BestConfigs - High-End AMD Gaming PC

[tedpc]

Yes Antec and Corsair make great PS's, but some will still bitch about that choice!

 

[dork_police]

Heya, I am quiet new to Tomshardware (well account wise, created my account yesterday) if you would go easy on me it would be appreciated 😀)

Processor: AMD Phenom x4 980 BE - $189.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103934

Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ - $194.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131736

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 4GB (2 x 2GB) 1600 x2 - $107.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145348

Graphics Card: XFX HD-697A-CNDC Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 x2 - $759.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150531

Hard Drive: OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III - $249.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227706
Second Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda XT ST330005N1A1AS-RK 3TB - $274.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148748

Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced - $149.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160

Power Supply: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series 1000W - $199.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171056

Cooling: I don't believe in overclocking (I know that most of you tend to do it - but where I live the stuff isn't as cheap as in USA) I won't add anything unnecessary if one does not overclock.

DVD Burner: SONY Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 8X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 8X - $139.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118049


Total cost: $1992.9

Now I do hope that this is according to the specifications.

 

[sadams04]

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 4GB (2 x 2GB) 1600 x2 - $107.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145348

Second Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda XT ST330005N1A1AS-RK 3TB - $274.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148748

Power Supply: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series 1000W - $199.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171056

Might consider using 4GB modules (2x4GB) so you have two open memory slots available for an "if needed" upgrade past 8GB.

The 3TB drive just isn't a good buy. For $280 you can get three Samsung F4 2TB drives and still have some money left over...

Cooler Master is OK at best. Corsair, Antec, XFX or Seasonic...

 

[mjmjpfaff]

Might consider using 4GB modules (2x4GB) so you have two open memory slots available for an "if needed" upgrade past 8GB.

The 3TB drive just isn't a good buy. For $280 you can get three Samsung F4 2TB drives and still have some money left over...

Cooler Master is OK at best. Corsair, Antec, XFX or Seasonic...

the silent pro gold 1000w psu scored a 9.5/10 at jonny guru. that is the same score the ax 1200 got. i would call that psu great at least.

 

[tedpc]

They want things like the rocketfish for the shiney led lights ;p

Rocketfish is Best Buy's house brand, if I recall correctly.

 

[tedpc]

Gotcha! 🙂

 

[dork_police]

Hi there, okay this post isn't for me it's for my brother (he did not create his Tomshardware account yet)


I am just posting this for him, please do not think this is mine;
My brother will create his acc asap, his nick will be "tacaar" (if its still available.

Processor: AMD Phenom x4 980 BE - $189.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103934

Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ - $194.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131736

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL 79.99$ X 2 = $159.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231455

Graphics Card: XFX HD-697A-CNDC Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 x2 - $759.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150531

Hard Drive: OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III - $249.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227706
Second Hard Drive (Storage): SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 HD204UI 2TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152245

Case: LIAN LI Lancool PC-K58W Black 0.8 mm SECC, Plastic + Mesh ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $64.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112238

Power Supply: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified - $134.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009&cm_sp=Pers_StoreMostWished-_-17-139-009_1_TWsh-_-1_32

Cooling: ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-B 135mm Long life bearing CPU Cooler Blue LED - $76.48
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118074

DVD Burner: Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner 24X DVD+R - $21.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118040



Total: 1933.37


Hope all is well with this

 

[deepseo]

Its a very help full............
Speaker

 

[jpishgar]

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[tedpc]

I'm not sure about NewEgg's prices, but TigerDirect has a 6-core 3.2 GHZ CPU for the same price as your four-core at http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=61038&CatId=4432