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€ 88,45 AMD Phenom II X2 550
€ 41,02 Corsair CX400W
€ 89,00 Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4
€ 89,37 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512H-B
€ 47,37 Kingston HyperX KHX8500AD2K2/4G
€ 54,90 Samsung Spinpoint F1 DT HD642JJ, 640GB
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€432,87 incl p&p at one of my stores
I'm no gamer, so I've had to do some research on the gfx and cpu combo, they seem to be well regarded.
I've chosen the GA-MA790X-UD4 because 1) it's a GB, 2) it's got 2 PCI-E slots, so in a years time or so he can save enough to add an extra HD4770, which I've read combined kills much more expensive cards dead.
I've got several old cases standing around, so I'll try some of them.
Given he's in his basement with the tv on all the time, I don't think we'll need silent, stock heatsink on the CPU should be good enough, though I would like some feedback on the gfx card noise, as I'm only familiar with passive cards lately.
am I overlooking something here?
Would vista be the better choice for games?
thanks