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AMD Quad Core Comple PC Kit ( New System ) Deal?

  1. #1
    Zagubadu is offline Junior Member

    AMD Quad Core Comple PC Kit ( New System ) Deal?

    AMD Quad Core Complete PC Kit - Asus M2N68-AM PLUS Mobo, AMD Phenom X4 9450e CPU, Crucial 4GB DDR2 RAM, Seagate Barracuda 1TB HD, Samsung 22X DVDRW, Ultra CPU Cooler, PowerUp ATX Case, 450W PSU at TigerDirect.com

    Is this a good choice in a bundle considering performance / price? It seems to be a pretty sick deal and I will be able to blast through programs and play Aion Maxed out correct? I am already 60% On the Meter of Can You Run It. For the Game. So I think with this I am going to be able to fly.

    Anyone else got anything better? I got a while before I decide.

    Thanks in advanced.

    Also how easy is it to Transfer a OS and other files from one HD ( Current one ) To a new one? (Perhaps this?


  2. #2
    Zagubadu is offline Junior Member
    Any other video card that would go good with this setup and also this video card I already own.

    EVGA 01G-P3-N959-TR GeForce 9500 GT Video Card - 1GB DDR2, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Support, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, VGA Support at TigerDirect.com

    Not sure 100% what SLI is I know you can't mix and match CPU or RAM but what about Video Cards?

    Edit

    How about another one of those? With SLI? The power supply on this bad boy ( New one I am getting ) Is 450 this can handle 2 of this Cards at high Performance correct?

    Edit

    Says 1 PCI Express 2.0 slots and then there's some other PCI slots I am not familiar with.
    Last edited by Zagubadu; 20-08-2010 at 12:11 AM.

  3. #3
    townsbg is offline Senior Member
    That card lists a requirement of 400 watt PSU for SLI usage. You'll need a more powerful PSU for 2. Besides that board has only 1 PCI express x16 slot. Technically you can use that card in one of the other PCI-e slots but you won't get near the performance as you would in using a board with 2 of those slots. That system looks to me like one designed for price and not for gaming.
    Quote Originally Posted by Zagubadu View Post
    Also how easy is it to Transfer a OS and other files from one HD ( Current one ) To a new one? (Perhaps this?
    Sorry but windows will have to be reinstalled or you'll have problems & if you don't have one you'll have to get a retail disk as compared to one from a manufacturer such as Dell.

  4. #4
    Zagubadu is offline Junior Member
    It doesn't seem like a computer for gaming? Most games have a flat out minimum requirement of -
    CPU Dual Core 2.2
    1 Gig of Ram or 2 Gigs for Windows 7 / Vista
    Nvidia 9000 ( All the regular shaders and what not )

    So My computer is like half of all of this besides the ram and I can run the games on the lower settings. I don't have a dual core if I did my computer could run games pretty well and I wouldn't care to buy another one.

    But I can't upgrade my CPU so I decided to get a whole new setup instead because I have had this thing for a while and it is kinda crappy.

    Reinstalling windows won't be a problem as I am covered for Windows XP.

    Anyways this is a quad core CPU. That is double the requirement to the games I want to play.
    So how is it not a gaming computer?

    I'll just stick with it reinstall windows bringing over some files on my external HD.
    Since the Card I have now is good enough for all the games and the only really problem is my CPU I'lll just bring the card over to the new PC.

    How much....... 400 watt for SLI? It has 450... So why can't I SLI???? I am running 1 card on my current system with a 300 watt. So can I SLI? Seems to me that I can.

    Thanks in advance and sorry if I misunderstood anything.

    EDIT

    Yea I must be able to SLI. Also from looking at that I realize my current computer doesn't ever have minimum requirements to run the card.... Its still running so whatever....

    Anyways yea it says "Minimum 400 Watt for SLI mode system."
    And on the Mobo "This terrific new Power Up case comes with a high-performance 450-watt power supply."

    So?
    Last edited by Zagubadu; 20-08-2010 at 04:38 PM.

  5. #5
    Zagubadu is offline Junior Member
    So am I right? Don't really want to spend the money to be wrong..

  6. #6
    LemonSlice is offline Newbie
    I would not recommend using the PSUs that come in cases, they are usually crap to say the least. If you have a budget for a computer I can try to put together a decent list of parts that I would recommend.

  7. #7
    Zagubadu is offline Junior Member
    Yea sure budget 300 dollars. And we usually by from TigerDirect.

  8. #8
    townsbg is offline Senior Member
    Quote Originally Posted by Zagubadu View Post
    Anyways yea it says "Minimum 400 Watt for SLI mode system."
    That's 400 watts per card. If you are wanting to have 2 cards (which is what SLI is for) then you'll need a much more powerful psu than what comes with it (probably 1000 watts). Since you where talking about SLI I thought that you are thinking of getting 2 of those cards and using them on that system which that system isn't designed for because it only has one slot that is designed for a graphics card. Do you see why I said that? What I meant is that it isn't designed for high end gaming.

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