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Which processor and motherboard for new build?

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Hello All,

I am going to build a new PC and need some advise. I am an AMD fan and need suggestions on which AMD processor and motherboard I should go for. Budget is not a problem. I'll be using it for photo-editing, internet, occasional video-editing and downloading video content. I don't need gamer's specs as I am not a heavy gamer. I'm a power user who tends to run multiple apps at once and like to have it all running smooth and fast. I hate it when an app takes forever to load when an anti-virus scan is going on or am doing some photo-editing. Loading and execution should be zippy. I am happy to have onboard graphics but if a good graphics card makes my multi-tasking experience better, I wouldn't mind having it.

Looking forward to hearing from all you experts.

Thanks in advance



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Mobo ASUS M4A79XTD EVO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

CPU AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

memory G skill
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Video card sapphire hd 4850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Grand total would be around 550

would reccomend haveing the dedicated video card just to make things run smoother and snappier these compnents would give you a smooth and fast system ready for multitasking heaven if you wanted gameing i would suggest a better video card but for what you want this would be a fast and reliable system and can be overclocked nicely if you wanted too.

LOL he beat me too it but wow picked same stuff

Couple items you will also need is a power supply and a case id suggest a corsair or antec atleast 500 watts
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mfarrukh said:
Radeon 5770 HD for $160
or
Radeon 5750 HD for $120


he said hes not gameing so he dont need dx 11 you should go with the 4850

the 5700s u listed are 128 bit the 4850 is 256 bit will be a faster card

Another thing: I live in Australia. Newegg does not ship here. So I'll be looking at the local computer shops/fairs. Post the links nevertheless. It's useful for product descriptions and price estimates.

6 GB would have been great, I know. But I'd have to get an even number of chips to take advantage of dual channel, wouldn't I? That would mean, either 4GB or 8GB. Not sure if we can achieve dual channel with 6GB unless I buy 6X1GB. Is that correct? The ASUS M4A79XTD EVO doesnt have 6 slots for RAM.

Good idea, saaiello... regarding RAM

Guys, I have a OCD when it come to decisions lol... So you going to have to recommend 1 final video card. Please note, I'd be doing the occassional DVD rips too.
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basically its all up to your budget if you want to spend an extra 100 bux on video card you "might" use in the future or do you save the 100 bux and get what you need and maybe go get something else for the rig like maybe some nice surround speakers for it but its all up to how much you want to spend.

The only game I ever play occassionally is NFS. Otherwise, I use my PC for intensive web browsing, downloading, lots of photo work, moving large files around and occasional video ripping. And I tend to do all the above simultaneously lol
I want stuff to load and close in a jiffy.
So am leaning towards the 4830 w/512MB RAM. The 5750 w/1GB sounds appealing too.
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If you only want to play NFS series You probably wanna go with 4850 or even 4830/4770
They will be good for all sorts off needs including casual gaming
However,
4670 HD is also worth checking out
Its only $65 USD
And it will give you whatever performance you want on NFS games
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the 512 on the 256bit bus will be faster then the 1 gig on a 128 bit bus you will never even take advantage of useing all of the 1 gig on a slower bus
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mfarrukh said:
If you only want to play NFS series You probably wanna go with 4850 or even 4830/4770
They will be good for all sorts off needs including casual gaming
However,
4670 HD is also worth checking out
Its only $65 USD
And it will give you whatever performance you want on NFS games


I used to have a 4670 it is a great card too

So we have narrowed it down to the 4xxx. The price difference between a 4670 and 4850 in Australia is a few dollars. So I think I should go to the 4850 since it has 256 bit as compared to 4670's 128 bit
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