droozel

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Approximate Purchase Date: Next month

Budget Range: 600-700$

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, surfing internet, gaming, watching movies, gaming and stuff

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: im not in the usa and uk so its hard to say about preffered websites.. Just trying fit in my budget, and the prices are very similar everywhere..

Country: Lithuania

Parts Preferences: In my opinion Intel is good at cpu and amd at gpu, lets talk about that.. but thinking about tight budget lets go amd/amd way

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Yes in the future would like to croosfire another 6950 2gb

Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024, 1920x1080, 1920x1200) 1280x1024 now, and in the future it will be 1920x1080 or 1920x1200..

Additional Comments: I would like a quiet PC


So now here we go:

Case: Nexus Prominent R (PROMINENT R)
http://www.nexustek.nl/nexus_prominentR_premium_silent_pc_case.htm
I think im pretty sure about that, cos i like design and think its gonna be really silent

GPU: Radeon HD 6950 CoolStream Edition
CGAX-69548F - PCI Express 2.1 - 2048MB - GDDR5 - 256 BIT
http://www.club-3d.com/index.php/products/reader.en/product/radeon-hd-6950.html
I think im pretty sure about that too, just dont know nothing about brands, maybe you can guide me to the right direction :)

Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=990FX%20Extreme3
Picked this one for x16/x16 crossfire 6950 in the future and for the good price, some thoughts about that?

CPU: AMD FX-4100 (FD4100WMGUSBX)
http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/processors/amdfx/Pages/amdfx.aspx
Picked this one for nice price and good oc possibilities (???) opinions?

RAM: Kingston 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM (Kit of 2) T1 Series (KHX1600C9D3T1K2/8G)
http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator_new/PartsInfo.asp?root=us&LinkBack=http://www.kingston.com&ktcpartno=KHX1600C9D3T1K2/8G
Dont know nothing bout that, heard somewhere that it was designed for intel (???) is it true??? can u recommend me some good stuff guys?

PSU: CORSAIR TXV2 PSU 650W 12CM V2.31 80+BRON (CMPSU-650TXV2EU)
http://www.corsair.com/power-supply-units/enthusiast-series-power-supply-units/enthusiast-series-tx650-v2-80-plus-bronze-certified-650-watt-high-performance-power-supply.html
Heard that corsair good at that, how about 650w for my system? is it gonna be enough after i crossfire 69502gb?

So no HDD as you see, not buying one now, have my old 80gb, but is it gonna be useful? ST380021A (80 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100) ???
And my LCD is old old ACER AL1715 1280x1024 MAX as i understand, is it gonna be any good for coming six months???
I was reading this forum a lot in the past two monts, but need your opinions as well.. Please, help me :)