11-26-2009, 06:24 PM
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Sapphire 100228L Radeon
SAPPHIRE 100228L Radeon HD 3850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail
Is this video card good for games like Left for Dead 2, Crysis, and Modern warfare 2
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11-26-2009, 08:06 PM
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Looks good except for two things; you are missing a hard drive and the video card is not compatible with the motherboard (the motherboard only supports PCIe, not the older AGP); something like this is better performance wise and costs about the same: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131155
Regarding a hard drive, if you don't already have, something like this will work well: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136283
Also make sure you get an OS if you don't already have one.
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11-27-2009, 02:37 AM
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Threads merged, please keep all questions about one build in the same thread. Thank you.
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11-27-2009, 12:38 PM
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Thanks, that video card looks awesome.
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11-28-2009, 01:23 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by krypt2711
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Looks good, when you will overclock you will need to replace the stock heatsink with a better one since the stock heatsink can't handle much heat. |
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11-28-2009, 06:48 PM
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Finallizing my specs
I have finally figure out what to get because money is an issue. So I had to downgrade my specs a bit. This is my first time building a pc and my 7 years old Dell pentium4 really gotta go. I’m building this pc for use with Autodesk Maya 2010, and playing games such as Left4Dead2, Crysis, CoD Modern Warfare 2, and so on. I might run Vista Ultimate 32bit, but might upgrade to Windows7 64bit. I’m looking to upgrade the cpu, ram, video card as needed. As far as I understand, overclocking this pc would be easy. Is there anything else I have to change or add? My budget is around $600-$650, and with MIR, it would be around $620. Sorry for the confusion and appreciate anybody that would help. 
LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827106289
Sunbeam AC9B-T Transparent Clear Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811166033
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136320
ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131366
SAPPHIRE 100253HDMI Radeon HD 4650 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Low Profile Video
(Might add an additional video card later on)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102829
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139005
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition Callisto 3.1GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.286540
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
(might add 4GB more if I’m using Windows7 64bit)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.286540
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11-29-2009, 08:37 AM
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Looks good but it may take you longer to assemble based on what i read about the case you picked....just my 2cents
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11-29-2009, 08:55 AM
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Yea, after reading a lot of reviews about the case on newegg, I decided to find something easier and cheaper. But I'm curious whether an acrylic case like that would have static discharge, since the static is not going anywhere else?
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