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07-24-09, 10:16 AM #1
Upgrades Part 2?
Alright, so thanks to jinx I decided to build something of a budget Pc using:
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition Callisto 3.1GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...tent-_-text-_-
GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $84.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128392
Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model CT2KIT25664BA1067 - Retail $53.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148150
XFX HD-485X-YDFC Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...tent-_-text-_-
Also got the fatal1ty sound card ( which is amazing btw) and a new HD.
I been reading some reviews and I noticed that people are overcloking the shit out of the cpu and it makes me wonder.
I know there are some awesome air coolers out there, but if I upgrade again ( which is very tempting) I want to go with water cooling. I've done it before and I was very happy with the results the only problem was the move seemed to loosen up the tubing and you know what happened after that.
But I'm thinking I want to do it again, anyone know of any nice kits? I want everything included pumps, resevoirs, tubing and so on. I also want there to be an extension so I can do VGA cooling as well. The socket is AM3 but from what I've read Socket AM3 is simply for the Ram that a Socket AM2 AM2+ will work perfectly fine.
Thoughts?
And my parts should be coming in any time now
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07-24-09, 01:26 PM #2
Re: Upgrades Part 2?
I think that a good water solution would cost somewhere between $250 and $300. By that time you could probably upgrade to an i7 and air cool it for $30. I just built mine and a Cooler Master 520. I have it up to 3.2 GHZ and am barely hitting 60C at load! It can handle 100C at peak before it starts scaling down.
Are you using your current case/HDD/PS/and DVD?
Just a newbies $.02
Will
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