Good evening! I'm looking for some advice on a new build. Any and all feedback will be appreciated and considered.
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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: About a month from today.
BUDGET RANGE: $750-850, after taxes and shipping cost.
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, general web browsing, watching movies, listening to music.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: DVD/DVD-RW drive, keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS. I'm planning on using Windows 7 RC while I can (already downloaded a copy in preparation) as my current PC is running Windows XP x84 and I'd like to use 4GB of RAM or more if possible. I have a Western Digital 160GB SATA hard drive that I purchased about a year ago for my old build, but am looking to pair it with a larger drive in my new build.
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: I prefer Newegg - have purchased parts for a build from them in the past with great results.
PARTS PREFERENCES: From the little research I've done, it seems like one of the AMD Phenom II x4 processors would yield the best bang for the buck and my Athlon 64 3200 has served me well for the past four years or so. I'd like a mid-tower case and an Asus or Gigabyte motherboard.
OVERCLOCKING: No.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I'm pretty easy, just looking for reliable parts that will give me the most performance I can squeeze out of my budget. I've already assembled a list of some components, but I'm not married to any of them in particular, and am in need of suggestions for a power supply and hard drive:
Motherboard:
ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
or
GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P AM3 DDR3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
CPU:
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX - Retail
Memory:
OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - Retail
Video Card:
XFX HD-487A-ZHFC Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
Case:
RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WB Black 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case - Retail
Comes out to about $750 with those components after taxes and shipping. As I mentioned above, I would like some suggestions on an appropriate power supply and hard drive (looking for around 500GB or so of storage).
Thanks
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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: About a month from today.
BUDGET RANGE: $750-850, after taxes and shipping cost.
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, general web browsing, watching movies, listening to music.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: DVD/DVD-RW drive, keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS. I'm planning on using Windows 7 RC while I can (already downloaded a copy in preparation) as my current PC is running Windows XP x84 and I'd like to use 4GB of RAM or more if possible. I have a Western Digital 160GB SATA hard drive that I purchased about a year ago for my old build, but am looking to pair it with a larger drive in my new build.
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: I prefer Newegg - have purchased parts for a build from them in the past with great results.
PARTS PREFERENCES: From the little research I've done, it seems like one of the AMD Phenom II x4 processors would yield the best bang for the buck and my Athlon 64 3200 has served me well for the past four years or so. I'd like a mid-tower case and an Asus or Gigabyte motherboard.
OVERCLOCKING: No.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I'm pretty easy, just looking for reliable parts that will give me the most performance I can squeeze out of my budget. I've already assembled a list of some components, but I'm not married to any of them in particular, and am in need of suggestions for a power supply and hard drive:
Motherboard:
ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
or
GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P AM3 DDR3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
CPU:
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX - Retail
Memory:
OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - Retail
Video Card:
XFX HD-487A-ZHFC Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
Case:
RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WB Black 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case - Retail
Comes out to about $750 with those components after taxes and shipping. As I mentioned above, I would like some suggestions on an appropriate power supply and hard drive (looking for around 500GB or so of storage).
Thanks