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3far4shot

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Going to be used for gaming, i already have monitor and using same PSU i have now.(OCZ Stealthxstream 600W)

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0Ghz
Asus P5Q Pro Motherboard (P45)
4GB Corsair XMS2(2x2) DDR2 800
HIS ATI HD 4850 512MB
WD Caviar 500GB SATA HDD
OCZ Stealthxstream 600w (already own)
Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit.

What ya think?
 
Pretty solid. An aftermarket heatsink would help you get a bit more juice out of the e8400, but it's really up to you.
 
just make sure the WD HD you buy is one with the fewest platters.
 
3far4shot said:
Going to be used for gaming, i already have monitor and using same PSU i have now.(OCZ Stealthxstream 600W)

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0Ghz
Asus P5Q Pro Motherboard (P45)
4GB Corsair XMS2(2x2) DDR2 800
HIS ATI HD 4850 512MB
WD Caviar 500GB SATA HDD
OCZ Stealthxstream 600w (already own)
Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit.

What ya think?
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Not bad man not bad, if those are the $90 Corsair modules from NewEgg, I would definitely drop those. Your build comes out to $700 before shipping and taxes. I would do these adjustments that will deliver more performance for the same price.

Intel Core 2 E8400(3.0ghz) for $165 w/free shipping
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R for $120($15 MIR)
4GB G. Skills DDR2 800 for $40 w/free shipping
MSI Geforce GTX 260 for $200 w/free shipping
WD 6400AAKS 640gig for $75 w/free shipping
Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit for $100 w/free shipping

Total: $700
 
HardwareGuru said:
Not bad man not bad, if those are the $90 Corsair modules from NewEgg, I would definitely drop those. Your build comes out to $700 before shipping and taxes. I would do these adjustments that will deliver more performance for the same price.

Intel Core 2 E8400(3.0ghz) for $165 w/free shipping
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R for $120($15 MIR)
4GB G. Skills DDR2 800 for $40 w/free shipping
MSI Geforce GTX 260 for $200 w/free shipping
WD 6400AAKS 640gig for $75 w/free shipping
Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit for $100 w/free shipping

Total: $700
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Thats an awesome build. Might go with that one, except about the Motherboard, i always like it have an extra PCI-E slot in case i want to get another card.
 
Aaah ic. But, for a 22" lcd 1680 x 1050 res, I don't see a need to bother with Crossfire or SLI. I rather get a single fast card. With new GPUs coming out, gaming at 1680 x 1050 native res is not a problem. I would even consider dropping the mobo to a Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L for $80 then maybe stepping up the Graphics card to a HIS Hightech Radeon HD 4870 1gig for $240($10 MIR) w/free shipping. The total on this would be the same at $700. The performance gain you will get over the Radeon HD 4850 512mb will be about 15% maybe more considering the game.
 
HardwareGuru said:
Aaah ic. But, for a 22" lcd 1680 x 1050 res, I don't see a need to bother with Crossfire or SLI. I rather get a single fast card. With new GPUs coming out, gaming at 1680 x 1050 native res is not a problem. I would even consider dropping the mobo to a Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L for $80 then maybe stepping up the Graphics card to a HIS Hightech Radeon HD 4870 1gig for $240($10 MIR) w/free shipping. The total on this would be the same at $700. The performance gain you will get over the Radeon HD 4850 512mb will be about 15% maybe more considering the game.
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Awesome, I'll go with the single slot mobo and 4870 then.;)
 
I could reuse the CPU, the QX6700 is compatible with the P5Q Pro right?

How about the 512MB 4870?
 
Yeah, you could reuse the QX6700, as well as the RAM.

The 512MB HD4870 is probably overkill for a 19" monitor, but it's hard to beat that for $200. You could also drop down to an HD4850 if Crysis isn't in the gaming plans for you.
 
Oh yes, the newer LGA 775 mobos will support that QX6700 cpu. Also, an HD 4850 512mb will be plenty for 1440 x 900 res. I do fine with an 8800GT at that resolution. Geforce 8600gts 256mb to an HD 4850 video card is Major upgrade to say the least.
 
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