can someone link me to the new ati 4870 graphics card he was talking about? i searched it on newegg and got alot of different ones... wats the difference thx
They are pretty much all the same. Just get this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129113
kk so i got "Motherboard" - GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS4 LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard"PCU" - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor "$329.99" "ram"- G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory "$84.99" "power supply" - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CE, CB, TUV, FCC, CCC "109.99" "hard drive" - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive "$74.99" "Graphic Card" - VisionTek 900244 Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card "$284.99" "Blue Ray/DVD drive" - Pioneer Black 12X DVD+R 6X DVD+RW 4X DVD+R DL 12X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 5X DVD-RAM 12X DVD-ROM 24X CD-R 24X CD-RW 32X CD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Blu-Ray DVD-ROM and 12X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM "$159.99" "Case" - Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case "119.99" Total Price Of - $1164.93 that look good for the most part? or am i missing anything?
If you want to OC(you should, it's easy and gives a lot more performance), you should think about getting a CPU cooler. Something like a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme(not avaliable at newegg), or a Tuniq Tower will come in handy. Other than that, everything looks good.
kk so ill get Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme then also that way i can over clock.... is it easy to over clock? sry im nub to this stuff lol
With an intel chip, and a good motherboard like that one, yes it is. Remember, if you buy an Ultra-120 extreme you need to get a 120mm fan separately. I recommend the Scythe SFF21F.
Yup what he said. Your motherboard will make it very simple to OC. You don't need to get to much into it, basic knowledge will enable you to get most of the PC anyway. Once you get it stable, just leave it at that. You can at least make 3.4Ghz.
ok, i am going to build this (what you have all incorporated into the thread) but i just need verification that all parts and everything works with each other and that the motherboard PCU socket doesn't need and adapter to mount the Thermalright 120-extreme. Until then, im going to see where i can find the cheapest parts.. (anyone have good ideas to buy these parts cheap in Canada?). Thanks guys.
the mb i believe has a built in soundcard so... unless you want to have a better one for like recording purposes that should be fine
and 1 last thing, i have heard rumors about this motherboard not booting SATA and not booting if too much memory is applied at once. is this true? if so, any way to get around it?
The X48-DS4? Not heard of that myself, I use the very similar X38-DS4 which has no problem with all four sticks of memory being filled and all S-ATA ports in use.
ok, now, do i need the heatsink that comes with the processor? because the thermal 130 extreme is the heatsink isnt it???
