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mrclownface   09-08-2009 at 01:03:28 PM

hi all,i am building a gamimg pc with a limited budget,i need some opinions on my choice of hardware,i have a gigabyte motherboard GA-EP-45-UD3L----C.PU. is a INTEL CORE 2 DUO E7600 3.06GHZ----an NZXT APOLLO case and a radeon 4870 512 graphics card,as yet i have not decided on a power supply or ram memory for my pc,any ideas are very welcome, THANKS IN ADVANCE

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Well i can tell you this with the money you have get a 500W power supply unless you want to run two GPU's and get just 4gb or cam from g-skill or something like that that should run you $60 +- for the RAM and you should be able to get a good PSU for less then 100! as for you GPU i say get the 1GB one to make sure you get the most out of it!

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jay_l_a   09-08-2009 at 04:46:34 PM

You might want to post this in one of the hardware forums, you'll get a better response.
J
FWIW, looks like a good build, you'll need a decent power supply (600W+) as the 4870s draw a lot of power at load.
Mem, are you going 64 or 32 bit OS? That will influence your choice somewhat.

------------------------------ GA-X38-DS4 (BIOS F3)||E8400 C2D (3.6GHz)||2x 1Gb Crucial Ballistix DDR2-800 4-4-4-12||320Gb WD Caviar||2x 750Gb WD Caviar||Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W||2x HD4870 512Mb(Crossfire)||HT Omega Striker 7.1
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mrclownface   09-08-2009 at 10:18:51 PM

Thanks for your advice jay_l_a,much appreciated

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ilikegirls   09-11-2009 at 07:54:22 PM
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Well i can tell you this with the money you have get a 500W power supply unless you want to run two GPU's and get just 4gb or cam from g-skill or something like that that should run you $60 +- for the RAM and you should be able to get a good PSU for less then 100! as for you GPU i say get the 1GB one to make sure you get the most out of it!

Hope this helps !

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mrclownface   09-12-2009 at 01:09:56 AM

ilikegirls wrote :

Well i can tell you this with the money you have get a 500W power supply unless you want to run two GPU's and get just 4gb or cam from g-skill or something like that that should run you $60 +- for the RAM and you should be able to get a good PSU for less then 100! as for you GPU i say get the 1GB one to make sure you get the most out of it!

Hope this helps !


thanks for your advice (ilikegirls)this helps coz my knowledge of pc gear is limited,thanks again

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ilikegirls   09-12-2009 at 02:47:57 PM

No problem! (btw name was a friends idea just fyi!) but you are welcome and if you need anything else please feel free to ask and im you need any like on the spot PM me and we can talk through some IM program!
Enjoy!

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mrclownface   09-13-2009 at 01:24:45 PM

ilikegirls wrote :

No problem! (btw name was a friends idea just fyi!) but you are welcome and if you need anything else please feel free to ask and im you need any like on the spot PM me and we can talk through some IM program!
Enjoy!


thanks for your help,its nice of you to offer your time to answer my questions,thanks again

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