Hello,
I am considering the following system (prices from ZipZoomFly.com). Primary usage will be gaming.
CPU: AMD HDZ955FBGIBOX Phenom II x4, Black Edition 3.2Ghz,8MB Cache,125W,45nm 3.20 GHz AM3 4 x 512KB Desktop Processor Retail - $169.99
Motherboard: MSI 790FX-GD70 AMD 790FX AM3 Phenom II/Athlon X4/Athlon X3/Athlon X2 Socket AM3 5200 MT/s PC3-10600 (DDR3-1333) ATX Motherboard Retail - $149.99
Graphics card: HIS H585F1GDG Radeon HD 5850 5800 Series 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express x16 (2.0v) Video Card Retail - $267.99
Power Supply: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX TX 750W Power Supply Retail - $108.99
Primary hard drive: INTEL SSDSA2MH080G2C1 X25M 2.5in 80GB SATA II 9.5mm Solid State Drive (SSD) Solid State Drive Bulk - $272.99
Component not yet finalized:
Memory: considering 4GB, but not sure which brand or what speed
Case: Will be carrying the components back to India, so will choose a case in India.
Components I am reusing:
Monitor: LG L245WP 24" 1920x1200 8ms response time with component input (which I want for my Wii)
Speakers: Logitech Z-2300 2.1 200 W RMS
My questions are:
- What RAM should I purchase?
- Is this a good build for a future proof system, i.e., can I look forward to a CPU or a graphics card 2 years down the line to significantly up the system's performance?
- Are there any weak links in the build? What component should I change for the maximum bang for the buck?
Thank you very much, in advance, for your inputs! This will be my first custom built PC since 2002 (for a bit of history, it had an AMD Athlon 1600+, MSI GeForce Ti 4200, 80 GB Western Digital 7200 RPM with 8MB cache hard drive and 1 GB RAM (don't remember which one) - I am sure that this PC will be a solid jump up ) and I am very excited
Regards,
Tarun
I am considering the following system (prices from ZipZoomFly.com). Primary usage will be gaming.
CPU: AMD HDZ955FBGIBOX Phenom II x4, Black Edition 3.2Ghz,8MB Cache,125W,45nm 3.20 GHz AM3 4 x 512KB Desktop Processor Retail - $169.99
Motherboard: MSI 790FX-GD70 AMD 790FX AM3 Phenom II/Athlon X4/Athlon X3/Athlon X2 Socket AM3 5200 MT/s PC3-10600 (DDR3-1333) ATX Motherboard Retail - $149.99
Graphics card: HIS H585F1GDG Radeon HD 5850 5800 Series 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express x16 (2.0v) Video Card Retail - $267.99
Power Supply: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX TX 750W Power Supply Retail - $108.99
Primary hard drive: INTEL SSDSA2MH080G2C1 X25M 2.5in 80GB SATA II 9.5mm Solid State Drive (SSD) Solid State Drive Bulk - $272.99
Component not yet finalized:
Memory: considering 4GB, but not sure which brand or what speed
Case: Will be carrying the components back to India, so will choose a case in India.
Components I am reusing:
Monitor: LG L245WP 24" 1920x1200 8ms response time with component input (which I want for my Wii)
Speakers: Logitech Z-2300 2.1 200 W RMS
My questions are:
- What RAM should I purchase?
- Is this a good build for a future proof system, i.e., can I look forward to a CPU or a graphics card 2 years down the line to significantly up the system's performance?
- Are there any weak links in the build? What component should I change for the maximum bang for the buck?
Thank you very much, in advance, for your inputs! This will be my first custom built PC since 2002 (for a bit of history, it had an AMD Athlon 1600+, MSI GeForce Ti 4200, 80 GB Western Digital 7200 RPM with 8MB cache hard drive and 1 GB RAM (don't remember which one) - I am sure that this PC will be a solid jump up ) and I am very excited
Regards,
Tarun