Help Building AM3 system

markiejt · 17 Mar 2009 at 16:54

Help Building AMD GAMING SYSTEM

Ok I know now that i want a

ph II 920 Be. Will be looking for OC to atleast 3.5ghz,
will be getting 4870 x2 2gb

My question is what Mobo, Ram And CPU cooler will help me achieve this?

Also what is best 22" gaming monitor?

thanks

markiejt · 17 Mar 2009 at 17:56

also will my 600w power all this?

markiejt · 17 Mar 2009 at 18:06

Thermaltake PSU

markiejt · 17 Mar 2009 at 18:13

anyone else on rest of build?

markiejt · 17 Mar 2009 at 18:25

but if im getting am3 CPu wouldnt it be worth getting ddr3 ram and mobo?

markiejt · 17 Mar 2009 at 18:31

what about this?

any better?
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2048MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail (AX4870X2 2GBD5-H) £344.99
(£299.99) £344.99
(£299.99)
Asus VH222H 22" Widescreen True HD LCD Monitor £155.24
(£134.99) £155.24
(£134.99)
Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £126.49
(£109.99) £126.49
(£109.99)
AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £123.98
(£107.81) £123.98
(£107.81)
OCZ 4GB DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Platinum (2x2GB) Dual Channel DDR3 (OCZ3P13334GK) £63.24
(£54.99) £63.24
(£54.99)
Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775) £48.29
(£41.99) £48.29
(£41.99)
Sub Total : £749.76
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £114.23
Total : £875.74

markiejt · 17 Mar 2009 at 19:37

AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz

isnt this ddr3?