Is this good for a gaming pc?

[Crixx_Creww]

no propaganda aside, i also do recommend buying the r2180, its an 80 dollar chip that ocs like a monster!! and using that asus board yu will be able to upgrade to the holy grail, the q6600 or 6700 in time.

Also, guys, is a 450 watt psu really good enuff?

[Saxito Pau]

I say it is good enough as long and he not gonna have a set of drives installed,  or he not using SLI, or he not going higher than an 8600/7900

[Spazosaurus]

I had a 380 watt psu powering these specs in the avatar without issue...so yeah....once its a good quality psu, it will work  for most configs.

[Notnice]

i will wiat till after xmas to see if i get so more money.

[Arcmanov]

Ok...exactly what did you order?
'Inquiring minds' want to know.

[Prowl]

he is still trying to make up his mind it seems

[Notnice]

he is still trying to make up his mind it seems

YEA  i am still thinking but i will wait till after xmas to see if i get some more money.

[Prowl]

here is what u get

a 3850 will own the 7900 what ever, it's cheap and will hang around for a good while. IF you get some more cash see if you can get a crossfire mobo, this way ( if amd is around )  you can just add a new ati whatever and still keep your existing card, they scale very well in xfire.

definitely go with intel, at least you can upgrade as time allows to something faster but also they oc so easy, the new 8400's or 21xx dual cores look good.

psu does matter!! a good 380w will do better than a cheap 600w!!  a decent 450-500w will do

after that your on your own ( ram, case, drives etc )

[Notnice]

YEA i am getting the 3850 4sure  i will look for a crossfire mobo.

[Arcmanov]

Just remember, Crossfire mobos are more expensive eh.  Be prepared to shell out
anywhere between 180-250 US for a good one.  I can recommend the Abit IP35 Pro
(which is in my current system) but I've never tried Crossfire so I don't know how much
better the performance would be.  I personally don't recommend Crossfire unless you
are gaming at resolutions above 1900 x 1200, which only a few VERY expensive LCDs
support.

[Notnice]

I found this crossfire mobo.



ASUS 480X ATX AMD Socket AM2 ATI CrossFire Xpress 3200 Motherboard:
Price:     $95.00 usd



Model
Brand    ASUS
Model    M2A-MVP
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type    AM2
CPU Type    Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64
FSB    1000MHz Hyper Transport (2000 MT/s)
Chipsets
North Bridge    AMD 480X CrossFire
South Bridge    ATI SB600
Memory
Number of Memory Slots    4×240pin
Memory Standard    DDR2 800
Maximum Memory Supported    8GB
Dual Channel Supported    Yes
Expansion Slots
PCI Express x16    2
PCI Express x1    2
PCI Slots    2
Storage Devices
PATA    1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max
SATA 3Gb/s    4
SATA RAID    0/1/0+1
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset    None
Onboard Audio
Audio Channels    6 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset    Marvell 88E8001
Max LAN Speed    10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2    2
COM    1
LPT    1
USB    4 x USB 2.0
IEEE 1394    2 x IEEE 1394a
Audio Ports    6 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB    3 x USB 2.0 connectors support 6 ports
Physical Spec
Form Factor    ATX
Dimensions    12" x 8.6"
Windows Vista    Certified for Windows Vista
Features
Power Pin    24 Pin
Features    The Mainstream AM2 Motherboard Supporting Dual GPU

[Prowl]

http://www.tankguys.com/product_info.php?cPath=48_98_104&products_id=1745&osCsid=237f2d9ca4a63a47725f8ba1f3219994

there are alot of 965 crossfire capable boards out there in the sub $150 range for intel.

[W1nTry]

I personally don't recommend Crossfire unless you
are gaming at resolutions above 1900 x 1200, which only a few VERY expensive LCDs
support.

Yuh know I used to think so as well... but with 2 3850s as an sub 400USD option... I almost regret NOT buying that damn Sapphire Xfire mobo when I was upgrading... and btw 1900x1200? dude you need Xfire just to run CRYSIS at proper specs :p and thats prolly 1280x1024 what you talking bout ?

[Prowl]

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3169&p=2

a p35

[Arcmanov]

Well, Crysis is the obvious exception, but then, the rest of the system needs to be
somewhat uber as well if you running that. Cutting corners won't 'cut' it.

[Spazosaurus]

A nice cheap P35 paired with an equally cheap c2d is the best choice for any builder looking to get a uber system on the cheap. With so much overclocking potential, there's no need to go AMD anymore.

[Notnice]

Ok guy i ordered my part heres what i ordered.

CPU:Amd 5000+ black edition stock speed is 2.6ghz but i am going to oc it to 3.0ghz

Ram:OCZ 2GB 800 MHZ  ddr2

mobo : Asus m2n-e sli mobo

Video card:EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GT 512mb

Psu: i think it is 550 watts no sure because my cousin is getting it for me.

[Spazosaurus]

Well that's good enough, but you should have gone with a cheaper, lower clocked INTEL chip which you could go on to overclock to as much 80% or so cuz because even @ 3ghz the card will be bottlenecked a little too much. E.g a 2.0ghz stock e4400 could reach 3.2ghz easily on stock volts and 3.4 with a vcore bump or even a cheaper alternative like the e21xx series and obtain a similar overclock...but on the other hand you might not have been able to handle the dynamics required to oc that high.

Oh, you DEFINATELY should have skipped that ishy Nforce 500 board omg I could imagine how much hairy sweaty man wh*re balls that would suck for overclocking. At the very least you should have looked for a 550, and not even that. Nforce 570 at least. Oh well, good luck overclocking, you'll need it.

[Notnice]

I was on a budget so i went  amd. For the mobo i was going for the deluxe version of the mobo but i had to take that one if i wanted an 8800GT.

[Crixx_Creww]

yu say yu on a budget, but thas why he said yu shoulda go for a cheaper low clocked intel chip and then oc it and gain far more performance than you would ever get out the amd thingy

and lol @ hairy sweaty man wh*re balls @ that mobo, it no thaaatt bad
buh come on mengz!! cheap p35 all over de place!! de oc potential on dem tings so phenomenal lol @ that pun teehee hee