Need Advice On Budget Build *New*

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j0nk46

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Im trying to build/buy a new PC. My current laptop is shot and currently looking around for the best deal to sport 30-50FPS in WoW during intensive encounters. With Black Friday coming up, I'm looking at my options. Im completely new to the whole building your own computer and could use the help, Thanks by the way.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Playing WoW/Everyday stuff

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?$500-600 including tax and shipping..

3) Where do you live?Pennsylvania

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Everything, this is an entirely new build. Will need a monitor as well.


5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
None


6) Will you be overclocking?
No


7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
1680x1050 resolution


8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP


9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Just PCIe 2.0


10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
Yes
 
$94 - AMD Athlon II X2 240 CPU + Antec 300 Illusion ATX Case
$45 - Patriot 2GB DDR3 133 RAM
$115 - XFX HD-477A-YDFC Radeon HD 4770 512MB
$55 - Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$26 - Samsung SH-S223C SATA DVD Burner
$65 - Corsair 450VX 450W PSU
$120 - ViewSonice X Series VX1940w 19" LCD Monitor
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Total: $520 plus tax and shipping
 
Unfortunately, Dannys has forgotten the mobo. Also, the CPU + CASE combo has ended. However, here's another build + monitor that should deliver for WOW gaming.

G. Skill Ripjaws 4GB DDR3 1600 + AMD Athlon II 245 both for $145.99 w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.286545

XFX Geforce 9800GT 512MB + Samsung DVD Burner both for $120.98 w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.280409

The Geforce 9800GT although not as new technology as the Radeon HD 4770 does well in WOW.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/mainstream-cards-mmorpg_14.html#sect0

Coolermaster Centurion 5 + Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P both for $119.98 ($10 MIR) $7.56 shipping on MOBO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.285335

Antec Earthwatts Green EA380D for $44.99 ($15 MIR) w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033

Seagate Barracuda 500GB for $54.99 w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148395

ViewSonic X Series VX1940w 19" for $119.99 w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824116095


Total: $606.92
shipping: $7.56
Total: $614.48 w/shipping
 
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See, and I knew i had missed something.

Go with HG's build. I was running on 4 hours of sleep (out of 48 hours) so sorry about the missing motherboard.:eek:
 
Haha, I thought you missed the case at first... then I realized it was a cpu/case combo instead of a cpu/mobo combo... but then that made me forget about the mobo, lol.
 
Thanks for the replies. My friend was also helping me out but he really isn't a pro so I'm still looking for help. This is mainly just for WoW/surfin, etc. Feedback is appreciated. **I picked the case for its look**

$135 BIOSTAR TA790GXE Motherboard + AMD Athlon II X2 245
$45 Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D
$135 XFX PVT98GYDLH GeForce 9800 GT 512MB + WINTEC AMPX 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
$55 Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200 RPM SATA
$26 Sony Optiarc 24X SATA DVD-R
$40 RAIDMAX Hurricane ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$120 ViewSonic X Series VX1940w

$6 Shipping
$564.90 Grand Total
 
That case is gonna be loud due to the 80mm fans and somewhat hard to fit future GPU and hard drive upgrades. I'd recommend looking at cases that do not use 80mm fans at all.
 
Let's say he does decide to get that case. Let's bump it up to DDR3 RAM with 4GB with an X2 550 cpu for $50 more.

Raidmax Hurricane ATX for $39.99 ($20 MIR) w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156237

Antec Earthwatts 380D for $44.99 ($15 MIR) w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033

AMD Phenom II X2 550 + GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 both for $144.98 ($10 MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.295541

A-DATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 for $74.99 w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211409

PNY Geforce 9800GT for $99.99 ($20 MIR) w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133304

Seagate Barracuda 500GB Sata Drive for $54.99 w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148395

Sony Optiarc 24X DVD Burner for $25.99 w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030

ViewSonic X Series VX1940w Black&Silver 19" for $119.99 w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824116095

Total: $605.91 ($65 in MIR)
Shipping: $7.56
Grand Total: $613.47 w/shipping
 
j0nk46 said:
So I was buying some of the parts and found this:

$399 - CyberpowerPC Gamer Ultra 2019 Athlon II X2 245(2.9GHz) 4GB DDR2 500GB ATI Radeon HD 4350 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229129

What should I do? Stick with the above plan or somehow cancelled my order and pick this up and just get the monitor for $100?
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Don't waste your money. Ditch the Cyberpower. That company is well known for their shitty construction quality, unstable PCs, and piss poor customer support.
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Alright, thanks for the help. I bought the memory/HD/powersupply/case so far. I'm waiting for my check tomm and hoping I can pick up the rest before deals/combos end.
 
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