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Old November 7th, 2009, 10:22 PM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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Hey guys, check this build for any errors I may have missed please- I have fairly limited knowledge on this and have never built a pc before. I've been through a month of parts suggestions so I know these parts are plenty powerful and affordable for me, just need to know if they're all compatible! Thanks guys!

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Old November 7th, 2009, 10:48 PM     #2 (permalink)
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No optical drive?

Yes they are all compatable.
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Yeah I have an optical drive already so I didn't include it- and this should run just about any game pretty well I would think, huh? thanks!
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It should run games pretty well. If anything the processor would be the only thing that holds you back on games.

You should probably think of getting this combo instead though it's only $14 more so the price isn't too steep Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!

Its a better CPU and same board
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Old November 8th, 2009, 12:57 AM     #5 (permalink)
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I wasn't sure if the Phenom was better than the Athlon or not. Heck, I've blown my budget out of the water by now anyway, it's just $14...lol
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Phenom is better otherwise AMD would probably sell them cheaper.
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you might want to look at the 5770 instead. its slightly slower than the 4890 (however remember its a new card so the drivers are not so good yet, so it can only get faster). However it takes up a fraction of the power while its at it (close to half) and therefore runs twice as cool too.
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I'm going to be running all this on a Samsung 37" LCD TV. Will this graphics card support that? Also, is it going to be obnoxiously hard to find wallpaper for a screen of that shape? lol thanks

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Also, my PSU I posted in the build says 1x6 pin and the GPU needs 2x6 pin I think...will that card above work with this PSU? I'm confused by this.

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I'm going to be running all this on a Samsung 37" LCD TV. Will this graphics card support that? Also, is it going to be obnoxiously hard to find wallpaper for a screen of that shape? lol thanks

Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100269VXLE Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards (the same one from the build previously posted).

It will be fine depending on the age of the tv it may not have a large resolution... mabye 1920x1080 which the card will be run fine (also plenty of wallpapers for that size res as it is getting very common now).


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Also, my PSU I posted in the build says 1x6 pin and the GPU needs 2x6 pin I think...will that card above work with this PSU? I'm confused by this.

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Yes the PSU will be enough to run it, you will need to use one of the 4-pin - 6-pin adapters that should come with the card.
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