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panacuba

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Hi all first of all "merry new pc" lol :eek:

Now im selling my old pc and i have a ll budget to get a new one
This are the part im gonna buy (unless you give me enough reasons of why i should not get them)

MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130223

SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 4870 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card x 2(2 of this babys :love: )
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102826

CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply(i got the 750w version in my last build and it was awsome)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009

OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory(in this case 8gb just (2sets) x (2x2gb)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227320

Last and no less important
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681910367


Now this are my questions:
4GB of GDDR5 its good? if yes or no why.
Im looking for cooling sugetions on the CPU
The mother board was chosen from here http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/790fx-socket-am3,2277-12.html
Also if you have any suggetions for me i would like to hear them.

p.d. Sorry if my english is a lil complicated but i really dont speak to much.
p.d.2 no need for case i will get it in my country :hello:
edit: no need for hard drive i already have
 
Hiya,

It's not really 4GB, since the cards will be crossfired. It's doubtful you'll see any difference in performance from 1GB to 2gb... but perhaps on some future game, or one or two titles now (Far Cry 2 maybe).

8GB of RAM will not help gaming at all. Tests were done, and no difference was found going from 4 to 8.

You don't need 1600Mhz RAM of course, but the price is right, so why not? It will likely default at 1066 and you'll be able to get it running at 1333.

Be sure to find a good cooler for the CPU:
http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm
 

xthekidx

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Saphire 4890 $204 after promo code and rebate.
That is cheaper and much better than the 4870 2GB. The Actual Graphics processor itself is much more important than the amount of memory it has, that makes much less difference.

Otherwise looks good.