Hey everyone, new to this forum
I am trying to make a decent gaming computer for around $600 is this a good build?
http://gamingrig.blogspot.com/2011/07/600-gaming-pc-july-2011.html
If not, can anyone help recommend some builds that would be better?
I know $600 isn't much, I just want the best bang for the buck
Heres the things on the list
Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 1 GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/Dual Mini DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 100314-2SR - $179.99
Antec EA-650 Green ATX Energy Star Certified Power Supply, Green - $59.99
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition SECC / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case VL80001W2Z (Black ) - $39.99
Asus 24x DVD±RW Drive DVD-RAM/±R/±RW 24x 8x 16x (DVD) 48x 32x 48x (CD) Serial ATA Internal OEM DRW-24B1ST (Black) - $20.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500 GB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s with NCQ 16MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare-OEM Drives ST3500413AS - $39.99
Kingston Technology ValueRAM 6 GB (Kit of 3) Desktop Memory Triple Channel Kit DDR3 1066 MHz (PC3 8500) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM KVR1066D3N7K3/6G - $30
ASRock AM3 processors AMD 770-140W 4DDR3/ATI CrossFireX motherboard M3A770DE - $59.99
Phenom II X4 965 Black AM3 3.4Ghz 512KB 45NM 125W 4000MHZ - $134.99
Subtotal = $565.94
I am trying to make a decent gaming computer for around $600 is this a good build?
http://gamingrig.blogspot.com/2011/07/600-gaming-pc-july-2011.html
If not, can anyone help recommend some builds that would be better?
I know $600 isn't much, I just want the best bang for the buck
Heres the things on the list
Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 1 GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/Dual Mini DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 100314-2SR - $179.99
Antec EA-650 Green ATX Energy Star Certified Power Supply, Green - $59.99
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition SECC / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case VL80001W2Z (Black ) - $39.99
Asus 24x DVD±RW Drive DVD-RAM/±R/±RW 24x 8x 16x (DVD) 48x 32x 48x (CD) Serial ATA Internal OEM DRW-24B1ST (Black) - $20.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500 GB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s with NCQ 16MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare-OEM Drives ST3500413AS - $39.99
Kingston Technology ValueRAM 6 GB (Kit of 3) Desktop Memory Triple Channel Kit DDR3 1066 MHz (PC3 8500) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM KVR1066D3N7K3/6G - $30
ASRock AM3 processors AMD 770-140W 4DDR3/ATI CrossFireX motherboard M3A770DE - $59.99
Phenom II X4 965 Black AM3 3.4Ghz 512KB 45NM 125W 4000MHZ - $134.99
Subtotal = $565.94