as a benchmark, i was told "call of duty moden warfare 2" with a res. of 1920 x 1080 OR 1600x900. Just assume worst case scenario, and say it's 1920 x 1080

Reply to howdoweplaythis

Ok just be sure that your psu will be able to support your system and you are good

Reply to wsupduck

so no changes required?

Reply to howdoweplaythis

ok, let see:
cpu: e7500 at 146$ vs phenom II x2 720 at 145$, PII owns the e7500, it has more cores and is future proof (775 socket is dead, you cannot upgrade from that, am3 is th latest our of amd.) https://store.9289.com.au/index.php [...] ts_id=4478
mb: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3L at 117$ vs. Gigabyte GA-MA785GT-UD3H, AM3, the intel mb is great but still it is a dead socket. that amd mb is better and future proof.
https://store.9289.com.au/index.php [...] ts_id=3862
memory: faster and more compatible ram https://store.9289.com.au/index.php [...] ts_id=3926
the rest is ok

Reply to Daggs

that build is cheaper and you might what to see what the i5 can offer

Reply to Daggs

Gigabyte AM3 MA770T-UD3P Motherboard
Corsair VX-450ATX PSU 120mm Fan(24/7)
LG Duallayer DVD Burner Sata Black 22x
Seagate SATA2 500GB Harddisk 7200rpm
SAPPHIRE HD4850 512M PCIE Video Card
4GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600Mhz RL
Antec Two Hundred 200 The Versatile ATX Tower Case - Black, NO PSU
AMD Phenom II X3 Triple Core 720 Black Edition CPU, 2.8GHz (95W)

Total Ex: 759.44
GST: 75.94
Total Inc: 835.38 from http://arc.com.au/pub.php

Reply to obsidian86

Ok, ive made a few revisions. Btw, the RAM goes at 1600mhz but the mobo supports 1333mhz without overclocking. that means the ram will default down to 1333 mhz, right? how much will that impact performance?

Reply to howdoweplaythis

ASUS M4A77TD Pro AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard

Model
Brand ASUS
Model M4A77TD Pro
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type AM3
CPU Type Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron 100 Series
FSB 2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s)
Chipsets
North Bridge AMD 770
South Bridge AMD SB710
Memory
Number of Memory Slots 4×240pin
Memory Standard DDR3 1800(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066
Maximum Memory Supported 16GB
Channel Supported Dual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x16 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (*blue@ x16 mode, black@ x4 mode)
PCI Express x1 1
PCI Slots 3
Storage Devices
PATA 1 x ATA133 2 Dev. Max
SATA 3Gb/s 5
SATA RAID 0/1/10
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset None
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset VIA VT1708S
Audio Channels 8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset Realtek 8112L
Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Combo port
COM 1
LPT 1
USB 1.1/2.0 6 x USB 2.0
eSATA 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s
S/PDIF Out 1 x Optical
Audio Ports 6 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB 3 x USB connectors supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports
Physical Spec
Form Factor ATX
Dimensions 12" x 8.8"
Power Pin 24 Pin
Features
Features 8+1 Phase Power Design
AMD 140W CPU Support
DDR3 1600(O.C.)
ATI CrossFireX Technology Support
EPU
ASUS Express Gate
Turbo Key

Reply to obsidian86

just buy lower clocked ram then

Reply to wsupduck

how much would that impact performance? 1600 vs 1333 mhz?

Reply to howdoweplaythis

in the board specs it states that it can infact support up to 1800 mhz ram

Reply to obsidian86

1600 vs 1333 performance wont change much, check the clock times on the ram when you are buying, that is the main test.

lower clock times=faster data acess

Message edited by wsupduck on 11-12-2009 at 12:45:41 AM

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