New Gaming System

BigBlasterKid · 11-26-2008, 03:01 AM

Budget - 400 pounds 430 max
Aleady have case - Antec 300
Planned at the moment according to prices from www.scan.co.uk

Processor - AMD Phenom™ 9650, Agena Core, AM2+, 2.3GHz, 1800MHz, 4MB L2 Cache, Energy Efficient

Mobo - MSI K9A2 Platinum, AMD 790FX, AM2+, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), DDR2 533/667/800/1066, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX

HDD - 320 GB Hitachi 0A35411 Deskstar T7K500, SATA 300, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.5 ms, NCQ

RAM - 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-18

Graphics - 512MB Palit 9800 GT, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), 1800MHz GDDR3, GPU 600MHz, 112 Cores

Optical Unit - HP 1070i 20x DVD±R, 8x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, x12 DVD-RAM SATA Lightscribe

PSU - Im not sure but i think 460W will be enough to power this baby

What i am looking for as an answer is if i can improve this build, what can i change into better keeping in the budget. Also if you know better online stores for the UK please do share.
Thanks in advance

**wrench97** · 11-26-2008, 01:54 PM

Quad core and a 9800GT are going to need at least a quality 650w to ensure a long successful life> Power Supply Information and Selection

And FYI Intel is the hot gaming setup at the moment> http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/d...x1050,820.html

rickurd · 11-27-2008, 04:32 AM

There is nothing wrong with the AMD setup for games, I am running games on my AMD dual core no probs, I would reccomend an ATI Radeon HD4850/70 for graphics though. It is much better than the nvidia 9 series

Tumbleweed36 · 11-27-2008, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rickurd

There is nothing wrong with the AMD setup for games, I am running games on my AMD dual core no probs, I would reccomend an ATI Radeon HD4850/70 for graphics though. It is much better than the nvidia 9 series

I agree there is nothing wrong with the AMD setup for games. However, if you want the top-of-the line computer that outperforms the AMD, then you must get the Intel. At the present time, there simply is no AMD that will perform nearly as well as Intel.

BigBlasterKid · 11-27-2008, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wrench97

And FYI Intel is the hot gaming setup at the moment

yea and also the prices are like double from the AMD when the performance gap is not worth the x2 pay

Quote:

Originally Posted by rickurd

I am running games on my AMD dual core no probs

and what is the most demanding game you managed to play on it? and also the ATI gfx dont do very well when it comes to AA and AF, I am looking for a pc that can hold me bout 3 years or so

rickurd · 11-27-2008, 12:10 PM

I have run crysis no probs

BigBlasterKid · 11-27-2008, 02:02 PM

Yeah thats good enough for me, im thinking of changing the quad with a triple more specifically the AMD Phenom™ X3 8750 Black Edition and then stepping the psu to 600W (OCZ one) so how bout that?

Tumbleweed36 · 11-27-2008, 02:29 PM

With the 9800gt, I would not put anything less than a quality 650 in there if it were mine.

These are quality power supplies:

Seasonic – Any Model
Corsair – Any Model
PC Power & Cooling – Any Model
Thermaltake – “Toughpower” Series Only
Coolermaster – “Real Power Pro” Series Only
OCZ – “800” Watt model Only

11-26-2008, 03:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
BigBlasterKid Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3 OS: XP	New Gaming System Budget - 400 pounds 430 max Aleady have case - Antec 300 Planned at the moment according to prices from www.scan.co.uk Processor - AMD Phenom™ 9650, Agena Core, AM2+, 2.3GHz, 1800MHz, 4MB L2 Cache, Energy Efficient Mobo - MSI K9A2 Platinum, AMD 790FX, AM2+, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), DDR2 533/667/800/1066, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX HDD - 320 GB Hitachi 0A35411 Deskstar T7K500, SATA 300, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.5 ms, NCQ RAM - 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-18 Graphics - 512MB Palit 9800 GT, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), 1800MHz GDDR3, GPU 600MHz, 112 Cores Optical Unit - HP 1070i 20x DVD±R, 8x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, x12 DVD-RAM SATA Lightscribe PSU - Im not sure but i think 460W will be enough to power this baby What i am looking for as an answer is if i can improve this build, what can i change into better keeping in the budget. Also if you know better online stores for the UK please do share. Thanks in advance

11-26-2008, 01:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,469 OS: Win7	Re: New Gaming System Quad core and a 9800GT are going to need at least a quality 650w to ensure a long successful life> Power Supply Information and Selection And FYI Intel is the hot gaming setup at the moment> http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/d...x1050,820.html __________________ Power Supply and Selection

11-27-2008, 04:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
rickurd Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Derby, England Posts: 70 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit My System	Re: New Gaming System There is nothing wrong with the AMD setup for games, I am running games on my AMD dual core no probs, I would reccomend an ATI Radeon HD4850/70 for graphics though. It is much better than the nvidia 9 series __________________ Whoever said AMD cannot compete. New Phenom II Owns the i7

11-27-2008, 12:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
rickurd Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Derby, England Posts: 70 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit My System	Re: New Gaming System I have run crysis no probs __________________ Whoever said AMD cannot compete. New Phenom II Owns the i7

11-27-2008, 02:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
BigBlasterKid Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Re: New Gaming System Yeah thats good enough for me, im thinking of changing the quad with a triple more specifically the AMD Phenom™ X3 8750 Black Edition and then stepping the psu to 600W (OCZ one) so how bout that?

11-27-2008, 02:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,647 OS: XP Professional	Re: New Gaming System With the 9800gt, I would not put anything less than a quality 650 in there if it were mine. These are quality power supplies: Seasonic – Any Model Corsair – Any Model PC Power & Cooling – Any Model Thermaltake – “Toughpower” Series Only Coolermaster – “Real Power Pro” Series Only OCZ – “800” Watt model Only __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.