Building a new PC

[andoyz]

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I have been planning on getting a new pc this days, so far i have come up with:

Note: All of this will have 3 year Warranty so i am not buying from PCExpress which has only 1 Year Warranty

Motherboard: MSI-P43 NEO3F - P4000 or Asus P5QL Pro P43 1333fsb/pcie/S/R/GL - 4750
Product Info: Newegg.com - ASUS P5QL PRO LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
Reason: Why this board? because its the cheapest PC Express 2.0 Ready Motherboard, and the Crossfire motherboards available in cebu are mostly for DDR3 Memory Rams, and that's pretty expensive atm. Most Crossfire Motherboards here as well only have 1 x16 and 1 x8 not 2 16x. Maybe getting a MSI-P45 would be good only difference between P43 is 267 MHZ in FSB. 5K Php for 267 more MHZ.. Cheapeast Crossfire motherboard is not sold here in philippines its ECS P45T-A LGA 775.

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 Wolfdale 2.66GHz 3MB L2 Cache - P5850 (Ordered Already)
Product Info: Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 Wolfdale 2.66GHz 3MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
Reason: Great bang for the buck, great at overclocking.

Memory Ram: Kingston 4GB (2 x 2GB) 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory - P3000
Product Info: Newegg.com - Kingston 4GB (2 x 2GB) 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Laptop Memory - Laptop Memory
Reason: Gaming, pretty much cheap!

Video Card: Powercolor Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP CFR! - P9900(Ordered Already)
Product Info: Newegg.com - POWERCOLOR AX4850 1GBD3-PPH Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
Reason: One of the best Video Cards to date, very cheap for its awesome power

Power Supply: None yet ? Unsure what to get... 500 PSU ? i check some review's 4850 uses 350W.
Maybe: GIGABYTE - Product - PC Components - Power Supply - Products - Superb 550P its 2600php


Case: I think have an extra case ready but need to check what was it, its somewhere in my storage room.

Monitor: 19" Konka KLC-1928US (Got One)
Reason: Using this for a year now, i don't see the reason to buy a new Monitor.

Total Cost: Php 22500.. 25k more likely is my max budget atm..

Need Advice: What to get for Power Supply, and is this MOBO good enough? Maybe suggest a better Mobo.

Reason of Getting a new PC: Well its sorta like a Xmas/birthday gift to myself, and i have been stuck with my 3 year old computer for a long while. Maybe play games at MAX Settings? I haven't played Crysis i wonder if i can run max with it.

Thanks

[isyot_daut]

for d power supply, go for silverstone bro kaya rana sa st50f and up imong system...

for the board pc xpress 2.0 and pc express 16x la kaau ka ma notice nga diffrence ana...p45 supports xfire pero 8x ra each lane not 16x + 16x..
if ganahn gani ka full bandwidth jud...go for x38 or x48...

for the case maybe try to check cm 690.. mga 4900 na sa pcx..

[andoyz]

for d power supply, go for silverstone bro kaya rana sa st50f and up imong system...

for the board pc xpress 2.0 and pc express 16x la kaau ka ma notice nga diffrence ana...p45 supports xfire pero 8x ra each lane not 16x + 16x..
if ganahn gani ka full bandwidth jud...go for x38 or x48...

for the case maybe try to check cm 690.. mga 4900 na sa pcx..

Ahh thanks, gonna check out that power supply!
I don't think i have plans to get a new case, i notice alot of people tend to buy those cool looking cases, yet your rig is just at home and nobody can see it lol.

Can anyone suggest a good crossfire mobo of course with 2x 16.0 .. and don't suggest mobo's that need ddr3 ram memory >.< too expensive lol

[Sasori]

@TS - nice x'mas gift. goodluck to ur new rig bro.

p.s dont 4get to buy a good and reliable psu to power up ur very powerful gpu.

[andoyz]

@TS - nice x'mas gift. goodluck to ur new rig bro.

p.s dont 4get to buy a good and reliable psu to power up ur very powerful gpu.

thanks, i am still checking out which PSU to get!

[fineupgrades]

@ TS:

Sir, please check this link for PSU reference:
https://www.istorya.net/forums/comput...d-in-cebu.html

[andoyz]

Any 500W PSU can run this pc right ?

[fineupgrades]

yes, a true rated 500watts can do...

[yugi]

Better get a high wattage PSU for future upgrades or additional.

500w is not enough better get higher higher

Lot of good choices so think about it...

[andoyz]

I'm not really keen into buying very expension PSU's.. I read that only people with Dual Video Cards(Aka, SLI,Crossfire) use 500 Watts and above, 450 watts is fine for 1 Video Card