Upgrade - New AMD A-Series - 500€

[vdgamer]

my bad, for some reason i thought that euro is worth more than any other currency, i think it actually is besides pounds, either board is solid choice just go with whichever is cheaper where you live

 

[GxStorm]

Ive gotta go for now

So i agree with the

Case - Thermaltake V4 Black Edition
Motherboard - (all open)
CPU - AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE
Graphics Card - (that 6870 if i have enough cash)
Hard Drive - (750Gb is enough)
PSU - (enough for overclocking that cpu)
RAM - (8Gb if possible)
recommend me a graphics card, propper for gaming please

 

[GxStorm]

And the the cpu cooler, one with a good Quality/price relation :9

 

[Theocnoob]

Ive gotta go for now

So i agree with the

Case - Thermaltake V4 Black Edition
Motherboard - (all open)
CPU - AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE
Graphics Card - (that 6870 if i have enough cash)
Hard Drive - (750Gb is enough)
PSU - (enough for overclocking that cpu)
RAM - (8Gb if possible)
recommend me a graphics card, propper for gaming please

^Already did. The next thing up would be a 6870. If you want to spend more.
The GTX460 is cheap cheap. Get a 750W power supply and a 460 now. Add another 460 in 2 months and you have 85% of a GTX580, power wise.

And it's GB. Not Gb. That error is super prevalent in Europe. Even in magazines.

1 bit = 0 or 1. 8 bits = 1 byte. 1024 bytes= kilobyte. 1024KB= 1MB, etc.

1024 BITS= 1 Kilobit (Kb), 1024 kilobits= 1 Megabit (Mb), but 1Mb is 1/8th the size of 1MB.

Internet connections are measured in Mb (megabits) per second. Few other things are measured in Megabits/Gigabits except point to point links (ie, a SATA connection). Actual capacities are always referred to in MegaBytes (MB) and GigaBytes (GB).

 

[GxStorm]

Tomorrow we`ll reach a conclusion

 

[vdgamer]

he can run 460 sli on 600w psu no problem no need for 750W

 

[GxStorm]

The 6870 costs basically the same as here
the cheapest 6870 - XFX Radeon HD6870 Dual Fan 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E - 169.15€
the cheapest gtx460 - EVGA GeForce GTX460 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E - 169.45€

If i have enough budget i would buy either the AMD or the Nvidia....Its up to you guys...

Another thing, you guys didn't answered earlier , the case is any good?

Also...it says this

Cooling System
-Front (intake):
120 x 120 x 25 mm optional
-Rear (exhaust):
120 x 120 x 25 mm Blue LED fan, 1300 rpm, 17 dBA
-Top (exhaust):
120 x 120 x 25 mm optional
-Bottom (intake):
120 x 120 x 25 mm optional

Ill have to pay more to get the fans included?

 

[GxStorm]

This is were Im buying the components

http://www.alientech.pt/index.php

Most of the hardware specs are in English, so the rest i think you can translate using the browser translator

 

[GxStorm]

MSI Radeon HD6850 1GB Cyclone Power Edition/OC GDDR5 PCI-E

Around 160€

 

[GxStorm]

XFX Radeon HD6870 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E

Bus Type
PCI-E 2.1
Performance
Black, Standard
GPU Clock MHz
900 - 940 MHz
Stream Processors
1120
Memory Interface Bus (bit)
256
Memory Type
DDR5
Memory Size (MB)
1024 MB
Memory Clock (MHz)
4200 - 4600 MHz
Microsoft® DirectX® Support
11
Shader Model Support
5.0
Open GL Optimization and Support
3.2
Cooling Fansink
√
ROHS
√
Profile
Double, Standard
ATI Radeon CrossFireX™ Technology
√
ATI Radeon PowerPlay™
√
Dimensions (Imperial)
10.3 x 4.4 x 1.5
Dimensions (Metric)
26.2 x 11.12 x 3.81
Max Resolution Analog
2048 x 1536
Max Resolution Digital
2560 x 1600
ATI Eyefinity Technology
√
AMD Accelerated Parallel Processing (APP) Technology(m)
√
AMD HD3D
√
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
3
Minimum Power Requirement (Watt)
500 Watt

At 170€ looks pretty good, good gpu clock speed

http://www.alientech.pt/product_info.php?cPath=180_19_23_223&products_id=8704

 

[GxStorm]

Seagate Barracuda 750GB 7200RPM 32MB SATA III 3.5 - 50€

http://www.alientech.pt/product_info.php?cPath=180_9_52&products_id=12986

 

[GxStorm]

Resuming all of this......

Case - Thermaltake V4 Black Edition - 41.85€
http://www.alientech.pt/advanced_se...ke+v4&osCsid=3e155108b6396f162894c48ea026464e
Motherboard - (all open)
CPU - AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE - 104.00€
http://www.alientech.pt/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=&products_id=12626
Graphics Card - XFX Radeon HD6870 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E - 172.65€
http://www.alientech.pt/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=&products_id=8704
Hard Drive - Seagate Barracuda 750GB 7200RPM 32MB SATA III 3.5 - 50.20€
http://www.alientech.pt/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=&products_id=12986
PSU - Corsair CX-600W - 64.95€
http://www.alientech.pt/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=&products_id=6764
RAM - GSKILL PC3-12800 8GB Ripjaws CL9 (4x2GB) DDR3 - 67.60€
http://www.alientech.pt/product_info.php?products_id=6999

Total - 501.25 .....Without the motherboard, so we have to cut off in some hardware :S

Oh and the aftermarket heatsink

Corsair Air Series A70 - 36.85€

 

[GxStorm]

ASRock 970 Extreme4 - 96.15€

So the AM3+ Socket, suports the 8-core cpu..... okay, but its over my budget...

 

[Theocnoob]

Are you having a conversation with yourself? ^

Get the 6870 if the 460 is the same price. 6870 is faster.

Lose the heatsink for now. Cut down to a 500W power supply. Go to 4GB of RAM for about 1/2 the money, find another 20 euros, there's the motherboard .

 

[GxStorm]

ok
GSKILL PC3-12800 4GB Ripjaws CL9 (2x2GB) DDR3 - 34.05€
Corsair CX-500W - 56.00€

That cuts down to 554.94€.....

 

[GxStorm]

Do you recommend me?

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM 32MB SATA III 3.5 - 50.95€
Few cents for 250GB more

 

[Theocnoob]

why don't you get a cheap hard drive like a 320GB WD Blue and save more money

 

[GxStorm]

they`re good?

 

[Theocnoob]

No. But you're on a budget. I'd see if you could afford a WD 500GB Black and stop there. If not 320GB Blue. The Black is pretty good.

 

[GxStorm]

I think this is okay for now

The case is alright?