(Help)My First Build

Summerman

Summerman

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I have never built a computer before so any help with my build will be appreciated. Any suggestions on better parts would be great,but please give a reason for the change. This computer will hopefully be used for high end gaming. Price range $500.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129069 Case $45

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153052 PSU $60/$35 after mail in

http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/AddToCart.aspx?Submit=ADD&ItemList=Combo.315900 CPU/GFX $142

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136177 DVD $30

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135085 mthrbrd $80/$60 after mail in

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148316 Harddrive $50

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231226 Ram $100


$507/After mail in:$457



Thank you very much.
 
I'm not the most enlightened on graphics cards but I don't think a 4670 would be considered a "high end" graphics card (especially a 512). Maybe someone else can chime in on it.
 
yes i agree with linkin for that little price increase, ur getting alot more performance and a little leeway for a greater resolution
 
 
i'd honestly skip the cpu/gfx combo and spend a little less on the cpu and more on the graphics. or skip on paying for windows. you could use linux or something for a bit.

or wait if you really want a real gamer. i'd personally think of it as more of a mid range than high end.
 
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Here are some alternative options

CPU (also has an Integrated graphics)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115222&Tpk=Core%20i3%20530

New motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128420&cm_re=H55-_-13-128-420-_-Product


You can also get this CPU if you very limited budget, and it still performs better than any AMD dual core
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...116283&cm_re=Clarkdale-_-19-116-283-_-Product


Those are new processors from Intel that was released today
 
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maroon1 said:
You can also get this CPU if you very limited budget, and it still performs better than any AMD dual core
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...116283&cm_re=Clarkdale-_-19-116-283-_-Product
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Show me the a link to back that up! Looks to me the Phenom II 550BE beats it at about everything, plus the chance to unlock the 550 to a quad on top on that.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/clarkdale-review.html

The 550BE is more equal to the i3 /530/540 that cost 25/45 bucks more. And thats not even throwing in the Phenom II 720BE.
 
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StrangleHold said:
Show me the a link to back that up! Looks to me the Phenom II 550BE beats it at about everything, plus the chance to unlock the 550 to a quad on top on that.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/clarkdale-review.html

The 550BE is more equal to the i3 /530/540 that cost 25/45 bucks more. And thats not even throwing in the Phenom II 720BE.
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The i3 already has 4 threads(hyperthreading), uses much less power, and you can overclock the piss out of them, even on the stock cooler. Someone on here posted a review that had some awesome results, though admittedly it was with a test model.

edit-this:
http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3704&p=1

http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3704&p=14
 
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Drenlin said:
The i3 already has 4 threads(hyperthreading), uses much less power, and you can overclock the piss out of it on the stock cooler. Someone on here posted a review where they got 4.3Ghz on the factory hardware, though admittedly it was with a test model.

edit: this:
http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3704&p=1
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If any of that had any thing to do with what I was talking about let me know. I already know what a i3/5 is!

Back to what I said, show me how many benchmarks the Pentium G6950 beats the Phenom II 550BE?
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/clarkdale-review.html

For that matter how well the 550BE does against the Intel 540

And not with any anandtech Intel fanboy site.
 
StrangleHold said:
If any of that had any thing to do with what I was talking about let me know. I already know what a i3/5 is!
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That pentium is a clarkdale....basically a toned-down i3. I forgot that it's missing hyper-threading though.

Have you read the review you posted? They hit 4.3GHz with the pentium.

I'm not saying it's head and shoulders over the 550 at all, but I do think that its newer architecture gives it an advantage.
 
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