Tom's Hardware > Forum > Homebuilt Systems > New System Build > AMD-CPU, Video, RAM and mother board upgrade

AMD-CPU, Video, RAM and mother board upgrade

Forum Homebuilt Systems : New System Build - AMD-CPU, Video, RAM and mother board upgrade

Tom's Hardware: Over 1.4 million members in 6 different countries available to answer all your high-tech questions. Sign up now! Its free!
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
Zeht   10-04-2009 at 04:52:13 AM

hi people, i've made an AMD build and i would like to have your opinion on it.

Also, i would like to know if you think the PSU i choose is enough to run that video card and CPU.

Thanks in advance.

Mother Board:
ASUS M4A77TD Pro AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131397


CPU:
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103674

RAM:
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231277

Video:
SAPPHIRE TOXIC Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102815

PSU:
Antec earthwatts EA500 500W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.0 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "Compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371007



Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
Bronze Home Brew badge Proximon   10-04-2009 at 08:38:15 AM

For 3 bucks more, this RAM is faster:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231276
Tests show time and time again that latency is more important than frequency. Even if you downclock that RAM to 1333, I doubt you would get CL7 out of it.

Better yet, get this combo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.265385
Then you have an even faster GPU and CL8 1600... about the same as the CL7 1333.

As to the PSU, I think that is fine. I see the OCZ 600W SXS going for the same price:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341010
Between those two I might have to flip a coin.

However, I would probably go with the Corsair 550VX today:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] &Tpk=550VX
Note the promo code and the hefty rebate.


Message edited by Proximon on 10-04-2009 at 08:39:29 AM
------------------------------ My Guide to choosing parts
A big list of recommended parts
Troubleshooting Guide w/links
 Reply to Proximon
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Homebuilt Systems > New System Build > AMD-CPU, Video, RAM and mother board upgrade
Go to:

There are 1406 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.389 seconds
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them