- Nov 1, 2010
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After screwing around for far to long on newegg and other online sites, I've come up with this as an upgrade for my very aged P4 2.6ghz, Radeon HD 3850 AGP, 1g RAM --- I've never actually built my own computer and selected my own parts; I always got the old computer from when my dad would upgrade his, lol
I had a setup with an HD 4870 and the 600w version of the OCZ psu for around 8$ cheaper, but my combo was broken up this morning and it would have been 30$ more expensive and lost a 30$ rebate also so that plan got tossed. Which sucks because I was going to order this afternoon, heh
Kind of worried about the PowerColor version of the 5770, it comes OC'd and the cooler is a little worse then the reference one from what I have read. The plus side is that it has the 15$ off promo code, and with the rebate it's a very cheap dx11 card from what I've seen.
Also worried if there are any compatibility issues that are apparent. I double checked the RAM with the mobo and they're listed as compatible, also checked the processor and mobo and they were listed as compatible also.
I do have HD's available for cheap through my father's work, as well as a case to put it all together in. My budget is as far under 450$ as I can get it before rebates, for a PSU/RAM/MoBo/Graphics/Processor setup .. if anyone can put together a competing Intel rig I would definitely take a look at it, or even an Nvidia replacement that can compete or even beat the 5770 at a similar price; I'm not very company specific as long as it isn't a complete no-name brand
I plan on playing WoW, Borderlands, SC2, L4D2, F3:New Vegas, and the latest CoD...maybe Bioshock and Crysis if I find the time and it can handle it
oh, and first time poster! Hi!
I had a setup with an HD 4870 and the 600w version of the OCZ psu for around 8$ cheaper, but my combo was broken up this morning and it would have been 30$ more expensive and lost a 30$ rebate also so that plan got tossed. Which sucks because I was going to order this afternoon, heh
Kind of worried about the PowerColor version of the 5770, it comes OC'd and the cooler is a little worse then the reference one from what I have read. The plus side is that it has the 15$ off promo code, and with the rebate it's a very cheap dx11 card from what I've seen.
Also worried if there are any compatibility issues that are apparent. I double checked the RAM with the mobo and they're listed as compatible, also checked the processor and mobo and they were listed as compatible also.
I do have HD's available for cheap through my father's work, as well as a case to put it all together in. My budget is as far under 450$ as I can get it before rebates, for a PSU/RAM/MoBo/Graphics/Processor setup .. if anyone can put together a competing Intel rig I would definitely take a look at it, or even an Nvidia replacement that can compete or even beat the 5770 at a similar price; I'm not very company specific as long as it isn't a complete no-name brand
I plan on playing WoW, Borderlands, SC2, L4D2, F3:New Vegas, and the latest CoD...maybe Bioshock and Crysis if I find the time and it can handle it
oh, and first time poster! Hi!
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