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10-04-2009, 02:21 PM
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Suggestions for improving my gaming build
Now that my current 4 year old gaming PC's video card finally kicked the bucket I have an excuse to upgrade to a new system. I live in Canada so I'll be ordering from Newegg.ca.
I think I would like to use a full tower instead of a mid because I am frustrated with space constraints on my mid tower. I have never built a system using a full tower before, is it very different? I'm trying to keep my budget under $1000CA, here is what I have so far. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Case: Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-US-BA-WOPSU Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16811166004 Power Supply: CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16817139004 Motherboard: ASUS M4A78 Plus AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16813131381 CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition Callisto 3.1GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor - Retail http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16819103680 RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16820231166 Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives - OEM http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16822136284 Video Card: ASUS EAH4870 DK/HTDI/1GD5 Radeon HD 4870 Dark Knight 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16814121291 EDIT: Thinking I may want a CPU cooler COOLER MASTER RR-CCH-LB12-GP 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16835103040 I don't need any peripherals or an OS, so I think that about covers everything? Thanks in advance. Last edited by TehGobbo; 10-04-2009 at 02:56 PM. |
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10-04-2009, 02:27 PM
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If you are using a full size case and a video card, why are you using a micro ATX motherboard with onboard video?
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10-04-2009, 02:45 PM
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Whoops. Must have clicked on the wrong one on the list. And somehow still missed it while copy-pasting. It should be fixed now. Also added a CPU cooler to my list.
Last edited by TehGobbo; 10-04-2009 at 02:56 PM. |
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10-04-2009, 03:44 PM
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You don't need a cooler unless you plan on heavily overclocking.
DDR2-1066 is not supported in all 4 slots, so if you plan on adding more ram later, stick with DDR2-800. |
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10-04-2009, 06:22 PM
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How much of a performance decrease would it be going to two sticks of DDR2-800 over the 1066? I'm not very familiar with the performance characteristics of memory.
The reason I added the cooling unit is because I have had serious cooling problems with my last setup with no overclocking, yet having to put a fan (not a case fan, a full-size fan) blowing on the open chassis to keep it from shutting down from overheating under load. |
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10-04-2009, 08:19 PM
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You will see no difference at all between 800 and 1066. AMD CPU coolers are excellent you don't need an after market cooler.
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