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enevarez   07-13-2008 at 08:40:43 PM

Hey hows it going everyone I'm building my first computer and would really appreciate every ones suggestions I'm willing to change anything on my system except for the processor. I am planning to use the computer for some gaming and i would like to be able to connect it to my tv over an hdmi connection I will also do minor video editing. Im trying to keep it under $2,000 usd.
Heres the Build:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz
GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS4 LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard
VisionTek 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP
Antec P182 Gun Metal Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive. For now will get second hd
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model LH-20A1L-06 (Future Blu Ray Drive)
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V
OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2RPR10664GK
and let me know if im missing anything and a cooler you would recommend


Message edited by enevarez on 07-16-2008 at 07:28:14 AM
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aznguy0028   07-13-2008 at 08:57:41 PM
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Cooler : Xigmatek S1283 , and buy the bolt through kit with it also.

Gfx - ATI HD 4850... you can actually find the 9800GTX and 4850 below 200$ now with rebates and stuff, but i would say the 4850 is the better buy.

:)

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enevarez   07-13-2008 at 11:11:32 PM
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That sounds good how does the VisionTek 900241 Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP sound

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aznguy0028   07-13-2008 at 11:17:27 PM
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i haven't looked at the visiontek 4850 yet.

what i look for when i buy a gfx card is...warranty, and reliable customer support. i've had vistiontek cards before and they have their own RMA customer support/repair services in case your cards ever go bad.

look at the different brands and see which one suits you, but in my experience, visiontek was pretti good to me. :)

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metallbizkit   07-14-2008 at 12:06:12 AM
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Your build is extremely close to what I'm about to do. Same purpose... mainly gaming :). I'm going to build mine in early August.

Same processor, motherboard, case, hard drive, (same or close dvd drive)...
I'm getting the HD 4870, PC power and cooling 750w power supply, mushkin ram. For a cooler I think I'm getting the Zalman 9700 LED.

Also, I believe you may want to check on the ram. Unless you are overclocking the processor, I think DDR2 800 would be the same... someone else should be able to clear that up though.

My build on newegg is around $1400 (then I have to get Vista, monitor, keyboard to complete mine) so in total I'm up to around $2000.

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WR2   07-14-2008 at 12:15:42 AM
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enevarez wrote :

VisionTek 900241 Radeon HD 4850 512MB

VisionTek 4850 has a limited lifetime warranty.

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dagger   07-14-2008 at 12:16:32 AM
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9800gtx isn't the best deal. On the cheap side, you can get a g92 8800gts for the same performance.
http://en.expreview.com/2008/04/03 [...] review/12/
And it only cost $120 ar.
http://fxvideocards.com/ZOTAC-GeFo [...] 16280.html

 

On the expensive side, you can get 4870 for $300, which leaves room to cf another 4870 as possible future upgrade. It performs 20% better than g92 8800gts/9800gtx/4850.

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enevarez   07-16-2008 at 07:24:28 AM
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Thanks for all the replies i think I am going to go with a 4850 video card maybe 4870. what do you guys think of my mother board Ive heard a lot of people recommending asus instead

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