Ill try to make this simple. Ive decided to build a gaming PC for a friend, and this will be my first build. Price is a definite concern though. After a LOT of going over parts on newegg, I decided to buy the AMD Phenom ii x4 965 Black Edition CPU. The parts list looks sorta like this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($86.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.67 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($174.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS29 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($49.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $573.56
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-30 14:32 EDT-0400)
However, I still really cant decide on the motherboard for certain. I was going to get the ASRock 970 Extreme 3, but I couldnt be certain that the Kingston Hyper X memory I wanted to get would be compatible with it.
The 3 models I sorta narrowed it down to were these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157280
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131872
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128519
Again though, there are a few other options that might be better, and I really dont know what Im looking for. I also though onboard graphics might be a good thing to have in case I install the graphics card wrong somehow, or in case it goes out. But it seems the only boards with that are the micros, with very few slots and whatnot.
So....any ideas?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($86.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.67 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($174.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS29 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($49.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $573.56
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-30 14:32 EDT-0400)
However, I still really cant decide on the motherboard for certain. I was going to get the ASRock 970 Extreme 3, but I couldnt be certain that the Kingston Hyper X memory I wanted to get would be compatible with it.
The 3 models I sorta narrowed it down to were these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157280
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131872
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128519
Again though, there are a few other options that might be better, and I really dont know what Im looking for. I also though onboard graphics might be a good thing to have in case I install the graphics card wrong somehow, or in case it goes out. But it seems the only boards with that are the micros, with very few slots and whatnot.
So....any ideas?
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