$700 new system...

[ahwang87]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Soon

BUDGET RANGE: $700 Before Rebates

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: 3d Rendering/CAD, Gaming

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor (23 inch LG monitor)

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: WA, USA

PARTS PREFERENCES: No part preferences

OVERCLOCKING: Only if needed

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920 x 1080

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Was thinking about Phenom X6, but is it not worth it? X4? intel i5?

Case/PSU:
Antec Nine Hundred + EA650 Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window

Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 ATX AMD Motherboard

CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor

RAM
Kingston ValueRAM 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

All the above is in a combo for $512.98

GPU
XFX Radeon HD 5670 HD-567X-ZNF3 Video Card
$109.99

HD
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$54.99


Please advise..

 

[gkay09]

How about this ??
X6 1055T + Rosewill CHALLENGER
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.432824

Gigabyte 870A + GSKillz 4GB DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.443520

Samsung F3 1TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.425802
or the 500GB you had chosen...

Gigabyte GTX 460 + OCZ Fatality 80+ Certified 550W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.450375

The reason why I chose the 460 is because of it is a very good gaming card as well as CUDA will be very helpful for the 3D rendering/ CAD apps...

 

[lowriderflow]

agreed... go for 460.

 

[ahwang87]

In not seeing very many X6 builds in these forums. Is it not worth getting? Would this be a better build??


AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition + Rosewill Challenger
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.432710

Gigabyte 870A + GSKillz 4GB DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.443520

Samsung F3 500GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822152181

Gigabyte GTX 460 + OCZ Fatality 80+ Certified 550W
http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingCart.aspx?submit=ChangeItem

 

[gkay09]

^ You dont see many builds with 1055T is because most of them are gaming builds and the 1055T is not required if you will be building a gaming PC...
But on the other hand, if you will be using the PC mainly for encoding, rendering and stuffs, which are very CPU intensive and make use of multiple cores, then certainly the 1055T is a good option and even better when overclocked....

 

[ahwang87]

Best answer selected by ahwang87.

 

[ahwang87]

ordered. thanks for the help!