need advice on new build

Please answer the stickied 'ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FIRST" so that we can help you better.
 
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Mostly gaming. Frequent HD , internet.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
£300
3) Where do you live?
uk
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
CPU, Mobo, and RAM,
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
hd4890 , 500gb harddrive.psu hiper 630m, thermaltake tower,keyboard, mouse, 24" monitor,
6) Will you be overclocking?
yes lots
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
24" samsung t240
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP
9) What features do you need in a motherboard?
Crossfire
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, windows 7 64
 
Last edited:
Can you please provide a link for your PSU? Never heard of that brand or PSU.
 
are the amd chips good now ?

im using a e8400 @ 4ghz at the moment

would i notice any difference with the amd chip ?
 
Core 2 E8400 @ 4.0GHz? That' s still pretty kick ass. I don't think it's worth getting the X4 955 Quad if it's just gaming. You might as well just sell your HD 4890 and get a Radeon HD 5870 video card. You should see a pretty good boost

Just make sure the Radeon HD 5870 video card can fit in your case though as it measure around 12"
 
What is your current mobo, does it have crossfire? You could add a second 4890 for similar gains if it does. If it doesn't your 4890 has good resell value, sell it and upgrade to a better single card solution, like the 5870.
I agree too, a e8400 OC'd that high is a nice setup for gaming. You won't see much improvement if you migrated to the x4 955, at least not right now. There's a chance in the near future games will start using all four cores, but I'd wait personally.
 
i would agree with these guys as well, with a cpu upgrade you wont notice much of a difference in gaming. a newer gpu would do you much better, like they said probably a 5870 or 5850
 
unfortunately my motherboard dont have xfire or another hd4890 would of been great.

its a DFI bloodiron p35-t2rl

a 5870 looks good then
 
These numbers should give you an idea of the performance increase you will get by upgrading to a Radeon 5870. It won't be these exact numbers since it was tested with an Intel Core i7 cpu but, you get the idea.
 
wow that is some increase.

just been offered a q9650 plus 4gb ddr3 PC3-12800 ram plus striker 2 nse for a bargain price

would this be a good upgrade from a p35 board with e8400 and pc2-8500
 
How much for the combo?
Posted via [H] Mobile Device
 
Pretty decent. But you might not notice an actual performance increase in a majority of your games over your current setup.

You're better off getting a new GPU and getting a newer quad-core setup later on when it's really needed for a majority of the games you play.
 
marcobennetto said:
then i was thinking of getting another hd4890 and xfire
Click to expand...

You'd have to get a new mobo then since the P35 didn't support x8/x8 Crossfire. In addition, despite of being good quality, the PSU doesn't have enough amperage/wattage to support HD 4890 Crossfire.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top