*Guide to Choosing Parts*

[chuccck]

awesome work Proximon!

Just a suggestion, you may want to change the date in the first post to updated as of November 21st.

 

[Proximon]

Thx

 

[dijedil]

This topic was invaluable, thanks a ton Proximon.

 

[Proximon]

A little bump for the Black Friday shoppers.

 

[Proximon]

updated

 

[Proximon]

This person has done some good work:

url=http://www.computer-builder.com/building-a-computer.html]computer-builder.com[/url]

Dead link.

 

[execute]

Hi there

Great guide, to the point and no messing around. I have a question regarding compatibility though, I've decided to go with the P5Q-deluxe and I've set my heart on the 4870 1G (ASUS) but its seems to be sold out at my shop.. will a Gigabyte or MSI or GeCube still work well with my mainboard if i cant wait for the ASUS? What are the pros of sticking with with ASUS - ASUS (if any) and the cons of mixmatching (if any).

 

[foxrocks]

No pros, no cons in terms of mixing brands on your motherboard and your video card.

There may be pros and cons between video card brands regarding cooling, fan noise, factory overclocks etc but that's a different matter.

 

[Proximon]

The true distinction between ATI video cards is really cooling, and perhaps warranty. The drivers are all from ATI, so there is no compatibility issue.

 

[olddman]

needs a bump to get back

 

[Lurker87]

Stickify this beast!

 

[Proximon]

I have made a few changes, mostly in light of the recent article here on TH:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/crossfire-pci-express,2095.html

This information along with solid numbers on x58 kind of make x38 and x48 obsolete, unless there are some hefty price cuts.

 

[Newf]

Bump...

 

[Proximon]

Some minor updates.

 

[Proximon]

A rare bump

 

[Ctas]

To the top!

And thanks for both your guides as a new builder who didn't have a clue, this is a post that every new builder who is doing research and wanting to find a good guide should look at. Very informative but very simple and concise!

This would be a great sticky!

 

[Shadow703793]

+1 for sticky, just change title to :"GUIDE: What Parts to Choose"

 

[Shadow703793]

For Liquid cooling i recommend linking ppl to xtreme systems. They are very good source for any would be liquid coolers out there

This mainly:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/Forums/forumdisplay.php?f=70

But specifically this thread:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/Forums/showthread.php?t=202394

Otherwise very good Proximon

And at Moderators STICKY BOTH OF HIS THREADS PLZ!!!!
They are very helpful to this forum

+1.

 

[Proximon]

Pretty sure I linked that

 

[Shadow703793]

Still no stickie?

 

[Proximon]

I have made major updates for AMD. This is not over.

I need to go find some more info on AMD chipsets!

 

[Proximon]

Basically, you can build an AMD rig today and be pretty happy about it. Not quite as happy as if you built with Intel maybe, but pretty happy.

 

[kubes]

yay it got a sticky

 

[scorpion_anshul]

good to see it getting stickied finally...

 

[Akebono 98]

Proximon, Congratulations on finally getting this stickied!