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Hey, lately I have been having troubles with keeping up with any new software with my current computer that has gotten pretty bad. I built it about 4-5 years ago at least so I have the feeling its just about time to build a new one. I haven't really been keeping up to date like I should have been the past few years with computer hardware so forgive me if I am way out of the loop but I attempted to produce at least a potential build. Basically, I am looking to build a very upgradeable system that I can add on to over the next 2-3 years at least little by little when the need comes. My last pc had the problem a year after I built it, the processor socket became obsolete so my upgradeable abilities were completely wiped out and I was pretty mad to say the least. I am worried it would happen again if I were to say go for AM3 that there would be a new socket type that will dominate it and it too soon would be obsolete.
I will go ahead and say I am far out of the loop with both video cards and processors. I am aware Intel is pretty much dominating the cpu market at the moment but AMD seems to be a far cheaper alternative and I am not quite sure why as the Phenoms are quite popular and cheap and to say the least is 10x faster than my current 3800+ x2. Graphics cards are also a new change, or should I say realization of what makes a card faster and better. I am not quite sure about this whole streaming processor unit stuff. I always judged a card solely by its core clock and its effective memory clock. Well here is my attempt at a build, feel free to recommend any alternatives, or opinions on how I should go about a more upgradeable computer. Any fill ins on the two issues I mentioned above would also be very helpful and appreciated. Also, if not too much to ask, I am curious as to how a build like this would be rated by you all. I know that it is probably pretty bad, but I am a quick learner. Also... again, my budget is in the 700-900 dollar range... but as I said, I dont exactly need everything at once. I plan to upgrade when needed. I play a few heavy games but I am no super hardcore gamer who needs a beastly machine at all times.
Thanks
Processor(read i can activate the 2 other cores manually)
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition Callisto 3.1GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
Motherboard
Newegg.com - ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards
Memory
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ - Desktop Memory
Video Card(plan to buy a 2nd at some point in time unless suggestions say otherwise)
Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100279-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
Power Supply (i only ask this because I might consider SLI/Crossfire depending on the VC I get and want enough power)
Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Power Supplies
case/harddrive/etc isnt as much a problem for me.
I will go ahead and say I am far out of the loop with both video cards and processors. I am aware Intel is pretty much dominating the cpu market at the moment but AMD seems to be a far cheaper alternative and I am not quite sure why as the Phenoms are quite popular and cheap and to say the least is 10x faster than my current 3800+ x2. Graphics cards are also a new change, or should I say realization of what makes a card faster and better. I am not quite sure about this whole streaming processor unit stuff. I always judged a card solely by its core clock and its effective memory clock. Well here is my attempt at a build, feel free to recommend any alternatives, or opinions on how I should go about a more upgradeable computer. Any fill ins on the two issues I mentioned above would also be very helpful and appreciated. Also, if not too much to ask, I am curious as to how a build like this would be rated by you all. I know that it is probably pretty bad, but I am a quick learner. Also... again, my budget is in the 700-900 dollar range... but as I said, I dont exactly need everything at once. I plan to upgrade when needed. I play a few heavy games but I am no super hardcore gamer who needs a beastly machine at all times.
Thanks
Processor(read i can activate the 2 other cores manually)
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition Callisto 3.1GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
Motherboard
Newegg.com - ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards
Memory
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ - Desktop Memory
Video Card(plan to buy a 2nd at some point in time unless suggestions say otherwise)
Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100279-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
Power Supply (i only ask this because I might consider SLI/Crossfire depending on the VC I get and want enough power)
Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Power Supplies
case/harddrive/etc isnt as much a problem for me.