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malcolm2608

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Does this seem like a nice computer Ill select a monitor when I make a final decision but this is my idea
 
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What are you planning to do with this rig? More importantly, what do you have right now (to see if its really a step up etc)? Can help us loads on giving you a verdict. ;)
 
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What are you using it for? For a start, the hard drive is too small and if you want to game, that 4670 is pitiful.

Also, what is that RAM rated at? CL7 7-7-7-20 is a must for DDR3.
 

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This is to play a few games like combat arms and call of duty
I know this is really sad but i did it in like 30 min and its my first shot at it
 

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What are you planning to do with this rig? More importantly, what do you have right now (to see if its really a step up etc)? Can help us loads on giving you a verdict. ;)

Trust me this would be a step up lol. Right now i have an hp g60 laptop
and before that an old dell desktop
 
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What is your budget? I guess it will be ok to play these games, but if you can push more dough, it can be a better pc all round.
 

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What is your budget? I guess it will be ok to play these games, but if you can push more dough, it can be a better pc all round.

I have a $500 to $600 budget
 
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You can get much better, first off, you'll need to know at what res your gonna be gaming at. Then we can pinpoint a much better card (since you seem to like to stick to your hardware for long) so that it can serve you a long time. The 4670 is by standards... pretty much old. Something better would be a 5770 or a 460. Much better than what you plan to get. But again, it'll all depend on the res you re gonna play at.
 

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That kind of rig is only good for things like WoW :// Need to try again, lucky everyone here is helpful ^^ , you definately need a bigger Hard disk, maybe 500-1tb, depending on your budget, and card I'd suggest the GTX 460!
 

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You can get much better, first off, you'll need to know at what res your gonna be gaming at. Then we can pinpoint a much better card (since you seem to like to stick to your hardware for long) so that it can serve you a long time. The 4670 is by standards... pretty much old. Something better would be a 5770 or a 460. Much better than what you plan to get. But again, it'll all depend on the res you re gonna play at.

Any ressolution bigger than 1336 by 768
 

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That kind of rig is only good for things like WoW :// Need to try again, lucky everyone here is helpful ^^ , you definately need a bigger Hard disk, maybe 500-1tb, depending on your budget, and card I'd suggest the GTX 460!

I dont think I really need a harddrive that big. My old computer had 80 gigs on it ( 70 of wich i partitioned ) and i never came close to filling it
 
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well the higher the res, the better card you should get for your rig. I'd suggest a 5770/460 or higher depending on your budget. The rest seems fine, but I'd definitely go for a quad, they seem to ship for cheap these days. You might want to look at some athlon II/phenom II X4's, the cheapest sell for aound ~$100. Drop that in and you can get a decent PC that will last you some time.
 
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here's a pretty good base build for your price range.

 
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I'm no amd specialist though, but does am2+ work with ddr3? Seems kinda odd.
 
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to my understanding, a am2+ cpu paired with a am3 motherboard/ddr3 ram will work together no problem
 
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build has been fixed, now there is a am3 cpu in the build
 

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Would this be something?



You won't like it without a quad core and if you like some bling bling you could stick some LED fans on that Gigabyte case.
 

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That power supply is terrible. A Corsair 400 watt is better.

Do you have an operating system?

If you can spend $600 like you said, then do it. You will be much more satisfied.
 
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Some thoughts that come to mind:

1. For only $30 more (after rebate) you can get a 5770, so much better than a 4670

2. At a minimum you should get a power supply with active PFC, preferably one that is 80+ certified and known to be good too.

3. AMD processors under $100...Athlon II X3/X4, Phenom II X2. Hard to tell which is the best value. Personally I would just get the Phenom II X2 with a decent cooler and take my chances, unlock rates for at least 3 cores seem very high.



That would be a nice system for $600 with the potential for solid overclocking.
 

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Yeah I was originally suggesting a ~4850, 5770 or GTS450 but I thought he wasn't willing to put so much money in it. It's always hard to choose the graphics card because they change so quickly. I built this computer to my friend with a 240 and he ran a 37" HDTV while playing games like World of Warcraft without problem. Corsair 400W would outrun many other PSU's and are always 80+ certified. Personally I've got this Athlon X4 for awhile and it's just truly amazing. The performance was a total boost from a dual core. Runs all games at max without problems.
 
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From what I gathered the Corsair 400CX was replaced with a cheaper a unit that's not 80+ certified and has a sleeve fan with a shorter warranty. You could probably still find new 400CX units somewhere, but the 520w Antec Neo (built by SeaSonic) seems like a good deal at $60 too.
 

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Overkill:



Budget/overkill:

 
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