Building a gaming PC. Compatable? Better way?

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Narkotiq

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Ok so I'm using newegg to build a PC. I want one that'll be good for gaming but it doesn't have to be the best.


Right now I've selected

Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Item #: N82E16811129066
-$61.99

ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Item #: N82E16813131402 $10.00 Mail-in Rebate Card13-131-402 $119.99

XFX HD-577X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail Item #: N82E16814150462 -$159.99

OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2RPR10664GK - Retail Item #: N82E16820227289 - $105.99

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ940XCGIBOX - Retail Item #: N82E16819103471 -$150.99

Western Digital My Book Essential 1.5TB External Hard Drive WDBAAF0015HBK-NESN - Retail Item #: N82E16822136396


Which totals about 738 bucks. Can you help me by telling me if these parts are compatable or a cheap way I can build a pc that's good for gaming yet cheap? I would appreciate it very much. Im pretty computer savvy but this is the first pc ive built.. just dont wanna mess it up
 
Change motherbard to GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P

and your CPU to also a Quad-Core, but different model - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition

everything else looks fine.
 
 
Narkotiq said:
Ok so I'm using newegg to build a PC. I want one that'll be good for gaming but it doesn't have to be the best.


Right now I've selected

Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Item #: N82E16811129066
-$61.99

ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Item #: N82E16813131402 $10.00 Mail-in Rebate Card13-131-402 $119.99

XFX HD-577X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail Item #: N82E16814150462 -$159.99

OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2RPR10664GK - Retail Item #: N82E16820227289 - $105.99

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ940XCGIBOX - Retail Item #: N82E16819103471 -$150.99

Western Digital My Book Essential 1.5TB External Hard Drive WDBAAF0015HBK-NESN - Retail Item #: N82E16822136396


Which totals about 738 bucks. Can you help me by telling me if these parts are compatable or a cheap way I can build a pc that's good for gaming yet cheap? I would appreciate it very much. Im pretty computer savvy but this is the first pc ive built.. just dont wanna mess it up
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The 940 isnt a AM3 processor. Plus DDR2 will not work with the motherboard. With a AM3 board you need a AM3 processor and DDR3

If you want a BE model, change it to this one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103808

Change the memory to DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231193

Eveything else looks ok, but you dont have a power supply

Analizer said:
Change motherbard to GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P

and your CPU to also a Quad-Core, but different model - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition

everything else looks fine.
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That board is lower end board for a BE upperend model processor, no cooling on the mosfets, can cause problems. Plus the memory he had picked out will not work on a AM3 board.
 
* • AMD Athlon™II X2 245 CPU
* • Asus M4A78LT-M LE AM3 MB
* • 4GB DDR3/1600MHz RAM
* • 500GB SATA-II 7200RPM HDD
* • NVIDIA 210 512MB Video
* • LG 22X DVD±/±RW Drive
* • High Definition 7.1 Sound
* • Windows 7 Home Premium
* • CoolerMaster Elite 310 Case

Is that good?
 
You could always just use onboard sound and beef up the gpu a bit more. I am working on my first build right now.

If your getting the power supply mentioned above. You could always just leave it open to crossfire in the future. I am only buying a single gpu at first as well.
 
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