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01-15-2009, 10:11 AM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 28
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Okay, I bought the PSU, RAM, and Case. $209 with shipping and handling, then after $55 in rebates thats: $154 so far.
Is 500Watts enough for a PSU?
CPU? AMD Phenom X4 9850 Quad Core Processor HD985ZXAGHBOX - Black Edition, Unlocked 2.50GHz, 4MB Cache, 2000MHz (4000 MTs) FSB, Agena, Quad-Core, Retail, Socket AM2+, Processor with Fan at TigerDirect.com Newegg.com - AMD Phenom 9850 BLACK EDITION 2.5GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops Newegg.com - AMD Phenom 9950 BLACK EDITION Agena 2.6GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 140W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
The 9300 is like $250
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01-15-2009, 10:50 AM
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Biostar Stole my heart Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 2,176
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01-15-2009, 10:56 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winchester, VA Posts: 5,521
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+1 to Hussein; when in doubt, newegg.
If you want to go with an AMD instead, you need a different board...and I have a recommendation believe it or not. Newegg.com - BIOSTAR TFORCE TA780G M2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards
That board has a nice onboard card, you won't even need to buy a seperate one if you don't game. And the onboard can handle medium gaming fairly well with low to mid resolutions and mid to high quality. And there's a rebate. Great mobo for the price.
With that, you'll save loads of money. The intel CPU/mobo/video card combo was about 360 before shipping/rebates, the amd/mobo is 233 before shipping/rebates. That's over 100 bucks back in your pocket, so not a bad deal.
EDIT: The PSU will be just fine, you aren't running anything super high end like an expensive video card. And it's a good quality, which means it will be a true 500w.
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01-15-2009, 11:18 AM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 28
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Well which is a better bang for my buck? which will be able to multi-task better?
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01-15-2009, 11:36 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winchester, VA Posts: 5,521
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Well, i think the Q6600 is still a better CPU, but saving over 100 bucks is a nice bang. The Phenom is plenty fast in its own right, so I think it would be better bang for buck...though it would be great if Hussein seconded that so I feel more confident, haha.
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01-15-2009, 01:09 PM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 28
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So do I get the 2.6 - 140 Watt or the 2.5 - 120Watt?
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01-15-2009, 03:41 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winchester, VA Posts: 5,521
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Go with the 9950, it's better, and for some reason, cheaper.
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01-15-2009, 03:52 PM
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SSD Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,167
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I don't think you can run a 9950 on that Biostar 780g because of it's high tdp
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01-15-2009, 05:24 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winchester, VA Posts: 5,521
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01-16-2009, 02:42 PM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 28
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