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From: John on 22 Jun 2010 19:29 Paul wrote: > John wrote: > > > -snipped- > > > > 650W is more than enough. 500W would probably do it. It all > ---edited--- > > If you buy the 890GX based motherboard, you can certainly install > the OS, the games, and test. If the integrated graphics satisfy > your gaming needs, you don't need to buy any hardware, like the > separate video card. So I suppose that is a benefit of the > 890GX versus a motherboard without integrated graphics. You > can do an incremental upgrade as you see fit. > > Paul Hi Paul, Just thought I'd let you know that I decided to get this for my build: AMD Athlon II X3 440 Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Asus M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 (uses the 890GX chipset) Corsair XMS3 4Gb (2x2Gb) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Antec Three Hundred Illusion case Antec BP550 PSU Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD burner After price shopping, it seemed like NewEgg had best prices today, certainly a bunch of specials that dropped my cost about $30 excluding rebates. I'll see how the on-board graphics chip handles DAO before committing to a video card. I tried several of the on-line power calculators and got pretty big variances between them, anywhere between 350W and 480W. The PSU at NewEgg was being offered with a promotional discount, so that seemed like a good choice on the theory that having an underused PSU is better than one which the system strains. Thanks for your help. John
From: Paul on 23 Jun 2010 00:03 John wrote: > Paul wrote: > >> John wrote: >> >>> -snipped- >>> >> 650W is more than enough. 500W would probably do it. It all >> ---edited--- >> >> If you buy the 890GX based motherboard, you can certainly install >> the OS, the games, and test. If the integrated graphics satisfy >> your gaming needs, you don't need to buy any hardware, like the >> separate video card. So I suppose that is a benefit of the >> 890GX versus a motherboard without integrated graphics. You >> can do an incremental upgrade as you see fit. >> >> Paul > > Hi Paul, > > Just thought I'd let you know that I decided to get this for my build: > AMD Athlon II X3 440 > Cooler Master Hyper TX3 > Asus M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 (uses the 890GX chipset) > Corsair XMS3 4Gb (2x2Gb) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) > Antec Three Hundred Illusion case > Antec BP550 PSU > Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD burner > > After price shopping, it seemed like NewEgg had best prices today, > certainly a bunch of specials that dropped my cost about $30 excluding > rebates. I'll see how the on-board graphics chip handles DAO before > committing to a video card. I tried several of the on-line power > calculators and got pretty big variances between them, anywhere between > 350W and 480W. The PSU at NewEgg was being offered with a promotional > discount, so that seemed like a good choice on the theory that having > an underused PSU is better than one which the system strains. > > Thanks for your help. > > John The post at the bottom of this page, suggests the BP550 is actually made by Delta. Antec contracts them out. http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3774 Enjoy your new system. Paul
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