Micro ATX and ATX

[penslam]

I'm going to buy Intel core i5 and
Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 as the motherboard. It is of form factor Micro ATX. I am also purchasing Antec 900 chassis and ATI 5850 card. Will the card fit into the board properly and will the board fit into the chassis properly? Any recommendations?

Thank you.

Pramit

 

[cyberkuberiah]

yes , the 900 is has more than enough space for that card and is compatible with micro-atx which is the form factor of ud2 . it is a good case .

it is actually good that you are getting antec 900 and not 300 , which could fit ud2 but you would have had drive bays getting too close or unusable with long video cards . also , dont get the antec 1200 , that would be overkill .

all the best and congratulations on your purchase . by the way , what price are you getting the 5850 at ? of course its your money but i would not recommend it for 300$ and wait for it to drop whe availability is more . its is THE card to get otherwise .

 

[penslam]

Thanks a lot for the info. I am getting a 650W Antec/Coolermaster PSU. The card is temporarily out of stock from amazon. It was listed at $266

http://www.amazon.com/XFX-RADEON-5850-Express-HD585AZNFC/dp/B002Q4U5EY

I'll wait when its for sale again. Probably it will be there in a month. Your views?

 

[cyberkuberiah]

ok . what i am thinking is that the 4870 launched at 300 dollars for 512 mb version , now its 150-165 for even the 1gb versions . and the 5850 launched at 260 . so there is a possibility of it going down a lot but it'll take some time . 266 is ok , but how long can you wait ? do you have another card lying around you could use for a while ? dont get it for 290-300$ as the rumored prices once it comes back in stock ... what do u think ?

 

[penslam]

I can wait till Dec 12 max. Is there any chance it will fall down by then? Also on black friday, do you expect getting discounts? I want 5850 because its DX-11 supportive.

 

[cyberkuberiah]

there is not going to be a drop below launch prices by that time , so anyways , get a card as soon as it comes in stock . they are saying end of this month for end of availability issues , and it may get sold out pretty quickly , so dont wait till dec 12 end-day . that 266 was a good price .

 

[englandr753]

Being one of the newest cards and out of stock I am in doubts it will fall. The 4000 series cards on the other hand have every reason to drop in price. Keep an eye out, you never know but unfortunately I think I'm right...

 

[penslam]

Okay. I'll contact XFX and check out when its gonna available. I don't know why I am running behind the 5850 when 5770 is available for $100 less. With the i5, will the 5850 kick 5770's butt?

 

[cyberkuberiah]

yes , the 5850 is way better than a 5770 , and , even nicer , better than the gtx 285 while producing less heat and at a lesser price . if that 100$ is not that much of a problem , get the 5850 surely and you would not regret it.

 

[penslam]

Guys I have order everything except for the chassis and PSU. Confused over Antec 900 and coolermaster HAF-922. I don't understand which PSU would be good. Any thoughts??