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NightKev
Posted on 08-05-10 08:45 AM (rev. 6 of 08-06-10 11:09 AM) Link | Quote | ID: 133882


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...and I'd like some opinions on the hardware chosen, as I only have a cursory knowledge of hardware. It all looks fine to me but, well...? I already have a monitor and optical drives.
Edit: Well, I got some help now, but if someone knows of a problem/etc that maybe Cheeseum or Trapster missed, well, post please!

- ATI Radeon HD 5670 ($100)
- XFX Radeon HD 5830 1GB ($220)
- Corsair - 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz RAM ($115)
- Western Digital 1TB SATA HD ($65)
- AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (+Fan) ($200)
- Asus Crosshair IV Formula Motherboard ($230)
- Asus M4A88TD-V EVO Motherboard ($120)
- Thermaltake Armor A90 Black ATX Case ($70)
- Cooler Master Centurion 5 Case ($50)
- Ultra X-Pro 600W PSU (already have)
Total: $774.41

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Haz
Posted on 08-05-10 04:32 PM Link | Quote | ID: 133894


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Last view: 1938 days 		Cheeseum knows what he's talking about, all of that stuff works together and all of it makes for a working computer. If you were wondering (because I'm sure you were ) that fits rather closely with /g/s computer guide for that price range of ~$750.

Flan
Posted on 08-06-10 12:20 AM Link | Quote | ID: 133930


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Last view: 4594 days 		If you're not in a hurry, dealmein tends to pull up good deals if you check in often or put up an alert, and http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3241890&pagenumber=1&perpage=40#post369821733 offered a lot of good advice on squeezing the most out of your budget for a gaming computer--it's aimed at a 1000$ budget roughly but i just thought it might be helpful.

Trapster
Posted on 08-06-10 06:41 AM Link | Quote | ID: 133955


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One. It's not that much difference between 1333MHz DDR3 and 1600.

Two. The graphics card looks a bit weak judging by today's standards.

Save in some money by going for 1333MHz RAM instead and get a better graphics card.

What are you gonna use the computer for, anyway.

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NightKev
Posted on 08-06-10 08:18 AM Link | Quote | ID: 133958


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Gaming I suppose.
What vcard would you recommend, then?

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Trapster
Posted on 08-06-10 09:21 AM Link | Quote | ID: 133960


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Well, the 5770 is better than the one you chose up there and that's a low-end card. If you're gonna build a gaming rig, you should always spend the most money on the graphics card because that's what the game will load the most.

That motherboard seems a bit overkill too. Are you planning to overclock the processor? Remember that it's a brand new type, and one with 6 cores so you probably won't NEED to overclock it.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6488509&sku=P450-5834

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6247546&sku=T925-3056

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5659779&sku=TSD-1000EARS

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3642209&sku=C13-8052

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6052731&sku=A79-1055

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=15176&sku=M452-6090

Copy-paste the links as I can't be assed to convert them.

Everything goes for a total of $824.94 but it's possible you can get some more rebate on it. It says "mail-in" rebate on some things.

You won't regret that little price-jump. I saved in some on the motherboard and the RAM and chose a little better case and graphics card. But you have to check so that everything will work together yourself. This is just a suggestion, after all.


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NightKev
Posted on 08-06-10 10:02 AM (rev. 2 of 08-06-10 10:09 AM) Link | Quote | ID: 133961


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Hm, that seems a much better usage of the money, yeah. I found a better deal on the RAM (and already had that HD/CPU picked), but the rest seems a better choice. Thanks for the info.

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Trapster
Posted on 08-06-10 10:54 AM (rev. 2 of 08-06-10 11:01 AM) Link | Quote | ID: 133962


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Whoops, just saw that it was a MicroATX motherboard. I don't know how much that matters but look it up before you buy it. Maybe there are a regular ATX version of the board.

Here's an alternative:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6089169&CatId=5540

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NightKev
Posted on 08-06-10 11:02 AM (rev. 2 of 08-06-10 11:04 AM) Link | Quote | ID: 133963


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Oh, uh, would this be a good one then?
Uh, okay then. Looks like the only difference between that and the one I found with random searching is a PCI-e 4x slot. Would that be worth the extra $10?

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Trapster
Posted on 08-06-10 04:23 PM Link | Quote | ID: 133965


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Er, the one you found is cheaper but I don't think it matters much. I don't know how many slots the graphics card covers and where you'd put a second one if you decide to go crossfire. Nor what speeds both of them will have.

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