My new rig(first build)

lacrossetown · Post by **lacrossetown** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:38 am

DeusEx · Post by **DeusEx** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 10:02 am

what will the PC be used for? If for gaming, then your video card choice is pretty bad.

Post by **Apoptosis** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 11:14 am

I think you'd be happier with a Radeon HD 5850 for $299 and then that would give you an upgrade path as a year or two you can add a second or third... With DX11 games now coming out in force I wouldn't suggest going with anything but a DX card especially when you are paying over $260 for the graphics cards. I'd also suggest an AMD 890FX series motherboard with USB 3.0 and SATA 6GBps... They come out next week...

Get the 6-core CPU, an 890FX motherboard and a Radeon HD 5850... You have a platform that was built for each other!

From Wikipedia:

In 2010 a new Phenom II hexa-core processor codenamed "Thuban" will be released. This will be a totally new die based on the hexa-core "Istanbul" Opteron processor. This will be part of AMD's new Enthusiast platform codenamed ”Leo" utilising a new Phenom II processor, a new chipset from the AMD 800 chipset series and an ATI "Cypress" GPU from the Evergreen (GPU family) GPU series.

You want to build a Leo system!!

Don't forget to use our newegg link when you order!!!

lacrossetown · Post by **lacrossetown** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 2:31 pm

thanks allot guys all get working on this:D

ok i found this card http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as ... 6814125318

but should i have it so that the motherboard and the vidcard are with the same company?

Post by **Apoptosis** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 3:13 pm

nope it should matter...

A Radeon HD 5830 sounds tempting too as you can get one for $215 after rebate... - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as ... 6814102878

I did a review on one of these here - http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1228/1/

It falls short of the Radeon HD 5850 in the games though... If you can afford it the 5850 would be the best bet still.

lacrossetown · Post by **lacrossetown** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 7:06 am

great review!

really helped me out, im going to go for the 5850 because based on your review i really do think it's worth the money in the long run.
thanks a bunch!:)
any other recommendations?

Wavid · Post by **Wavid** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:01 am

the power supply you currently have listed isn't modular, which means that all the cables are hard-wired to the PSU. modular power supplies like this one (http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as ... 6817139011) cost a little more, but the space and time you save from using only cables you need is probably worth it.

lacrossetown · Post by **lacrossetown** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 4:20 pm

ok so now i've changed a few components so far the motheroard im waiting to come out this week comming(the one that Apoptosis suggested)

the vid card is now:http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as ... 6814125318
and pow suply unit is now: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as ... 6817139011

thanks allot guys

lacrossetown · Post by **lacrossetown** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 2:09 pm

sorry, this is very off topic:

Apoptosis wrote:
Don't forget to use our newegg link when you order!!!

where is that link i can't seem to find it

bubba · Post by **bubba** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 2:11 pm

Here ya go -> http://forums.legitreviews.com/about25908.html

lacrossetown · Post by **lacrossetown** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 5:58 pm

lacrossetown · Post by **lacrossetown** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:48 pm

lol thanks, i've been searching for half a year and let me tell you i learned so much from that! i'm going to be working all summer to earn 2100 hundred canadian i already have 900 left over from last summer

(my uncle owns a been farm and that's how i get to work under age), my parents don't pay a cent for anything i own

its there way of saying you gota work for what you want and i guess its true

if your 17 or 16 you should do the same

Also i don't think a 500 dollar budget can get you very far... what i would suggest is to work over the summer and get a bigger budget!!!!

anyways allitle of topic again sorry for that apoptosis

C ya guys around the forums!

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