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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: November

BUDGET RANGE: $600-700

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming only

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor (sony G520 21" ), speakers

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA

PARTS PREFERENCES: none

OVERCLOCKING: Yes

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: if necessary

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1600x1200

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: would like to run dragon age: origins, risen, and fallout 3 with max settings at 1600x1200

ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X + phenom II x3 720 BE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.293440

(2) XFX HD-487A-ZWFC Radeon HD 4870 1GB + Thermaltake W0106RU 700W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.273279

OCZ Gold AMD Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227448

Samsung F3 500GB HD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822152181

Total w/ Shipping: 728.97 - 60.00 rebates = $668.97

Would this system reach my goal?
If so, would a cheaper system suffice?
Ideas?
Thanks.

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This setup would definitely play all of those at that resolution. You could get away without doing crossfire, but the combo deal for the graphics card is a great deal and makes it hard to suggest a cheap single card. Id say go with it, everything else looks good.

Reply to snurp85

Bad build. No offense

The PSU you've picked doesn't work with 2x4870 because each 4870 needs 2x 6pins.

You are missing an O.S

the ram you picked is good, but the performance is same/similar to this RAM: (mine is cheaper, since you are gaming, you can't notice the difference, latencies are lower = better) mine is 1333mhz, yours is 1600mhz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231276

Message edited by overshocks on 11-08-2009 at 10:49:01 PM

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e6400 oc'd 3.2ghz,CCF cooler
3870x2, p5k/epu
750watts psu, antec 900
Reply to overshocks

couldn't i use adapters to make the PSU work? it's part of a combo on newegg that makes that particular PSU ridiculously cheap.

Reply to ectocoolest

Well you could, just buy the correct ones.. 6pin or 6+2pin ones..
You need 4x 6pin connectors, the PSU you picked has only 1. So you need 3 adapters.

Message edited by overshocks on 11-09-2009 at 03:25:28 AM

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e6400 oc'd 3.2ghz,CCF cooler
3870x2, p5k/epu
750watts psu, antec 900
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