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sup guys. im going to build my first computer soon and i have the parts from newegg shipping as of now. heres a list:



CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX - Retail

SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S223Q - OEM

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8500 - Retail

PC Power & Cooling S61EPS 610W Continuous @ 40°C EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

i also am going to order a cpu fan once i get some fundage tomorrow. anyway what kind of video card would u guys recommend for that mobo? its got pci express 2.0 for sure so any new ones would work right? im limited to $150-180 TOPS. any recommendations? i wanna get the most bang for my buck with pc gaming.

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Another vote for the Ati 4850.


Message edited by runswindows95 on 10-02-2008 at 03:53:58 AM
Reply to runswindows95

Nice guys. that takes my vote so far unless anyone else has anything to say about it.

Reply to werxen

9800 GX2. Its as fast as a 280, at more than half the price!

Reply to gamerk316

werxen wrote :

im limited to $150-180 TOPS. any recommendations? i wanna get the most bang for my buck with pc gaming.



gamerk316 wrote :

9800 GX2. Its as fast as a 280, at more than half the price!



Yes but it also costs ~$280, which is $100 over his maximum budget :hello:

Reply to Avenger_K

4850 ftw...

------------------------------ AMD64 X2 6000 + Biostar Tseries 770 + 4gb DDR2 800 G.Skill + Thermaltake WingRS case + Raidmax 530w modular PSU + 200gig internal WD HD + 250gig external WD HD + 500gig external Simpletech HDD + Belkin Wireless G PCI receiver + Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD4850
Reply to ahslan

So If you haven't got pci-e 2.0 on your mobo, you cant run pci-e 2.0 cards?

Reply to pittmanm

no...you can run pci-e 2.0 cards on regular pci-e mobos...they will run at full speed of the board, which is 8x on 2.0...which doesnt have a huge impact on performance...

------------------------------ AMD64 X2 6000 + Biostar Tseries 770 + 4gb DDR2 800 G.Skill + Thermaltake WingRS case + Raidmax 530w modular PSU + 200gig internal WD HD + 250gig external WD HD + 500gig external Simpletech HDD + Belkin Wireless G PCI receiver + Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD4850
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