• Upgrading, overhauling hardware
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The past budget was cancelled, instead made it a bit cheaper and will go slowly. I am curious if any of this hardware will conflict, bottleneck, or is generally bad. I can't really tell about the reviews. With Amd Phenom II X4 945 and Asus m4a78t-e I am wanting to move my processor to this new motherboard(From research, AM3 will work on AM3+ motherboards) [URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138341[/URL] And then I am wanting to get this Power supply, generally known in reviews for bad quality, but it's the perfect watt, detachable cables, and price. [URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012[/URL] And then I am wanting to put this memory together, which both can do today's clock speed.(1866 Mhz)(Also if this is known to not be compatible, I will move over my A-data gaming series RAM) [URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231550[/URL] I Am still looking to buy An AMD FX Quad or Six core, over 3.5Ghz. A graphics card that is the perfect price, decent for games such as BF3, SC2, Fallout: New vegas, Dues Ex: Human revolution, and so on. I so far don't know if I could click order already, but I need suggestions and help. I generally need to know if this hardware I chose is reliable and not very faulty, since most people have discoveries or suggestions, I am hoping to get help on this budget. Thank you!:)
Why do you want an AMD build instead of an Intel one? You get much better performance for what you pay these days with an Intel CPU.
[QUOTE=Evilan;36986851]Why do you want an AMD build instead of an Intel one? You get much better performance for what you pay these days with an Intel CPU.[/QUOTE] This is certainly true. [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/benchmarks/sysmark2012/overall/overall-list/]Here is a useful source for CPU benchmarks[/url]. A nice upgrade that would be well worth its cost would probably be an [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115089]i5-2310[/url] ($179.99) CPU and [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=13-157-314]ASRock B75 PRO3[/url] ($79.99) motherboard. [QUOTE=Starsmine;36986787]With Amd Phenom II X4 945 and Asus m4a78t-e I am wanting to move my processor to this new motherboard(From research, AM3 will work on AM3+ motherboards)[/QUOTE] Are you saying you already have a Phenom II X4 945 and you want to get a new motherboard? Why do you want a new motherboard? That won't really affect your performance at all. [QUOTE=Starsmine;36986787]And then I am wanting to put this memory together, which both can do today's clock speed.(1866 Mhz)(Also if this is known to not be compatible, I will move over my A-data gaming series RAM)[/QUOTE] Don't spend extra money on RAM with higher frequency. RAM with higher frequency conversely requires it to have higher (slower) timings, which ends up balancing out the performance in such a way that frequency really doesn't matter. [QUOTE=Starsmine;36986787]And then I am wanting to get this Power supply, generally known in reviews for bad quality, but it's the perfect watt, detachable cables, and price.[/QUOTE] The wattage of a power supply isn't the only thing to worry about. Take a look at the total combined amperage of its +12V rails, and shoot for at least 40 amps. The [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182200]Rosewill RG630-S12[/url] ($59.99) is a much cheaper alternative that will work just as well.
Thanks Zero, my current motherboard is just getting old as it's audio is bad and I don't feel like getting a pci audio chip, I was prepping for an AMD chip. I am not sure for Intel, indeed their performance is good but it is expensive but I need it sooner and I can't do payments at all. Thank you for your help, I am finding ways to get more income for this Intel chip, I need to get it soon and I thought AMD was doing just fine, as my current processor isn't that bad. But so far my processor didn't fail me much but from reviewing performance, my hard drive and GPU is what is causing the bottleneck slightly, as though I have a Geforce GTS 240 and I easily played Dues ex, Starcraft II, and Portal II on good quality. As for my motherboard, I was going to prepare for the FX processor, while I am saving up again I could use my Phenom II processor in the AM3+ socket for now until my FX chip comes in.
[QUOTE=Starsmine;36986787] And then I am wanting to get this Power supply, generally known in reviews for bad quality, but it's the perfect watt, detachable cables, and price. [URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012[/URL] [/QUOTE] Why would you buy a power supply that you know is bad quality? You [I]need[/I] a decent power supply
[QUOTE=panomama;36990144]Why would you buy a power supply that you know is bad quality? You [I]need[/I] a decent power supply[/QUOTE] Well it has some bad quality, my friend had gotten one it was OK but this was weeks ago. I am not sure if it would die and not be reliable, it passed tests it said, and that I also like to keep cable management as detachable cables to keep the tunneling fine but I will go with what the person suggested above. I am that type of guy that likes modulars but not really needed, but here is one I found with a powerful 12v rail as well. [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817159128"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817159129[/URL] No reviews, but I am researching the brand.
Your friend might be putting light loads on the supply, the build you are planning will put some strain on it.
Don't get a six core processor unless you're doing some hardcore video editing. You wont see much of a difference in videogames with a six core amd processor because most only use 2-4 cores. By the way never go cheap on your power supply *_*!!! Go for this one [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-151-088&nm_mc=EMC-GD062212&cm_mmc=EMC-GD062212-_-index-_-Item-_-17-151-088[/url] It's pricey, but think about this if the one you chose fails it can be very dangerous to whoever is near the computer and it will severely damage your hardware beyond repair (most of it)..
[QUOTE=Ink Bat;36997665]Don't get a six core processor unless you're doing some hardcore video editing. You wont see much of a difference in videogames with a six core amd processor because most only use 2-4 cores. By the way never go cheap on your power supply *_*!!! Go for this one [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-151-088&nm_mc=EMC-GD062212&cm_mmc=EMC-GD062212-_-index-_-Item-_-17-151-088[/url] It's pricey, but think about this if the one you chose fails it can be very dangerous to whoever is near the computer and it will severely damage your hardware beyond repair (most of it)..[/QUOTE] I went ahead and keep my current mobo/processor, I am trying out the power supply I mentioned [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817159129[/url] I will be booting it on an old board that has the same connectors, if it fails I will just refund it since there is no reviews and its on standard to be replaced or refunded. I am not trying to be cheap cheap here, it's just lately my job is struggling with too many people, and I was pushed to the weekends, and my income is horribly slow despite having this weekend off, I need to get a new one as well due to the current degrading, it's actually killing performance. I don't only play video games, I am getting into the habit of intensive work such as virtual machines, Programming, and possibly videos, I will be narrowing down to one of them and continue my build to meet it.
You really should reconsider buying a quality power supply. In the interest of being cheap, quality power supplies will be the longest lasting item in any computer you build. Sure you pay a little more upfront, but you will likely will not need to purchase another one for 5-7 years if it's from a quality brand. Not to mention that a cheap power supply when it fails (very likely it will), could cause considerable damage to other parts in your computer. In short pay the extra upfront, and save money in the long run. [editline]30th July 2012[/editline] Something like these with certifications will do everything you need it to. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139024[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171053[/url] Although, it's very likely you won't even need a 700W+ PSU once you link us your final build to critique.
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