Opinions on this Effects Rig?

[Link9rly]

I'm making a computer dedicated to processing audio effects, but while having some compatibility to newer games at decent settings. It will not be overly expensive. Here are the components.

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      Rosewill FUTURE Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, come with Four Fans - 2 x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1 x Top 120mm Fan,1 ...
      Item #: N82E16811147108
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$79.99
$59.99

 

      Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
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$84.99

 

      EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) FPB 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
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$144.99
$134.99

 

      Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card - OEM
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$41.99

 

      CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 V2 (CMPSU-430CXV2) 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
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      G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT
      Item #: N82E16820231422
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$36.99

 

      ASUS P8Z68-M Pro LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
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      Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 ...
      Item #: N82E16819115074
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[Fuzzy]

Change the GTX550 for GTX560

[Aldo]

Change the GTX550 for GTX560

No, you can get an AMD card for the same price which will be better

Seagate - NO HELL NO

Get a COOLER MASTER HAF 912 Mid Tower case

Soundcards are useless unless your going to be paying $100+ for it

CX is horrible get the TX650
Also that 430 is not enough to power this build

Get a Full ATX not Micro you will regret it

Also I'm guessing your buying from newegg? If yes whats your budget?

[Link9rly]

~$700
I don't want this to become an expensive project. I already have another one that I could use since it has an i7. Just need to fix the processor. The soundcard is a good casual listening, but I have an audio interface (Alesis Multimix16). The GFX card might stay like that since it's cheaper.

[Aldo]

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145299

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022

Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231422

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131781

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115074

$706.93
Disregard my last statement about the PSU, I was thinking about the 560Ti :P

[Julio.]

No, you can get an AMD card for the same price which will be better

Yea, this is what I thought until recently.

However, I advised it in somebody's build, and they get pretty poor performance in some games, including GTA IV.

[Aldo]

Yea, this is what I thought until recently.

However, I advised it in somebody's build, and they get pretty poor performance in some games, including GTA IV.

GTA IV engine is is shit so of course it will run like shit

and Please list the games and I bet most of them are Nvidia titles

[Reece]

Yes, GTA IV Engine sucks, worst console to PC port ever.

I have to lower some settings (all high minimum) running at 1920x1080 and I get around 35/40 FPS....

Yet I can run BF3 on all ultra settings, only AA turned to x8 rather than x16 and I get 60FPS (due to vsync turned on).

Go figure.

And yeah, don't EVER buy a Seagate HDD.

[Fuzzy]

And yeah, don't EVER buy a Seagate HDD.

[Julio.]

If the GTA IV Engine is shit, why does the GTX 280 run it at practically full settings at 50FPS?

The 6870 and the GTX 280 aren't that far apart in performance, lmao.

[Aldo]

If the GTA IV Engine is shit, why does the GTX 280 run it at practically full settings at 50FPS?

The 6870 and the GTX 280 aren't that far apart in performance, lmao.

What the hell do you smoke?
The 6870 smokes the 280

Reece has a 6950 and is having problems with IV

[Julio.]

What the hell do you smoke?
The 6870 smokes the 280

Yeah, it may smoke it, but playing GTA IV it cannot keep up with many older cards...

I'm just supplying the fact...: Janeks' 6870 barely runs the game at low-medium on his 6870, whereas on my GTX 280 I run it at full, in fact, past the memory limit with no problem at all.

I aint smoking shit, I did not say the 280 was better, merely commented on the practical FPS, not the benchmarks.

It is me sir, who should be asking what you are smoking, as the 6870 certainly does not smoke the GTX 280 at GTA IV

[Aldo]

Yeah, it may smoke it, but playing GTA IV it cannot keep up with many older cards...

I'm just supplying the fact...: Janeks' 6870 barely runs the game at low-medium on his 6870, whereas on my GTX 280 I run it at full, in fact, past the memory limit with no problem at all.

I aint smoking shit, I did not say the 280 was better, merely commented on the practical FPS, not the benchmarks.

It is me sir, who should be asking what you are smoking, as the 6870 certainly does not smoke the GTX 280 at GTA IV

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[Julio.]

lmao, what's that supposed to mean?

I'm just stating what I have observed ._.

[Salmonella]

AMD is shit. Don't buy cards from the 500 series if this isn't a main rig and you want good performance for low prices. Get a GTX 460. They're really good for what they cost on eBay.

About the audio stuff : You and I are probably the only ones on this forum with a serious opinion on that, and you already know mine.