I've been making these threads for like a month now, but I'm finally about to order. My budget is around $470-$480, and I already have monitor/HDD/DVD/mouse/kb.
[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/220354/Screen%20shot%202010-01-24%20at%205.45.06%20PM.png[/img]
I know the tracer ram is gay, but I plan to tape over the LEDs. I just thought it would go nice with the ASUS mobo and the blue graphics card. Any changes you guys would make? I almost got a Athlon X2 instead but the unlock potential of the Phenom is kind of interesting.
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I'm going to be doing a decent amount of gaming on it, so I'd like to keep the 5750 if you make any changes.
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161317&cm_re=5770-_-14-161-317-_-Product[/url]
8 dollars more for a 5770
it doesn't have $20 back though...
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and that powercolor cooler looks kind of meh, are they decent?
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the powercolor is also 512mb
[QUOTE=demonguard;19831250]it doesn't have $20 back though...
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and that powercolor cooler looks kind of meh, are they decent?
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the powercolor is also [B]512mb[/B][/QUOTE]
It doesn't really matter until you start to go up to higher resolutions.
My monitor is 1920x1080, so I've been mostly leaning towards the 1gb cards.
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The HIS 5750 is pretty cheap after the mailin, is 1gb, and has a nice cooler to allow for what I assume should be some decent overclocking. I'm probably going to stick with it if only for the rebate.
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Switched RAM to the following and I'm about to order.
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[URL]http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=13662606[/URL]
take out what you don't need and its within your budget
It's the same build with a equally powerful but last-gen graphics card, a slower (although quad) athlon lacking l3...
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I know the tracer ram is gay[/QUOTE]
Notin gay bout crucial ram.
[QUOTE=Quantuam VTX;19831323]It doesn't really matter until you start to go up to higher resolutions.[/QUOTE]
Depends, some games have ultra high res textures.
[QUOTE=demonguard;19832278]It's the same build with a equally powerful but last-gen graphics card, a slower (although quad) athlon lacking l3...[/QUOTE]
CPU clock isn't all the determines performance.
A equivalent processor would be the p2 550.
The 4850 is cheaper.
Faster memory at a lower voltage
Ordered already. If the phenom unlocks to a quad i'll be pretty happy. I prefer the dx11 support on the graphics card even if it wont be able to handle alot of future dx11 games. I also ended up getting different ram.
[QUOTE=demonguard;19836406]Ordered already. If the phenom unlocks to a quad i'll be pretty happy. I prefer the dx11 support on the graphics card even if it wont be able to handle alot of future dx11 games. I also ended up getting different ram.[/QUOTE]
Don't even worry about using DX11 yet. We're still kinda hovering around DX10 still.
[QUOTE=ghostofme;19837333]Don't even worry about using DX11 yet. We're still kinda hovering around DX10 still.[/QUOTE]
Lol ya, don't bother with dx11, hell don't even bother about dx10 seeing as the only games that support dx10-11 are games that are not really worth playing anyway.
[QUOTE=Finaldeath;19893523]Lol ya, don't bother with dx11, hell don't even bother about dx10 seeing as the only games that support dx10-11 are games that are not really worth playing anyway.[/QUOTE]
I strongly disagree with most of that.
Why does everyone use that Cooler Master® case? I know it is good but I don't feel special anymore :frown:. Next build I'm going to make sure the person I'm building it for tries a new brand and case.
[QUOTE=FalcoLombardi;19911258]Why does everyone use that Cooler Master® case? I know it is good but I don't feel special anymore :frown:. Next build I'm going to make sure the person I'm building it for tries a new brand and case.[/QUOTE]
That case is cheap and it's pretty good.
[QUOTE=FalcoLombardi;19911258]Why does everyone use that Cooler Master® case? I know it is good but I don't feel special anymore :frown:. Next build I'm going to make sure the person I'm building it for tries a new brand and case.[/QUOTE]
It comes in assorted colors.
[QUOTE=FHamster;19911954]It comes in assorted colors.[/QUOTE]
Red, orange, and blue.
I got the Blue one because for some weird reason it had lower shipping costs ($5 lower).
OP get the orange or red, everyone gets blue.
I got blue... like a week ago. It's sexy as hell. I might even take a few photos.
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