It looks like my computer pooped or some part of it pooped so now I am looking to get some new parts (I widdled it down to either CPU or motherboard as when I turn it on I get no beeps and nothing comes on the screen. etc). I am looking to get:
Case
Motherboard
CPU
RAM
OS
Mouse
I have at most around $500 to spend on these components.
I have a mouse (but it is buggy and shitty), keyboard, speakers, Radeon 7770, and a hard drive from my old computer.
I was considering something like this:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/138Bi
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($95.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.91 @ Amazon)
Total: $385.87
What do you guys think?
I initially was thinking it would be great to have an intel based CPU as I have had an AMD CPU for my past two computers and I've heard intel is better. Also it doesn't look like AMD motherboards have PCIe x16 3.0 slots but only 2.0 but the intel motherboards do have the 3.0.
I was thinking Windows 7 64-bit for the OS.
I do some gaming but just every now and then but I want to be able to at least play the games at 30+ fps, even is the settings are medium-low or low in the worst case.
Example: I'd like to play Source based games well like CS: Source, TF2, and play other games like Mount & Blade Warband, Arma II with DayZ mod, and Chivalry the game.
If possible I'd like to leave the headroom so to speak so I could get a better video card in a year or a little longer if I'd want to. I'd also like to have it so the CPU won't bottleneck the GPU at all. If I got a new GPU in the future, it would probably just be some 560 TI or something similar, probably nothing too strong.
Any ideas on what would be the best around this price range?
Case
Motherboard
CPU
RAM
OS
Mouse
I have at most around $500 to spend on these components.
I have a mouse (but it is buggy and shitty), keyboard, speakers, Radeon 7770, and a hard drive from my old computer.
I was considering something like this:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/138Bi
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($95.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.91 @ Amazon)
Total: $385.87
What do you guys think?
I initially was thinking it would be great to have an intel based CPU as I have had an AMD CPU for my past two computers and I've heard intel is better. Also it doesn't look like AMD motherboards have PCIe x16 3.0 slots but only 2.0 but the intel motherboards do have the 3.0.
I was thinking Windows 7 64-bit for the OS.
I do some gaming but just every now and then but I want to be able to at least play the games at 30+ fps, even is the settings are medium-low or low in the worst case.
Example: I'd like to play Source based games well like CS: Source, TF2, and play other games like Mount & Blade Warband, Arma II with DayZ mod, and Chivalry the game.
If possible I'd like to leave the headroom so to speak so I could get a better video card in a year or a little longer if I'd want to. I'd also like to have it so the CPU won't bottleneck the GPU at all. If I got a new GPU in the future, it would probably just be some 560 TI or something similar, probably nothing too strong.
Any ideas on what would be the best around this price range?
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