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Hey guys, Im in Australia and building a budget system for a friend. He wanted a Intel Quad but they were too expensive, so I gave him an Phenom X3, which was even cheaper than a E7500. Before I start, this is extremely tight budget, and he gave me $550 AUD to play with. So, bear in mind that this is basicly meant to have crap parts :)

CPU: Phenom X3 710

Motherboard: GA-M720-US3 (I know, I know. Any others that are better, i dont mind any brand, just, i want it to have firewire.)

Graphics Card: POV 9800GT 512MB

RAM: G.skill NQ series 2x2GB 800mhz

PSU: Coolermaster Extreme 500W (crap and cheap i know, but hell, i was this close to getting a SHAW. :))

Case: Reused.

HDD: Reused.

DVD: Reused.

Yeah, so what ya think? I think the only thing i could change would be the MB, all ram is basicly the same price PNY is 74, kingston 78, G.skill 79 etc. The 9800GT is the best one i can get basicly.. is the ATI 4850 worth another 10$ and go over his budget?

Any help Appreciated, Thanks in Advanced.

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looks good, but check the reviews on the psu, fried pc is not a delicasy.

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Reply to xaira

So, is is all good? Is that the best motherboard I could get for the money?
And is the 9800GT better than a Radeon 4850?

Thanks.

Reply to cahl

the 4850 will crush the 9800gt any day, you can concider this board also, but theyre basically the same
http://www.mwave.com.au/newAU/mwav [...] u=28010449

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Reply to xaira

Hey, but whats the difference? And does the MA770-US3 support unlocking the cores aswell?

Reply to cahl

i dont know about the unlocking cores thing, as i said above, theres not much difference, the 1 i chose has an amd chipset, so the platform will be complete, amd cpu, amd chipset, and amd gcard

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