New gaming build - help me out

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Superhuman

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
-Gaming as well as my general use PC
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
-$900 with tax and shipping included
3) Where do you live?
-Southern Cali
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
-Need everything except monitor, hard drive, soundcard, keyboard, mouse, and OS.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
-Will be reusing soundcard
6) Will you be overclocking?
-Moderately. Nothing extreme like some of you crazy fucks
7) What size monitor do you have or plan to have?
-20" widescreen @ 1680x1050
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
-In a month. 2 months max.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
-Don't need RAID, Crossfire, SLI, or Firewire
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
-Yes

Suggest away!
 
775 is dead... Save up for a core i7 build, which should run you about $1100 for a good solid rig.
 
I don't have $1100 and I won't in 2 months. i7 motherboard and memory prices are ridiculous.
 
G.SKILL 3GB (3 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9T-3GBNQ - Retail $70
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail $290
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $60
BFG Tech LS SERIES LS-550 550W Continuous @ 40°C ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.8 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail $80
SAPPHIRE 100245L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail $145
DFI LANPARTY JR X58-T3H6 LGA 1366 Intel X58 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $230
LG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner w/ SecurDisc Tech Black SATA Model GH20NS15 - OEM $22
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $75

Price before shipping and taxes $972 from newegg.com

or drop down too a 320 gig and get another hard drive and more ram later...:cool:


or If you change your mind about the phenom 2 build

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.162223

# AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor Model HDZ720WFGIBOX - Retail
# GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P AM3 DDR3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Combo $280
XIGMATEK HDT-RS1283 120mm CPU Cooler - Retail $40
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBNQ - Retail $76
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $60
BFG Tech LS SERIES LS-550 550W Continuous @ 40°C ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.8 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail $80
SAPPHIRE 100245L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail $145
LG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner w/ SecurDisc Tech Black SATA Model GH20NS15 - OEM $22
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $75

$778 before shipping or taxes from newegg.com
 
@ lt_shiro
You must have forgot to add something. Your build totals up to $972, not $907.

@ Superhuman
Still working on a build for ya
 
E8400 $150 or around
ASUS P5Q PRO $130
ATI 4870 512 $180?
WD 500gb 32mb cache$75
PC P&C 750W $99
Antec 300 case $60
Gskill 2x2gb ddr 1066 $50
22x dvd burner $20

$764
 
To meet your $900 budget, I split the the PC between two sites: Amazon and Newegg. Amazon.com doesn't charge us CA natives tax so I tried to get as much parts as possible from there:
Intel Core i7 920 CPU and Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R Intel X58 ATX Motherboard combo - $475 FS
LG GH22NS30 DVD Burner - $25 FS
Kingston KVR1333D3K3/3GR 3 x 1GB DDR3 1333 RAM - $65 FS
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Total: $611.57 with CA tax and shipping

From Amazon.com
BFG Tech LS-550 550W PSU - $78 FS
Sapphire 100245L Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCI-E Video Card - $142
Cooler Master RC-590-KKN1-GP ATX Case - $70
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Total: $290 FS with no tax.


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Grand Total: $901.57 with tax and shipping
 
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Danny Bui said:
To meet your $900 budget, I split the the PC between two sites: Amazon and Newegg. Amazon.com doesn't charge us CA natives tax so I tried to get as much parts as possible from there:
Intel Core i7 920 CPU and Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R Intel X58 ATX Motherboard combo - $475 FS
LG GH22NS30 DVD Burner - $25 FS
Kingston KVR1333D3K3/3GR 3 x 1GB DDR3 1333 RAM - $65 FS
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Total: $611.57 with CA tax and shipping

From Amazon.com
BFG Tech LS-550 550W PSU - $78 FS
Sapphire 100245L Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCI-E Video Card - $142
Cooler Master RC-590-KKN1-GP ATX Case - $70
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Total: $290 FS with no tax.


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Grand Total: $901.57 with tax and shipping
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I will agree, and stress.
THIS IS THE BUILD YOU WANT.
1366 is a brand new socket, and gives you future upgradeablility, as Intel has said the new 32nm CPU's coming up will work on most X58 chipsets.
 
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Is there a Microcenter near you? If so, get the RC-690 case from there as well.

Swap out the PSU for this larger PSU:
PC Power & Cooling S75CF 750W PSU - $100

Hmm, the only real difference between my build is the video card, GPU and PSU. Case wise, totally up to you. The cooling capability, ease of use, and construction quality are almost the same between the RC-690 and RC-590. Decide for yourself whether or not the RC-690 is worth the extra $15 over the RC-590 (If buying from Microcenter)

PSU wise, the PC P&C is larger and would allow for major upgrades in the future. As for the GPU, decide for yourself if the HD4870 512MB is worth the $50 (Factor in tax) over the HD4850 from Amazon.com:
http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTUyNCwsLGhlbnRodXNpYXN0

Yes you can achieve a moderate OC with that Kingston RAM.
 
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Danny Bui said:
Is there a Microcenter near you? If so, get the RC-690 case from there as well.

Swap out the PSU for this larger PSU:
PC Power & Cooling S75CF 750W PSU - $100

Hmm, the only real difference between my build is the video card, GPU and PSU. Case wise, totally up to you. The cooling capability, ease of use, and construction quality are almost the same between the RC-690 and RC-590. Decide for yourself whether or not the RC-690 is worth the extra $15 over the RC-590 (If buying from Microcenter)

PSU wise, the PC P&C is larger and would allow for major upgrades in the future. As for the GPU, decide for yourself if the HD4870 512MB is worth the $50 (Factor in tax) over the HD4850 from Amazon.com:
http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTUyNCwsLGhlbnRodXNpYXN0

Yes you can achieve a moderate OC with that Kingston RAM.
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Yes, there is a Microcenter near me. I think the 4870 is worth it. I want this thing to last as long as possible.

What about the Corsair 750TX. Is it worth the extra $20 over the PC P&C?
 
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Superhuman said:
What about the Corsair 750TX. Is it worth the extra $20 over the PC P&C?
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It depends on which company you're more comfortable with. Both are excellent quality PSUs. But from a spec standpoint, the Corsair 750TX is not worth the extra $20 over the PC P&C
 
Danny Bui said:
It depends on which company you're more comfortable with. Both are excellent quality PSUs. But from a spec standpoint, the Corsair 750TX is not worth the extra $20 over the PC P&C
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I'm just skeptical about the 80mm fan on the PC P&C. I enjoy silence.
 
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