Completed My AMD Gaming Rig (HD 5850 Arrived) + NFSC Gameplay

[CuzHate]

Mine pwns yours check out my rig..!..

[rapljwop]

@CuzHate although this is my old rig (check my latest vid HD 6970+Lancool K62) yes, your rig does pwn mine.

[munkycheeeeeez]

If you didn't already get it (or to anyone reading) I've had the Logitech mx518 for about 2 or 3 years now, VERY well made mouse would recommend to anyone looking to buy a new one!

[Fowtowsjop]

- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit

- AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3,4 Ghz

- 8GB Corsair 1333 Mhz DDR3 RAM

- ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO Motherboard

- Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB GDDR5

- WD 1TB 7200rpm HDD

- Corsair 620W PSU

- Cooler Master Storm Scout

soon to be my new Rig :D

[4ourTimber]

lol im using ur old monitor

[rapljwop]

@4ourTimber lol - this monitor was for my familiy PC - it died after 4 years of use so we bought a new Dell one.

[stevicrow]

How's That Samsung Monitor That You Know Have

[rapljwop]

@stevicrow It runs well - doesn't have the nicest range of viewing angles though but for me it's enough.

[banhotsu]

dude. i have a question. you worked? as what :D?

[rapljwop]

@banhotsu helped in an office - still doing it this year.

[banhotsu]

@rapljwop how much did u get ?

[miles10238]

isn't even that great

[maxudd]

I got a great gaming pc. costed 1500$ But all games is so freaking expensive!

[rapljwop]

@maxudd take advantages of Steam's sales - but don't pirate anything

[snipski0894]

@rapljwop True hate pirates, they pirate everything then wonder why devs dont make games for pc.

[banhotsu]

@rapljwop why not pirate? pirating is AWESOME

[jnfillusive]

pretty sweet how much did u pay?

[rapljwop]

@jnfillusive I've spend over £900 so far on hardware (around £800 during this video)

[psychoclown420]

Ah, need for speed carbon. The only NFS game i ever owned. I had it for the 360 and spent most of the last summer playing it. I must've gone through career mode at least 10 times.

[ysatria]

Nice system! I like it :-D

[EDLProduction]

i got the same :)

[LtUnreal]

Did you have to bend/cut anything in the case to fit the 5850 in the case?

[rapljwop]

no - 5850 is 9.5 inches and the case will fit 10.5 inch cards - I have room to spare behind the PCI-E power connectors. it's the HD 5870 that won't fit.

[willsoe]

@rapljwop Really? My Sapphire HD 5850 card was 10.5 inches I think, and I have the same case, but I think the only reason mine fit was because my mobo is so small, the card just went over above the hard drive slots, but had the pci slot been lower in the mobo, my card wouldn't have fit. My card looks different to yours.

[hosrom]

Building a similar set-up with some differences:

GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD5P

AMD Phenom II x 4 965 BE (3.4Ghz)

1TB Hitatchi internal HD

Sapphire HD Radeon 5770

Is that case a "BIG" tower or MID tower?

[governator83]

nice rig dude

[EnforcedProductions]

bro you should pick up call of duty modern warfare 1+2. I would send you call of duty mw2 for free, but i will need it for my build this summer.

Great vid 2*

jk :D 5*

[leezaal]

I hear a GTX275 will just fit in this case but nothing bigger than that !!

In the video you said windows 7 took ages to start installing. i take it you mean the setup pages took ages to pop up on screen, if so that happened to me and i put it down to a bios/motherboard issue as it has only happened on my current gigabyte board with the F2 revision bios.

[TheUnrealnews]

@leezaal ^^ I have one, on my mobo the primary PCI-E is at the bottom (stupid ATI board) And it literally touches it but only a little, and btw the 275 is the same size as the 285 - 295 the only card that i dont think will fit are 5970's (13inches long) and maybe 5870's (not sure)

[ruiraja]

nice pc ;)

[YoungSteve17]

Do you play Empire Total War ?

[rapljwop]

No I don't I'm afraid:

I play NFS Shift (sometimes online), Race Driver GRID (sometimes online), Crysis (never online), Burnout Paradise (can't get online), MS FSX, NFS Carbon (not online) and occasionally although it makes me bored - The Sims 3

[NeverOr3]

gratz on the new pc

[uberiballo]

you can't play sims! YOUR MAN! NOW GO OUT AND PUNCH PEOPLE RIGHT IN THE FACE WHILE YOUR WATCHING HARD CORE POOOORN!... or just play crysis

[rapljwop]

I will - good advice XD +1

[Bulldog22031]

5870*

[MrWonnabee]

now i can see a HD 5850 fits into the case, but what about a HD 5870 ?

is it not the same size?

please, leave a messege.

[rapljwop]

No - it's 11 inches and will not fit, however, the Sapphire Vapor-X version MIGHT JUST fit.

