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by crittie • 8 Aug 2008, 18:40 • Journals
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Worth buying? Any better components with the same price range? Are the components compatible?

Budget around 600€-800€
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Deactivated7001 8 Aug 2008, 19:43
Seems to be ok for Finnish prizes. Don't forget XP can't handle more than 4 GB (the ram of the graphic card included). Not necessary at all.
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jeje 8 Aug 2008, 19:44
all are good exept the ram, you don't need 4Go you will have same perf with 2 x 1 Go + better overclockability. Take a crucial kit or a ram kit with micron chips.
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crittie 8 Aug 2008, 19:57
I am almost sure that I won't overclock.
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jeje 8 Aug 2008, 20:05
You'll lose alot of perf but as you want, but don't waste your money with a 4 Go kit.
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Murderlove 8 Aug 2008, 20:16
What are you talking about? He will only loose performance if he buys 4GB which consisit out
4 x 1024. He won't loose a lot of performance if the 4GB consists out of 2 x 2048. And even if there is performance loss it won't be noticeable to the human eye. Only when benchmarking.
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jeje 9 Aug 2008, 12:14
He will lose if he want to makes a nice overclocking if he takes the 4 gb kit or if he won't makes overclocking I mean. + Extra ram doesn't add any fps.
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Murderlove 8 Aug 2008, 20:19
I sure hope you won't overclock it. You don't have the room(e.g great powersupply) to do so.

System looks great. But I will always tell people to not underestimate the importance of a good powersupply and to not buy a powersupply which comes with a case.
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im a tree 8 Aug 2008, 20:30
best (preferably budget) psu's in your opinion?


I was looking at Seasonic or Corsair ;e
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Murderlove 8 Aug 2008, 22:35
I'd go for Corsair. They've made some stable psu's. But really, any A-brand psu would do fine. Antec, Coolermaster,PC Power & Cooling,OCZ, Corsair to name a few.

Don't buy shit like "Be Quiet" or something like that.
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jeje 9 Aug 2008, 12:28
For info corsair psu are maked by seasonic, but Corsair add 5 years of warranty.
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crittie 8 Aug 2008, 20:34
They say that psu which comes with antec sonata III (earthwatts 500W) should be decent(stable and so).
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Murderlove 8 Aug 2008, 22:36
I have no idea who 'they' are. But I will only believe that it's decent when reviews are written about it testing the latest hardware with it.

EDIT:
If it's the Antec Earthwatt then it should be decent indeed.
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peoples 8 Aug 2008, 21:30
Huomaa sitten ottaa SATA versio tuosta polttavasta. Ihan ok setti.

P5K on ihan ok valinta, P5E olisi sitten tuosta vielä parempi versio, mutta eipä sulla näytä olevan tarvetta.
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crittie 8 Aug 2008, 21:46
Jep ja hintaeroakin tulis n. 100e.
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peoples 8 Aug 2008, 21:53
Lähinnä siinä olis 2x x16 PCIe, eli jos CrossFireä varten. Sellaset tosin on rahan tuhlausta.
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loctarar 8 Aug 2008, 22:12
I really hope you have another proc for that socket not from E8xxx generation to work on that socket. I had a friend with an ASUS mobo and it didn't work until you updated the BIOS (can't tell if it was the same model but it was the same chipset). And you can't do that without a processor.

LE: Read the ASUS forums for more info. I think the threads related to this issue are stickied.
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crittie 9 Aug 2008, 10:05
Getting ASUS P5Q PRO instead of P5K probably.
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jeje 9 Aug 2008, 12:31
P5k = p35, so you can put all c2d in it (65nm or 45nm) .
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Spectre 8 Aug 2008, 19:46
is the CLUB 3D 4870 the same as the sapphire 4870 ?
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jeje 8 Aug 2008, 19:47
Same chips only the brand change.
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dualinity 8 Aug 2008, 20:19
in my opinion sapphire is more reliable and often comes with some tweaked/improved versions
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jetro 8 Aug 2008, 20:05
It has a PSU included. On top of that it has a great design, very silent & easy to install. Awesome case if you ask me :)
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jeje 8 Aug 2008, 20:09
Get a Silverstone if you want a quiet psu and to me design isn't important.:p
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jetro 8 Aug 2008, 20:13
I don't really like the look of Silvertone cases + they aren't really that cheap. I have a Antec 900 and i'm just loving it :).

Btw: you dont care about design? you barbarian :D
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im a tree 8 Aug 2008, 20:27
hUh, just checked that out and the psu seems in an awfully weird position, or maybe im just not used to PSU at bottom

would you say the Antec 900 was worth it... How far does it help with OC'ing/temperatures?

(case shopping)
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jetro 8 Aug 2008, 20:36
When I bought my new comp I payed around 100 EUR for my antec nine hundred. You should be able to get it for around 80 EUR now.

It looks awesome,blue leds on the side and on the front. It has a huge fan on the top, and together with 2 fans on the front and 1 in the back it really has a great cooling. They all have a little switch (low / medium / high). You already get a good cooling if you put them on low. If you put them on high it makes quite a lot of noise tho.. Definatelly helps if you want to OC or during the summer to not overheat your system. Temperatures are fine.

The plexiglas on the side also gives it a little extra + it has some "airholes" in it so you have a good airflow. 100 EUR seems a lot for a case but I haven't regret buying this case one second.
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jeje 9 Aug 2008, 12:16
Shit I've made a mistake, I wanted to say "seasonic" psu are quieter !
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peoples 8 Aug 2008, 21:26
Well, I would have to disagree on that, but there isn't much competition for Sonata.
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duumed 8 Aug 2008, 20:18
it's good
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seconddd 8 Aug 2008, 20:25
Seems ok to me
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jetro 8 Aug 2008, 20:42
Also had my PSU on the bottom. Just make sure your PSU cables are long enough :).
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