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ASRock MB-A75M
AMD A8-3870K APU
Kingston Hyper X 4GB(2x2GB) 1600MHz DDR3
Rosewill RNX-N180PCe Wireless Adapter
Antec EarthWatts EA-380D Green
Silverstone GD05B
LG Black 10X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA
Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400
AsRock Smart Remote
Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA

Had a little extra money so I ordered the Sapphire Radeon HD6670 1GB to add to the above build. And a dual USB Bracket I can hook up the CIR module to the back of the machine and run a USB cable to a better spot for the receiver . Still waiting on ASrock Supports response on the Smart Remote problem. Will update on the remote problem when I hear something. I removed the Hi gain Antennas form the Rosewill WiFi card as I didn't see any real gain, I was getting the same speed with the stock antenna's.
steved1961

(2012-04-15, 18:10)steved1961 Wrote: [ -> ]AMD A8-3870K APU + Sapphire Radeon HD6670

Excellent choice for crossfire....and you'll end up with a powerful HD 6690D2 GPU.....

Asrock sent me ans RMA for Smart Remote. Will update when I get the replacement.
steved1961

hope for the best steved1961, keep us up2date!

so with this set up do you run from the mobo to the tv, or from the new video card?

After setup I will be running from the Motherboard to the TV.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJqNByn2w...re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFAMmTDu_...el&list=UL
steved1961

nice maybe i will get that to add on to my build.

Nice! Interesting about the DDR3 vs DDR5.

At the end of the benchmark video the reviewer states the onboard video uses DDR3 so the videocard will scale down to DDR3 as well. No reason to get the higher priced DDR5 card in this case.
steved1961

how loud is your setup with this new card added?

(2012-04-17, 20:18)steved1961 Wrote: [ -> ]At the end of the benchmark video the reviewer states the onboard video uses DDR3 so the videocard will scale down to DDR3 as well. No reason to get the higher priced DDR5 card in this case.
steved1961

Correct, I guess if the price is close might as well get the DDR5 in case you ever pull it for something else.