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mach77   10-12-2009 at 09:55:00 PM

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: ~1-2weeks

BUDGET RANGE: $300

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 (voice recognition) for web browsing, email, World of Warcraft, etc.

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, power supply (Antec True 480W, http://www.antec.com/specs/true480_spe.html )

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com

PARTS PREFERENCES:
AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103706

GIGABYTE GA-MA790GPT-UD3H AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128398

CPU + MB = ~200 w/ combo deal

OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) ~55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227244

2x Western Digital Caviar Blue WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s ~70
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822135106

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler ~34
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835186134

Total ~359 (~289 without hard drives).

OVERCLOCKING: Yes SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1024 1rst display, 1280x1024 2nd display

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
Questions:

1) Will my Antec True 480W Power Supply be enough for this? I've been using it for five years in my Athlon XP 3000+ Rig without problems. Since I want to use the onboard video it seems like this should save me a lot of power.

2) Does my Antec True 480W have the correct power connectors for this motherboard?
http://www.antec.com/specs/true480_spe.html

2) I want to overclock the CPU. I'm pretty sure this board will let me lock the Memory freq in place so I can have the ref frequency only affect the CPU speed. Is this true? Should I look at different memory?


Message edited by mach77 on 10-12-2009 at 09:56:05 PM
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Sonic-Boom   10-12-2009 at 09:59:35 PM

You plan on using on board video?

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Sonic-Boom   10-12-2009 at 10:05:01 PM

Oh I missed it in your post, this psu calculator says you should be fine about 300w needed.
http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

As far as the right connectors, it should be fine.

Not sure about the mem freq.

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Bronze Home Brew badge dndhatcher   10-13-2009 at 03:14:37 AM

Normally is AMD "Black" models that have the multiplier unlocked for easy overclocking.

How old is that PSU? They deteriorate with age so if its old it will provide far less output. Also it wont handle a modern graphics card.


The RAM looks right for that motherboard.

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mach77   10-13-2009 at 10:19:49 PM

dndhatcher wrote :

Normally is AMD "Black" models that have the multiplier unlocked for easy overclocking.

How old is that PSU? They deteriorate with age so if its old it will provide far less output. Also it wont handle a modern graphics card.


The RAM looks right for that motherboard.



I bought this power supply back in 2004 so it's quite old. What I'm worried about is +12V - 22A Max.

264W total on +12V (Max)

Components:
95W -- CPU TPD
100W -- two hard drives, dvd-rw drive, cd-rw drive

What else goes in this list? Still seems too close to the theoretical max W, especially with component degredation over 5 years.

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Bronze Home Brew badge dndhatcher   10-13-2009 at 10:32:53 PM

That old could be a 30-40% loss. I would recommend a new PSU if you can manage it.

Wow isnt going to play well with the onboard graphics. What did you used to play on? Would be nice to get a decent GPU but I dont think its in your budget. For gaming a dual core CPU and a good GPU would be alot better.

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mach77   10-13-2009 at 10:45:28 PM

dndhatcher wrote :

That old could be a 30-40% loss. I would recommend a new PSU if you can manage it.

Wow isnt going to play well with the onboard graphics. What did you used to play on? Would be nice to get a decent GPU but I dont think its in your budget. For gaming a dual core CPU and a good GPU would be alot better.



I'm coming from an Athlon XP 3000+ w/ Radeon 9800 pro 128MB and Wow looks fine like this so anything I get is going to be way better right? :) I guess I could get the MB without a GPU onboard and get the Radeon HD 4650 512MB.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102829

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Bronze Home Brew badge dndhatcher   10-13-2009 at 10:51:27 PM

http://www.tomshardware.com/review [...] 387-7.html
According to Toms, the onboard and your old graphics card are about the same.
A 4650 would be way better.

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