Approximate Purchase Date: Next Week
Budget Range: $600 Before Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Internet, Movies, School
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg / Tigerdirect
Overclocking: Yes
Here's the build:
AMD Phenom ll X4 965 Black Edition 3.40Ghz Socket AM3
http://bit.ly/Pi9n9Q
Kingston HyperX RAM 8GB, DDR3-1333mhz
http://bit.ly/Pi9phY
Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD SATA
http://bit.ly/Pi9r9E
LG Internal 24X DVD Writer SATA
http://bit.ly/Pi9qm9
Cooler Master RC-430-KWN1 Elite 430 Mid Tower ATX Case
http://bit.ly/Pi9tOR
Corsair TX650W 650-Watt Power Supply
http://bit.ly/Pi8ZZ0
Corsair CAFA50 A50 Air Series Performance CPU Cooler
http://bit.ly/NCvwxe
ASUS M5A97 AMD 9 Series AM3+ Motherboard
http://bit.ly/Pi96nb
Total: $595.81
Then I was hoping to buy the Radeon HD 6950 GPU at a later date, most likely a few weeks after I set up my desktop. Would this build allow me to run games such as BF3, Skyrim, Guild Wars 2, WOW, etc.. at high-ultra settings? Thanks!
- Chris
Budget Range: $600 Before Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Internet, Movies, School
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg / Tigerdirect
Overclocking: Yes
Here's the build:
AMD Phenom ll X4 965 Black Edition 3.40Ghz Socket AM3
http://bit.ly/Pi9n9Q
Kingston HyperX RAM 8GB, DDR3-1333mhz
http://bit.ly/Pi9phY
Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD SATA
http://bit.ly/Pi9r9E
LG Internal 24X DVD Writer SATA
http://bit.ly/Pi9qm9
Cooler Master RC-430-KWN1 Elite 430 Mid Tower ATX Case
http://bit.ly/Pi9tOR
Corsair TX650W 650-Watt Power Supply
http://bit.ly/Pi8ZZ0
Corsair CAFA50 A50 Air Series Performance CPU Cooler
http://bit.ly/NCvwxe
ASUS M5A97 AMD 9 Series AM3+ Motherboard
http://bit.ly/Pi96nb
Total: $595.81
Then I was hoping to buy the Radeon HD 6950 GPU at a later date, most likely a few weeks after I set up my desktop. Would this build allow me to run games such as BF3, Skyrim, Guild Wars 2, WOW, etc.. at high-ultra settings? Thanks!
- Chris