[mattman059]

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Motherboard- MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 AMD 790FX $169.99
Processor- AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black 3.2GHz $199.99
Graphics Card- GIGABYTE Radeon HD 4890 $199.99
Graphics Card- GIGABYTE Radeon HD 4890 $199.99
RAM- mushkin (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 $119.99
RAM- mushkin (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 $119.99
Hard Drive 1- WD VelociRaptor 150GB 10000 RPM $179.99
Hard Drive 2- SUPER TALENT 16GB SATA II MLC $74.99
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$1,264.92

Sorry for the formatting...it looked nice before i submitted

[RudiVisser]

If it wasn't an AMD/ATI system, something around the same spec would be pretty sweet

Although the hard disks are a little low capacity arn't they?? I guess it depends on how much crap you store but I'm struggling with 500GB ATM

[stayscrisp]

MageUK, on 11 Aug, 2009 - 06:30 AM, said:

If it wasn't an AMD/ATI system, something around the same spec would be pretty sweet

Whats wrong with AMD, those AMD Phenom II X4 processors are excellent. Admittedly they aren't as impressive as a core i7 but for the price they perform really well.

Your right about the hard drives though, I'm struggling with my 400gb.

[RudiVisser]

stayscrisp, on 11 Aug, 2009 - 06:54 AM, said:

Whats wrong with AMD, those AMD Phenom II X4 processors are excellent. Admittedly they aren't as impressive as a core i7 but for the price they perform really well.

Possibly, I've just not had a good experience with (nor frequently read about a good experience with) AMD Procs or ATI Graphics cards. Even when I do find good reviews they're still not as impressive as Intel/NVidia combinations. Plus I've known Nvidia's drivers to be much more "well built" than ATI's, the Catylyst Control Center does my freaking nut in!!

I guess it does come down to price, though. If you've got the dosh, find an Intel/NVidia system, if not then settle with AMD/ATI.

[PsychoCoder]

I have an AMD Phenom II X4 3.2Ghz 125Watt CPU and I just love it. It's the best CPU I've owned thus far (Will never own another Intel, what a POS in my experience)

[LaviadonTQC]

I agree with rest 500gbs and no less. You're prices seem a little high check out http://www.newegg.com.

I still don't believe SLI really adds much to performance atm.

I bet you can get better around $800.

[KYA]

AMD/nVidia FTW!

[kewlkreator]

W00t! I like it.

[mattman059]

LaviadonTQC, on 11 Aug, 2009 - 03:53 PM, said:

I agree with rest 500gbs and no less. You're prices seem a little high check out http://www.newegg.com.

I still don't believe SLI really adds much to performance atm.

I bet you can get better around $800.

Its funny that you say that because those prices came from newegg...haha. and I do agree with the others, im not sure why i didnt have a larger raptor in there...the SSD is supposed to be that small..it would only be for OS purposes...but i do agree...as for the AMD/Intel Im not so biased...i've owned ATi and AMD stuff in the past and it was POS worthy.....but i've kept up and read and they seem to be having a little comeback. I like Intel/Nvidia (my current build is intel/nvidia) It did come down to what i could get for the $$

[Bort]

KYA, on 11 Aug, 2009 - 06:54 PM, said:

AMD/nVidia FTW!

Agreed. The Catalyst Control Centre for ATI cards is a bit pants, and I just think that Intel make crap processors. From my experience, they don't seem to be as stable as the AMD ones.

[noorahmad]

Dell OptiPlex 760 Desktop
3.4 GHz Dual Core
4 GM RAM
500 GB SATA HDD
1 TB WD My Book External HDD
DVDR
21" LCD Monitor
My Office PC.

[The Architect 2.0]

whats with all the AMD hate? i personally prefer intel processors, but really....ATI completely raped and pillaged Nvidia this generation(thatas not to say the geforces are crap, but the radeons are definitely more consumer friendly). concerning drivers, nvidia for sure has the better ones, but ati's more than does the job. then again, i'm consistently confused by all the software problems people complain about all over the net.

Bort, on 11 Aug, 2009 - 06:54 PM, said:

Agreed. The Catalyst Control Centre for ATI cards is a bit pants, and I just think that Intel make crap processors. From my experience, they don't seem to be as stable as the AMD ones.

are you kidding me? intel is a WHOLE generation of performance(at least half a generation, depending on how you look at it) ahead of AMD at this point. thats a HUGE differential.



ps, very nice rig in the OP, but both the SSD and harddrive still seems small . 16GB feels like a VERY tight fit for the OS and the pagefile(at least, that is where i would put it).

This post has been edited by The Architect 2.0: 14 August 2009 - 03:59 PM

[KYA]

Whoa, fix that quote. I didn't say that.

I like all processors.

[Core]

I used both AMD and Intel processors and I can say that Intel is a bit more expensive, but in some cases it produces less heat. AMD processors are cheaper, but they need a decent cooling system.

Overall, this is a nice configuration.

[The Architect 2.0]

KYA, on 14 Aug, 2009 - 01:42 PM, said:

Whoa, fix that quote. I didn't say that.

I like all processors.

xD my bad

LaviadonTQC, on 11 Aug, 2009 - 01:53 PM, said:

I agree with rest 500gbs and no less. You're prices seem a little high check out http://www.newegg.com.

I still don't believe SLI really adds much to performance atm.

I bet you can get better around $800.

you're right...SLI doesn't add much to performance. in fact, it adds absolutely nothing although it might be because Radeons use Crossfire

but ya, from what ive heard others say, SLI offers more support for more games than Crossfire.

This post has been edited by The Architect 2.0: 14 August 2009 - 04:03 PM