Building Nice Gaming Computer

[fbmbirds]

ok how does this build look its at about 800 bucks



COOLER MASTER RC-P100-RKR1 Red / Black Steel / Plastic / mesh ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with eXtreme Power Plus 550W Power ...
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SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
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ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
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XFX HD-577A-ZNDC Radeon HD 5770 XXX Edition 1GB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
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G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM
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AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition Callisto 3.2GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Desktop Processor - C3 Revision Model HDZ555WFGMBOX
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please help me find a video card im not a big ati guy so i dont know the specs

[fbmbirds]

im looking at this video cards also.


ASUS CuCore Series EAH5770 CuCore/2DI/1GD5 Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support ...
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[zanzabar]

i would get the asus for a 5770 or 5830 that way u can change the voltage. i dont like xfx anymore since they use the cheapest possable pcbs and they tend to whine with their cheap non reference parts

[Smellydeli]

Get either a 5770 or a 5850. The 5830 consumes about the same amount of power as the 5850 while performing worse. The 5770 is about on par as a 4890 while consuming a lot less power.

[zanzabar]

Get either a 5770 or a 5850. The 5830 consumes about the same amount of power as the 5850 while performing worse. The 5770 is about on par as a 4890 while consuming a lot less power.

actualy the 5830 is about a 4890 the 5770 is about a 4870. once u overclock the 5830 (especialy if u can change the voltage) it will push ahead of the 5770. the 5830 dose use like 50W more power though for vary similar performance not in the 5850 range though.

[fbmbirds]

ok so if i got the 5770 will a 550 watt powersupply be enough?

[zanzabar]

550W will be enough for anything single gpu ati, if its a good 550W. if u have some cheapo coolermaster, raidmax, ultra or the like u may have problems but it should be fine with a 5770 and a cheap unit. if u have a reliable unit like a corsair, ocz, antec, ext u can do anything 5870 or lower

[fbmbirds]

what it is a coolermaster or ultra will i have any issues?

[Smellydeli]

I would not use the PSU that comes with the case that you selected
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/969/9

Ultras are also shady depending on which series.

[fbmbirds]

can some one find me a good case/power supply for under atleast 150 max. i do have a ultra 550 watt would that power this system and would that coolermaster power my specs?

[Power5]

I had that 550w CM and it didnt make it a year in my wifes rig in my sig. Grab a Corsair, or Tt, or PC&C.

I thought I read the 4890 is much better than a 5770. I thought the 5770 was on par with a 4870?

[fbmbirds]

so what would be a good ps and which video card is better for the price.

[Helloworld_98]

5770 is better if you plan on overclocking and playing more modern games

[fbmbirds]

Yellow Coolermaster Wavemaster Case

AMD Quad Core Phenom X4 Black Edition 3GHz
6GB Ram
250GB Internet HD, 250 GB External Western Digital HD
1GB ATI 4870 PCI Express Video
19" Samsung 6ns refresh FlatPanel Display
Wireless Keyboard & Mouse
Dual DVD Burner, 1 w/ LightScribe
WIndows 7 64 Bit
Office 2010
Adobe CS3
DVD Fab
and more!!

whats this worth and how does it compare to the build i want to build the ATI build for my friend.

[fbmbirds]

what would you pay for this system

[Power5]

$500

[fbmbirds]

they want 400. im trying to find out what model cpu that is. the ram is ddr2 so it might be a older molder x4

[Power5]

Good deal for $400. Half the price of the spec'd out one and will be almost identical in performance to the typical user. Better in multi threaded as its a quad vs dual.

[fbmbirds]

HOW much better is the amd x2 vs the x6. when compaired to gaming.

currently i have one geforce 470gtx and a 250gts for physx. and the amd x2 555 overclocked to about 4.2ghz and a bus speed of about 300mhz.

how much more of a performance boost would i get if i got the lets say X4 or even X6 overclocked to about 4ghz

[zanzabar]

they will be about the same unless u have a game thats using more than 2 cores, and since u have a phsyX card that wont happen to often,

if u can sell the 555 for near retail it would be a nice step up

[fbmbirds]

i was thinking about getting a X4 but then again the X6 looks nice for just a little more. then again here in about a year the cpus will be 20 core and above lol. but thats how it is.