Daily Deals or Not

[faithwarrior118]

Newegg has a couple of 'daily deals' that have me reconsidering my purchase.

I was going to get Antec earthwatts EA500 500W (http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?Item=N82E16817371007)

but then Newegg put COOLER MASTER Real Power 650W (http://www.newegg.com/Product/...-17-171-023-_-Product)) on sale for the same price. I'm wondering if I should get this one instead.

Same deal with the video card. I was all set to get Radeon HD 4670 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?Item=N82E16814127383) but then they put the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/...-14-150-320-_-Product) on sale.

I'm not sure which one I should go with.

This is going into a new build of a budget gaming Computer (E5200 w/4GBs RAM) used to play World of Warcraft and internet, home bookeeping, pictures, Facebook, etc.

Thanks for your sage advice.


Edit: Found an article which address my Video Card situation.
http://www.extremetech.com/art.../0,2845,2330188,00.asp

Now to just figure out the Power supply.

 

[Slugbait]

In the wattage area you're looking at, I would go with a PP&C for $55 AR.

I would avoid the CoolerMaster. No idea about the Real Power, but it's been said the eXtreme Power 650 is a rebadged Seventeem 450W, and was tweaked to "rate" at 650W. With PP&C, if they say you're getting 610W, you're probably getting 610W.

 

[OCNewbie]

Avoid that 9600GSO. That model uses the slower DDR2 memory which I've heard/read will have a significant impact on performance.

You may want to consider buying a 8800/9800GT or HD 4830 if you can spring for another $20-30 on the video card. Should give you a pretty big performance boost over the 2 you mentioned, depending on game/application.

Edit - Oh, and all your links don't work, might wanna fix that, will make it easier for others to lend you advice.

 

[faithwarrior118]

Sorry about the links. Thanks for the help.

Just one more quick question, since I can't seem to find a direct comparison anywhere.

How does a 9600GT compare with a 4830?

 

[OCNewbie]

The 4830 beats out the 9600GT. The 4830 often beats out the 8800/9800GT, sometimes by a good bit, especially if overclocked.

Check out this brand new article on the anandtech front page - Link

Edit - Here's a review over at TH comparing the HD 4830 to an 8800GT OC. The link I sent you shows overclocked results of the HD 4830, quite impressive - Link.

That same Powercolor HD 4830 is on sale at Newegg right now for $84.99 after rebate + about $8 shipping. Excellent bang for the buck, and even more impressive when you factor-in overclocking.

 

[faithwarrior118]

Originally posted by: OCNewbie
The 4830 beats out the 9600GT. The 4830 often beats out the 8800/9800GT, sometimes by a good bit, especially if overclocked.

Check out this brand new article on the anandtech front page - Link

Edit - Here's a review over at TH comparing the HD 4830 to an 8800GT OC. The link I sent you shows overclocked results of the HD 4830, quite impressive - Link.

That same Powercolor HD 4830 is on sale at Newegg right now for $84.99 after rebate + about $9 shipping. Excellent bang for the buck, and even more impressive when you factor-in overclocking.

Timely article. Thank you.

 

[theAnimal]

ncixus.com has an 8800GS 384MB for $41 AR.