Hi all. I'm building my first pc for gaming and school stuff. And this is what I came up with, and idk if it's going to work. Would really appreciate some advice.
Time : Around next month
budget: $500 for system / $700 - 800 including peripherals (keyboard, monitor, mouse, speakers) and OS
CPU AMD Phenom II X2 555 $88
Motherboard ASUS M4A88TD-M/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G $90
RAM G.SKILL NS 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 $30
HDD Seagate ST31000524AS Barracuda Hard Drive - 1TB $60
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST 24X Internal DVD Burner $21
Case ????
PSU Thermaltake TR2 W0388RU 600W ATX 12V v2.2 Power Supply $65
Video Card radeon 6850 $170
Monitor: ?????
keyboard: ????
mouse: ????
speakers: ????
Location: US
I wanted to play games on med settings and do school work on this pc too. This is also my media pc for music and movies.
For the CPU, I read that the 3rd and 4th core can be unlocked and for the price, I am thinking of upgrading to 6 cores once the bulldozer is out (assuming price drops).
For PSU, I have no idea for how much power I'd need in this system. I saw some builds with about 450W max power, is that gonna be enough, say, if I upgrade to a 6-core?
Case is of personal choice
-ferd-
Time : Around next month
budget: $500 for system / $700 - 800 including peripherals (keyboard, monitor, mouse, speakers) and OS
CPU AMD Phenom II X2 555 $88
Motherboard ASUS M4A88TD-M/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G $90
RAM G.SKILL NS 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 $30
HDD Seagate ST31000524AS Barracuda Hard Drive - 1TB $60
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST 24X Internal DVD Burner $21
Case ????
PSU Thermaltake TR2 W0388RU 600W ATX 12V v2.2 Power Supply $65
Video Card radeon 6850 $170
Monitor: ?????
keyboard: ????
mouse: ????
speakers: ????
Location: US
I wanted to play games on med settings and do school work on this pc too. This is also my media pc for music and movies.
For the CPU, I read that the 3rd and 4th core can be unlocked and for the price, I am thinking of upgrading to 6 cores once the bulldozer is out (assuming price drops).
For PSU, I have no idea for how much power I'd need in this system. I saw some builds with about 450W max power, is that gonna be enough, say, if I upgrade to a 6-core?
Case is of personal choice
-ferd-