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Working on a computer build. I have all my peripherals already, wireless internet card, hard drives, DVD drive, so all I need is a CPU, motherboard, ram, and a GPU.
This is what I'm looking at.
ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 AMD Motherboard
Model #:M4A87TD/USB3
Item #:N82E16813131651
ASUS ENGTS450 DirectCU TOP/DI/1GD5 GeForce GTS 450 (Fermi) 1GB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
Model #:ENGTS450 DIRECTCU TO
Item #:N82E16814121394
SeaSonic X650 Gold 650W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready
Model #:X650 Gold
Item #:N82E16817151088
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
Model #:HDZ965FBGMBOX
Item #:N82E16819103727
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Model #:F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ
Item #:N82E16820231225
Comes to around $620 before tax. I'm 95% sure that everything is compatible, but not sure I'm getting the best deal on everything, but I know newegg is usually a safe bet.
I've also looked a little into getting a SSD HD, but that would involved moving most of my programs and windows over to it, and I'm not sure how much faster they really are.
I would appreciate any comments or feedback! :D
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Just checked amazon, all the parts are the same price or more expensive there.
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I'm assuming you are indeed from the US? Have you tried www.froogle.com?
Quickest way to check what the lowest prices are.
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Yes, I am. Thanks for the tip. I'm checking it out now.
And it seems that newegg has the best prices around.
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If you haven't already, check out www.tomshardware.com. Once a month they review the best processors and video cards for the price.
Otherwise it looks like a solid build. Seasonic is a great PSU. Personally I go with Corsair, but the 20% off promo code makes this a good deal! I'd do a little research to find out how much voltage is on each respective rail so you don't overload it.
I assume you already have a well-ventilated case with a hard drive?
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I almost forgot a heatsink for the CPU.. NVM, comes with the processor.
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I've never checked the rail voltage vs component voltage, any tips on working it out?
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You can save $30 bucks if you stick with 4 gb of ram. 6 seems a little much. Unless you have good reason.
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On December 12 2010 13:26 Servius_Fulvius wrote:If you haven't already, check out www.tomshardware.com. Once a month they review the best processors and video cards for the price. Otherwise it looks like a solid build. Seasonic is a great PSU. Personally I go with Corsair, but the 20% off promo code makes this a good deal! I'd do a little research to find out how much voltage is on each respective rail so you don't overload it. I assume you already have a well-ventilated case with a hard drive?
Thanks, it looks to me that the Seasonic will power everything just fine, even if I want to add in another video card or a hard drive or two. Also, I have a good case and HDDs.
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I would have to agree with Aldrovandi on the ram. 4 GB is plenty for pretty much any amount of gaming you'll ever do. Although $80 for 6GB is a pretty damn good deal.
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I'm rushing off to bed here, so this update won't be as pretty.
Thanks Max! You really found some good deals. That CPU is a total steal, I already reserved it. I'm going to pick it up wednesday.
Even if I don't care about SLI, I'm going for the BIOSTAR T5 XE CFX-SLI LGA, because I need the SATA ports.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138162
DDR3 1600 RAM is the same price as the DDR3 1333, but I've never done any overclocking. Would it be worth the risk to get some DDR3 1600 and overclock it up a notch?
I'm going with your recommendations and settling with 4gb of ram. Going with this unless I overclock the mobo.
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series SDRAM DDR3 1333
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231275
The SeaSonic PSU sold out, so I'm looking at this now: CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
The cheapest GTX 460 I could find at 1GB of ram was 180, so 40 more than a GTS 450. I found some GTX 460 SE's and ~700mb cards for a little more than the GTS 450, so it seems like I should stick with the GTS 450.
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Wow, it really does blow the GTS 450 away. My only concern is that my resolution is 1920x1200, and that a 768gb card would not be very happy with that. But it seems that the GTX 460 would still outperform the GTS 450 significantly. So it looks like I'm going with this.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500173
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