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Old 06-23-09   #1 (permalink)
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Default Advise: gaming cart. update: 1050 euro budget

This is the first time I want to make a pc myself, have experience helping friends tho.
I'd like to know if this build will function properly when gaming (lots of games with high graphics). And I also need to know if these parts support each other.
Please rate / advise
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Case: €129 -CM HAF-932
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Mobo: €159 -MSI 790FX GD70 am3 socket
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psu: €85 -CM Realpower M620
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cpu: €219 -phenom ii x4 @ 3.2 stock 3.7 OC am3 socket
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gpu: €189 -XFX HD4890 Black Edit. 1Gb gddr5 / 256 bit / 1Ghz clock / 4Ghz memory OCed
gpu cooler: -active, stock
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ram: €85 -OCZ ReaperX 4Gb dual channel ddr3-1333
ram cooler: -passive, stock, HPC (copper)
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hdd: €75 -2x raid0 mirrored samsung spinpoint f1 160Gb / 16mb cache /
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cd/dvd: €22 -pioneer 22 / 8 / 12 speed. 2Mb cache
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card reader: €12 -scythe kama reader 2
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sound: -stock in mobo


UPDATE:

Circumstances changed, my dad will add the rest of the money needed up to €150 if I get some good marks at school this week. XD
Max price: €1050 so I can go with a €75 cooling setup lolz.

Cpu cooling prices:

V8: €55 1x 120mm 69,69 cfm fan
TRUE: €69 1x 120mm fan
TRUE full-copper: €???
IFX-14 €59 excl fans
Mugen 2 €35 1x 120mm 74 cfm fan

options:
1- go for the V8 and let it be?
2- go for TRUE and push pull 2 120mm fans?
3- go for IFX-14 and push pull 2 140mm fans + 80mm on backside?
4- go for Mugen 2 and push push pull pull 4 120mm fans?
5- get my mobo ready for nuclear war and wait for the TRUE-copper? XD

about the fans:
which ones do you advise? Sound is not an issue

saving money:
After buying cpu cooler and fans + holders etc I will have some spare, what are your opinions about PCIe socket coolers? I mean not cooling the sockets but coolers that fit in PCIe slots.
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System: the somewhat nameless pc
CPU
Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.813 (x19)
Motherboard
Asus Croshair III Formula
Memory
OCZ Platinum AMD Edition 2x2Gb @ 1333/cls7
Graphics Card
Club 3D ATI Radeon HD4890 Superclocked 500/1050
Hard Drive
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750Gb
Sound Card
Supreme-FX (software-based tho)
Power Supply
OCZ modXstream-pro 700W
Case
Cooler Master HAF932-KKN1-GP
CPU cooling
Zalman CNSP10X Extreme
GPU cooling
stock Club3D active
OS
Windows XP sp3 wocarson edition
Monitor
Samsung Syncmaster T200HD

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  1. Case: you really aren't going to fill that case up at all. If the video card you chose will fit in a mid-tower case, you could save some money by getting the smaller HAF 922
  2. PSU: I have never heard of that brand, and for a PSU, it's ALWAYS better to spend good money on a good PSU. Try a Corsair TX650
  3. Mobo: I have never had good experience with MSI as a motherboard manufacturer, and will likely never buy from them again. I would suggest either ASUS or the Gigabyte UD4P. As long as your NB is a 790 something and your south bridge is SB750, you're golden.

Hope my advice helps

System: interactiv
CPU
7750 Kuma BE @ 2.9
Motherboard
ASUS M3A78-EM
Memory
G.SKILL 2gb D9GMH
Graphics Card
Sapphire 4870 1GB
Hard Drive
WD Caviar Black 640GB
Sound Card
Auzentech Forte X-Fi
Power Supply
OCZ StealthXstream 600W
Case
Antec Mini P180
CPU cooling
Zalman 9500A LED
OS
Windows 7 Pro x64
Monitor
Samsung SyncMaster 2253BW
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Thank you, I'll keep that in mind, going to check out some psu's now. (+rep btw)

For the case: I'll go with this big one because the first future investment will be watercooling and this case is perfect for that purpose so I heard.

I also consider changing the CMv8 for a megahalems or TRUE (waiting for the all-copper-version :P)

for now this case will do perfect, especially when having in mind that a TRUE or a megahalems has to be placed with a 90 degrees rotation, having it very close to the gpu heatzone wont it?

small investments in near future will be an all-in-one card reader and maybe velociraptor harddisks but those arent the issue here.

so question remaining:
wait for TRUE full-copper or go with the normal TRUE?
and will I need after-market backplate?
because I cant find em and I heard that 900g on a plastic backplate might cause trouble.

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System: the somewhat nameless pc
CPU
Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.813 (x19)
Motherboard
Asus Croshair III Formula
Memory
OCZ Platinum AMD Edition 2x2Gb @ 1333/cls7
Graphics Card
Club 3D ATI Radeon HD4890 Superclocked 500/1050
Hard Drive
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750Gb
Sound Card
Supreme-FX (software-based tho)
Power Supply
OCZ modXstream-pro 700W
Case
Cooler Master HAF932-KKN1-GP
CPU cooling
Zalman CNSP10X Extreme
GPU cooling
stock Club3D active
OS
Windows XP sp3 wocarson edition
Monitor
Samsung Syncmaster T200HD
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