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afsf   11-04-2008 at 05:45:15 PM

large atx case
WD 160gb 7200rpm

ASUS EAH4850 TOP/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16

SAMSUNG 2232BW+ Black 22" 2ms

ASUS P5Q-E LGA 775 Intel P45

intel E8400

mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996587 - Retail

thermaltake purepower 560w PSU (will this have enough juice? how about when I get another 4850 for crossfire?)

standard dvd drive

How does it look? Am unsure about the mobo (Between this one and gigabyte vs. and the pq5 pro), as well as the memory.

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aevm   11-04-2008 at 05:51:43 PM
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I'd pick the P5Q Pro or GA-EP45-UD3P because they are cheaper.

Get a Corsair 650TX from http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-65 [...] 78324.html

If you can afford the extra to upgrade to WD6400AAKS do it, it's faster and has a great price/GB.

Good video/monitor/CPU/RAM.

See if you can find an E8500 cheaper than the E8400.

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afsf   11-04-2008 at 05:58:03 PM
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I already have the PSU in my current PC...so no way it will hold out? its def. a quality unit, and would prefer to keep it, as it is also fairly ne

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Bronze Home Brew badge Proximon   11-04-2008 at 05:58:39 PM
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Yeah that UD3P is quite similar to the P5Q-E. Really a good choice.

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aevm   11-04-2008 at 06:35:08 PM
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afsf wrote :

I already have the PSU in my current PC...so no way it will hold out? its def. a quality unit, and would prefer to keep it, as it is also fairly ne



All right, then use it. The HD 4850 recommendation is 450W+ for a system with one card, 550W+ for a system with two cards. I thought you were planning to buy it and recommended the 650TX instead because it leaves more room for overclocking and lots of hard disks and TV tuners and so on. If you don't need all that, your PSU should be all right even for Crossfire.

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knotknut   11-04-2008 at 06:55:52 PM
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The P5Q-E is a better choice than the P5Q-Pro.
The cost difference is minimal ($15.00 US)
You get better cooling
2 x 10-100-1000 onboard lan, compaired to one on the Pro
The ability to use 16 gb ram, compaired to 8 on the Pro
An E-SATA rear panel port, none on the Pro
An optical audio port, none on the Pro.

I would stick with your choice of the P5Q-E

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afsf   11-04-2008 at 09:58:01 PM
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decided to go with the gigabyte recommended above, and stick to the 8400

cant wait to get it setup!

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