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Hello everyone,

This is my first time building my own computer so take it easy on me =)

Well first off I'm primarily building my computer around the AMD Radeon HD 6870.

This is the same exact card I have :

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/amd-amd-radeon-hd-6...

I have very little knowledge in what the difference is in who manufactures the card but this is the one I have. I will start off with a single card but I am looking to get another one of these to do crossfire with.

Now this is where you guys might look at me funny... I know I will be running 2 of these 300 dollars cards but my friend works at best buy and got me a really good deal on it. Anyhow, I am on a very tight budget.

My 2 main games that I play is world of warcraft and starcraft 2 but I will also like this computer to run other games like call of duty and the new star wars mmo when it comes out. (On high settings)

Now when I said I was on a tight budget, I mean a tight budget. LOL. So I found this processor

http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=4_65&...

The intel E5700. Just a dual core processor at 3.0 GHZ

So this is where I ran into my roadblock, I am looking for a mother board that will support 2 (crossfire) of these cards as well as that processor and I highly prefer Asus motherboards.

However I am open to all suggestions because I'm sure you guys all know a lot more than I do. So please give me some input and help me build this budget bad boy!

Thank you =)

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Approximate Purchase Date: Not in a rush


Budget Range: 200ish

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming


Parts Not Required: Graphics card, mouse, keyboard, speakers, power supply, along those lines, just need the tower made.


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: TigerDirect.ca, Best buy.ca and canadacomputers.com


Country of Origin: Canada


Parts Preferences: Intel cpu, Asus mobo (I'm easy to convince otherwise)

Overclocking: Maybe


SLI or Crossfire: Will lead into it eventually


Monitor Resolution: (e.g.: 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200)


Additional Comments: I have the AMD Radeon HD 6870 already. Just need to know a good CPU and Mobo pretty much, and perhaps recommend an affordable tower. Ram, HD, and power supply, I will take care of myself as well. I will just need to know how much power I should get and what type of ram but all in all, I just need to choose a mobo and cpu. I would like a mobo that will allow me to upgrade to a better processor as well in the future so I don't need to buy a whole new motherboard.
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I don't think $200 is practical to do an intel build. It can be done but I think an AMD processor will be better for your needs. Also, I know you didn't list newegg.ca as a place to purchase parts but they have great prices and excellent customer service. If you don't use them I would recommend Canada Computers over Tiger Direct as they have much better prices.

As far as overclocking and SLI/Crossfire, that is not possible for your budget. You will need a better cooler for the CPU and a motherboard that has 2 pcie ports that run at least x8/x8. For your 6870, I would recommend the following.

ASUS M4A78LT-M AM3 AMD 760G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.1GHz

A-DATA Gaming Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600

Total is $191.97 before shipping.

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System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming

+1 Rana X3: simply Toms poster child bang for buck chip for several months now
Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: November 2010
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gaming-cpu-cor...
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Athlon II X3 450

This is the fastest triple-core Athlon II available, and it sports an ideal combination of three execution cores, a high clock rate, a low price, and respectable overclocking headroom. Despite the deceptively low buy-in, this processor delivers some serious gaming capability. It is such a great gaming CPU, in fact, that it almost renders most of the CPUs in the $100 to $130 range overkill.

^+1 for the X3. A dual slot CF motherboard with a cheap price? The cheapest in my country is around $70. But since you're in Canada, should be cheaper. The best is the 790FX/890FX (both lanes at x16). You don't need an IGP anyway, which narrows down your options. The alternative would be a both x8 PCIe motherboard. I forgot which model though (too lazy to google :lol:  ).

Finally, a $50 Team Elite 2 x 2GB DDR3 RAM and you're all set! ;) 

Just curious, what PSU are you using? Since the HD6870 is a pretty power demanding GPU.

Hey guys, so I totally ignored my budget and went all out.

I picked up a HAF X 942 full tower, i7 970 processor, and a DX58SO Motherboard.

Now my new question is if this ram is good for this build since its cheap and I've read pretty decent reviews about them.

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=42745&vpn=F3-128...

If not, can you guys suggest better ram for the price from either that website or Canada Computers.

Lastly, will 700watts be sufficient to run this system in crossfire?

Thanks you.

Yeah, I figured that out this morning. >.<

So that answers that, but what about the 700 watts powering this system in crossfire? It's just that have a good deal on a 700watt psu so if I can get away with it, I will if not, what should I buy?

I would not even think about putting that near my computer, no offence. I would look into getting a psu from a reliable manufacturer, such as Antec, Corsair, Seasonic, etc.
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