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New Phenom II PC

MagnusMarkussen

MagnusMarkussen

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My mate convinced me I'll get more out of choosing AMD Phenom II than e.g. the Q9450 from Intel, so here is what I've put in my basket so far:

AMD Black Edition - Processor - 1 x AMD Phenom II X4 94
Transcend 2.5" Solid State Disk - 32 GB For Windows and most used applications.

Antec Three Hundred - EU - Tower - ATX - No PSU
cheap case, should fit my needs i reckon.

Corsair XMS2 2x2 gb Dominator ram 1066 mhz
should give a fair boost

Corsair TX650W - powersupply (internal) - ATX12V 2.0.
Should fit my needs?

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI - Motherboard - ATX - nForce 780a SLI
My friend suggested this, feel free to argue for another mobo:)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 Desktop Class HD753LJ - Harddisk - 750gb
for Media and not so common used programmes.

ATI Radeon HD4850x2
Most bang for the buck, plan to use with 2 TFT monitors simultaneous.

Xigmatec S1283 CPU Cooler
heard it should be awesome.

Please give your opinions on this setup and/or suggest otherwise :)
Thank you very much.
 
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I am indeed getting a whole new system, ready to spend what equals to around 1000£, I don't need speakers, monitor etc.

My mate (which is actually very computer-clever) said that the Phenom II is very close to I7 regarding performance in games so forth, If I'm getting I7 the Motherboard and RAM are going to be very expensive I heard.

#Strife212 Exactly what would you suggest? Mainly for WoW, other games, video, itunes, and to get rid of my AMD2500x or whatever it is, it is VERY old... No photoshop or rendering whatsoever, I expect it to last 4-5 years, with performance being lower and lower over time (compared to the market), of course.
 
Compared to the gaming-scene in a year wouldnt quad be better than duo? I've considered E8500/Asus Commando Republic of Gamers.. Anyhow, the hardware market is really god damn frustrating:)

Edit: Once again thank you for help, I do prefer Intel over AMD, but for me I just want performance and don't care about brand.
 
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I searched and searched, and looked here and there, seems like I will go the I7 route :P Infact I will go with exactly your spec Edward, unless you can suggest better?, I have the HDD so i just need a SSD for boot, any you can recommend? (If there's any difference from the different brands of SSD's)

What would you reckon I7 can be mildly Oc'ed to? Infact I need a CPU cooler it seems, should I go with the same as PwNDirect suggests?:)
 
I'm convinced that I7 is the way to go (said that with other specs too, lol) appearently it isn't worth spending that many money (many for me:)) without stretching it for I7...
So what I'll order is basically what you posted, except for 2 bits thats cheaper in Dk (sorry oc.co.uk :)) Anyone got an idea what the transport will cost?
 
Well if you make it all up, the I7 is roughly the same price as Phenom II setup! 1000ish sterling...
Ty for input EvilOne, the thing is I already have the 500gb HDD, why I'll use it. With the current I7 setup (Edwards) theres no SSD, I'll look into that later.
 
Windows Tiny xp + Wow (current folder on stationary is 15,8 gb) But i think I got the FULL install of WoW tho, I dont need around 5 gigs of it I don't think so, anyhow, Atm I'm going with Edwards spec.
 
Using an ASUS 24" flatscreen, at resolution 1600x1050. Eventually one more screen will be added. Must be able to work with my PX80 (DVI-HDMI cable i guess).
And tyvm, I see your Corsair RAM also runs at a higher speed, I understand the mobo upgrade fully, as it isn't somewhere you would like to save money.

Can you tell me:

What is different between OEM and not OEM?
Why Antec 1200 instead of 300? (This is a place I'd like to save)
Is the Noctua cooler needed for reasonable OC? (nothing extreme at all).
If I "save" what I think is reasonable, I'll save around 297,82, which is a whole lot!
No HDD (got one already)
No Cpu cooler
Antec 1200 switched for Antec 300.

And can anyone tell me what the ca. price will be for shipping to Denmark?
All but case and PSU will be shipped, the costumer service-dude only replied that this site infact do ship, but nothing about prices whatsoever:)
Tyvm in your effort for helping me! Appreciate it!

Edward:

I do prefer Nvidia, mainly 'cause I heard less driverproblems and the fact my 6600 Go served me so well, and still does:D
Anyhow, I would love to make it around 1000, maybe even less = PwNDirects build minus HDD and Cpu cooler and switching case, but.. Is it worth it?
 
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Holy jesus, took just Antec 1200 and a random fan, 100£ for express delivery!
My friend lives in Leicester (and is loyal forum member) and would be able to ship it to Denmark, could anyone inform me what the price for a standard package costs from UK to DK?

The package would contain: Ram, Motherboard, I7 CPU, GFX card. Rest I have/significantly cheaper from danish sites.

EDIT: At least in Denmark, you can pay a minor fee to get it "insuranced" (would suck badly to lose that HW in the mail!), can anyone inform/provide links with your national shipping company?
We have a government owned one which might make it a bit cheaper, socialists eh:)
 
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Question of the day: OEM - not OEM? :)
Again thank you very much for your help !

What i noticed, and what might be the OEM, is the 1y warranty on OEM, and 3y warranty on retail. Btw, just in general, can retailers see if something has been OC'ed?
 
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EVGA GeForce GTX 260 "Core 216 55nm" 896MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (896-P3-1255-AR)

Gigabyte EX58-DS4 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

Corsair 3GB DDR3 XMS3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz (3x1GB) Triple Channel DDR3 (TR3X3G1600C9)

Corsair TX750W - PSU (internal) - ATX12V

Antec Three Hundred - EU - Tower - ATX - No PSU

Processor - 1 x Intel Core i7 920 / 2.66 GHz - LGA1366 Socket

Ends at 972+20 for DHL.. Danish and oc.co.uk prices combined, a pretty nice price IMO.
I will go with the stock cooler in the start and add one later on if needed.
If anyone knows this case, is one or two extra fans recommended? Don't want it to be a vacuumer nor a sauna.

Cheers and tyvm everyone.
 
Would you elaborate on "similiar priced coolermaster cases"? Coolermaster Cases are 160£ cases at least?
The antec three hundred is actually very cheap compared to how people rated it, appearently.
 
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