1100 budget, help a noob
built a pc 5 years ago and im out of the loop. I have about 1100 to use for a new system, I dont need dvd burner, monitor, floppy, os.
PC will be used for work and some gaming (heavy photoshop/illustrator use, cod4, tf2, starcraft 2, diablo 3, fallout 3), 4gb ram is required (im going 64 bit)
This is what I came up with but im wondering if I could go cheaper? what cooling do I need?
I picked out this card because supposedly its the best value for performance at the moment. I dont care if its nvidia or ati as long as its good.
SAPPHIRE 100243L Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card – Retail
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Yorkfield 2.5GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80580Q9300 – Retail
ASUS P5K PRO LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard – Retail
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P10664GK – Retail
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive – OEM
Antec P182 Gun Metal Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case – Retail
I have no idea if this is all compatible but I think it is lol
get a P43/P45 mobo
consider a Q6600
Q6600 = 9 multiplier (will overclock higher), 8MB L2 cache, cheaper
Q9300 = 7.5 multiplier, 6MB L2 cache, SSE4
psu?
thanks for the help, I will get the q6600
this asus p43 looks good
this p45 looks better and has crossfire support so I might just go with this one instead
psu, I have no idea
I’d take a Q6600 over the Q9300. Looks good otherwise.
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thanks for the help, I will get the q6600
this asus p43 looks good this p45 looks better and has crossfire support so I might just go with this one instead psu, I have no idea |
if you do have plans for crossfire on the HD4870, you need at least four 6-pin PCI-E power connectors.
I recommend this Corsair unit:
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if you do have plans for crossfire on the HD4870, you need at least four 6-pin PCI-E power connectors.
I recommend this Corsair unit: |
thanks for all the help
so im looking at this setup
SAPPHIRE 100243L Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card – Retail
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P10664GK – Retail
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive – OEM
Antec P182 Gun Metal Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case – Retail
ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard – Retail
corsair psu
comes to 1100+ but I think its worth it, running on a p4 2.8ghz single core and I need a upgrade fast.
I would highly suggesting grabbing the WD6400AAKS over the 500GB drive. $10 more and considerably faster.
that 500gb one is great, might go with this 750gb 32mb cache only thing is that its a samsung and I don’t know how reliable they are.
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that 500gb one is great, might go with this 750gb 32mb cache only thing is that its a samsung and I don’t know how reliable they are.
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get the drive I mentioned above, the 320GB platters are significantly faster than both the drives you posted.
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