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Before you read this wall of text, I very much appreciate your input and suggestions, thank you for taking the time and effort to read this.
So I made this build, lower budget but powerful(ish). I have another build that I am currently set on, but I wanted to see what I could do with less money, so I made a cheaper build, that I can upgrade in the future. I want to know what you guys think of this one.
Approximate Purchase Date: This month if I decide to get it.
Budget Range: My other build is $720, but I want to keep this one under say... $600, to see what I can do with it.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Netflix/Hulu/Youtube, internet surfing, ANYTHING OFFICE RELATED xD.
Parts Not Required: Monitor. I have a 32" 720p LCD
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com unless cheaper/better elsewhere.
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: I don't care much when it comes to getting higher quality parts, although, an XFX card is almost a must, I get a lifetime warranty from those things, give me a good enough reason to buy another card, and I MIGHT be convinced.
Overclocking: I have never overclocked anything I have, and I'm not comfortable with pushing my hardware past its set limits. So, maybe.
SLI or Crossfire: With this build an absolute yes in the future. (I would plan on getting another 6770, tell me what you think of that.)
Monitor Resolution: I don't know right now. I will be running it on my 720p 32".
Additional Comments: Someone find me a good gaming keyboard and mouse. I am currently set on a Microsoft Sidewinder X4 and some gigabyte mouse, but if you can find something better in the same price range, I won't overlook it.
Case: Rosewill challenger. Very popular case, cheap, (good airflow apparently) and has good reviews. Now, if someone can find me a case for around the same price, with a side window, and has red LEDs instead of blue, (And just as good) I would be impressed. ( I don't care for the LEDs that much actually xD) Otherwise I will probably stick with it. (But I Would enjoy seeing the beautiful inside of my case )
Mobo: Biostar A870U3. 4 Memory slots, 2 video slots, $60, and good reviews. (Plus much more) Seriously, this board is almost too good to be true.
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE. I don't really know what to say about it... Its good?
GPU: XFX Radeon HD 6770. Very good mid range GPU from what people say, and the looks of it. It will be good for now, and then later on I can get 2 in crossfire and it will be REALLY beast.
RAM: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1333 memory. Good memory, nuff said. With this motherboard I could buy another pack later and have 16gb memory later on. I like it.
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB. According to what others say, "Fastest reliable storage on the market that isn't an SSD or Caviar Black." Nice.
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST. Writes everything as far as I know. Super cheap. Super reliable. Asus. Epic reviews.
Edit: I also got a Hyper 212 Plus cooler for the CPU. (Good)
Last part I have not chosen. PSU. I need someone to find me a PSU that is 80+ certified and up, a reliable brand, and enough to run this build with 2 6770s in Crossfire, and 16gb worth of that Ripjaws memory. And enough for everything else I need. Preference on the PSU? Not super important but I kind of want A modular PSU, more airflow and less ugly cables laying around, I also (PREFERENCE, NOT SUPER IMPORTANT) want it to be black or red. So it will match the rest of the entire inside of the computer .
Suggestions, and opinions are appreciated, thank you for reading this wall of text and giving me your input. I appreciate it. Thank you.
So I made this build, lower budget but powerful(ish). I have another build that I am currently set on, but I wanted to see what I could do with less money, so I made a cheaper build, that I can upgrade in the future. I want to know what you guys think of this one.
Approximate Purchase Date: This month if I decide to get it.
Budget Range: My other build is $720, but I want to keep this one under say... $600, to see what I can do with it.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Netflix/Hulu/Youtube, internet surfing, ANYTHING OFFICE RELATED xD.
Parts Not Required: Monitor. I have a 32" 720p LCD
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com unless cheaper/better elsewhere.
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: I don't care much when it comes to getting higher quality parts, although, an XFX card is almost a must, I get a lifetime warranty from those things, give me a good enough reason to buy another card, and I MIGHT be convinced.
Overclocking: I have never overclocked anything I have, and I'm not comfortable with pushing my hardware past its set limits. So, maybe.
SLI or Crossfire: With this build an absolute yes in the future. (I would plan on getting another 6770, tell me what you think of that.)
Monitor Resolution: I don't know right now. I will be running it on my 720p 32".
Additional Comments: Someone find me a good gaming keyboard and mouse. I am currently set on a Microsoft Sidewinder X4 and some gigabyte mouse, but if you can find something better in the same price range, I won't overlook it.
Case: Rosewill challenger. Very popular case, cheap, (good airflow apparently) and has good reviews. Now, if someone can find me a case for around the same price, with a side window, and has red LEDs instead of blue, (And just as good) I would be impressed. ( I don't care for the LEDs that much actually xD) Otherwise I will probably stick with it. (But I Would enjoy seeing the beautiful inside of my case
)Mobo: Biostar A870U3. 4 Memory slots, 2 video slots, $60, and good reviews. (Plus much more) Seriously, this board is almost too good to be true.
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE. I don't really know what to say about it... Its good?
GPU: XFX Radeon HD 6770. Very good mid range GPU from what people say, and the looks of it. It will be good for now, and then later on I can get 2 in crossfire and it will be REALLY beast.
RAM: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1333 memory. Good memory, nuff said. With this motherboard I could buy another pack later and have 16gb memory later on. I like it.
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB. According to what others say, "Fastest reliable storage on the market that isn't an SSD or Caviar Black." Nice.
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST. Writes everything as far as I know. Super cheap. Super reliable. Asus. Epic reviews.
Edit: I also got a Hyper 212 Plus cooler for the CPU. (Good
)Last part I have not chosen. PSU. I need someone to find me a PSU that is 80+ certified and up, a reliable brand, and enough to run this build with 2 6770s in Crossfire, and 16gb worth of that Ripjaws memory. And enough for everything else I need. Preference on the PSU? Not super important but I kind of want A modular PSU, more airflow and less ugly cables laying around, I also (PREFERENCE, NOT SUPER IMPORTANT
) want it to be black or red. So it will match the rest of the entire inside of the computer .Suggestions, and opinions are appreciated, thank you for reading this wall of text and giving me your input. I appreciate it. Thank you.
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