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nardab
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16. November 2008 @ 19:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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17. November 2008 @ 00:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
it looks like this pc will be for gaming. so i would suggest if you want amd to wait until the new deneb comes out around january. otherwise you will get the best performance with intel.

mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128345
cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115018
ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122
case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003
cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154001
video http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102770

you can get twice as much ram for the same price. 2gb is now low end for a gaming pc. most people have 4gb or more. i would get the antec 300 instead of the case you chose. i looks better and is cheaper. you should get the 4850 instead of the 9800gtx. it costs less and performs better. you will need a cooler for the cpu so you can overclock it higher.



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17. November 2008 @ 11:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yep, everything Krj said. That's an excellent build, yours isn't. ;-)





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nardab
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17. November 2008 @ 17:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Why isn't my PC build good, i thought it was great!! the comments from newegg say that my vid card can play crysis on high and my cpu is the best AMD out there right now.. can u tell me why it's no good, i really like AMD and Geforce, but can i get an intel with better performance with that price? Also what power supply should i get and how many watts? ALSO i heard that Vista 64 has problems, is not compatible with much of the programs, and will eat my ram, is that true?
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the video card is good. it can play most games on high. but the 4850 performs better and costs less. so you will get more bang for the buck with the 4850. the cpu is the best amd has right now but that doesnt mean that it is good. if you want to stick with amd wait until january. the new phenom 2 will increase performance by %15 to %35 and overclock much better. if you dont want to wait for that just get a q6600 and your good to go. i listed a power supply in my first post. it is a corsair 450watt.

GAMING COMPUTER - Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 640gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor | Windows 7 64bit | SERVER - Gigabyte 785g motherboard | AMD Phenom 9650 | 6gb ram | three 1.5tb hdd | Seagate 1tb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | two 300gb hdd | Maxtor 200gb hdd | Ark rackmount case | CentOS 5.5
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17. November 2008 @ 19:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The video card is alright, but it's EVGA, who have dubious quality control, and it's considerably more expensive than its faster rival, the Radeon HD4850, which is why krj has picked it.

AMD processors in general use far too much power and are quite slow, the Phenom 9850 you have chosen is also an outdated one that isn't even as fast as AMD's best. Consequently that puts it lower in performance than Intel's cheapest Core 2 Quad, the Q6600, which again, is what krj has picked.



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18. November 2008 @ 12:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
tbh for a single card set up a faster E8400 would be better :) also get 2x 120mm fans recommended by sam for the antec 300, becuase it dont come with front fans.
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21. November 2008 @ 18:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks guys, i think i'm gonna go with an intel CPU. maybe an e8400 with 1.5 TB and 8GB ram. is that good, o with an nvidia 9800gtx card??
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21. November 2008 @ 18:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
8GB RAM is needless for any PC at the moment, 4 will be ample. By the time you need 8 you'll need other new components as well.
Also, I still stick with krj's advice on getting an HD4850 instead of the 9800GTX, it's simply a better choice. It's faster, cheaper and produces a better image quality.



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21. November 2008 @ 19:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
so what krj has for me is perfect right now? can it play crysis, spore, COD4, watch HD movies, connects to my 1080p 32" TV with HDMI port all smoothly? and i don't feel comfortable with that 450 Watt PSU, it seems to little, i am going to put 4gigs of rams too. but i did want to put 8 gigs, i don't want it to stutter or lag. Also, while i'm burning and rendering a vid, can i do something else with out the PC lagging?? I do have about 1000 dollars to spend on this because right now, my pc has the minimum requirements on everything, it's also kinda laggy on vista. this is hwat i have..6600 Geforce LE.. 1GB at 400mhz ram, and an AMD athlon64 3200 with 2.01Ghz, it used run great in 2005 but now its just too slow
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21. November 2008 @ 19:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It won't make a difference, you will only get lag if you run out of RAM, and with 4GB you won't.





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PC Specs page -- http://my.afterdawn.com/sammorris/blog_entry.cfm/11247
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21. November 2008 @ 19:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok thanks for all the help, i think i'm ready to buy it now. i added the 1.5TB hd,all i need to know is that will a 450 PSU be perfect for all this??
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21. November 2008 @ 19:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes, it'll be fine.



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