APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Within a month BUDGET RANGE: $500 -$600
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming & Movies
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Case, Hard drive, keyboard, mouse
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg
PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD Phenom II, ATI Video card
OVERCLOCKING: Most Likely, tho not hardcore. SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Crossfire
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: This is going to be a new gaming rig, while I harvest some parts from my current machine. It will also run Windows 7 64-bit. Down the road, I will want to do Crossfire and Blu-ray. So right now, it's a pretty modest build, but I want to be able to add an additional video card to enable crossfire and be able to play Blu-ray media.
Here is what I have already priced from Newegg:
ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366
AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor Model HDZ720WFGIBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103649
SAPPHIRE 100277L Radeon HD 4770 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102835
RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-630SS 630W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Modular LED Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152035
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBPK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231179
LG Black 22X DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152
The total cost from Newegg on those is around $565 with shipping. Not too bad considering the expandability.
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming & Movies
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Case, Hard drive, keyboard, mouse
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg
PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD Phenom II, ATI Video card
OVERCLOCKING: Most Likely, tho not hardcore. SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Crossfire
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: This is going to be a new gaming rig, while I harvest some parts from my current machine. It will also run Windows 7 64-bit. Down the road, I will want to do Crossfire and Blu-ray. So right now, it's a pretty modest build, but I want to be able to add an additional video card to enable crossfire and be able to play Blu-ray media.
Here is what I have already priced from Newegg:
ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366
AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor Model HDZ720WFGIBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103649
SAPPHIRE 100277L Radeon HD 4770 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102835
RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-630SS 630W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Modular LED Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152035
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBPK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231179
LG Black 22X DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152
The total cost from Newegg on those is around $565 with shipping. Not too bad considering the expandability.