New Build- Super Budget

[lnjames]

Hi,
i'm on a super tight budget. what do you guys think of the following build. THanks

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138102R&Tpk=N82E16813138102R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185125&Tpk=N82E16835185125
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211188&Tpk=N82E16820211188

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103289&Tpk=N82E16819103289
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129024&Tpk=N82E16811129024

this cpu, psu and case are for 129.99$.
i am going to use my old video card and recycling my old HDD.

 

[crazyhandpuppet]

I think any time those large discount combos fit a need, they are "THE" purchase to get. You'll get a lot of life out of that setup for very little outlay.

What about a MB?

 

[lnjames]

the MB is BIOSTAR TA770 A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
it is an opened item box or should i get the retail?

 

[Wanker79]

Personally, I'd never trust an Open Box. The Foxconn A78AX-S AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 is even cheaper after MIR. I know you said you're on a really tight budget, but I'd try to squeeze in one of the Gigabyte or Asus boards because they'll be better quality.

 

[ahslan]

I have that Biostar mobo and I absolutely love it...but not sure if you want to get an open box though...I asked around about getting an open box mobo and ppl here didnt recommend it, so I decided to get the retail version instead...the foxconn wanker79 proposed seems like a really good deal...

Everything else seems really good...make sure to OC that BE

 

[Zorg]

IMO, you don't want a mobo that some noob has had his sticky fingers all over and then decided it needed to be returned for some reason.

 

[lnjames]

thanks for the reply

 

[megamanx00]

Yeah I'm not liking the open box either. If your budget is really tight then you may have to ditch the cooler for now and use the stock heatsink to get a better board. Some of the retail boards will come with a combo deal on RAM though so look around. You can get the Artic Cooler later, but it's always easier to build the system with your preferred cooler then buying it latter and having to take the whole computer apart just to install it.

Otherwise it looks good. I really like how the CPU is practically free with the combo deal on the Antec Sonata .

 

[lnjames]

from what i heard is that the CPU doesn't come with the heat sink. that is that i am buying the Artic Cooler.

 

[ahslan]

well, if you want to spend less money, there are always cheaper coolers to choose from...lol...