Hello, I'm putting together a new PC and was hoping to get some feedback before I bit the bullet and ordered everything.
I have about an 80%/20% productivity/gaming ratio; most of the time I'm programming or general email and internet usage, but do spend some time playing games every now and again.
I had a few constraints in building the system. First, I was looking for about an $1100 price range (not hard and fast, but ballpark figure). Second, for reasons I don't want to get into, there is a strict AMD/ATI product allegiance (no Intel or NVidia CPUs/chipsets). And finally, I need a multi-core CPU (the more, the merrier)
With these constraints in mind, I've put together the following:
- AMD Phenom 9950BE X4
- ASUS M3A78-T AM2+ MB, Chipset: AMD 780GX
- G. Skill 2x1GB DDR2@1066 RAM
- Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 512 GDDR4 PCI-e x16 (dual DVI)
- (2) Samsung 2253BW 22" LCD
- (2) Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
- Rosewill 550W PSU
- Cooler Master Centurion 5 Black aluminum chassis
The total from newegg.com, delivered to the door, is $1201.90.
Does this setup sound like a good match for my needs? Any suggestions or other products I should take into consideration before I buy everything? In particular, I'm not familiar with G. Skill RAM or Sapphire graphic cards. Are they decent companies, or do they have a history of poor quality products?
Thanks, and I look forward to some responses!
I have about an 80%/20% productivity/gaming ratio; most of the time I'm programming or general email and internet usage, but do spend some time playing games every now and again.
I had a few constraints in building the system. First, I was looking for about an $1100 price range (not hard and fast, but ballpark figure). Second, for reasons I don't want to get into, there is a strict AMD/ATI product allegiance (no Intel or NVidia CPUs/chipsets). And finally, I need a multi-core CPU (the more, the merrier)
With these constraints in mind, I've put together the following:
- AMD Phenom 9950BE X4
- ASUS M3A78-T AM2+ MB, Chipset: AMD 780GX
- G. Skill 2x1GB DDR2@1066 RAM
- Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 512 GDDR4 PCI-e x16 (dual DVI)
- (2) Samsung 2253BW 22" LCD
- (2) Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
- Rosewill 550W PSU
- Cooler Master Centurion 5 Black aluminum chassis
The total from newegg.com, delivered to the door, is $1201.90.
Does this setup sound like a good match for my needs? Any suggestions or other products I should take into consideration before I buy everything? In particular, I'm not familiar with G. Skill RAM or Sapphire graphic cards. Are they decent companies, or do they have a history of poor quality products?
Thanks, and I look forward to some responses!