Built my first computer..

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cbrdude08

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Ok first off guys Im new here, and decided to finally build my own computer. Now first off this was my first attempt and now having spoken to some people I wish I had done somemore research insetad of just buying random stuff.Before u bash me..I kno it was dumb. I wanted to build a gaming computer(Starcraft 2 and Iracing) but not an overkill(thats he next one)Well heres what I got.

Gigabyte 880GM-UD2H MotherBoard
460 watt Cool Blaster Power Supply
AMD Athlon tm ll X 2 250 Processor 3.00 Ghz
2 gb Ram
32 Bit System currently running Vista until I get Windows 7.
Antec 300 Case
640GB Western Digital Hardrive

Still have yet to get a Video card(price around 150ish). I was suggested to get Ati Brand beacause of the compatibilty to AMD. Your opinions welcome please. And also with this current set up what can I look for as performance or speed?Thanks
 
Are we talking dollars or pounds?

Well the set up is ok apart from the PSU. That's the component I suspect the most but probably because I have never heard of them. Then i'd upgrade to a Phenom II CPU.

For a graphics card i'd look at a HD4870, HD4890, GTX460. You might get suggestions for a HD5770 but I don't rate it at all.
 
Remeniz said:
Are we talking dollars or pounds?

Well the set up is ok apart from the PSU. That's the component I suspect the most but probably because I have never heard of them. Then i'd upgrade to a Phenom II CPU.

For a graphics card i'd look at a HD4870, HD4890, GTX460. You might get suggestions for a HD5770 but I don't rate it at all.
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Dollars
 
Ok.

Well the GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 768MB starts at about $200, the GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB starts at $230. But these are brilliant budget cards. Seriously nVidia just popped these out and they're p'wning more expensive HD5830's and matching HD5850's in certain benchies.

You could go to the cheaper HD5770 that starts at about $150 but the HD4870 and HD4890 beat the HD5770 and can be had at the same price. Yes DX11 support of the HD5770 is good but i'd rather have silky smooth FPS than DX11.
 
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Remeniz said:
Ok.

Well the GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 768MB starts at about $200, the GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB starts at $230. But these are brilliant budget cards. Seriously nVidia just popped these out and they're p'wning more expensive HD5830's and matching HD5850's in certain benchies.

You could go to the cheaper HD5770 that starts at about $150 but the HD4870 and HD4890 beat the HD5770 and can be had at the same price. Yes DX11 support of the HD5770 is good but i'd rather have silky smooth FPS than DX11.
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alright thanks mangg. so everything else looks pretty tip top?
 
cbrdude08 said:
alright thanks mangg. so everything else looks pretty tip top?
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Yea pretty much. Just be careful with that PSU and the higher power card.

FuryRosewood said:
Radeon 5770 is quite a bit more power efficient than the nvidia cards if im correct, the idle wattage is quite low
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Yea the 5770 is power efficient but it's a slow card; fine for 2D multi monitor work or light 3D gaming. The GTX 460 for very little extra bucks just simply outperforms it.
 
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