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Old March 13, 2010, 04:37 PM
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This is what I'm going with so far for sure unless someone can give me a good argument against. Keep in mind I WILL NOT shop online for reasons mentioned earlier and I only shop at Filtech unless Canada Computer can offer better pricing.

Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz - $299.99 CAD
Asus Rampage II GENE - $215.99 CAD
OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz Gold XTC Triple Channel 6GB - $159.99 CAD
Sapphire HD5870 1GB GDDR5 Game Edition - $399.99 CAD
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x2 WD Cavier Black 1TB RAID, WD Cavier Black 500GB, x2 WD Cavier Green 1.5TB, Seagate 1TB
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Old March 13, 2010, 04:45 PM
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This is what I'm going with so far for sure unless someone can give me a giid argument against. Keep in mind I WILL NOT shop online for reasons mentioned earlier and I only shop at Filtech unless Canada Computer can offer better pricing.

Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz - $299.99 CAD
Asus Rampage II GENE - $215.99 CAD
OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz Gold XTC Triple Channel 6GB - $159.99 CAD
Sapphire HD5870 1GB GDDR5 Game Edition - $399.99 CAD
look good except the memory, OCZ is not well rated by those time, try to find better brand , I will let other members give you options on it. and I'm a little bit , I pay more for my 5870 last months
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Old March 13, 2010, 04:59 PM
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look good except the memory, OCZ is not well rated by those time, try to find better brand , I will let other members give you options on it. and I'm a little bit , I pay more for my 5870 last months
I was under the assumption that that RAM would be the one thing people scoff at. Hopefully someone can suggest a set around the same price range?

As for your card. I bought my 4890 for $120 less than 5 months ago, my friend had bought his 5 months prior to that give or take for 5 times that! lol We feel your pain. That's why I'm not pulling the trigger on a 5970 atm, $600+ hundos waaaaay too much right now.
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Old March 13, 2010, 05:02 PM
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$ 399.99 is very good look at the price of NCIX

NCIX.com - Buy Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 850MHZ 1GB 4.8GHZ GDDR5 PCI-E 2XDVI HDMI Display Port DirectX 11 Video Card - 21161-00-50R In Canada.
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Old March 13, 2010, 05:16 PM
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Tell me about it, they have an Asus version $425 and a Sapphire Vapor-X 469.99 and a Power Color at $419 go figure. lol That's why I'm loyal, they're overpriced on certain things but mostly they're right up there with NCIX and Canada Computers.
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Old March 13, 2010, 06:06 PM
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I'd actually suggest against getting the Corsair; If you've already got the CM it'll do fine, and while the Corsair is better it's probably not worth the upgrade. If/when you need to upgrade your PSU, go for an HX for sure, but until then...just my personal suggestion. CM doesn't make great PSUs, but they're good enough.
Disagreed. The better build quality and the modular design ALONE are worth it.

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Dad??? No Dad involved here. lol Hardcore Photoshoping, gaming and of course overclocking. I noticed the i5's are lacking hyper-threading? Important?
I am typing on a i5 650....that has Hyperthreading.
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Old March 13, 2010, 06:14 PM
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Disagreed. The better build quality and the modular design ALONE are worth it.



I am typing on a i5 650....that has Hyperthreading.
Seriously!? Okay, way to throw a wrench into everything now bud! I kid, I kid. What would you recomend as a good rig using the i5 chipset as a starting point? Not to say I'll go i5, but I have time to look at every idea.
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Old March 13, 2010, 06:32 PM
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Well I am loving the setup I have.....

i5 650 Dual Core with Hyperthreading
Asus P7P55D-E Pro ( this one has the SATA 3 and USB 3 fpor the future and does not have the huge "3" design flaw that the Gigabyte has )
G.Skill Ripjaws Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHZ ram = 4GB ( another to be added later for a total of 8GB )
XFX Radeon 5850 XXX Edition ( One for now )
OCZ Agility 120GB SSD ( Another to be added later for RAID )

IMHO this has all the power that you and I would EVER need.
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Old March 13, 2010, 06:59 PM
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Well I am loving the setup I have.....

i5 650 Dual Core with Hyperthreading
Asus P7P55D-E Pro ( this one has the SATA 3 and USB 3 fpor the future and does not have the huge "3" design flaw that the Gigabyte has )
G.Skill Ripjaws Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHZ ram = 4GB ( another to be added later for a total of 8GB )
XFX Radeon 5850 XXX Edition ( One for now )
OCZ Agility 120GB SSD ( Another to be added later for RAID )

IMHO this has all the power that you and I would EVER need.
What do they OC like? CPU and Mobo?
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Old March 13, 2010, 07:01 PM
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Well after I turned on Auto Tuning....the ram got OC'ed and the CPU got a VERY healthy OC to 4.5GHz.....on STOCK COOLING.

Forgot to add that I have a Corsair H50 as well......just not installed yet. Waiting until I get a case.
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