Hey facepunch. Been sitting some cash aside for a new computer and I think I'm almost ready to buy. My target is about $600 USD but my shopping cart is over $700.
Here's what I got.
Case: Antec Nine Hundred Two Black Steel ATX mid tower computer case
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129058[/URL]
Mobo:
[B]GIGABYTE GA-MA790GPT-UD3H AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard[/B]
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128398[/URL]
Gfx card:
[B]SAPPHIRE 100279-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP[/B]
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102849[/URL]
Powersupply:
[B]Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready[/B]
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015[/URL]
Ram:
[B]Patriot G Series ‘Sector 5’ Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)[/B]
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220435[/URL]
CPU:
[B]AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor[/B]
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727[/URL]
Total $740 with instant savings.
I plan on salvaging my old optical drives, hard drives, windows, mouse keyboard etc.and monitor.
Please suggest things I can do to make this build more price effective and compatible. Thanks!
Case: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147144[/url]
Motherboard: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128398[/url]
GPU: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150462[/url]
PSU: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015[/url]
RAM: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211410[/url]
CPU: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674[/url]
Same performance at a lower price.
$675.41 (including shipping.)
[QUOTE=ghostofme;20384318]Case: [URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147144[/URL]
Motherboard: [URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128398[/URL]
GPU: [URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150462[/URL]
PSU: [URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015[/URL]
RAM: [URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211410[/URL]
CPU: [URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674[/URL]
Same performance at a lower price.
$675.41 (including shipping.)[/QUOTE]
Seems pretty good. Only thing I would do differently is use the graphics card I have in op instead of the one you put.
Thanks.
I have the 4870 in the OP. I like it a lot, but Honestly if you want a more stable overclock and eyefinity/dx11 support go with the one he posted.
[quote=mr_razzums;20384444]seems pretty good. Only thing i would do differently is use the graphics card i have in op instead of the one you put.
Thanks.[/quote]
5770 = 4870.
[editline]09:38PM[/editline]
[QUOTE=nubscaper;20384742]I have the 4870 in the OP. I like it a lot, but Honestly if you want a more stable overclock and eyefinity/dx11 support go with the one he posted.[/QUOTE]
4870s are overpriced right now.
Get a 4890 with the money saved.
And strictly speaking the 4870 is a few FPS above the 5770.
[QUOTE=ferrus;20385979]Get a 4890 with the money saved.
And strictly speaking the 4870 is a few FPS above the 5770.[/QUOTE]
It depends on which games you're comparing.
They pretty much even out once you consider the win/lose ratio.
The 5770 might even be above the 4870 now. They have new drivers out that improved pretty much all of the 5xxx series cards by about 2-5 FPS.
Hmm I'll figure the gpu out later. Any recommendations on anything else?
[QUOTE=ghostofme;20386056]It depends on which games you're comparing.
They pretty much even out once you consider the win/lose ratio.
The 5770 might even be above the 4870 now. They have new drivers out that improved pretty much all of the 5xxx series cards by about 2-5 FPS.[/QUOTE]
Pretty sure the 4870 is higher in the majority of games.
[QUOTE=ferrus;20387048]Pretty sure the 4870 is higher in the majority of games.[/QUOTE]
Which could be equal now because of the new Catalyst drivers which have added 2-5 FPS on pretty much all 5xxx series cards.
Okay then. Hopefully there are some new benchmarks to illustrate that.
[QUOTE=ferrus;20388167]Okay then. Hopefully there are some new benchmarks to illustrate that.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://tweaktown.com/[/url]
Every new drivers set tweaktown does a review and it is only a couple fps per update but they add up.
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