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building my own pc
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:50 pm
by k0rnyfr33k
Well guys you kinda talked me outta laptop...so i got my bro to pick out my components so far hes done a great job...parts i got into today..
AMD athlon 2 tuned at 3.0ghz
4gb G.skill ram DDR2
GIGABYTE ATi Radeon HD 4850 overclocked at 700MHz
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:03 pm
by Ryan from Ohio
That processor looks weak?
ATI graphics? I thought I was getting a good buy with ATI and man I was wrong...
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:11 pm
by k0rnyfr33k
Its a budget system... i probably will overclock the processor to 3.7-3.8 been reading up on it and it can handle that
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:03 pm
by sinister audio
AMD way before a pentium anyday and everyday.
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:01 pm
by colemanyoungerinalaska
what kinda amd is it athlon 2 like x2 or what
ive read the triple cores can be overclocked well
dont know much about that card
are you using stock coolers for everything?
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:04 pm
by k0rnyfr33k
AMD athlon II x2 processor
3.0 GHz True dual core design
2.0 total cache
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:02 am
by CaptainPioneer
sinister audio wrote:AMD way before a pentium anyday and everyday.
Meh I think I've changed since when I built my first comp... Pentium's are much easier to build Mac Systems off of... where as AMD is next to impossible.
Also HT tech has come a long way since its inception.
I'd look for a better graphics card though... if you can get one a 3com is very nice... a bit pricey but exceptional and is exactly what our video editors use in their computers at my work place... I think a lot of cad designers also primarily use 3com as well.
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:06 am
by Bwcad1
sinister audio wrote:AMD way before a pentium anyday and everyday.
Not anymore. NOT even close. i think the last time i read up on it AMD was at least 2 years behind Intel.
Pentiums have been dead for a long time btw lol.
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:09 am
by Bwcad1
I built my pc for about 900 bucks and i had the following
Gigabyte X38 Mobo
Intel E8400 dualcore 3ghz
EVGA 8800GTS
3gb DDR2 Win-Tec Ram
DVD burner
850watt psu
300gb seagate HDD
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:59 am
by k0rnyfr33k
Bwcad1 wrote:Not anymore. NOT even close. i think the last time i read up on it AMD was at least 2 years behind Intel.
Pentiums have been dead for a long time btw lol.
Are you knockin my AMD... oh the Mainboard is a MSI 770-C45