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d3stiNy

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Ok I posted a week ago asking for suggestions about a build, but I found out I have more money to play with, and adding a few new parts I came to this upgrade. I currently have a 4200+, Radeon hd 4830, 320 gb hd, 2 gb ram, and a 500w dynapower PSU. So is this upgrade accecptable? Any suggestions are welcome, however I would not like to go much higher, $450 max.

COOLER MASTER Hyper N 520 RR-920-N520-GP 92mm Sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail - $45

Rosewill RP550V2-S-SL 550W ATX12V v2.01 SLI Ready Power Supply - $50

GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - $75

AMD Phenom 9950 Agena 2.6GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor - $150

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - $40

Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $50


Total $410
 
You know, you could get the Phenom X4 9950 and the GA-MA770-UD3 together as a combo deal and save some money that way. Or, you could spend a bit more and get the GA-MA770-UD3 combo deal with the superior Phenom II X4 920. The Phenom II processors all come with retail HSFs, so if you aren't planning a major overclock, you can omit the aftermarket model.

Quality-wise, Thermaltake's PurePower RX and ToughPower lines are the only ones worth considering. Some better (quality) alternatives available for under $70 are the Corsair CX400, the Antec Earthwatts EA500, and the BFG LS-550.
 
d3stiNy said:
Ok thank you guys, Ill probably go with the combo and the thermaltake
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Don't go with the Thermaltake that jamesman32 linked: As tiraides said in a way, it's crap. Just go with the PSUs that Tiraides linked to.
 
Uh, DON'T go with the Thermaltake PSU, as it's not as reliable as the other models I mentioned earlier.

Since you're saving some money with the combo deal (which one?), use the savings towards getting a better quality power supply.
 
Sorry, when reading the post I thought it said that the purepower would be ok, I didnt see the purepower RX. Ill probably end up getting the antec then.


Thanks for the suggestions
 
d3stiNy said:
Sorry, when reading the post I thought it said that the purepower would be ok, I didnt see the purepower RX. Ill probably end up getting the antec then.


Thanks for the suggestions
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For the same price ($70), the BFG LS-550 is a better PSU. ;)
 
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