Will this combination work?

Gremmers · 30 Jan 2009 at 16:54

I'm building a new (mostly-I'm salvaging the HDD, PSU etc from my old computer) PC and I think all the bits should work together fine, but as I've never done this before I thought I'd post this in case anyone can spot a potential ****-up before I buy it all:
AMD Phenom X4 9950 processor
Radeon Sapphire HD 4850 X2 graphics card
Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe AMD 790FX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)
Thanks very much!

PCDave · 30 Jan 2009 at 16:56

seems fine to me, what psu do you have? and just out of curiosity why amd over intel?

Gremmers · 30 Jan 2009 at 17:13

An OCZ stealth X stream I think it's called. I went for AMD because I heard that although Intel's got the edge a bit at the moment processor-wise AMD might pull it back in the next few years so I went for their motherboard.

mp260767 · 30 Jan 2009 at 17:16

i'd maybe go for a 1gb 4870 over the x2 4850.

Huw_Dawson · 30 Jan 2009 at 17:21

We don't know the resolution of his monitor atm.

I'd agree with that build, personally.

- Huw

Happy · 30 Jan 2009 at 17:23

mp260767 said:
i'd maybe go for a 1gb 4870 over the x2 4850.

This and since they are only £166 on OCUK at the moment

mp260767 · 30 Jan 2009 at 17:31

Huw_Dawson said:
We don't know the resolution of his monitor atm.

- Huw

can't see that the x2 4850 would benefit over the 1gb 4870 tbh.