APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: End of July BUDGET RANGE: $1000 give or take
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Media
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Probably can scrounge up a keyboard, mouse, and speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Usually newegg.com, but if there are cheaper places out there im open COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: I'm looking to build an i5 with a ati 5850 vid card
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe later on SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Probably not
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080 seems like a reasonable goal
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I would like it quiet, but thats not too important.
My main question was, I was looking at a lot of the recommendations here on TH and it looks like most of the time, people pair AMDs with ATIs and Intels with Nvidia. I heard that the Nvidia 4xxs are like space heaters and made me lean towards the 5850, but I like the i5s. Is there something wrong with pairing these two together that I just haven't read? Does the Intel chipset not play well wit ATIs? Something else I'm missing?
Thanks in advance
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Media
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Probably can scrounge up a keyboard, mouse, and speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Usually newegg.com, but if there are cheaper places out there im open COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: I'm looking to build an i5 with a ati 5850 vid card
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe later on SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Probably not
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080 seems like a reasonable goal
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I would like it quiet, but thats not too important.
My main question was, I was looking at a lot of the recommendations here on TH and it looks like most of the time, people pair AMDs with ATIs and Intels with Nvidia. I heard that the Nvidia 4xxs are like space heaters and made me lean towards the 5850, but I like the i5s. Is there something wrong with pairing these two together that I just haven't read? Does the Intel chipset not play well wit ATIs? Something else I'm missing?
Thanks in advance