This is my first homebuild, a budget-ish gaming rig. Wanted to get the green light from you guys before trying assembly.
(prices include s&h, tax)
CPU: Phenom II x4 840 ($90)
MOBO: ASRock AM3+ 970 Extreme4 * ($124)
[* plan is to move up to a Bulldozer x8 in a few years after they come down in price..]
HD: Western Digital WD7502AAEX 750GB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0 ($74)
GPU: Galaxy GTX 465 *($144)
[* plan is to overclock up to 470-ish speed; then later add a 2nd in GLI. Chose this over an MSI R6850 Cyclone PE/OC Radeon HD 6850 mainly because I've never used an ATI card, have worries about their drivers & Crossfire patches]
DVD-R..from my old HP Slimline
PSU: Rosewill Xtreme Series RX850-S-B 850W Continuous @40°C ,80 PLUS Certified, ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91 ($111)
Case: Rosewill Challenger * ($66)
[* Am worried this case will not keep GPU cool enough..especially with SLI upgrade..]
OS: Win7-64bit HomePremium ($100)
Please tell me I haven't screwed this up. This started out as a $500 project that got out of hand..
(prices include s&h, tax)
CPU: Phenom II x4 840 ($90)
MOBO: ASRock AM3+ 970 Extreme4 * ($124)
[* plan is to move up to a Bulldozer x8 in a few years after they come down in price..]
HD: Western Digital WD7502AAEX 750GB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0 ($74)
GPU: Galaxy GTX 465 *($144)
[* plan is to overclock up to 470-ish speed; then later add a 2nd in GLI. Chose this over an MSI R6850 Cyclone PE/OC Radeon HD 6850 mainly because I've never used an ATI card, have worries about their drivers & Crossfire patches]
DVD-R..from my old HP Slimline
PSU: Rosewill Xtreme Series RX850-S-B 850W Continuous @40°C ,80 PLUS Certified, ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91 ($111)
Case: Rosewill Challenger * ($66)
[* Am worried this case will not keep GPU cool enough..especially with SLI upgrade..]
OS: Win7-64bit HomePremium ($100)
Please tell me I haven't screwed this up. This started out as a $500 project that got out of hand..