[MrWonnabee]

if i took the harddrive a trip down, stil won't fit ?

[rapljwop]

No because the HDD bays are rotated 90 degrees so the connectors are inserted from behind - the case is actual quite small. You have no chance of installing a refrence HD 5870 - you'll need to modify the case and by that, I mean take the whole HDD cage out (they're not screwed - they're bolted I think) and even then, you'll only be able to put it in your second PCI-E 2.0 slot so you'll sacrifice 8 lanes (unless you have x58 or something).

Get an HD 5850 if you want this case, or a bigger case.

[JUDDPOWNSYOU]

@rapljwop if you put it in the top pci slot wouldnt it slip into the cd drive bay?

[rapljwop]

There may be a TINY chance you'll get it in but the cooler may make contact (or not even fit in BUT it is curved) - if it was a single slot card then it would do it with no problem (but the it'd overheat :P), however, I don't recommend getting an HD 5870 for this case UNLESS you're getting a P55 board and the top expansion slot is a PCI-E x16 2.0 rather than an x1 - I'd say *MIGHT* fit there.

This case was designed for 10.5" cards. I can't guarantee a fit for you.

[JUDDPOWNSYOU]

@rapljwop well, i already fucked up and ordered this case with the radeon hd 5870, so now i have to find a way to get it in, do you think it would be plausible to cut off the lower cd drive bay and the top hard drive bay to make room to fit the card into the PCI-E x16 2.0?

[rapljwop]

Well, I personally wouldn't want to cut it myself. I'm not sure about the ways of doing so without causing damage. What board are you buying?

I'm also guessing you bought the refrense version of the 5870 - a Vapor-X one from Sapphire would fit though (and run cooler but be a little bit more expensive).

I've seen on the CM Storm Scout fan page forum (when I wanted to get the same combo as you) people who did things like you.

But to really be honest, I can't personally help you. Sorry :(

[JoliQuZ1]

@rapljwop is the 5870 card the best card for this case?

[rapljwop]

@JoliQuZ1 - there's no guarantee an HD 5870 will fit in this case - get a 5850 like me and if you want 5870 performance, overclock it. Otherwise get 2x 5850's for even more performance :D

[Bulldog22031]

almost exactly what I am building... except a sick sound card and the 8570 instead

how's it been running?

[rapljwop]

Really well, Crysis patched runs at Very high at 1920x1080 with no AA (don't need it) at 35+fps in calm environments, 40=60fps indoors (like when you meet Rosenthal) and minimums of 20fps in ultra-intense situations (but I usually maintain 23fps to 26fps then),

Really quiet too - I thought the 5850 would be loud said by other reviews - yes I can hear it but it's nothing noisy - in fact, I thing that's the sound of my case fans to be honest. Enjoy playing with your HD 5870!

[MrWonnabee]

now i can see a HD 5850 fits into the case, but what about a HD 5870 ?

is it not the same size?

please, leave a messege.

[Bulldog22031]

Well how much space do you have between the edge of the card and the HD/DVD bays?

[bradrhoades102840]

sucks... u have a badass pc but no games

[rapljwop]

been buying some recently, but yeah, still not enough :(

[Agent6415]

I have almost the same rig. I had the 5850 then switched to crossfire 4890's. The 5850 displayport wouldn't work with the 27" iMac. Very nice setup though!! Great Case!!

[TheAviationSpotter97]

Great! Only thing is you may regret not having a bit more RAM...

[rapljwop]

4GB is fine today - 8GB isn't necessary. I will get 8GB in a year or two if I keep this mobo though.

[MarshMellowChronic]

yeah thats what im on virgin 50mps my dad had it installed last year im getting 20mps in my room upstairs on a wireless belkin dongle which i think is really good. so do you get alot of lag then when your gaming?

[rapljwop]

Dunno about getting lag when I'm playing online because I haven't really played online much before - I hope to now I've made my first rig.

[MarshMellowChronic]

good stuff. if you get L4D2 ill give you my steam we can have a game matey

[Laucheehung]

you have a very funny accent, very sweet setup btw, under 2 megabit!? nfsc is an old ass game :D,

[rapljwop]

NFSC rules... it's just way too short. I'm half Chinese, quarter English and quarter Dutch and born in England, plus have a cold so that may explain some of it ;)

And yes, downloading Dirt 2 from stem - I started the download at about lunchtime and as of 18:43 I've only done 41%

[MarshMellowChronic]

under 2meg? lol im on 50meg must suck

[rapljwop]

@MarshMellowChronic It sucks like hell! It takes ages to download large files! I usually get 1.5Mbps - 2Mbps to 2.3Mbps if I'm lucky! Speeds should increase in March though when my local telephone exchange gets the upgrade from BT.

I wish I was with Virgin Broadband on the 10Mbps or 20Mbps (the 50Mbps package doesn't concern me too much) so I could get a constant, high download speed on fibre-optic cables but only my mum decides on our provider :(