ok so someone gave me a ATI Radeon HD 4890

and i know nothing about pc's i put it in and it works but the fan makes so much noise and my cpu gets so hot i reaserched a power supply and got like a 700 watt or something.

So my question is if i already have this what else would i need to build a cpu

note i dont have much more than 350 dollars

anything that could run SWTOR or Diablo 3 at any settings would be fine

thx guys

whats the rest of your current system like the hd 4890 is VERY good

i have a emachines which has a AMD Athlon 4200 or something but it gets so hot and any idea how i can make the fan stop making so much noise? and thank you for the replymichaelt7

yeah take it out of your machine

your PC is probably sweating jsut trying to power your pc let alone its bottlenecking (artificially crippling) your hd 4890.

another possibility is that your prior owner set its fan speed up just simply load up msi afterburner (its a free program) and set the fan setting down. or in ati's catalyst control center (ccc)

heres what id recommend for a 350 dollar retrofit:

amd athalon II x2 245-250 regor

am3 motherboard

4gb ddr3

500 watts psu with appropriate number of connectors fort he 4890 (i believe two 6-pins)

there you can now play CRYSIS : WARHEAD on high (neverming swtor)

Phenom x4 955
AM3+ Mobo
600W PSU
4GB RAM

You'll be good to go.

your awesome thank you so much i know this is alot to ask for but do you have links to those if not its okay thx so muchmichaelt7

www.newegg.com

go search there..

okay so i got this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103945

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128504

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139046

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817709027

okay so im guess im not such a noob after all well i am but it wasnt that hard to use google

okay so i got this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103945

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128504

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139046

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817709027

okay so im guess im not such a noob after all well i am but it wasnt that hard to use google

michaelt7

I also wouldn't recommend that power supply, with power supplies you want good brands and i've never heard of that one.

The case is good though.

Its worth it to push your budget a little bit for a phenom x4 955 and a Corsair PSU.

The Haf 912 is a great choice, but get RAM that is 2x2GB instead of a single 4GB stick. Won't run in dual channel with a single stick.

So, in conclusion:

Corsair CX600W - $69

Phenom x4 955 - $119

2x2GB RAM

Haf 912

AM3+ Motherboard (AsRock, MSI, ASUS)

The power supply is a no brainer, only a couple bucks more and way better/reliable.

The CPU might be a little expensive for you, but you'll thank yourself after.

Its worth it to push your budget a little bit for a phenom x4 955 and a Corsair PSU.

The Haf 912 is a great choice, but get RAM that is 2x2GB instead of a single 4GB stick. Won't run in dual channel with a single stick.

So, in conclusion:

Corsair CX600W - $69

Phenom x4 955 - $119

2x2GB RAM

Haf 912

AM3+ Motherboard (AsRock, MSI, ASUS)

The power supply is a no brainer, only a couple bucks more and way better/reliable.

The CPU might be a little expensive for you, but you'll thank yourself after.

urdead18

This^

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.728945 (phenom II 965 cpu and 4gb of ram combo for $125 after you enter the promo codeEMCKAHK24)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371044 (antec 650 watt powersupply for $59.99 after promo codeEMCKAHK22, also comes with $20 mail in rebate so final price of $40)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128504 (same am3+ motherboard for $65, comes with a $10 mail in rebate for total of $55)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066 (antec 300 illusion case for $45 after promo codeEMCKAHH22)

total cost = $295, also comes with $30 mail in rebate so price drops to $265 after getting the refunds

Other people have steered you in the right direction on here, But I must say someone gave you an HD4890... Thats no chump card! You won't have DX11, but you will be able to run DX10 games fantastically at pretty damn good settings provided you get another rig that would compliment that 4890.