cheap rig.

[evilwillie0614]

guys plz help me with this cheap rig,is amd athlon IIx4 620 a good cpu or ill use phenom IIx2 550 kuma? And what psu should i use in this setup?

Amd athlon IIx4 620
Asus M4A785-M mobo
4gb 1066mhz ddr2
500gb 7200rpm 32mb cache
Geforce 9800gt 512mb ddr3

 

[hat]

That's a good setup. If you're not going to use the quad core you could go for the Athlon II x3 or the Athlon II x2... I wouldn't get the Phenom II x2.

This is a pretty good power supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

 

[kurosagi01]

+1 on the corsair 650W psu as it is good for future upgrades, but if he isn't planning on making huge upgrade like getting an i5 or i7 or even a gfx card that require 2x6pin power connector then the corsair 400w or 450w will do perfectly for his rig.

 

[TheMailMan78]

guys plz help me with this cheap rig,is amd athlon IIx4 620 a good cpu or ill use phenom IIx2 550 kuma? And what psu should i use in this setup?

Amd athlon IIx4 620
Asus M4A785-M mobo
4gb 1066mhz ddr2
500gb 7200rpm 32mb cache
Geforce 9800gt 512mb ddr3

I agree. Thats a good looking budget rig. Also +1 on the Corsair PSU. The only thing I might look into would be a 720BE.

 

[evilwillie0614]

buget rig

I agree. Thats a good looking budget rig. Also +1 on the Corsair PSU. The only thing I might look into would be a 720BE.

then if this is ok for you guys then ill have to stick on it,ill just take ur advice ill go for the corsair 650watt for my upgrades. But why not phenom??

 

[TheMailMan78]

then if this is ok for you guys then ill have to stick on it,ill just take ur advice ill go for the corsair 650watt for my upgrades. But why not phenom??

Get a Phenom II. Huge difference.

 

[evilwillie0614]

phenom II vs athlon II

That's a good setup. If you're not going to use the quad core you could go for the Athlon II x3 or the Athlon II x2...

This is a pretty good power supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

Why wouldn't you go for phenom instead of athlon when phenom II kuma has an edge compared to athlon?

 

[evilwillie0614]

last question will this kind of setup will be enough for those comming games?

 

[TheMailMan78]

last question will this kind of setup will be enough for those comming games?

Again I say get a Phenom II 720BE. You'll be fine with that.

 

[Zubasa]

Why wouldn't you go for phenom instead of athlon when phenom II kuma has an edge compared to athlon?

A Phenom II is not a kuma :shadedshu
The kuma is the chip in the Athlon X2 (which are Phenom X2s).

last question will this kind of setup will be enough for those comming games?

I say get that Quad, you won't regret getting a Quad over a Dual.
I am not a big fan of Tri-cores period.

 

[JrRacinFan]

Definitely worth the extra $10 out of pocket over the corsair to get this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...2&cm_re=seventeam_850W-_-17-176-002-_-Product

Seventeam is one of the better psu manufacturer's, they make their own power supplies, unlike the Corsair which is a ChannellWell made. Not "knocking on" the Corsair at all. That power supply should last you quite a while.

As far as cpu goes, IMO go down a notch with X3 425, alot of reports of unlocking to full quad with this chip or up a notch to the 720 BE if you can afford it.

 

[evilwillie0614]

kuma?

A Phenom II is not a kuma :shadedshu
The kuma is the chip in the Athlon X2 (which are Phenom X2s).


I say get that Quad, you won't regret getting a Quad over a Dual.
I am not a big fan of Tri-cores period.

did i say kuma? Sry it must have been my fingers,its not responding according to my brain.. but cant afford quads right know thats why im working on a budget rig. Ill stick to phenom II, thx guys.

 

[ToTTenTranz]

The graphics card is a bit lacking for today's standards...

I would save some money by going to a cheaper 780G+SB710 or even a Geforce 8200 motherboard, maybe going to an Athlon II X3 and investing in a HD5770 or a HD4870.


If there are no plans on big upgrades in the future, don't bother with a quality-brand PSU with more than 550W.

The system you suggested won't ever go above some 280-300W. Even less if you opt for a HD5770.


Spending $100 in a PSU for a system like that is, in my opinion, a bit ridiculous.

 

[TheMailMan78]

Your rig is fine for a budget build. Like I said the only thing I would do different is the CPU.

As for the PSU remember its the MOST IMPORTANT part of ANY system. Do not go cheap.

 

[Lionheart]

Dude get the Phenom II X3 720

 

[Zubasa]

did i say kuma? Sry it must have been my fingers,its not responding according to my brain.. but cant afford quads right know thats why im working on a budget rig. Ill stick to phenom II, thx guys.

That Athlon II 620 is already a Quad-Core

 

[Skywalker12345]

Dude get the Phenom II X3 720

agreedd

then get a gigabyte mobo and unlocked a 4th core

 

[Zubasa]

agreedd

then get a gigabyte mobo and unlocked a 4th core

The chances of unlocking a 4th core is not very high now.
Usually the chance of unlocking deminish greatly after the first few batches.
Even it the 4th core unlocks it have a good chane of being unstable.

I wouldn't count on the 4th core.

 

[Skywalker12345]

oh well i must have gotten lucky i just got mine a couple weeks ago.

 

[dir_d]

I agree with Zubasa and you can always overclock that quad and it will perform as well if not better than the 720BE.

 

[TheMailMan78]

Do not unlock the 4th core.

 

[Zubasa]

oh well i must have gotten lucky i just got mine a couple weeks ago.

Lucky you are.
Count on every chip to unlock, I will not

Do not unlock the 4th core.

First hand horror stroy from this guy.

 

[Skywalker12345]

why what happened?

 

[Paintface]

get a 620 and OC it to 3.3 easely

 

[TheMailMan78]

why what happened?

LONG story. Bottom line is DO NOT UNLOCK!