I just bought:
intel core i7 920 bloomfield
windows 7 home edition
western digital caviar black 640
corsair dominator 6gb memory
antec earthwatts 750
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Motherboard
I now need to know what graphic card to buy. Some have suggested 5850 or 5870 cards. My question is, as I'm not computer savvy, does the graphic card have a big effect on the general graphics or mainly movies and games? The reason I ask is because this build is for my husband who does a lot of paperwork, but also watches movies (rarely), and is not a gaming build, so I don't want to waste money on something I don't need. Please provide any info and suggestions about graphic cards, or suggest a particular one.
Also someone here suggested I buy a Coolermaster v8 cooler for my CPU. Do I need that? Why or why not?
THANK YOU!!!!
intel core i7 920 bloomfield
windows 7 home edition
western digital caviar black 640
corsair dominator 6gb memory
antec earthwatts 750
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Motherboard
I now need to know what graphic card to buy. Some have suggested 5850 or 5870 cards. My question is, as I'm not computer savvy, does the graphic card have a big effect on the general graphics or mainly movies and games? The reason I ask is because this build is for my husband who does a lot of paperwork, but also watches movies (rarely), and is not a gaming build, so I don't want to waste money on something I don't need. Please provide any info and suggestions about graphic cards, or suggest a particular one.
Also someone here suggested I buy a Coolermaster v8 cooler for my CPU. Do I need that? Why or why not?
THANK YOU!!!!