Which computer build do you think is the best

[baskinghobo]

I want to play all the latest games in the best quality and performance while getting a bang for the buck


1.
Motherboard MSI P43 Neo3-F LGA 775 $90
CPU Intel Pentium E5200 $71
Videocard Powercolor AX4870 512MB $175
Crucial 2GB DDR2/800 $23
Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS $50
Optical Drive Samsung SH-S223F $25
Case + Power Supply Rosewill TU-155 II 500 Black $75

2.
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P $109.99
CPU AMD Phenom 9650 2.3GHz Quad-Core $129.99
Videocard SAPPHIRE HDMI Radeon HD 4850 512MB $139.99
RAM G.SKILL 4GB DDR2/1000 $59.99
Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS $49.99
Optical Drive SAMSUNG SH-S223Q $24.99
Case COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 $54.99
Power Supply Rosewill 500W $59.99

3.
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA2 3.5IN 8.5MS 7200RPM 16MB Hard Drive OEM
$59.99

Logisys CS-51WBK Black ATX Tower Case 4X5.25 2X3.5 5X3.5IN W/ 480W Front USB Audio
$36.99

LG GH22NP20 Black DVD+RW 22X8X16 DVD-RW 22X6X16 DL 16X/12X 2MB IDE OEM
$26.99

Patriot Viper Extreme Performance 4GB DDR2 2X2GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL 4-4-4-12 Memory Kit
$59.99

Gigabyte EP43-UD3L ATX LGA775 P43 FSB 1600 OC 1PCI-E 2PCI DDR2 SATA2 HD Sound GBLAN Motherboard
$97.99

Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 Dual Core Processor LGA775 2.5GHZ 800FSB 2MB Retail Box
$87.98

HIS Radeon HD 4870 750MHZ 1GB 3.6GHZ GDDR5 PCI-E Dual DVI-I Video Card
$239.99

 

[Helloworld_98]

none of them.

how about,

Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P $109.99
AMD 720 BE(performs better than the cpu you chose even in quad threaded apps) $135
2x 4770 512MB $199
G.skill 4GB ddr2-1000 $59.99
WDC black 640GB $69
Cooler master centurion 5 $54.99
Corsair 650TX $109

it's about $80 more than the second one but it will be worth it.

 

[aford10]

^ +1
None of the builds are very high quality.

If I was forced to choose b/t one of them, I'd go with the third build. It has good graphics, and the e5200 OC's like a champ. Though, the cpu will likely limit the video card, unless you really OC it. In which case, you would need a cpu cooler.

 

[Helloworld_98]

^ and the card is about the same price as a 4890 so he could swap to that if possible.