Coolermaster dominator 690 - 76,70€ corsair tx-650w - 93,30€ asus p6t se - 194€ intel core i7 920 (2.66ghz) skt 1366 box - 264,10€ noctua nh-u12p se1366 - 55,80€ gskill kit 6gb ddr3 1600mhz pi (cl8) - 100€ seagate 500gb sata ii 16mb sp (7200.12) - 56,60€ samsung dvd±r 22x sh-s223f preto bulk (sata) - 19,70€ bfg gtx285 ocx 1gb ddr3 pci-e - 382,90€ TOTAL - 1260€ / 1,760.47 $ Obviously for extreme playing. The best for the price,would you change anything ?
The GTX 285 is nearly the same as the GTX 275 at most resolutions, and the $100 price difference makes up for the small loss in performance.. Look at the Bit-Tech review of GTX 275, it's benchmarked against the GTX 285.
well then you might as well as get a e8400 gives same performace as i7 as nvidia and cpc have proved then you can get a more high end graphics card. basicly i am saying it is point less having i7 just for gaming as it is a rip off
swap the 285 for the 275 if you are ONLY gaming then save the money and get the e8400 like bagman said 4gb ddr2-1066 ram p5q deluxe motherboard the money you save could be invested in something like a bluray drive or a bigger monitor maybe even a 1TB hard drive
It's not weaker. Testing this week and we've discovered Nvidia has optimised the 275 so much it basically equals the 285 in many things.
Personally I would want 2 x 260 in SLI for about the same price as the 285. I'm in the USA and with www.tigerdirect.com and www.newegg.com they cost under $200 each. Here is an example: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4539625&CatId=28 We had a recent review that impressed upon me about 260 in SLI mode: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2009/03/09/bfg-geforce-gtx-285-h2o/3 I just wanted to add again, my opinion but now after reviewing the 275, I think my post was a waste. sorry
Where can I see that article? The one in the list is a overcloked version of 285 you sure is the same thing? Actually I Will use to use some applications like photoshop, Eclipse for programming and maybe some autocad and Maya. Oh and forgoy about the 1080p movies. I know that actually games and programs only use 2 cores but In the near future I'm certain the will support the 4 and I want this PC to last more as possible.
I remeber reading somewhere about someone's video card supporting adobe photoshop acceleration. i think its AMD/ATI but im not totally sure. whomever it is it may be worth looking into. Im assuming you may want to convert some of those 1080p movies which may incline you to look at which manufacturer gives better hardware video encoding/decoding/transcoding. i do remember seeing AMD/ATI offering a free video converter that utilizes a radeon card. that could in itself be a reason too get a 4890 over a 275
Article will be posted next week It's the Sapphire 1GHz 4890. It's not an overclocked 285, no, but I dont think the difference is *that much* tbh. Actually in one of our recent articles we found a tri-core does better than higher clocked dual core in a couple of games.
Agreed. Change to an Core i7 Motherboard supporting SLI. Fit a cheaper 275 or 260 and put the savings towards a second one later on. If your really after extreme gaming, look at these benchies. Notice where SLI 260's are compared to a 285. SLI 275s will be even higher... EDIT: My two cents... Coolermaster dominator 690 - Fine corsair tx-650w - Not enough conncetors for 2x 260/275. Get a Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 750w asus p6t se - Get the Deluxe or Deluxe V2 or if you need the savings get a Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R which with a BIOS flash supports SLI intel core i7 920 (2.66ghz) skt 1366 box - Very Nice noctua nh-u12p se1366 - Perfectly Sufficient gskill kit 6gb ddr3 1600mhz pi (cl8) - Hope you have a 64Bit OS sorted. Seagate 500gb sata ii 16mb sp (7200.12) - Definitely Change for a TB model.* samsung dvd±r 22x sh-s223f preto bulk (sata) - Will Do the Job bfg gtx285 ocx 1gb ddr3 pci-e - Change as Above Hope that Helps * The Larger Space & Cache = better performance. HDD is slowest part of your system so it pays to get the best you can.
