Find me a PSU, Processor, and Motherboard

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Hey everyone, I need someone to pick me out a PSU, Processor, and Motherboard for the PC I'm building. Please provide a link for at least 4GB ram for the board as well.


What I already have

Windows 7 Home Premium $110
Graphics Card
Hard Drive
Sound Card (Turtle Beach rocks)
Disc Drive (Blu Ray)

I don't know if I should go 32 bit or 64 bit, if 64 is better, go for that.

Also, If I'm missing something on this list, please tell me.

My current price with the above parts is $280, keep the total under $700 please.
 
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yea i don't think sound card is worth the money either...but thats just me, onboard audio with a good headset sounds nice enough for me and i can hear where everything comes from still.

you should look into upgrading that GPU also.
 
Goretex said:
SOund card is a waste of money.
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I don't see how you figure that. A sound card had more uses than just for gaming. Editing music etc. For less than $100 getting quality sound over on-board sound. Sounds good to me.
 
Yeah bro, I mean with a 9600 GSO, I don't know what you're trying to game with...
Toss the phenom x4 and get the amd 7750 x2 dual core black edition @ 2.7 GHz and buy a better vid card... like a 4850 or 4870...

UNLESS,
you're trying to play a valve game which is cpu based, but even then, no point in getting a phenom right now!


I agree with these guys, why do you need a soundcard? i assume ur going to be using a headset, so idk what kind of quality you think you need ???
 
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Euthanasia said:
Yeah bro, I mean with a 9600 GSO, I don't know what you're trying to game with...
Toss the phenom x4 and get the amd 7750 x2 dual core black edition @ 2.7 GHz and buy a better vid card... like a 4850 or 4870...

UNLESS,
you're trying to play a valve game which is cpu based, but even then, no point in getting a phenom right now!


I agree with these guys, why do you need a soundcard? i assume ur going to be using a headset, so idk what kind of quality you think you need ???
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Its an excellent card for great value. I don't think I'll need anything more if it can pull this off. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp9qgL2yInE"]Modern Warfare 2 Maxed out at 20-40 FPS[/ame]
 
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Euthanasia said:
I agree with these guys, why do you need a soundcard? i assume ur going to be using a headset, so idk what kind of quality you think you need ???
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I might blow your mind here...Some people use their computers for things other than gaming. Like, ya know, music and movies.

Some people(almost everyone that has posted in this thread), cannot tell the difference between a good dedicated sound-card and on-board audio. Others, like me, cringe when I hear my music butchered with on-board sound.

Just because YOU don't want a sound-card, doesn't mean it is a waste of money. For a lot of people, it is a good investment.
 
Just wondering.....does this Turtle Beach card use software rendering, or is it like the Sound Blaster series that uses hardware acceleration?

If it's software based, then the on board card will blow the Turtle Beach (T.B.) card OUT OF THE WATER. Just by sheer connection bandwidth, anything onboard from a decent manufacture like ASUS (the board I included in my quotes/suggestions) will win unless the T.B. card has it's own processor dedicated to sound rendering.

By the way, looking at the extreme lack of chips on the PCB, it's a Software-based accelerator. I won't state it as a fact, as I have never owned one, but I've never owned one for a reason. :) I use Creative's Sound Blaster Series or nothing at all. 0 exceptions. I have for over 10 years, and I will in the future.

I do NOT, however, do any kind of audio editing. Are there any applications out there that can make a software-based card sing? Nothing can make a soft-base card out-perform a dedicated hardware accelerator, period, and that's a fact.

Comparing (I am assuming here^^see above^^) a software accelerated card to another software accelerated card is always easy. He who has the best bandwidth, wins. If you think a PCI/PCIe connected card trumps a direct-tie to the Northbridge, you need to do a bit more reasearch. If the on board sound is connected to the Southbridge, then you're starting to get into the 'nominal' difference range. Either way, a software-based addon card < on board, hands-down.

Not trying to bite anyone's head off, or point any fingers. I'm really looking for someone to prove me wrong and I'll change the ways I'm so set in!

*PLEASE don't post 'You're Wrong' without having some #'s and references, as this won't help anyone.*

A little more info: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2064238,00.asp
 
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