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hiphop4321   09-21-2008 at 08:06:19 PM

Was hoping to get some advice on this if anyone can help

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AMD Phenom 9850 BLACK EDITION 2.5GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HD985ZXAGHBOX

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Silverion77   09-21-2008 at 08:24:25 PM
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Well first off, ur going to be told right away to drop that AMD cpu. ATM intel has much better cpus out that perform better.

Secondly get 4 gigs of ram, a good pair of DDR2-800 will be good enough and much cheaper. Ur paying for the name Fatality (wahoo).

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coleman   09-21-2008 at 11:02:48 PM
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i would defiantly go with inlet like silverion77 said

I am not sure o this but im sure some 1 ill correct me if im wrong, if you are going to overclock then go for the faster ram. If not go with 800 as there will not be a major performance gain wit the faster RAM

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br3nd064   09-21-2008 at 11:11:06 PM
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I agree with the above posters about switching to intel and 4gb's of ram. Also, if you follow the ram advice, I'd say also get vista 64bit, so that it can actually use all 4gb's of ram.

Personally, I'd also prefer ddr2 800 ram over 1066 because you can overclock most cpu's pretty high with it at a 1:1 ratio.

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johnyeah   09-21-2008 at 11:19:42 PM
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For less money and better performance:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115017

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] p45%20ds3r

And
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233003

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johnyeah   09-21-2008 at 11:25:41 PM
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Also for a lot less money I'd get this PSU instead:
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139006

In addition to I'd get this RAM instead:
mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820146731

Oh, don't bother getting the sound card. The Onboard HD audio is actually already better than what you picked(unless you get Xi-fi, which has Vista driver problems or HT Omega, problems free).


Message edited by johnyeah on 09-21-2008 at 11:27:40 PM
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