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[Woodstock]

Barbaric Soul, on 16 June 2012 - 11:14 AM, said:

depends on exactly what cpu and gpu you get

BTW, check the thread I just started

well that would be the cheapest to meet the recommended spec ... and an appropriate motherboard ... also I like the look of the HD 7770 GPU

[Barbaric Soul]

this will handle a quad core and HD7770 combo- http://www.newegg.co...N82E16817371045

[Woodstock]

so 450 watt PSU ..will be fine for a quad core and the 7770 GPU

Which mother board and quad core would u suggest? would the

AMD A6-3670K 2.7GHz CPU be fine? (http://www.cclonline...g-Unit/CPU0068/)

Which motherboard would be compatible with this?

[Woodstock]

Would this be okay for all my needs? http://www.biostar.c...?S_ID=558&tab=2

So the HD 7770 GPU

The 8 gb ddr3 ram

My surround sound sound card (pci)

2-3 500gb HD's

[Barbaric Soul]

yes, the 3670 would be fine. Any of these boards will work with it- http://www.cclonline...014019-1014020/

Pick the one that has the features you want. Also, your going to need RAM. I recommend this- http://www.cclonline...hz-Kit/RAM0534/


Yes, that Biostar board will work, although I'm not exactly crazy about Biostar boards, and would be willing to bet that's the reason for your problems in OC'ing.

Edited by Barbaric Soul, 16 June 2012 - 02:18 PM.

[Woodstock]

great thanks ....

this might be a stupid question but is this item: http://www.cclonline...g-Unit/CPU0068/

a motherboard and CPU bundle or just CPU and a low end GPU bundle?

[Barbaric Soul]

Woodstock, on 16 June 2012 - 02:27 PM, said:

great thanks ....

this might be a stupid question but is this item: http://www.cclonline...g-Unit/CPU0068/

a motherboard and CPU bundle or just CPU and a low end GPU bundle?

It's just a CPU, with integrated graphics(not a seperate video card). Unlike the old days, integrated graphics is now actually inside of a cpu, not on a motherboard like it used to be.

[Woodstock]

OKAY ..now I'm cooking ... I have the motherboard ... the CPU ... the RAM ... the GPU ...

now all I need is the money

sigh

oh and BS ...you are soooo on my xmas card list.

[Woodstock]

How about windows ... I need a 64 bit program right?

is the XP - 64bit good enough? or do I need the windows 7 - 64 bit?

[Vulpesveritas]

Woodstock, on 16 June 2012 - 10:11 PM, said:

How about windows ... I need a 64 bit program right?

is the XP - 64bit good enough? or do I need the windows 7 - 64 bit?

You're going to need Windows 7, given XP is no longer supported by Microsoft, and Windows 7 as it is is far more stable and compatible with newer programs.