Curse

daraaksii · Jun 11, 2009, 03:26 PM // 15:26

After so many years, I'm now building my own PC (yeah, my father bought me my last PCs, you know, pappa's little son, etc).

So here's my current setup:
PCU:AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 AM2+ BOX Black Edition
Motherboard:GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3
VGA (gonna buy it a bit later, since I can use my current one, GF 7600GS): GIGABYTE GV-R485ZL-512H HD4850 512MB PCIE
RAM: KINGSTON HyperX 2048Mb DDR2 1066MHz CL5 KIT
Power Supply: Gigabyte Superb 460W [GE-R460-V1]

So what you think, is this any good?

Thanks for any advances,
daraaksii

Elder III · Jun 11, 2009, 04:04 PM // 16:04

I would be wary of a Gigabyte Power Supply. There motherboards are good, but I'm not too familiar with their PSU line. I'd go with a better known brand there. Also, what kind of budget are you on?

*I'm not sure about prices in Hungary, but in Romania the prices are less than in most of Europe; if you live close to the border you could consider www.dcshop.ro - I know Romanians are cheats and liars as a general rule, but tto teh best of my knowledge that website has been ok in the past.

rick1027 · Jun 11, 2009, 07:01 PM // 19:01

first off ditch that psu get something worth buying you system depends on it so it should be worthwhile. i prefer a corsair and it doesnt hurt to go bigger then you need. i like the 650w or 850w corsairs myself. you may end up spending a little more cash but in this area its well worth the buy

daraaksii · Jun 22, 2009, 03:58 AM // 03:58

Okay, I've modified my setup a lil' bit, here you go:

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128378
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103648
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104034
Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231204
VGA: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102832

Brett Kuntz · Jun 22, 2009, 04:25 AM // 04:25

P2 X3 720 > 710. It's $20 more, but it's unlocked, so you can OC to 3.2GHz probably, stock voltage & heatsink. Unlike Intel, AMD actually has damn good heatsinks and can OC very far on stock settings.

GA-MA790FXT-UD5P is better, but $40 more expensive as well. It can handle higher overclock and 2 GPU's at full bandwidth. It's a higher quality mobo overall, but more expensive as well. Two GPU's are always better than one, keep that in mind when selecting your videocards. You can buy one now, and another in a year when the same model is cheaper, or you can buy two cheap models now and get a lot of bang for your buck.

The Corsair 650W is of better quality, but $10 mroe expensive:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139005

And instead of that videocard, pay an extra $5 and get the 1gb model. Twice the memory for $5? Sweet deal imo!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102837

And I dunno what OS you run or how much memory you like, but $58 is for 4gb dual channel:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231253

Sorry for bumping up the prices on everything, but if you're gonna buy a new PC, I don't know why you'd go for outdated/underpowered parts. Save up a bit longer and buy some better stuff, it'll last you longer in the end. Like, if you buy that PSU, it'll be good for a year, then you gotta buy a new one. If you buy that 650w, it could be good for 5 years!

daraaksii · Jun 22, 2009, 04:53 AM // 04:53

I only posted the newegg links so you guys can understand the stuffs details.

Here in Hungary, the difference between the 2 GPUs aren't only 5$ :P

Brett Kuntz · Jun 22, 2009, 06:00 AM // 06:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by daraaksii

I only posted the newegg links so you guys can understand the stuffs details.

Here in Hungary, the difference between the 2 GPUs aren't only 5$ :P

Ahh haha, sorry to hear about that then. I know you guys get shafted on parts pricing sometimes, almost at random too.

rick1027 · Jun 22, 2009, 07:04 AM // 07:04

id still buy the corsair one over the ones you posted dont go cheap on the psu youll regret it later