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Old 03-25-2011, 08:21 PM   #1
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Will this AMD setup work?

This is what I'm getting - I'm quite sure all will work together, but I would greatly appreciate some input thanks!
$=650
Newegg.com - ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
(ASUS ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870)

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER GX Series RS750-ACAAE3-US 750W ATX12V v2.31 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
(COOLER MASTER GX Series RS750-ACAAE3-US 750W)

Newegg.com - PowerColor AX5770 1GBD5-H Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
(PowerColor AX5770 1GBD5-H Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16)

Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS 2GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMX2GX3M1A1333C9
(CORSAIR XMS 2GB 240-Pin DDR3)x2

Newegg.com - XIGMATEK LOKI SD963 92mm HYPRO Bearing CPU Cooler bracket included I7 i5 775 1155 AMD and dual fan push pull compatible
(XIGMATEK LOKI SD963 92mm)

Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
(Antec Three Hundred )

Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition Deneb 3.5GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDZ970FBGMBOX
(AMD Phenom II X4 970)

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
(Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200)
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Old 03-25-2011, 09:03 PM   #2
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This is what I'm getting - I'm quite sure all will work together, but I would greatly appreciate some input thanks!
$=650
Newegg.com - ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
(ASUS ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870)

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER GX Series RS750-ACAAE3-US 750W ATX12V v2.31 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
(COOLER MASTER GX Series RS750-ACAAE3-US 750W)

Newegg.com - PowerColor AX5770 1GBD5-H Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
(PowerColor AX5770 1GBD5-H Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16)

Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS 2GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMX2GX3M1A1333C9
(CORSAIR XMS 2GB 240-Pin DDR3)x2

Newegg.com - XIGMATEK LOKI SD963 92mm HYPRO Bearing CPU Cooler bracket included I7 i5 775 1155 AMD and dual fan push pull compatible
(XIGMATEK LOKI SD963 92mm)

Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
(Antec Three Hundred )

Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition Deneb 3.5GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDZ970FBGMBOX
(AMD Phenom II X4 970)

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
(Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200)
I would change the Hard drive to a WD Cavair Black 6gb, better warranty, faster. Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

You don't need a cooler unless you plan on moderate overclocking, the stock cooler works fine.

Change the power supply to a corsair enthusiast 650w
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply

Instead of the power color, go with an Asus, HIS, or Saffire

Go with 4 gb of that memory. 2x2 kit
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Old 03-26-2011, 12:46 AM   #3
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I agree with jdeb, except I tend to shy away from the new style corsair PSU's and stick with the old style - you can tell by the lettering. Do others feel this way? Here is the 650W corsair I would go with: Newegg.com - CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Also, what are you going to be using it for? If it is going to mainly be a gaming machine, the performance is mostly in the graphics card. You could get an Athlon dual core, and either keep the money, or use the savings towards a more powerful graphics card. Since you had a quad core listed, I'd reccomend this as a decent quad core: Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDX840WFGMBOX

Optical drive? This one looks fine to me: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...27106334-L013A

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The V2 TX's are fine.
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