Alright, it's been about five years since I last built a PC, and the time has come. Just need some input here.
So far, I have a pretty good idea of what I want... I just want to lay it out here and see if maybe there's something I can do to get more for my money...
I pretty much will be using this for gaming, internets, video streaming, general stuff, etc.
My Budget is about $800, and its not a huge deal if this is spaced out over a few weeks...or even a good month or so if it's worth it.
I don't really care about AMD vs. Intel (though I usually go AMD)
If you can recommend a better set-up that gets either essentially the same thing or better for equal (possibly a li'l higher) or preferably less money, then I will fake internet pretend forum buy you a beer!
Anyways, here's what I got so far (and where I think I'll be getting it so far)
-AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W ($205 orig.)
-MSI 790FX-GD70 mobo ($167 orig. Combo'd together with Phenom II 955 above for $347 @ zipzoomfly.com (was $310 @ NE until I decided to write this :C ))
-OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) [OCZ3P1600EB4GK] (~$75 @ newegg)
-COOLER MASTER RS-700-AMBA-D3 700W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Modular Active PFC Power Supply
-COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower (combo'd w/ PSU for $180 @ newegg)
-XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 (~$200 @ newegg)
Altogether, this comes out to roughly $800 or so.
Ideally, I'd like to be closer to $700 as I'll eventually be getting a blu-ray drive, etc but like I said its not that huge a deal...plus I know DirectX 11 is on its way, so I'll probably be upgrading a few parts in a few years anyway.
Oh yeah, I don't need a Monitor (but will prolly be using 1900x1200 HDMI if I can), keyboard + mouse, HDD, DVD-drive, sound card, or speakers.
Thanks for your help!
So far, I have a pretty good idea of what I want... I just want to lay it out here and see if maybe there's something I can do to get more for my money...
I pretty much will be using this for gaming, internets, video streaming, general stuff, etc.
My Budget is about $800, and its not a huge deal if this is spaced out over a few weeks...or even a good month or so if it's worth it.
I don't really care about AMD vs. Intel (though I usually go AMD)
If you can recommend a better set-up that gets either essentially the same thing or better for equal (possibly a li'l higher) or preferably less money, then I will fake internet pretend forum buy you a beer!
Anyways, here's what I got so far (and where I think I'll be getting it so far)
-AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W ($205 orig.)
-MSI 790FX-GD70 mobo ($167 orig. Combo'd together with Phenom II 955 above for $347 @ zipzoomfly.com (was $310 @ NE until I decided to write this :C ))
-OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) [OCZ3P1600EB4GK] (~$75 @ newegg)
-COOLER MASTER RS-700-AMBA-D3 700W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Modular Active PFC Power Supply
-COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower (combo'd w/ PSU for $180 @ newegg)
-XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 (~$200 @ newegg)
Altogether, this comes out to roughly $800 or so.
Ideally, I'd like to be closer to $700 as I'll eventually be getting a blu-ray drive, etc but like I said its not that huge a deal...plus I know DirectX 11 is on its way, so I'll probably be upgrading a few parts in a few years anyway.
Oh yeah, I don't need a Monitor (but will prolly be using 1900x1200 HDMI if I can), keyboard + mouse, HDD, DVD-drive, sound card, or speakers.
Thanks for your help!
