XFX 7800 and Suggestions

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Theblackwind

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Hi, after recieving a grand for my 18th birthday i decided to go for a decent pc for once, so i decided on an xfx geforce 7800, i was wondering if there was any issues with the card as ive heard the 6000 range by xfx was a tad...unreliable. Also what sorta psu would i need. I would be goin 64 bit and having an amd san diego 4000+ 939 pin, 2 sata 300 gig harddrives and a dvd rw drive and 2 gig of ram (400mhz). I was wonderin if there was any suggestions about the rest of the stuff i would like and also any issues i should be aware of.
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I havent had any problems with my XFX 7800GT I've had it sence december and works just fine. But if you are buying now you should look for the 7900's same price but better. Also if I was going to spend that much on a cpu I would go for a dual core but thats just my opinion.
 
At this point if you're looking to get a 7800GT (new I presume), it'd be a better choice to pick up the 7900GT as the price difference is nominal. The 7900GT will be ~$300-$329. XFX is a great company, as are eVGA and BFG, and the main difference between all the manufacturers is their warranty and clock speeds. All of the three I just mentioned have lifetime warranties (XFX has a "double" lifetime warranty meaning it can be transferred to a new owner, and eVGA allows for aftermarket HSFs).

As for a power supply, this Fortron Source is a great, bang/buck choice.

If you're still deciding what RAM to get, may I suggest this G.Skill 2 gig kit, as it's another awesome bang/buck choice.

Is SLI a must? If not, I'd grab this motherboard as I've used it in quite a few builds and it's a great stable motherboard with enough expandability from a good manufacturer with a warranty.

If you'd like any other suggestions for gear, just reply back and I'll post some more!
 
Ill admit it now, im a bit of a noob when it comes to pc hardware, so err, what exactly does SLI mean? and also i dont quite understand what sorta cables and other stuff ill need if im gonna be using mostly sata as opposed to ide.
 
Theblackwind said:
Ill admit it now, im a bit of a noob when it comes to pc hardware, so err, what exactly does SLI mean? and also i dont quite understand what sorta cables and other stuff ill need if im gonna be using mostly sata as opposed to ide.
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Not a problem at all. SLI is a technology offered by nVidia (ATi's version is CrossFire) which allows two graphics cards to be run in tandem (i.e. two 7900GTs running together). This will net you a helluva lot of performance, but then again will also destroy your wallet. Some people purchase two cards at once with an SLI capable motherboard, and others see it as an upgrade path, meaning that they'll buy one now and one later. Personally I don't see SLI as being worth it unless you're purchasing the second card either immediately or soon, because usually by the time the price drops on that second card, another faster single card will have arrived. Unless you're trying to power an extremely large (24inch+) LCD monitor, it just isn't worth the extra cash.

As for SATA, the cables needed will come with the motherboard package. They're red cables with little l-shaped black ends to them. They're just as easy, if not easier to install than a regular IDE HD.
 
As im buyin off ebuyer ive had to go by what they have, i was thinkin about gettin this motherboard
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=95458

and one of these processors
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=91328

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=88106

im pretty much ok now on graphics card, ram, dvd drives ,hard drives etc im just a little concerned about the processor and motherboard because im dont really understand a lot of the stuff all the specifications tell me.
 
The PSU won't need any extra cables, as it already has the SATA/PCI-E power cables.

As for your processor and motherboard choice, I was funnily enough going to recommend the same mobo!

The processor is really going to be a choice of what you're going to do with the machine. If you're going to be using it purely as a gaming machine, then the single core 4000+ will give you a little better performance in games. If you're planning on doing much else with the system, then the dual core 4200+ is a much better choice. For the price difference, I'd go with the 4200+ even if I was primarily gaming, because the multithreaded capabilities in games will only get better, meaning even better performance for the future. Multitasking will also be a dream with that system.

So morale of the story is this: The 4200+ and A8N-E are my picks.
 
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