Final Build

[Heck101]

Thanks to everyone help and talking with friends of mine I want with this build.

The Build:

- ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
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- XFX HD-487A-ZWFC Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

- CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7

- AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX

- 2 COOLER MASTER R4-L2R-20AC-GP 120mm Blue LED Case Fan

- Combo COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case & SAMSUNG 24x DVD Burner - Bulk SATA Model SH-S243N/BEBS LightScribe Support - OEM

- Combo OCZ Special Ops Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK & Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Grand Total: $785.10 w/shipping

I will be placing the order around noon if there are any last thoughts or problems you see please let me know
Thanks

 

[HardwareGuru]

Terrible build for the money. Plus, I don't know why you posted another thread

I also notice that there is no O/S listed. You don't need an O/S now?

 

[Namakan]

Yeah I agree, you could do better than that for 785

 

[Krenum]

^^
Instead of you guys bitching about someones build, why dont you guys give more ideas.


Only real problem I see is the RAM and the blu ray drive. Do you really need a blu ray drive? you can get a DVD rom for 20 bucks. Also I would check that RAMS compatibility with that Motherboard. You might want to get the RipJaws.

IMO I would scrap the RAM combo you have and go with

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277&cm_re=ripjaws-_-20-231-277-_-Product (for motherboard compatibility)


Also the 50 dollars you save from not getting a blu ray you could spend towards a better video card which you will need. I can tell you from experience I have a 4870 1gb and its showing its age on modern games.

such as 5770
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125327

or 460
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125334

DO NOT go with a 4870. It was a good card 2 years ago but its getting older now.

 

[E4g1e]

^^
Instead of you guys bitching about someones build, why dont you guys give more ideas.


Only real problem I see is the RAM and the blu ray drive. Do you really need a blu ray drive? you can get a DVD rom for 20 bucks. Also I would check that RAMS compatibility with that Motherboard. You might want to get the RipJaws.

IMO I would scrap the RAM combo you have and go with

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277&cm_re=ripjaws-_-20-231-277-_-Product (for motherboard compatibility)


Also the 50 dollars you save from not getting a blu ray you could spend towards a better video card which you will need. I can tell you from experience I have a 4870 1gb and its showing its age on modern games.

such as 5770
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125327

or 460
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125334

DO NOT go with a 4870. It was a good card 2 years ago but its getting older now.

Actually, I checked that list, and there is no Blu-ray drive whatsoever in that build. That makes this build even more overpriced at that $785 point. For some reason the automatically-inserted link (remember, the OP provided absolutely no real links whatsoever to the actual products) pointed to a Blu-ray reader/DVD writer combo drive when the post clearly stated a regular DVD writer with no Blu-ray capability whatsoever.

And I'm not a fan of any OCZ DDR3 memory products. In general, their quality control has been poor, and their modules often made the system very unstable even at standard stock clocks. In fact, on my current rig, the OCZ modules I had before getting DDR3 modules from another brand made it very unstable even at the absolute lowest CPU and memory speeds (1.6 GHz CPU, 400 MHz memory). Plus, OCZ has never made a DDR3 module that runs reliably at the JEDEC-standard 1.5V; in fact, all of its "Low-Voltage" DIMMs require 1.65V (Intel's recommended maximum) just to run at all. (No wonder why those modules are barely stable even at the CPU maker's official stock specs, and make overclocking very difficult if not impossible.) If the OP drops the RAM combo, he will have to buy a hard drive separately since dropping that combo without replacing the hard drive will leave the OP with a non-working system.

For the record, the biggest problem is not what I listed above, but the choice of a graphics card. At $145 the HD 4870 is a bit overpriced considering that he can get a 1GB HD 5770 for an extra $25 or a 768MB GeForce GTX 460 for an extra $50 or so.

So, adding a more up-to-date GPU would have pushed that build to more than $800 shipped even with a DVD-only drive.

 

[Heck101]

Thanks to start
The ram Krenum listed was the ram I was going to buy till I saw the combo. If the combo brand is not good I will go back to the G.Skill. The O/S is Windows 7 Home Pre, I have a copy already. Yes I am not getting a blu-ray. I know everyone's saying the cost is to high but I didn't list about $100.00 in rebates, but I know you cant count on them. As for the video card it is the same one as my friend and have plays all the same games, but I will look into the other video cards. Again thanks for the help

 

[lt_shiro]

its better to get a standalone player... you can get a dnla ready one for $120 online.

