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My $800 intel core Gaming Computer

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wdmjys

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Hi guys. I'm building a new computer. I enjoy gaming and watching videos. I'm ordering all the parts from this site (http://www.superbiiz.com/system_category.php?id=3). This place was recommended to me by a coworker.

Here's the current build list:

• Case: Antec Six Hundred No PS Mid Tower Gaming Case
• CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E7500 2.93GHz 1066MHz 3MB LGA775 CPU, Retail
• Motherboard: Asus P5N-D Core 2 Quad/ nForce 750i SLI/ DDR2-800/ SLI/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard
• Memory: Kingston KHX8500D2K2/4G DDR2-1066 4GB HyperX Memory Kit
• Video Card: GIGABYTE ATI Radeon HD4550 512MB DDR3 DVI/HDMI PCI-Express Video Card
• Hard Drive: Seagate ST3500418AS 500GB SATA2 7200rpm 16MB Hard Drive
• Optical Drive: Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22X SATA DVD+/-RW Internal Drive (Black), Bulk w/o Software
• Power Supply: Topower/Epower ZUMAX ZU-500W 500W 20/24pin ATX V2.0 Power Supply
• Keyboard & Mouse: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
• Operating System : Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit(1-Pack), OEM
• Monitor: Acer V193WEJbd 19 inch Widescreen 50000:1 5ms DVI(HDCP) LCD Monitor (Black)

Any advice on that would be appreciated.
 
assuming this isnt a troll you have a pretty dated parts list right there. for $800 you could build a much better PC with newer technology that will last much longer.

take a second to fill out the form at the top of the general hardware section and repost it in this thread, it will help to determine what you actually need in a computer.
 
Yes please answer stickied "ANSWER THESE QUESTION FIRST!" so that we can help you better.

Though right off the bat: That build is pretty shitty as is:
- Shitty PSU more than likely capable of killing your PC
- Piss-poor price to performance ratio of the CPU
- EOL'd CPU
- Use of overpriced and relatively out of date DDR2 RAM
- Horrible case for the money
- Relatively slow hard drive

I recommend starting from scratch again. We can provide better advice once you answer those questions. Also are you building the PC yourself or having SuperBiiz do it?
 
Your projected build is out of date. Hopefully you haven't purchased any parts yet. Do you want to go with Intel or AMD cpu for your system?

A faster quad processor build for around 1K:
Case + CPU + Mobo: CM 690II, Intel i5-760 Quadcore, Gigabyte P55 mobo = $379 combo price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.500724
Memory: G. Skill Ripjaw 4GB DDR3 1333mhz = $82
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&cm_re=ddr3_memory_4gb-_-20-231-274-_-Product
Video Card: GIGABYTE GTX 460 1GB = $219. $199 after MIR.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...5333&cm_re=gtx_460_1gb-_-14-125-333-_-Product
• Hard Drive + PSU: Samsung F3 1TB 7200 RPM, Corsair 650TX PSU. $145 combo price. $115 after MIR.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.492764
• Optical Drive: Samsung Bluray/DVD player = $68. Enter 15% off with promo code EMCYXZV28, ends 9/23.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151199
• Keyboard & Mouse: V7 Keyboard/Mouse combo. $36
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...4&cm_re=keyboard_combo-_-23-575-004-_-Product
• Operating System : Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit(1-Pack), OEM $100
• Monitor: ASUS VW220U 22" monitor = $170. $150 after MIR.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236050

Subtotal before MIR: $1099
Totals after MIR: $1029

This can be scaled back a bit to save more money but you get the basic idea.
 
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Danny Bui said:
I recommend starting from scratch again. We can provide better advice once you answer those questions. Also are you building the PC yourself or having SuperBiiz do it?
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Having someone else build it for the OP might be feasible if the OP is very intimidated with building it himself or if he always breaks something when building it himself. With that said, I would not spend that kind of money on an old and EOL platform these days. You see, there have not been any worthwhile CPUs for Socket LGA 775 for well over a year now (during which the only "new" CPUs introduced for that socket for most of that time have been the very-low-end Pentium and Celeron dual-core CPUs).

Add to what Danny stated that the GPU that you chose is not really well-suited to gaming at all. That HD 4550 has neither the GPU performance nor the memory bandwidth to handle today's games at anything above 1024x768 or at any detail level above what I'd consider "totally cartoonish".
 
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wdmjys said:
Thank you for the advice, maybe i should increase some budget for it.
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NO you don't have to raise your budget just yet. We can help you better if you can answer the stickied "ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FIRST!" thread.
 
Read the sticky, answer the sticky.

The sticky is located at the top of this sub-forum.


For 800$ these guys can design you an INCREDIBLE rig that is UP-TO-DATE and will crush your first post like a BUG!


http://hardforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=40
Go to TOP : Asking for help? Answer these Questions FIRST.
 
One big question for you wdmjys, which was asked by Danny either is, do you plan to build the system yourself? Or are you looking for someone to build it for you, since it looked like you had a build being made by superbiiz, at least at first impression. Having someone else make it for you would cut in a bit into what you can get, but obviously there are reasons you could want to do so. The sticky I believe assumes you are making it yourself so just an additional question to answer for the people here to best help you.
 
wedmjys, if you want our help please actually respond to our replies. as it stands if you buy that computer you will be buying a large pile of doodoo that is already on the border of obsolete. a faster computer could be built for $500. please answer the stickied thread.
 
wdmjys said:
Thank you for the advice, maybe i should increase some budget for it.
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Maybe not. As it stands originally, you would have already spent more than $700 (including the monitor) on an already outdated system. A more up-to-date configuration with faster overall performance and modern parts could be had for about $100 to $200 less than your original build.
 
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