Critique my $750 budget build

[overst33r]

I don't know how to post a public newegg wishlist so here goes...

This is basically a ripoff of TH $750 budget system found herel. 😀

I plan on OC'ing and unlocking the 4th core. Any reason to go with a similar i3 system over this?

Let me know what you think.


CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 435 Rana 2.9GHz $74.99

Cooler: XIGMATEK HDT-SD964 92mm Rifle CPU Cooler $21.99

MB: GIGABYTE GA-MA790GPT-UD3H $114.99

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 $105.99

LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner SATA $19.99

Antec Three Hundred Illusion $69.99

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB $74.99

Case: Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W $79.99

Video: 2x SAPPHIRE 100245HDMI Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 $203.98

Subtotal: $766.90

 

[MisterDonut]

Maybe it's just me, but I'd just get a 4890 or 5770, or find a cheaper deal on either. What rez is this for?

 

[overst33r]

Maybe it's just me, but I'd just get a 4890 or 5770, or find a cheaper deal on either. What rez is this for?

Didn't have time to look, but TH says that the pair of 4850s are not outperformed for $200. Seems like a good bang for the buck to me. What would be a reason to go for the ones you suggested besides $40 (for the 5770, the 4890 is same price as two 4850s)?

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[fffblackmage]

Well, there's the fact that those 4850's only have a 512MB framebuffer for each card, while both the 5770 and 4890 would come with 1GB.

 

[john james]

HD 5770 can support DirectX11 & Shader Model 5, while the 4850 or 4890 can only go up to Dx10.1 & SM 4. May not seem like much of difference now, but when games starts utilizing it, your gonna ask yourself: Why didn't I get it when I had the chance?

 

[MisterDonut]

Basically what both those guys said, DX11 + 1GB. 4890 is faster than the 5770, but either handles that rez fine.

 

[RaistlinZ]

But is a 4890 faster than 2x 4850? I would stick with the 2x 4850 or save up an extra $100 for 2x 5770.