I’m trying to build my own PC for the first time.
I use my computer for both play (games: TF2, TW series, Civ4, etc. etc.), and work (non-intense) .
I really liked all the comparisons/studies on tom’s hardware. I see the biggest performance/cost weakness to my build as the Phenom II X 6 instead of the Phenom II X4 3.4 for about $130 less. While this is a comp for mostly me it is also for my girlfriend and son. She really wants a six core, so I’m locked into that.
I plan to set the BIOS to utilize the Hybrid Crossfire with the on board (128mb) and the UMA buffer 256mb (settings).
Any other Build or BIOS suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
Build:
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-890GPA-UD3H AM3 AMD 890GX HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard... $125
Processor: AMD HDT55TFBRBOX Phenom II 1090T Black Edition Six Core Processor - 3.20GHz, 6MB Cache, 2000MHz (4000 MT/s) FSB, Retail, Socket AM3, Processor with Fan… $300
RAM: Corsair XMS PC12800 RAM - 4GB, (2x2GB), DDR3, 1600MHz, DIMM, Class 7… $100
Video Card XFX HD-577X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 1GB PCIe DDR5 Display Port/HDMIGraphics Card:… $160
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive… $105
Power supply: RAIDMAX Blackstone series RX-700AC 700W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply… $40 ($80combo with case)
Case: RAIDMAX Quantum ATX-798WB Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $40 ($80 combo with case)
DVD/CD: Some old ones…. Free
Operating system: Windows 7…. Free
Monitors: Some old ones…. Free
I use my computer for both play (games: TF2, TW series, Civ4, etc. etc.), and work (non-intense) .
I really liked all the comparisons/studies on tom’s hardware. I see the biggest performance/cost weakness to my build as the Phenom II X 6 instead of the Phenom II X4 3.4 for about $130 less. While this is a comp for mostly me it is also for my girlfriend and son. She really wants a six core, so I’m locked into that.
I plan to set the BIOS to utilize the Hybrid Crossfire with the on board (128mb) and the UMA buffer 256mb (settings).
Any other Build or BIOS suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
Build:
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-890GPA-UD3H AM3 AMD 890GX HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard... $125
Processor: AMD HDT55TFBRBOX Phenom II 1090T Black Edition Six Core Processor - 3.20GHz, 6MB Cache, 2000MHz (4000 MT/s) FSB, Retail, Socket AM3, Processor with Fan… $300
RAM: Corsair XMS PC12800 RAM - 4GB, (2x2GB), DDR3, 1600MHz, DIMM, Class 7… $100
Video Card XFX HD-577X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 1GB PCIe DDR5 Display Port/HDMIGraphics Card:… $160
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive… $105
Power supply: RAIDMAX Blackstone series RX-700AC 700W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply… $40 ($80combo with case)
Case: RAIDMAX Quantum ATX-798WB Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $40 ($80 combo with case)
DVD/CD: Some old ones…. Free
Operating system: Windows 7…. Free
Monitors: Some old ones…. Free
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