensive)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139009

Processor: Q9550 (Quad, 2.83 GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 12MB L2 Cache)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115041

RAM: 2x2x2GB G Skill - 1066mHz (8GB total)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231166

Primary HDD: WD Black 640GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136319

Media HDD's: 2x WD 1TB HDD's (2TB total)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136284

Backup HDD's: 2x 1TB External HDD's
already owned; told to keep requests of Backup drives away.

Monitor: 24" Asus 1920x1200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824236033

Secondary Screen: 22" Acer 1680x1050 Already Owned, deactivated on the egg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009094

Heatsink: True 120
http://www.petrastechshop.com/thulhecpucos.html

DVD Drive: LG Black 22x DVD RW +/-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136152

Fan Controller: KAZE MASTER
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811998038

Fans for Push/Pull Setup on True: ULTRA KAZE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835185054

Fans for HDD Bays: Apevia 120x25mm 1700RPM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811998121

Tell me your thoughts and how to improve my build, don't bother with sale links atm, and the case will be bought elsewhere, newegg is overpriced for it, I'm aware.


I'm hoping in a few months it'll be 1400-1600 rather then the ~2000 it is atm.
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If your planing to add another 4870x2 in the future I would go with the Corsair 1000W instead, 850 will be pulling it to close!
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If your planing to add another 4870x2 in the future I would go with the Corsair 1000W instead, 850 will be pulling it to close!

Agreed. You might also want to look at a different motherboard (possibly x48) if you plan on doing dual 4870x2's.
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Low Strife I knowz you from H3F lol, and can you recommend a mobo for me? Also, would I notice any real big difference with the second 4870x2?
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You will notice a difference, but you would be better of with a single 4870 instead as the 4th GPU is kinda like the 5th wheel on the wagon and won't give you much extra preformance.
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I dono. Just one of those packs a massive punch.

As for a mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136054
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You will notice a difference, but you would be better of with a single 4870 instead as the 4th GPU is kinda like the 5th wheel on the wagon and won't give you much extra preformance.
So I should save my money in that scenario and just get a 3rd 4870, sounds like a pretty solid idea. Plus then with the money i save there I can pay for the 1000W.

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I dono. Just one of those packs a massive punch.

As for a mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136054
Sounds good I will be updating OP.
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Updated OP with mobo and 1000W PSU. However, since I'm only going to have a 4870 and a 4870x2 instead of 2 4870x2, will I be able to save $120 bucks and go with the 850W PSU?
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Yeah, 850w will be fine for tri-fire.
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Yeah, 850w will be fine for tri-fire.
Yay for saving money, love you strife.
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Get this heatsink:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835154001

Save a bit and get a Q9550. $60 isn't worth it for you:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115041

Otherwise it looks good.
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Get this heatsink:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835154001

Save a bit and get a Q9550. $60 isn't worth it for you:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115041

Otherwise it looks good.
Alright, sounds good. Yeah $60 bucks for 1.7mhz is a bad call lol.

how much better is that heatsink then the arctic cooling?
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Alright, sounds good. Yeah $60 bucks for 1.7mhz is a bad call lol.

how much better is that heatsink then the arctic cooling?
Worth the $15.
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Is there any particular reason to go with a X48 board?
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Is there any particular reason to go with a X48 board?
I plan on adding a 4870 to accompany the 4870x2 later.

Thermalright Ultra-120 or Tuniq Tower 120 then Strife?
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Is there any particular reason to go with a X48 board?
16x16 crossfire, or at least 16x8 (vs 8x8 with the P5Q Pro). The 4870x2 would need the bandwith.
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16x16 crossfire, or at least 16x8 (vs 8x8 with the P5Q Pro). The 4870x2 would need the bandwith.
I'm understanding why I'm spending the extra $30 now.
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Anyone on the thermaltake ultra 120 vs tuniq tower 120 battle??
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The TRUE is a good bit better than the Tuniq tower. Just make sure it's the TRUE and not the TRU that newegg sells.

Also, you really shouldn't get a DFI mobo. Yes they're good overclockers, but if you have problems with it, their tech support is useless. As is their RMA service.
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I agree with all the above comments, but nobody has suggested replacing your 1st HDD with this. For an extra $5, you are getting one of the best 7200 RPM HDD's on the market.
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