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05-12-2010, 07:42 PM
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First-time builder, how's this?
I've been building this gaming-PC for about 4 days. I am a first-time builder, and I don't know all the rules for compatibility. Could anyone confirm what I've checked before I buy all of it! :X Thank you!! Any general comments or nit-picking performance swapouts is also welcome!
Motherboard: ASRock M3A785GXH/128M AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157167 CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103674 Video card: SAPPHIRE 100296HDMI Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102855 Power Supply: Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 Modular Active PFC Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371016 Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231277 Harddrive: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152181 CD/DVD drive: ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135204 Tower: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129021 Monitor: Hanns·G HW-191APB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1 Built-in Speakers http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824254023 OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116754 |
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05-12-2010, 08:36 PM
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If you're serious about gaming you should be investing more in the video card. Maybe the HD 5770 would be a good compromise of price/performance.
You could save on the CPU without giving up anything in gaming performance and get the Athlon II X3 440 Rana 3.0Ghz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-843-_-Product The Antec 900 is a very nice case. If you wanted to you can save money there and spend more on the GPU, or a bigger monitor. I think you'll wish you had a 23" widescreen after a while. WD Caviar black SATA drives are the recommended drives. 1333 Mhz DDR3 will work fine too but there's barely any savings there. Check out the QVL for compatibility. Last edited by orbrit; 05-12-2010 at 08:43 PM. |
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05-12-2010, 10:08 PM
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ASRock is not a good way to go, not for $91 either.
Here is the motherboard I recommend http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131603 As Orbrit suggested you do not need to invest your money in a Quad Core to game, an AMD Regor 255 is plenty enough to game. You need a video card though, again as Orbrit suggested a 5770 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-317-_-Product http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-363-_-Product will do the trick nicely.
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