Welcome to the forum!!! (check out the site features guide in my sig). As for your choices, I think the 5770 is a great choice for a card and 4 gb is a great choice for ram. Just be sure to get 2x2gb so you can add more in the future. As for processors, I'm not to up on the Intel side of things so I'll let someone else respond to that.
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He has already purchased the MB so he can't really change that...
Originally Posted by jcichetti  My advice is to choose whatever processor you really want to run with and then select a MOBO/RAM that is compatible with it. Remember when building you need to make sure that you aren't going to bottleneck your system by getting an awesome 5770 and then get a processor that can't keep up with it. Also, if you can provide a budget people can give clearer suggestions for you and also a location so they can link you with sites to order from. Welcome to OCN! |
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Whoops kind of read that as window shopping around.
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Still, a budget and a location will provide the best opportunity for OCN to help you.
Originally Posted by IEATFISH He has already purchased the MB so he can't really change that... |
Still, a budget and a location will provide the best opportunity for OCN to help you.
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Great choice of mobo! The E8400 is a snap to OC and the 5770 should work very well. I use the 1066 ram and it does a good job.
Ram: start with 4 and see how you go. You are going to use 64 bit, so you can expand your memory anytime you like.
What type of CPU cooler are you think of? Remember your looking at OCing
Id seriously consider a 650w PSU... 500 seems a little light
<damn near the same set up as mine>
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Originally Posted by Lee4006 I want to build a computer for the first time and need advice. I want to be able to play videos, surf the net, and get into some gaming. I also want to learn to overclock after I have the basics down. I did some shopping on newegg on black friday and this is what I have so far: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R, Antec 900, Ocz 500 watt modular, and a Samsung 24" 1920x1080. I need suggestions for a processor (thinking about e8400), graphics card, and ram. How would the e8400 and hd5770 work together? And as for ram what should I look for? ddr2 1066 since I want to go past 400 fsb? I will run win 7 64 bit so will 4gb be enough? |
Ram: start with 4 and see how you go. You are going to use 64 bit, so you can expand your memory anytime you like.
What type of CPU cooler are you think of? Remember your looking at OCing
Id seriously consider a 650w PSU... 500 seems a little light
<damn near the same set up as mine>
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Originally Posted by Jay Scott (is it just me or has DDR2 gotten really expensive lately??) |
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looks like a good setup for your first build.
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