Bulding a PC $800 budget
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Jack Revenant
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Does this look alright?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($187.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Asus P8H77-V LE ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($109.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.20 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ NCIX)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($194.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $800.12
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-16 17:19 EDT-0400)
Sorry, I went a little over budget.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($187.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Asus P8H77-V LE ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($109.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.20 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ NCIX)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($194.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $800.12
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-16 17:19 EDT-0400)
Sorry, I went a little over budget.
swifty_morgan
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Kamen_BG
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This would be a better option.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($183.39 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-E33 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($60.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.30 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($94.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($229.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.27 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq Plus 550W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($63.29 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $762.73
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-16 17:53 EDT-0400)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($183.39 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-E33 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($60.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.30 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($94.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($229.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.27 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq Plus 550W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($63.29 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $762.73
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-16 17:53 EDT-0400)
Jack Revenant
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I considered going with the PowerColor, but I couldn't bring myself to recommend a brand I don't trust. If you think they're reliable enough to recommend, this build is indeed superior.
Wisecracker
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AMD FX-6300 Vishera: $137 with code
Asus M5A97 R2.0 AM3+: $104
Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866: $70
Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit: $322
Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB: $72
Corsair CX500 PSU: $66 before $20 rebate
Antec VSK-4000 Black SGCC steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case: $40
Oh, darn. That's $811 before your $20 rebate, and you didn't even get a DVD optical. But, you did get Crysis3, Bioshock, FC3 and Tomb Raider.
Asus M5A97 R2.0 AM3+: $104
Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866: $70
Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit: $322
Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB: $72
Corsair CX500 PSU: $66 before $20 rebate
Antec VSK-4000 Black SGCC steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case: $40
Oh, darn. That's $811 before your $20 rebate, and you didn't even get a DVD optical. But, you did get Crysis3, Bioshock, FC3 and Tomb Raider.
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