I got all the pieces ready to buy but i don't know which PowerSupply to buy and how many watts i should get. ASUS M3A78-EM AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail AMD Phenom 9850 BLACK EDITION 2.5GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HD985ZXAGHBOX - Retail EVGA 512-P3-N873-AR GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail CORSAIR Dominator 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-8500C5D - Retail RAIDMAX SAGITTA 2 ATX-928WB Black 0.7mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Removable MB Computer Case - Retail Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F - OEM SABRENT CRW-UINB 65-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader w/ USB 2.0 Port supports SDHC/VISTA - Retail
it looks like this pc will be for gaming. so i would suggest if you want amd to wait until the new deneb comes out around january. otherwise you will get the best performance with intel. mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128345 cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115018 ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122 case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003 cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154001 video http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102770 you can get twice as much ram for the same price. 2gb is now low end for a gaming pc. most people have 4gb or more. i would get the antec 300 instead of the case you chose. i looks better and is cheaper. you should get the 4850 instead of the 9800gtx. it costs less and performs better. you will need a cooler for the cpu so you can overclock it higher.
Why isn't my PC build good, i thought it was great!! the comments from newegg say that my vid card can play crysis on high and my cpu is the best AMD out there right now.. can u tell me why it's no good, i really like AMD and Geforce, but can i get an intel with better performance with that price? Also what power supply should i get and how many watts? ALSO i heard that Vista 64 has problems, is not compatible with much of the programs, and will eat my ram, is that true?
the video card is good. it can play most games on high. but the 4850 performs better and costs less. so you will get more bang for the buck with the 4850. the cpu is the best amd has right now but that doesnt mean that it is good. if you want to stick with amd wait until january. the new phenom 2 will increase performance by %15 to %35 and overclock much better. if you dont want to wait for that just get a q6600 and your good to go. i listed a power supply in my first post. it is a corsair 450watt.
The video card is alright, but it's EVGA, who have dubious quality control, and it's considerably more expensive than its faster rival, the Radeon HD4850, which is why krj has picked it. AMD processors in general use far too much power and are quite slow, the Phenom 9850 you have chosen is also an outdated one that isn't even as fast as AMD's best. Consequently that puts it lower in performance than Intel's cheapest Core 2 Quad, the Q6600, which again, is what krj has picked.
tbh for a single card set up a faster E8400 would be better also get 2x 120mm fans recommended by sam for the antec 300, becuase it dont come with front fans.
thanks guys, i think i'm gonna go with an intel CPU. maybe an e8400 with 1.5 TB and 8GB ram. is that good, o with an nvidia 9800gtx card??
8GB RAM is needless for any PC at the moment, 4 will be ample. By the time you need 8 you'll need other new components as well. Also, I still stick with krj's advice on getting an HD4850 instead of the 9800GTX, it's simply a better choice. It's faster, cheaper and produces a better image quality.
so what krj has for me is perfect right now? can it play crysis, spore, COD4, watch HD movies, connects to my 1080p 32" TV with HDMI port all smoothly? and i don't feel comfortable with that 450 Watt PSU, it seems to little, i am going to put 4gigs of rams too. but i did want to put 8 gigs, i don't want it to stutter or lag. Also, while i'm burning and rendering a vid, can i do something else with out the PC lagging?? I do have about 1000 dollars to spend on this because right now, my pc has the minimum requirements on everything, it's also kinda laggy on vista. this is hwat i have..6600 Geforce LE.. 1GB at 400mhz ram, and an AMD athlon64 3200 with 2.01Ghz, it used run great in 2005 but now its just too slow
Ok thanks for all the help, i think i'm ready to buy it now. i added the 1.5TB hd,all i need to know is that will a 450 PSU be perfect for all this??
