May 27, 200916 yr using the asus OC'ing program on a "mild' setting http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=574274 almost a 600mhz OC ordered an hd4770 other parts are corsair 650W-tx antec 300 case WD black 640gb ocz ddr3 1333mhz reaper HPC ram after everything comes in should be a ~$700 machine after MIR
May 27, 200916 yr So here is the putes the Captain and I have been working on for me. AMD 720 black GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P Socket AM2+/ AMD 790X/ CrossFireX/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard OCZ OCZ2RPR10664GK PC2-8500 DDR2 Dual Channel Reaper Series 1066MHz 4G Kit CL 5-5-5-18 Memory CORSAIR 550w VX Series 12v ATX 80 Plus Certified Power Supply Cooler Master Centurion 590 ATX Mid Tower Case Black - (RC-590-KKN1-GP) Western Digital Caviar Black 500 GB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 32 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD5001AALS and a HD4890 GPU I think that is around 760 before rebates and gift card accumulation
May 27, 200916 yr Author So here is the putes the Captain and I have been working on for me. AMD 720 black GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P Socket AM2+/ AMD 790X/ CrossFireX/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard OCZ OCZ2RPR10664GK PC2-8500 DDR2 Dual Channel Reaper Series 1066MHz 4G Kit CL 5-5-5-18 Memory CORSAIR 550w VX Series 12v ATX 80 Plus Certified Power Supply Cooler Master Centurion 590 ATX Mid Tower Case Black - (RC-590-KKN1-GP) Western Digital Caviar Black 500 GB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 32 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD5001AALS and a HD4890 GPU I think that is around 760 before rebates and gift card accumulation going am2+ and ddr2.. yeah, that's a decent amount of savings.... making the 4890 "doable" nice. xfire 4770's are faster than a 4890 and less expensive.
May 27, 200916 yr DDR2 is fine enough for a fragbox, and while the 4770 is a killer card, two in Crossfire may not scale too great on some games. Especially for a first time builder, one single card will make the process easier to use and tinker with.
May 28, 200916 yr Author DDR2 is fine enough for a fragbox, and while the 4770 is a killer card, two in Crossfire may not scale too great on some games. Especially for a first time builder, one single card will make the process easier to use and tinker with. I agree. he just didn't bring that up.
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