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Old 02-18-09   #1 (permalink)
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Question Tax Return Well Spent?
Below is a list of goodies I intend to buy with my tax return, please add your comments and suggestions.

I'm a hardcore gamer and fairly new overclocker who will be coming back to AMD after a three year hiatus, will my return be worth it?

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GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H $138.99 or GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4 $114.99 (help me decide)
AMD Phenom II X4 940 $229
G.SKILL 4GB DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit $54.99
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4870 X2 $459
D-TEK FuZion v2 Universal CPU Waterblock $62.99
Danger Den DD-4870-X2 GPU Waterblock $129.99
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Are you building a separate rig? Or upgrading?

What went wrong with intel?
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Are you building a separate rig? Or upgrading?

What went wrong with intel?
Upgrading
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You might want to consider getting this pair of 4870's if you don't plan on getting another 4870X2. I think 2x 4870's work slightly better than a 4870X2.

http://www.overclock.net/sale/459510...tek-4870s.html

I forgot your WC your GPU, so maybe it could be cheaper with just one card.
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Have you considered going i7?

mobo - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128375
cpu - http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0300438
ram - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231222

~$70 more than what you were considering
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Phenom II is great for gaming... i7 provides virtually the same performance in gaming than a midly OCed Phenom II.

If you're not doing any 3D rendering or other super insane multi-tasking stuff, i7 brings nothing much over a PhenomII...
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Looks like a great build!

You could go i7 but that would bump the price up quite a bit as you would need to swap the RAM and mobo for more expensive alternatives.

I would personally go for the GA-MA790X-UD4 as the only difference between AMD 790GX/FX and 790X is the missing onboard GPU; which you wont need anyway. You could save a little more money and grab the Phenom II 720 BE. It's suppose to overclock well.

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Below is a list of goodies I intend to buy with my tax return, please add your comments and suggestions.

I'm a hardcore gamer and fairly new overclocker who will be coming back to AMD after a three year hiatus, will my return be worth it?

Shopping List:
GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H $138.99 or GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4 $114.99 (help me decide) -------- >
AMD Phenom II X4 940 $229
G.SKILL 4GB DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit $54.99
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4870 X2 $459
D-TEK FuZion v2 Universal CPU Waterblock $62.99
Danger Den DD-4870-X2 GPU Waterblock $129.99

I'd personally for the m3a79-t deluxe over the gigabyte mobo.. with 750 sb for better oc potential. used the asus myself and took me to 4.0 ghz
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