 

[Krenum]

Actually, I checked that list, and there is no Blu-ray drive whatsoever in that build. That makes this build even more overpriced at that $785 point. For some reason the automatically-inserted link (remember, the OP provided absolutely no real links whatsoever to the actual products) pointed to a Blu-ray reader/DVD writer combo drive when the post clearly stated a regular DVD writer with no Blu-ray capability whatsoever.

And I'm not a fan of any OCZ DDR3 memory products. In general, their quality control has been poor, and their modules often made the system very unstable even at standard stock clocks. In fact, on my current rig, the OCZ modules I had before getting DDR3 modules from another brand made it very unstable even at the absolute lowest CPU and memory speeds (1.6 GHz CPU, 400 MHz memory). Plus, OCZ has never made a DDR3 module that runs reliably at the JEDEC-standard 1.5V; in fact, all of its "Low-Voltage" DIMMs require 1.65V (Intel's recommended maximum) just to run at all. (No wonder why those modules are barely stable even at the CPU maker's official stock specs, and make overclocking very difficult if not impossible.) If the OP drops the RAM combo, he will have to buy a hard drive separately since dropping that combo without replacing the hard drive will leave the OP with a non-working system.

For the record, the biggest problem is not what I listed above, but the choice of a graphics card. At $145 the HD 4870 is a bit overpriced considering that he can get a 1GB HD 5770 for an extra $25 or a 768MB GeForce GTX 460 for an extra $50 or so.

So, adding a more up-to-date GPU would have pushed that build to more than $800 shipped even with a DVD-only drive.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ..._-27151199&AID=10440897&PID=3891137&SID=194a3 was part of the combo.

 

[HardwareGuru]

I don't think online post wanted that Samsung Blue Ray combo drive. What he meant was the combo Coolermaster case + Samsung DVD burner

 

[HardwareGuru]

$744 build with Radeon 5770 video card

Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD 5770 1GB + AMD Phenom II X4 955 both for $289.98 ($15 MIR on video card)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.442703

Corsair 650TX + SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB both for $144.98 ($20 MIR on psu)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.466028

Coolermaster RC CM690 II for $69.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119215

2 x Coolermaster 120mm Blue LED case fans for $9.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103060

MSI 870A-G54 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 for $99.99 ($10 MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130275

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 for $91.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231193

LITE-ON Black 24X DVD Burner for $19.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289

Total: $736.90
Shipping: $7.73
Grand Total: $744.63 before $45 in MIR

$789 build with faster GTX 460 video card

AMD Phenom II X4 955 + G. Skill 4GB(2x2GB) DDR3 1333 both for $226.98 <----------------RAM went down to DDR 1333 assuming you won't overclock.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.470151

Corsair 650TX + SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB both for $144.98 ($20 MIR on psu)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.466028

GIGABYTE Geforce GTX 460 768MB for $199.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125334

Coolermaster RC CM690 II for $69.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119215

2 x Coolermaster 120mm Blue LED case fans for $9.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103060

MSI 870A-G54 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 for $99.99 ($10 MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130275

LITE-ON Black 24X DVD Burner for $19.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289

Total: $781.90
Shipping: $7.73
Grand Total: $789.63 before $30 in MIR

 

[E4g1e]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ..._-27151199&AID=10440897&PID=3891137&SID=194a3 was part of the combo.

Nope. Again, you are reading it incorrectly. The model numbers do not match at all. The OP gave the model number for the DVD-only drive. You only read the hyperlink that is automatically added by one of the advertisers. If it were a BD reader/DVD writer combo, then that $785 price would have been relatively cheap for a PC build that can read Blu-ray discs. But as it stands, that price is somewhat pricey for a DVD-only system.

 

[Krenum]

Nope. Again, you are reading it incorrectly. The model numbers do not match at all. The OP gave the model number for the DVD-only drive. You only read the hyperlink that is automatically added by one of the advertisers. If it were a BD reader/DVD writer combo, then that $785 price would have been relatively cheap for a PC build that can read Blu-ray discs. But as it stands, that price is somewhat pricey for a DVD-only system.

Oh I see it now.