Hey I've been really trying hard to find the best possible price for the best possible performance for a desktop that costs about $500-650 with a littttttle bit of room for stretch. I don't need to play games on high for the next 3 years or anything. For the past two years I've been playing all the games I've wanted fairly well on a $700 laptop.
So here's what I picked out.
$60 Case, looked decent and has fans in it, I'd rather not have to install fans
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233
1TB HDD, I'll use the space. 6.0 Gb/s seems like it could be good.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697
Motherboard I picked out to be able to hold the phenom II 955 I plan to get, and other stuff. Possible upgrade to bulldozer chip is possible here eventually
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157262
Pretty good video card, HD 6850. Probably would be the best thing/a little too good for this system
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150551
Kind of cheap power supply, doesn't get amazing effeciency...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153114
Dirt cheap DDR3 1600 RAM (2x2) Might get another set if these work
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211409
Phenom II 955 x4. The most conflicting part of the build for me at the moment
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
So this is the best I could do. With rebates it's about $600 and I'm going to get the student discount for windows 7 professional (64-bit)
I'm wondering if you guys think I could do any better on these parts, or if any of them are particularilly risky such as the RAM. I am not sure if the Phenom II 955 is the best way to go, maybe I should buy the $110 GTX 465 (refurbrished....) and get an i5 processor or something.
Anyways suggestions would be great, I got really tired of reading reviews on power supplies too so suggestions could be helpful
EDIT: I ommitted the CD drive, I did pick one but nobody actually cares about CD drives anyways...
So here's what I picked out.
$60 Case, looked decent and has fans in it, I'd rather not have to install fans
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233
1TB HDD, I'll use the space. 6.0 Gb/s seems like it could be good.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697
Motherboard I picked out to be able to hold the phenom II 955 I plan to get, and other stuff. Possible upgrade to bulldozer chip is possible here eventually
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157262
Pretty good video card, HD 6850. Probably would be the best thing/a little too good for this system
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150551
Kind of cheap power supply, doesn't get amazing effeciency...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153114
Dirt cheap DDR3 1600 RAM (2x2) Might get another set if these work
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211409
Phenom II 955 x4. The most conflicting part of the build for me at the moment
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
So this is the best I could do. With rebates it's about $600 and I'm going to get the student discount for windows 7 professional (64-bit)
I'm wondering if you guys think I could do any better on these parts, or if any of them are particularilly risky such as the RAM. I am not sure if the Phenom II 955 is the best way to go, maybe I should buy the $110 GTX 465 (refurbrished....) and get an i5 processor or something.
Anyways suggestions would be great, I got really tired of reading reviews on power supplies too so suggestions could be helpful
EDIT: I ommitted the CD drive, I did pick one but nobody actually cares about CD drives anyways...