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  1. 07-12-2009, 07:34 PM #1
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    New gaming PC

    Hey guys,

    I have previously made a thread for this back in march, but since then I changed the list of parts I wanted.

    Anyways, I finally have enough money to buy a gaming PC, and would like to know if the parts are compatible with eachother:

    RAM: Crucial Rendition 1GB 667MHZ (Ill buy 3 of them) (link)

    CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ (link)

    HDD: Western Digital SE16 500GB (link)

    DVDRW: Samsung 22X DVD+-RW (link)

    Case + PSU: Logisys Black Tower Case + 480W PSU (link)

    GRFX: EVGA E-GEFORCE 9600GSO 512MB (link)

    Mobo: ASUS M3N78-VM SLI mATX AM2+ (link)

    So, would these parts work together? Also, I noticed the Mobo has integrated graphics, would I still be able to install a dedicated graphics card?

    Thanks
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  2. 07-13-2009, 06:24 PM #2
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    C'mon guys... I really need a reply , I need this PC ASAP
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  3. 07-13-2009, 06:44 PM #3
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    Why are you getting 3GB of 667 RAM? Get 1066 RAM or at least 800...
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  4. 07-13-2009, 06:50 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by 123456 View Post
    Why are you getting 3GB of 667 RAM? Get 1066 RAM or at least 800...
    yeah I will be getting 2GB of this RAM instead.

    Other than that, do you think everything will be compatible with eachother?
    thanks
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    Everything should work, but your processor is not in stock on that website.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 123456 View Post
    Everything should work, but your processor is not in stock on that website.
    yep, I switched the CPU for the AMD Athlon X2 7750, thanks

    Do you think I will need to buy any fans or cooling of any sort, or should that already come with the case?
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    You'll need a heatsink for the processor. Make sure it's compatible with it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 123456 View Post
    You'll need a heatsink for the processor. Make sure it's compatible with it.
    The processor already comes with the heatsink link
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    Stock/OEM heatsinks usually aren't as good as third parties.
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  10. 07-14-2009, 06:29 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by 123456 View Post
    Stock/OEM heatsinks usually aren't as good as third parties.
    meh, i'll keep the OEM one for now, but if I notice that my CPU/PC is getting too hot, i'll pick up a third party heatsink.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dimre01 View Post
    meh, i'll keep the OEM one for now, but if I notice that my CPU/PC is getting too hot, i'll pick up a third party heatsink.
    That's always my advice unless you plan on heavy overclocking from the get go.
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