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Will this build work?

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  • #2
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,382 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Moved this post to its own thread - its certainly not Budget Build material! :P

    Anyway...

    If you're not OCing consider the X4-945e. Very close in terms of power but cheaper and uses far less energy (which means less waste heat to shift!).

    Mobo seems very pricey for a single-GPU build that isn't going to be OCd. The bonus sound card included isn't all that good... I know sub-€60 mobos that could work perfectly well here (except for RAID5 support, but do you really need it? ;))

    Wrong RAM - you need dual-channel (e.g. 2x2GB sticks) DDR3, not triple-channel - that's only for X58. Very expensive kit to boot!

    Nice case, very basic though. If you're adamant about the X4-955BE then you might want to go for something a little better ventilated... that CPU and a HD4890 makes for a roasty combination! :o

    PSU is good, but overkill for your needs. I assume you're not going to go CrossFire with the HD4890 simply because it'd wind up nearly as pricey as a HD5870, and the price on the latter will probably drop a fair bit in the not-so-distant future. And there are very few things that need more than a single HD4890 anyway, unless you have a 30" screen! :eek: Add the fact you're not OCing and as a result a PSU like the Antec Basic Plus 550W or Corsair VX550 is far more realistic.

    And finally the HDD isn't that great; its a slow model. Go for a 500GB 7200rpm model for ~€40-45 or a 1TB 7200rpm HDD for €60-65.


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