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xbrosinx

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im trying to buy a new computer for school and casual gaming
i want the comp to be as silent and fast as possible and ive gotten this so far and its kinda pricey, im wondering if theres anything out there to replace something that works the same
  • CPU: AMD Phenom™II X4 955 Black Edition Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology [+106]
  • HDD: 500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Hard Drive)
  • MOTHERBOARD: Asus M4A78L-M AMD 760G Chipset DDR2/1066 mATX w/ Integrated ATI Radeon HD3000 Video, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB2.0, SATA RAID, 1 Gen2 PCIe, 1 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI
  • MEMORY: 4GB (2GBx2) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory [+54] (Corsair or Major Brand)
  • SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
  • VIDEO: ATI Radeon HD 5670 1GB GDDR5 16X PCIe Video Card [DirectX 11 Support] [+90] (Major Brand Powered by ATI)
tell me what you think
 
Don't think you need the Phenom II X4 if you are just doing casual gaming. I think an Athlon II X3 440/435 or an Athlon II X4 630/635 would serve you just as well.
 
FragKrag said:
Don't think you need the Phenom II X4 if you are just doing casual gaming. I think an Athlon II X3 440/435 or an Athlon II X4 630/635 would serve you just as well.
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that entirely depends on whether casual means "very low end games" or "only a few hours here and there of high end games which I want to look real nice"

OP, please make a list of games you most commonly play... name some genres, and how important is it that your games be run on max graphical settings.
 
i play some cod, l4d, battlefield, wow etc. not much else and the comp that ive put up is appx 900 dollars i would like to put it down to more around 6 or 7 hundred american
 
Nvidia has been a problem for me in the past with the heat etc. i prefer ATI any suggestions? the 5700 series has some pretty good reviews and the 5800 is too costly :T
 
xbrosinx said:
i play some cod, l4d, battlefield, wow etc. not much else and the comp that ive put up is appx 900 dollars i would like to put it down to more around 6 or 7 hundred american
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If all your getting for a video card is a 5670, you might as well get an Athlon II instead of Phenom II, you'll be gpu limited far more often than cpu limited in games.
 
xbrosinx said:
  • CPU: AMD Phenom™II X4 955 Black Edition Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology [+106]
  • HDD: 500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Hard Drive)
  • MOTHERBOARD: Asus M4A78L-M AMD 760G Chipset DDR2/1066 mATX w/ Integrated ATI Radeon HD3000 Video, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB2.0, SATA RAID, 1 Gen2 PCIe, 1 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI
  • MEMORY: 4GB (2GBx2) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory [+54] (Corsair or Major Brand)
  • SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
  • VIDEO: ATI Radeon HD 5670 1GB GDDR5 16X PCIe Video Card [DirectX 11 Support] [+90] (Major Brand Powered by ATI)
tell me what you think
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Not a bad build considering it's stated purpose. Case and PSU are important considerations as well. I'd take a 9800GT over a 5670 at the same price point, but you might want to go a little lighter on the CPU (Athlon || X4) and heavier on the GPU (HD5770).
 
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