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Carnavas333 · 03-02-09

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Originally Posted by Penicilyn

Here's a nice little budget gaming setup mmkay?

AMD Phenom II X3 710 2.6GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...8&Tpk=X3%20710

BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813138128

SAPPHIRE 100245L Radeon HD 4850 512MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102770

Western Digital Scorpio Black WD3200BEKT 320GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136280

PC Power & Cooling S61EPS 610W Continuou
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817703005

LIAN LI Lancool PC-K7B
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811112154

And that's just under $600 I believe.

I'll go with the mobo in this setup, why not?

Bose Einstein Condensate · 03-02-09

thats about as good as your gonna get id say. nice find pen

Penicilyn · 03-02-09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carnavas333

I'll go with the mobo in this setup, why not?

Always go with ATX over mATX if you can, good rule of thumb.

Carnavas333 · 03-02-09

I've seen wars over forums about if the 4850 or 9800 gtx was better, I was told to go for the 9800 gtx because ati cards had driver problems or something like that?

Penicilyn · 03-02-09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carnavas333

I've seen wars over forums about if the 4850 or 9800 gtx was better, I was told to go for the 9800 gtx because ati cards had driver problems or something like that?

Haha sure, that used to be true when XP first came out. I would say Nvidia has much worse drivers now, if you're using Vista prepare to see alot of random BSODs with your nvidia cards. And don't just brand me a fanboy, I've owned many cards from both brands, ATI's drivers are simply better now.

Carnavas333 · 03-02-09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Penicilyn

Haha sure, that used to be true when XP first came out. I would say Nvidia has much worse drivers now, if you're using Vista prepare to see alot of random BSODs with your nvidia cards. And don't just brand me a fanboy, I've owned many cards from both brands, ATI's drivers are simply better now.

I see, so the 4850 is what's going on, man I've changed the hardware in this build alot >.<

Bose Einstein Condensate · 03-02-09

ive had zero issues with either drivers so far. mind you im using my radeon hd3300 until my 3870x2 comes in. But for an onboard gpu i am quite impressed with it actually. i can play most games at medium quality @ 1280 x 800 which will tie me over. but ive yet too see any issues with drivers on either side of the fence personally.

Penicilyn · 03-02-09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carnavas333

I see, so the 4850 is what's going on, man I've changed the hardware in this build alot >.<

Ontop of that its getting a nice price cut next week

http://www.overclock.net/hardware-ne...x0-prices.html

Quote:

4870 goes down to $149, 4850 to $129

ATI is cutting Radeon HD4800 series pricing in an effort to put together a welcome party for Nvidia's soon to launch GTS 250 rebrand.

According to several sites, the HD4870 will get a $50 price cut, and should retail in the US for $149, while the HD4850 will drop to $129. The cuts are expected to kick in this week, and at these prices, Nvidia's new cards will face un uphill struggle against ATI's cheap mid range.

However, there's still no word on price cuts for ATI's dual GPU HD4800 series cards, the HD4870 X2 and HD4850 X2. As we reported earlier, we are expecting them to come down as well, but we are not sure if it will happen this week. Also, there's no word on a price cut for the HD4830, but it is already dirt cheap, and it will soon to be replaced by the RV740 anyway.

Carnavas333 · 03-02-09

Nice I'll be sure to get in next week, lol

Anyway this is what I got from you guys, probably way better than what I had, well it is:
(The case I chose myself)

Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811146025

Cpu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103648

PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139003

Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813138128

HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136280

GPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102770

(RAM I chose myself)
RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145184

All came down to $596 ~ $600

Carnavas333 · 03-02-09

Oh yea, can you guys tell me what OS I should get with this, for best performance, Vista, XP, my friend told me to get 7, but that will drain my performance I think

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Carnavas333 First Time Build Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North Olmsted, Ohio Posts: 25 Rep: 1 Unique Rep: 1 Trader Rating: 0	Oh yea, can you guys tell me what OS I should get with this, for best performance, Vista, XP, my friend told me to get 7, but that will drain my performance I think Last edited by Carnavas333 : 03-02-09 at 11:35 AM

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Carnavas333 First Time Build Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North Olmsted, Ohio Posts: 25 Rep: 1 Unique Rep: 1 Trader Rating: 0	I've seen wars over forums about if the 4850 or 9800 gtx was better, I was told to go for the 9800 gtx because ati cards had driver problems or something like that?

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Carnavas333 First Time Build Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North Olmsted, Ohio Posts: 25 Rep: 1 Unique Rep: 1 Trader Rating: 0	Nice I'll be sure to get in next week, lol Anyway this is what I got from you guys, probably way better than what I had, well it is: (The case I chose myself) Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811146025 Cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103648 PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139003 Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813138128 HDD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136280 GPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102770 (RAM I chose myself) RAM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145184 All came down to $596 ~ $600

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