Suggestions anyone? NEW BUILD

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lost

Discussion Starter · Nov 25, 2009

Long time no see Overclock.net! I have missed you...

Well heres the deal.. My vid card is dieing.. Im tired of Insmell and its time to return to AMD!

XFX 4890
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150438

OCZ spec ops ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227307

AMD 720BE and Gigabyte mobo combo.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.295032

So im trying to save as much money as possible.. I will be paying some of the cost the rest is for christmas

Any way I can save some cash and not skimp to hard? My days of water cooling and hard core over clocking have faded and I just want to play some games now.. L4D2 Age of conan and a few others...
One more thing! Is it much of an upgrade from my C2D? You guys think I could get away with just the 4890?
Thanks in advance for the input!

Rob

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dixson01974

· #2 · Nov 25, 2009

If you are not planning to oc the cpu any cheap mobo will do.

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budgetgamer

· #3 · Nov 25, 2009

Yea, if your trying to save cash you could definitely save some on the motherboard. The unlocked multiplier on the 720BE will make it so practically any decent motherboard can OC it. And yes, your C2D is still a decent CPU but the 720BE should be noticably better, also depending on your preferred resolution the 8800GT is still a pretty solid GPU as well.

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lost

Discussion Starter · #4 · Nov 25, 2009

Well I added in my post a little snipit

Would this build be THAT much better than my current rig or should I just get the vid card for now?

Thank you very much for the responses!

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iandh

· #5 · Nov 25, 2009

Honestly I'd go with the 5770, it isn't as fast as the 4890, but your PSU isn't strong enough to run more than the single 4890.

If you get the 5770, in the future you can pop in a second and get insane performance with the dual 5770's because of their incredible CF scaling, and your VX550 will still be able to handle them, so you won't need a PSU upgrade like you would if you added a 4890.

I personally always try to go the path with upgrade capability.

edit: OPTION 2

Ditch the 720BE, get an Athlon II 240 and a cheap CF capable mobo, clock the piss out of it, and pick up dual 5750's. Close to the performance of a 5870 for the price of your original 4890 build above.

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lost

Discussion Starter · #6 · Nov 25, 2009

Im not a fan of dual gpu's tbh.. Been there done that.. too much heat and hassle.. could I get away with a vid card and call it good for a year?

Running at 1920x1080 res

I like high settings

bah so many choices!!!! Its drivin me crazy!

am I correct by saying 4890 > GTX 260 c216?

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iandh

· #7 · Nov 25, 2009

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Originally Posted by lost

Im not a fan of dual gpu's tbh.. Been there done that.. too much heat and hassle.. could I get away with a vid card and call it good for a year?

Running at 1920x1080 res

I like high settings

bah so many choices!!!! Its drivin me crazy!

am I correct by saying 4890 > GTX 260 c216?

Yes, but the 4890 runs hot as hell and is somewhat loud, and eats power. It's still a great card though (I owned one for a while).

There's no heat with 5750 or 5770, they run ice cold, so the only risk is hassle.

Two 5750's take up less power than a single 4890, and are much faster.

I didn't notice that $40 combo discount on the 720be, definitely go with that, it's a crazy good deal.

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budgetgamer

· #8 · Nov 25, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by lost

Im not a fan of dual gpu's tbh.. Been there done that.. too much heat and hassle.. could I get away with a vid card and call it good for a year?

Running at 1920x1080 res

I like high settings

bah so many choices!!!! Its drivin me crazy!

am I correct by saying 4890 > GTX 260 c216?

I would say you can easily get by with your current CPU/Mobo but that just me. Yes, the 4890 is better than GTX 260 c216.

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lost

Discussion Starter · #9 · Nov 25, 2009

Well Im gonna have to sleep on it lol... My nerves are still on end over my current vid card dieing...

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lost

Discussion Starter · #10 · Nov 25, 2009

Well I had a dream that I had money in my pocket, so Im just going to pick up a new gfx card.. Thanks for the suggestions everyone! maybe down the road I can pick up some nice stuff but not right now!

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Voltage_Drop

· #11 · Nov 25, 2009

I think you made the right choice.

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lost

Discussion Starter · #12 · Nov 25, 2009

Reps handed out and thanks once again! Time to find a cheap 4890!

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budgetgamer

· #13 · Nov 26, 2009

I think you will be more than happy with your GPU upgrade. Upgrading your CPU to a 720BE would not have been a significant upgrade IMO. I would also at least consider the 5770 http://www.overclock.net/graphics-ca...on-4890-a.html

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