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kitamesume:
both, the newly released HD 64xx,65xx,66xx has some nice features. i.e. AMD App Acceleration and UVD3. ohh and this guys could score 200+ on HQV 2.
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if you need references on how decent the HD6670 is, its in between HD5670 and HD5750.
its just a wait till september, 3months imho you got it better than i do, i have to wait till december to get some nice Christmas promo.
note: the HD67xx line is pure rebrand from the HD57xx.
Tatsujin:
--- Quote from: kyubixmunky on June 05, 2011, 05:16:52 AM ---Hello,
This is my first time building a desktop, so suggestions would be appreciated.
I'd prefer this to be under 800$.
AMD Phenom II Black x4 3.4 Ghz
ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
HITACHI Deskstar 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W Modular High Performance Power Supply
Edit: I was also debating between the Thermaltake TR2 RX 750W power supply, but I'm not sure if 750W might be overkill.
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
I might need to double check on some compatibility issues, but this looks solid. Opinions?
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I don't see a video card and if you do get one video card then 600-650 watts should be sufficient. I'd go for 650w just to be safe.
HDD choice not my cup of tea - WD is more reliable (Black Editions for OS operations / gaming / heavy tasks). +1 on the mobo and RAM. As for PSU, go with Corsair.
Edit -- Not an ATI/AMD video card person so I'll stay away from that. If you go with Nvidia, you can go with few choices:
EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1557-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card 150 dollars.
Or
EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1563-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card. 260 dollars (I'm using two of these SLI. Beasts!)
Or
EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1461-KR GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card. 195 dollars. Cheaper model of the SC one with less features.
Lupin:
--- Quote from: kyubixmunky on June 05, 2011, 05:16:52 AM ---AMD Phenom II Black x4 3.4 Ghz
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This is a 965 if I'm not mistaken. Get the 955 instead. It a better overclocker from what I have read. I have a 955 but I don't overclock.
If you intend to go with AMD, get a board that supports AM3+. It doesn't have to be a 900 series mobo. 900 series is almost the same as the 800 series but with a few tweaks to support bulldozer's features + SLI
As for the PSU, I use a PSU calculator to compute the power requirements. I max out TDP, cap aging and utilization in that calculator then add 50 W more to the result. The result will be more than you need but you'll be able to use that PSU longer (assuming you get a good PSU)
Freedom Kira:
Hmm, for video editing, I think you're gonna want a bit more juice in your processor. You considering Intel at all? Might be a silly question considering your budget.
Tatsujin:
--- Quote from: Freedom Kira on June 05, 2011, 10:24:48 AM ---Hmm, for video editing, I think you're gonna want a bit more juice in your processor. You considering Intel at all? Might be a silly question considering your budget.
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2600k is excellent for that.
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