[QUOTE="captain_joe__"]

So if you buy a fan like this, where it's a fan/heatsink. Do you still attach the stock heatsink and put it on as a fan? Or do you do away with the heatsink that came with the CPU, since this is a heatsink as well as a fan, and just attach it directly to the CPU?

General_X

So if you buy a fan like this, where it's a fan/heatsink. Do you still attach the stock heatsink and put it on as a fan? Or do you do away with the heatsink that came with the CPU, since this is a heatsink as well as a fan, and just attach it directly to the CPU?

Well... Thanks for all your help!:D

My crack at it:

Seagate 7200.12 500gb HDD
ASRock M3A770DE Motherboard
ASUS CuCore HD 5770 Video Card
AMD Phenom II X2 555 Processor
Windows 7 Home Premium OS
A-DATA 4GB DDR3-1600 RAM w/ Coolermaster Elite 335 Case
Rosewill Green Series 430W PSU
Samsung DVD Burner

Grand total: 695.44

ravenguard90

EDIT: My current GFX card is a Radeon X1300XT/X1600Pro/X1650 Series.

Is that Crossfireable?

[QUOTE="ravenguard90"]

[QUOTE="MaoTheChimp"]

Pardon me asking, but what's the processor you're using?

MaoTheChimp

It's the C3 version of the X2 550. Basically what the X2 550 was, but with a few improvements, such as a more stable IMC. It also comes with a faster clock rate as well :D

Sorry, I should've clarified my question a bit more. I was wondering what processor the OP is using with the 3.4GHz clock rate, as I suspect that it may be a Pentium D.

EDIT: What about sound cards?

My crack at it:

Seagate 7200.12 500gb HDD
ASRock M3A770DE Motherboard
ASUS CuCore HD 5770 Video Card
AMD Phenom II X2 555 Processor
Windows 7 Home Premium OS
A-DATA 4GB DDR3-1600 RAM w/ Coolermaster Elite 335 Case
Rosewill Green Series 430W PSU
Samsung DVD Burner

Grand total: 695.44

ravenguard90

[QUOTE="captain_joe__"][QUOTE="smc91352"] EDIT: 4850s are back in stock. If you don't care about DX11, you can save some money with this.Neo_revolution7

yes the 5750 has Dx11 but you will save money with the 4850

Also, is this a good fan?

EDIT: 4850s are back in stock. If you don't care about DX11, you can save some money with this.smc91352

$25.35 more will get you:[spoiler] . [/spoiler] smc91352

I want to build a new PC, but I don't really know about the technical stuff. I found some good parts on Newegg, but I don't know if they are compatible or anything. I mean, I know the basics like the RAM, Sound cards, graphics cards, motherboard. Just not which ones are compatible.

I just find it really confusing. When it gets past how many Gigs a card has, or GHz of a Processor.

So anyways... I want you guys to reccomend some parts for me, within a $650-$700 range. Something that can run a game max (or close) on Crysis, or Mass Effect 2, or Bioshock 2.

So, thanks for the help.:D