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[The Carpenter]

Hey guys just wanna get some reviews on this combo.. I wasn't to sure if the psu would be enough and if the mobo and cpu were a good combo and would work fine together.. any thoughts are much appreciated.. thanks


MOBO..BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138128

CPU.. AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103773

Ram.. Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148212

GPU.. ASUS EAH4850/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4850 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121253

Hard drive.. Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218

OS.. Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488

Already bought the antec sonataIII 500 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129024 and burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106265

 

[johnyeah]

You probably already saw this but the CPU and the HDD you selected have a combo deal for additional $15 off.

I'd get this ram instead Mushkin 4GB at 1.8V
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146692

If you're getting that motherboard and you don't really care about ram voltages, there's also a combo with the OCZ Reaper that's cheaper than the Ballistix. Link here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227269

 

[The Carpenter]

Ok thanks, Thats a pretty nice combo.. So you think the psu would be enough for the set up? And everything seems compatible? Sorry I'm a noob with this stuff..

 

[johnyeah]

PSU that comes with that case should be fine handling everything.

And yes, everything's compatible.

Just a side tip. When you install the OS though, don't use the drivers that comes on the disc. Go DL the newest drivers available separately, if anything.

 

[The Carpenter]

Ok thak you very much I noticed the memory you suggested is sli ready and others like mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 and the Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 are not... What does that exactly mean.. SLI ready?

Also on the OCZ SLI-Ready Edition 4GB I was reading that you may have to change the timings and also to 2.1v.. Not really sure what that means..

 

[johnyeah]

To answer your question. When you turn on your computer, you load into BIOS and manually change the timings and voltage of the RAM (it's simple and easy).

SLI ready is just a marketing thing (honestly, it has nothing to do with performance), so you can disregard it.

 

[Asinger93]

...no. Your CPU is at the end of its life cycle and is not that great. I'd recommend the Phenom X4. Very fast, and ISN'T an Athlon.