Posts by crimsonstag84

I guess the EVGA SuperNOVA 500 W might be a slightly better call, since it’s modular and has active PFC 🙂

James Fisher11 said:He's not pulling $167 out of thin air, he just needs to know exactly how much RAM you have.

What are you talking about? He isn't selling the whole PC, 😂 😬

So why is he asking about specs now then? 😵

A lot can change in the hardware world in just six months.

vividbison47 said:Why on earth is the PCI-E VTX3D AMD Radeon HD 6750 priced higher than the PCI-E VTX3D AMD Radeon HD 6770 (V2), especially since the 6770 V2 is technically the newer version of the 6750?

Well, the HD 6750 and the HD 6770 aren't actually the same cards. 😵

It’s probably just some outdated pricing markup, because the HD 6770 is definitely more powerful than the 6750.

This seems to be the cheapest option, assuming it isn't complete junk. I guess you should probably avoid all 64-bit systems.

fadedorca66 said:I'd probably go with the GeForce 3 instead. $17 It has fewer connectors, and honestly, that Corsair Cx series isn't anything special either (not even the v2 version).

+1 😛

Noah Sanchez39 said:-double the video memory on the more expensive model

It’s not just that, though—the HD 6970 m is way more powerful than the HD 6770 m...

HD 6750 graphics card for about $200:

This might be the best-buy AM3+ board out there, if you consider the 990XA-UD3

Or maybe the Asrock 870 Extreme3 Rev.2.0 is the better budget pick. It’s pretty similar to what Gigabyte offers, though I guess that weaker 4+1 power delivery might hold back your overclocking just a little bit.

Both are AM3 + boards, so they’ll handle Bulldozer chips, but honestly, they’re pretty weak. They only have 3+1 phase regulation and lack USB 3.0, SATA3, and those fancy features 😬

I wouldn't recommend any kind of overclocking on them; I suspect they'd struggle even with a 125W CPU running at stock speeds. 😉

Usually, you get more bang for your buck with cheaper RAM—better value and longer warranties... unless, I guess, you're the type to overclock everything just to chase benchmark records 😬

Yeah... honestly, just grab the Intel Athlon II X3 450. You can probably bump it up by 100MHz with just a couple of clicks in the BIOS, which saves you $20 😉
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And as for the Radeon HD 6770, you could pick one up for less than those $253, and it’ll actually perform better.

Around here, $1 USD goes for about $2.25... which means we're looking at roughly $467, if not a bit more.

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MS INDUSTRIAL GEMINI CASE, NO PSU
600W POWER SUPPLY, LC POWER OFFICE SERIES, ATX 2.2, 120MM FAN
250.0 GB SAMSUNG SPINPOINT F1 HARD DRIVE, SATA, 16MB CACHE, 7200 RPM, DESKTOP
LG GH24NS70 DVD RW, 24X, SATA, DUAL LAYER, BLACK, BULK
PC-10666 MEMORY, 4 GB, MUSHKIN ESSENTIALS, 991769, DDR3 1333MHZ
ECS A75-M2 MOTHERBOARD, AMD A75, DDR3, AUDIO, G-LAN, RAID, S-ATA, PCI-E, D-SUB, HDMI, USB 3.0, Micro ATX, SOCKET FM1
AMD A6-3500 BOX PROCESSOR, SOCKET FM1, 2.1GHZ, 3MB, GPU 6530D, Triple Core

Total: $2.$44 ebay.com

The power supply isn't exactly the best choice, I guess, but at least it comes with a 2-year warranty and this setup is super low on power consumption.

Grab a 6800GT; you probably won't find a better AGP card for that kind of cash. I guess on paper, it's about as strong as an HD 5550(DDR2), so it isn't exactly ancient junk. 😉

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Theoretically, it’s about four times more powerful than that 9600 SE
Benjamin King2 is using, so I'm not sure what you're getting at there...
Edit: How were we supposed to know you were looking to spend up to $50? 😬

The 9600SE isn't actually that much better than a 9250... I guess I don't see how it makes sense when you can grab a 6800GT for just $17 more.

I saw this listing for an NVIDIA GeForce graphics card on Craigslist earlier. It looks like a decent deal if you need something basic, though I guess it depends on what you're trying to run. Maybe worth a look if you're on a budget.

Take this...

Both graphics cards use an AGP interface, so they both work. I guess you could try to squeeze them down on the price a bit more, though. $67 😉

Arthur Thomas said:Since I'm not running at Full HD (stuck with this old monitor at 1280x1024), I think I'll take this chance. 😁

Go for it. 👍