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FragKrag
United States11567 Posts
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lethal111
Canada460 Posts
COOLER MASTER Elite 460 $10 cheaper http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171046 | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
As I posted earlier, I think this Antec 300 + Earthwatts 380W case/PSU combo is a good value. That PSU has 28A max on 12V rails, same as the CX430 from Corsair and actually more than that CM Elite 460. It's 80 plus bronze certified and should be a decent unit. edit: whoops, no combo on newegg.ca. Still see the price though, with promo code or without. | ||
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
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mav451
United States1596 Posts
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Pure.Calm
United Kingdom196 Posts
My build is Case: Antec 300 (might drop to coolermaster elite 300/335, thoughts on this?) http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143854 £49.99 Power supply: XFX 650W XXX Edition Single Rail Modular PSU - 13.5cm Fan 6x SATA 4x PCI-E http://www.ebuyer.com/product/191826 £69.99 Motherboard: Asus M4A785TD-V EVO 785G Socket AM3 onboard DVI VGA HDMI 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169532 £67.18 Processor: AMD Athlon II X3 435 2.9GHz Socket AM3 1.5MB L2 Cache Retail Box Processor http://www.ebuyer.com/product/176043 £59.69 Graphics card: Sapphire HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI DisplayPort HDCP PCI-E Graphics Card http://www.ebuyer.com/product/189741 £131.12 RAM: Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz Memory Kit Unbuffered CL9 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/178943 £79.01 Harddrive: Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3 1TB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 32MB Cache - OEM http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173804 £47.72 Total: £504.70 Thanks guys Edit: Will i need to buy thermal paste (or a heatsink) for the cpu? | ||
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lethal111
Canada460 Posts
HIS H577FK1GD Radeon HD 5770 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161338 seems better and its cheaper with the rebate with this psu OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022 | ||
tofucake
Hyrule19268 Posts
On August 10 2010 20:32 Pure.Calm wrote: Edit: Will i need to buy thermal paste (or a heatsink) for the cpu? Yes, but don't worry, it's only a few pounds...or dollars..I'm not sure how the price will translate, but it's cheap. | ||
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haduken
Australia8267 Posts
Beware though, the AMD stock cooler is a pain in the ass to get off later. | ||
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Pure.Calm
United Kingdom196 Posts
Will i need a heatsink? I seen someone put one above there cpu in a youtube video Does everything look like it will fit/ connect together? Thanks Edit, what difference would it make to get a coolermaster elite 330/335 instead of the antec 300? Would all the things still fit? | ||
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tofucake
Hyrule19268 Posts
As for the cases, both will fit ATX mobos, so you'll be fine. | ||
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haduken
Australia8267 Posts
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Pure.Calm
United Kingdom196 Posts
Looks like Coolermaster elite 330 it is then =P I was actually more worried about the power supply being to big than the motherboard not fitting though, which shows my inexperience here i guess =P | ||
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KOFgokuon
United States14912 Posts
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tofucake
Hyrule19268 Posts
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darkponcho
United States262 Posts
On August 10 2010 23:14 Pure.Calm wrote: Ok so il get some paste, can you recomend a good one? Will i need a heatsink? I seen someone put one above there cpu in a youtube video Does everything look like it will fit/ connect together? Thanks Edit, what difference would it make to get a coolermaster elite 330/335 instead of the antec 300? Would all the things still fit? I got an AMD phenom 965, and I was considering using the stock heatsink/fan. But, I heard that the fan is god-awful loud so perhaps you should consider getting an aftermarket cooler, regardless of whether you plan to overclock or not. I used Arctic Silver 5 with a CM hyper 212 plus. | ||
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tofucake
Hyrule19268 Posts
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darkponcho
United States262 Posts
On August 11 2010 01:42 tofucake wrote: If the 965 has the same/a similar fan to the 1090T, then you heard LIES. My computer is very, very quiet, even when running 5 fans. Maybe we have different definitions of loud. I prefer making my computer as quiet as possible, as I can't really stand noise. I have 3 fans on the case, 1 on the cpu, and one on the GPU. I think out of all your 5 fans, the CPU fan will drown out the rest significantly. Since aftermarket coolers can achieve the same cooling at lower RPM, I think it's worth getting one if noise bothers you. But then again, I've never actually used the 965 stock HSF, so I don't know how much of an improvement I'm getting... | ||
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FragKrag
United States11567 Posts
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mishimaBeef
Canada2259 Posts
Please bear with me as this post is a bit lengthy. I hope I have touched on some interesting points and asked some key questions to spark discussion. I would like to thank those of you who read it ahead of time. My plans are to get a decent budget gaming machine up and running right now and in the future make significant upgrades. Planned upgrades: - upgrade to a top of the line CPU (and overclock it to a respectable amount using aftermarket cooling) - upgrade to a mid-high range video card and later get a second to run dual (CrossfireX or SLI, not sure which is better?) video cards - upgrade the cooling systems (sooner is better to keep my components healthy?) - ensure a strong source of good RAM (4gb to start, thinking of going to 8gb in future) My machine will be running Win 7 Home Premium for now and will be used for high end gaming (1920x1080 for now), surfing the web, and whatever else I decide to dabble in seeing as how technology has really taken off in the last five years . I believe that for this to work out how I want there are a few key components that I should not go cheap on for now (correct me if im wrong). High Quality Components to Buy - motherboard (!! this should have SLI or CrossfireX support (which is better btw?) 2x16 (beats 1x16, 1x8 right?), preferably USB 3.0 (future proofing), good RAM support, my friend said something about the northbridge being important) - case + cooling system (extra intake fan or two for now?) - power supply? (might as well get a strong one now since it's more efficient? also should I risk my motherboard?) Low Quality Components to Buy - CPU (something cheap in the $100 range, will upgrade later) - thinking athlon series Athlon II X4 620 but I have to look around more since the Athlon II X3 440 (with its higher clock speed) was suggested by some and was argued better for gaming - Video Card (thinking asus en9800gt, will upgrade this later) ======== My budget is rather low around $550-$600 (PS. I live in canada, funds are in canadian (divide by 1.03 for US) ) + cost of monitor. Here is my build so far (please make suggestions to missing components). Asus EN9800 GT 512 Mb - $90 HP DVD Writer - $22 Western Digital 500 Gb Hard Drive - $40 Corsair TX 750W to run the future setup? Or should I get a 450 W for now and upgrade the supply later? Please suggest a motherboard - been looking at the ASUS M4A89TD PRO/USB3 but my friend said that the northbridge is not so good and he said the northbridge is important because it communicates with the video card - ALSO I was slightly concerned because this card has CrossfireX support but the latest benchmarks indicate that SLI is the better choice (though my friend says the Nvidia cards have problems with heat) Please suggest compatible RAM Please suggest a compatible cpu (been thinking about Athlon II X4 620 2.6 GHz) Please suggest a case that can comfortable manage my future setup (been looking at the Antec 300 ATX Mid Tower, thoughts?) Extra intake fans? Asus VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor - $210 ==== I realize I have asked a lot here and I hope that I can spark some discussion. I really appreciate any help I can get as I need to order parts as soon as possible to give them time to arrive before I leave for school. I look forward to reading your responses. | ||
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