Final build list! PLEASE MAKE SUGGESTIONS!

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antman

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Ok guys here it is, thanks to alot of help from bomberboysk this is it. Please advise on anything you suggest switching out and why. Thanks!

Motherboard -GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10010088&prodlist=celebros

Processor -AMD Phenom II X3 710 2.6Ghz Socket AM3 95W 2.60 GHz
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10010065&prodlist=celebros

RAM -CORSAIR PC3-10666 2GB(2X1024) 1333MHZ DDR3
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10005451

GPU -XFX Radeon HD 4850 1GB GDDR3 PCI Express x16
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10010242&prodlist=celebros

PSU -CORSAIR 750TX TX 750W Power Supply
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10007112&prodlist=celebros

Ill be using my old 250gig hard drive from this PC & my case. During this holiday season I most likely will get another GPU and set them up in crossfire.

How do you think this will perform? Looks pretty good to me.
 
Ill be using my old 250gig hard drive
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How old ? Older drives can be a bottleneck .

If your looking at OC'n, The 710 will OC well but will produce more heat than the 720 getting there.
I'd look for a nice aftermarket CPU cooler and some thermal paste, I use MX2, Arctic silver 5 is another good one.
 
do not go crossfire on that board, it drops the PCI-e from a single x16 slot to dual x8 slots, so you will get very little performance increase, take this from someone that made that mistake, i went SLI on my board which is single x16 or dual x8 x8 and it is a waste of money to get a second card, i wish i'd have sold my one card and got an upgrade of a single card instead
 
Aastii said:
do not go crossfire on that board, it drops the PCI-e from a single x16 slot to dual x8 slots, so you will get very little performance increase, take this from someone that made that mistake, i went SLI on my board which is single x16 or dual x8 x8 and it is a waste of money to get a second card, i wish i'd have sold my one card and got an upgrade of a single card instead
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No single cards at the moment will take up an entire x8 slot, or x16slot except maybe a GTX295. An 8600gt sure as heck will not take up all the bandwidth from an x8 slot....
 
unlocked multi's arent gonna help on stock cooling
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A locked either , stock cooling sucks in general. More heat and noise.

With that build you may as well get the 720, it compliments that board, and a good CPU cooler. If you can't afford both get the 720 and leave it at stock speed until you get your CPU cooler. While your at it get a couple of silent fans,your gonna need them.
 
Mr soft said:
A locked either , stock cooling sucks in general. More heat and noise.

With that build you may as well get the 720, it compliments that board, and a good CPU cooler. If you can't afford both get the 720 and leave it at stock speed until you get your CPU cooler. While your at it get a couple of silent fans,your gonna need them.
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I have 2 120mm fans. They are both SUPER silent.
 
Mr soft said:
How old ? Older drives can be a bottleneck .

If your looking at OC'n, The 710 will OC well but will produce more heat than the 720 getting there.
I'd look for a nice aftermarket CPU cooler and some thermal paste, I use MX2, Arctic silver 5 is another good one.
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Its not that old. Its a SATA drive bought last holiday season so its not that old.
 
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unless you live in a tropical country you will be able to OC on stock cooler, I have been able to get my chip from 2.66GHz to 3.1 and it doesn't go over 50 degrees C on stock cooling and im in UK in summer, so about 25+ degrees C ambient (if we are lucky for a couple days :P). I got it to 3.8 and stable but 70 degrees idle, so you can get it higher than normal clocks, but not HUGELY high :P
 
antman said:
I have 2 120mm fans. They are both SUPER silent.
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Aastii said:
unless you live in a tropical country you will be able to OC on stock cooler, I have been able to get my chip from 2.66GHz to 3.1 and it doesn't go over 50 degrees C on stock cooling and im in UK in summer, so about 25+ degrees C ambient (if we are lucky for a couple days :P). I got it to 3.8 and stable but 70 degrees idle, so you can get it higher than normal clocks, but not HUGELY high :P
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And those temps would be like 40 idle on an aftermarket cooler:P
 
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