C Coupon Evans Honorable Jan 5, 2014 1 0 10,510 Jan 6, 2014 #1 Trying to stay at 1k. need a new PC for everything from gaming to general office work. Need some suggestions to fine tune the parts to get the most for the money. Thanks! PC Partpicker http://
Trying to stay at 1k. need a new PC for everything from gaming to general office work. Need some suggestions to fine tune the parts to get the most for the money. Thanks! PC Partpicker http://
Solution S S Scremin34Egl Jan 6, 2014 PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($192.55 @ Newegg) Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($42.92 @ Amazon) Case: NZXT Tempest 210 ATX Mid Tower...
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($192.55 @ Newegg) Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($42.92 @ Amazon) Case: NZXT Tempest 210 ATX Mid Tower...
S Scremin34Egl Honorable Nov 13, 2013 1,437 0 11,960 Jan 6, 2014 Solution #2 PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($192.55 @ Newegg) Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($42.92 @ Amazon) Case: NZXT Tempest 210 ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US) Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ Newegg) Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Newegg) Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K30 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($49.99 @ Amazon) Mouse: Corsair Raptor M30 Wired Optical Mouse ($29.99 @ Microcenter) Other: NZXT Aperture M Internal 5.25-Inch Mesh Card Reader with 2x USB 3.0 ($34.99) Total: $1008.35 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-06 08:01 EST-0500) Added a better motherboard, cheaper ram, better power supply and managed to squeeze an fx 8320 Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($192.55 @ Newegg) Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($42.92 @ Amazon) Case: NZXT Tempest 210 ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US) Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ Newegg) Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Newegg) Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K30 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($49.99 @ Amazon) Mouse: Corsair Raptor M30 Wired Optical Mouse ($29.99 @ Microcenter) Other: NZXT Aperture M Internal 5.25-Inch Mesh Card Reader with 2x USB 3.0 ($34.99) Total: $1008.35 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-06 08:01 EST-0500) Added a better motherboard, cheaper ram, better power supply and managed to squeeze an fx 8320