Looking to build a ~$500 computer, already have Geforce 8800 GTS.

[chesirecat1701]

If you can afford a little extra go for the 4850 and that Asus TOP edition is a nice pick btw

 

[EvilSoup]

final cost for everything before shipping is $657.88.

after mir it's right around $600.

Thats if I go with the 9800gt and the E7300 processor.

 

[Puddle Jumper]

If you can afford a little extra go for the 4850 and that Asus TOP edition is a nice pick btw

+1. The Asus 4850 is a nice card and worth the price increase in my opinion.

 

[EvilSoup]

with the 4850 it comes to $682.88

hmm

 

[dario03]

And like I said ati does fine in Crysis

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9800gt is nice but if you can afford a 4850 I would go with that. 4830 is comparable but I believe it will overclock higher than a 9800gt.

 

[EvilSoup]

Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo E7300
Motherboard - Gigabyte EP45
Power Supply - Corsair 650TX
Hard Drive - WD 640GB HDD
Case - Antec Three Hundred
Cooler - Sunbeam
DVD-ROM - Samsung
Graphics Card - Radeon 4850
Ram - Buffalo PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM (already have)


OK final cost = $682.88

Any further ideas?

Thanks for everyones help!

I really appreciate it.

 

[philbar71]

looks good, you all ready have a os?

 

[EvilSoup]

looks Good, You All Ready Have A Os?

Xp32

Hey wait, I have an extra power supply.

It's a Silencer 750 watt.

I was running it on another computer though with the GTS 8800 and it blew up and I'm getting a replacement as it still is on the warranty.

Think I could use that one instead?

 

[philbar71]

that is a very good psu you can use that one instead.

 

[Puddle Jumper]

^^ Yes that psu would work fine. PC power and cooling make very good psu's.