Hows this???

For that budget a sound card is not a good idea unless you are an audiophile. Spend the money on an amd X3 720be system.

Also, are you needing a hdd?
 
Well I do like to have good sound :)
Also I'm really not an AMD man.

As my budget is low atm I'm just going to be using a 17"/19" I cant remember what size it is lol, so I'm gaming at 1280*800 probably, maybe abit higher if I can wrangle it.

Atm I'm thinking of taking my 160GB HDD from my old rig and upgrading in a few months time.

Games atm I'm just playing STALKER SoC and maybe Farcry 2. I know at that 1280*800 res the 4890 would handle them fine.
 
you probably don't even need a 4890 for that resolution, and your motherboard should provide perfect sound anyway.

replace the 4890 with a 4870, ditch the soundcard..

2 secs i'll knock something up.
 
Minato said:
you probably don't even need a 4890 for that resolution, and your motherboard should provide perfect sound anyway.

replace the 4890 with a 4870, ditch the soundcard..

2 secs i'll knock something up.
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Atm I'm gaming at these res, but I want to upgrade to a 24" monitor in a few months, I know that I could ditch the soundcard and put that money towards the monitor but i really do like to have decent sound as I'm a headset guy all the way.

I'm happy to look at what your mocking up :)
 
in a few months the GT300 cards or the ATI equivalent will come out, so you'll want to save money for that if possible. This spec should do you fine:

 
Yeah that looks like a good spec, but what about when I want to up the res in a few months time?

Yeah I was going to use the Win7 OS.

Yeah I know lol, I dunno just never liked the thought of having an AMD, silly I know but meh. :P
 
SiriusZen said:
Also I'm really not an AMD man.
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:sigh: any reason? Your buying a 4890 who do you think owns ATI? :rolleyes:

Anyway an AM3 system will be far superior and outperform a dead socket 775 system anyday, something like this:

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £149.98
(£130.42) £149.98
(£130.42)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 XT 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (Includes Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.) XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 XT 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (Includes Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.) £141.99
(£123.47) £141.99
(£123.47)
Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AMD 770 (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AMD 770 (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £76.99
(£66.95) £76.99
(£66.95)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Modular Power Supply OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Modular Power Supply £54.99
(£47.82) £54.99
(£47.82)
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £53.99
(£46.95) £53.99
(£46.95)
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P13334GK) OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P13334GK) £46.99
(£40.86) £46.99
(£40.86)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £44.99
(£39.12) £44.99
(£39.12)
Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£15.64) £17.99
(£15.64)
Sub Total : £511.23
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £78.56
Total : £602.29
 
the 4870 will be fine for nearly all games at max settings, and like I said, with the money you save, you can get the new GT300 cards in a few months when they come out. Those will last you a good few years, and they will blow all current cards out of the water.
 
I know that ATI are owned by AMD, I dunno, just me and my silly ways, just like how some people dont like using Nvidia cards and prefer ATI and vice versa.

Yeah thats true, I could just buy one of the GT300 cards when they come out.

I prefer your first spec though, mainly 'cuz it's cheaper XD
 
lol, mainly any spec I do for people now will be cutting cost down, and then if they so choose they can get the new cards in a few months.
 
Yeah, so any ideas just on how good the GT3000 cards are going to be?
So when are the 5890's going to be released?

Recon that a 5890x2 will be in the works?
 
they will be light years ahead of any gtx 295 or 4890, so something to look forward to. I for one will be keeping my gtx 285 for a while because I don't need much more than that.
 
Minato said:
they will be light years ahead of any gtx 295 or 4890, so something to look forward to. I for one will be keeping my gtx 285 for a while because I don't need much more than that.
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Sweet! Well I could put the money I saved from buying a 4870 towards getting a GT3000 or 5000 series card I guess.

Might be awhile after they get released though.
 
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