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- Apr 20, 2009
Well it seems like tomorrow will be a big day for my friend, hes upgrading from a aging AMD 3500+ & integrated ATI X200 to this setup below that I helped him choose:
Prices are in Canadian. From NCIX,
please don't suggest ordering parts from newegg since it has to be bought instore.
AMD Phenom II X3 710 Triple Core Processor Socket AM3 2.6GHZ 7.5MB Cache 95W 45NM Retail Box ($137.99)
Powercolor Radeon HD 4850 PCs 625MHZ 1GB 1.9GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E VGA DVI HDMI Video Card *IR-$10* ($129.99)
G.SKILL F3-10666CL9D-4GBNQ PC3-10666 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1333 CL9-9-9-24 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit ($91.99)
Gigabyte GA-MA785GT-UD3H AMD785G ATX AM3 2PCI-E DDR3 Video Sound GLAN CrossFireX HDMI Motherboard ($108.99)
Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Gamer Case 900 ATX 9 Drive Bay No PS Top USB2.0 1394 Audio ($126.31)
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200RPM 32MB Dual Proc 3.5IN SATA Hard Drive OEM 5YR Mfg Warranty ($75.98)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W ATX 20/24PIN SLI Ready Modular Cables 135mm Fan 80PLUS Power Supply ($93.00)
Liteon IHDP118 22X IDE Black DVD-ROM Drive OEM ($28.50)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64BIT OEM DVD with Windows 7 Upgrade Offer ($154.33)
Config ($50.00)
Total: $997.08
Feedback on weather this is a good combination of parts and if everything checks out to be fairly good quality, or any alternate suggestions. Is much appreciated, Thanks.
His budget was a $1000.
He didn't want to go for the 4870 because its more expensive and probably within a while after the 5000 ATI series gets settled in he may pick one of them up.
Oh and I assume the PSU is more than enough, it got good reviews just wondering what you guys think of it.
Oh and this system is supposed to be for gaming.
Prices are in Canadian. From NCIX,
please don't suggest ordering parts from newegg since it has to be bought instore.
AMD Phenom II X3 710 Triple Core Processor Socket AM3 2.6GHZ 7.5MB Cache 95W 45NM Retail Box ($137.99)
Powercolor Radeon HD 4850 PCs 625MHZ 1GB 1.9GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E VGA DVI HDMI Video Card *IR-$10* ($129.99)
G.SKILL F3-10666CL9D-4GBNQ PC3-10666 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1333 CL9-9-9-24 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit ($91.99)
Gigabyte GA-MA785GT-UD3H AMD785G ATX AM3 2PCI-E DDR3 Video Sound GLAN CrossFireX HDMI Motherboard ($108.99)
Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Gamer Case 900 ATX 9 Drive Bay No PS Top USB2.0 1394 Audio ($126.31)
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200RPM 32MB Dual Proc 3.5IN SATA Hard Drive OEM 5YR Mfg Warranty ($75.98)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W ATX 20/24PIN SLI Ready Modular Cables 135mm Fan 80PLUS Power Supply ($93.00)
Liteon IHDP118 22X IDE Black DVD-ROM Drive OEM ($28.50)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64BIT OEM DVD with Windows 7 Upgrade Offer ($154.33)
Config ($50.00)
Total: $997.08
Feedback on weather this is a good combination of parts and if everything checks out to be fairly good quality, or any alternate suggestions. Is much appreciated, Thanks.
His budget was a $1000.
He didn't want to go for the 4870 because its more expensive and probably within a while after the 5000 ATI series gets settled in he may pick one of them up.
Oh and I assume the PSU is more than enough, it got good reviews just wondering what you guys think of it.
Oh and this system is supposed to be for gaming.
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