$900 budget, gaming PC

[whitefang]

I just sold my PC that I just bought a week ago, as some of you know from helping me build it.

It had Phenom II x3 2.8 ghz, 2 4830's in xfire, 4GB ram, A780GXE motherboard, 320GB HDD, refurbished rc-690 and refurbished CM 750W real power pro (that I hope to buy again because I loved it)


APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: A week or so

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, videos, web browsing.

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse. monitor, operating system.

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: www.newegg.com

OVERCLOCKING: Sure, why not

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 17" and 1600 by 1200

I really have no idea what to get with $900 because of so many options and I have never built a PC for this much before, lol.

 

[xthekidx]

Why did you sell your last PC? That was a pretty good system. Do you just really like building computers?

 

[whitefang]

Yeah I been building and selling them as I go, and I wasn't intending on selling it but this guy offered me $900 (almost $300 profit) and I couldn't resist.

 

[xthekidx]

OK well for internals, look at getting a GA-MA790x-UD4P MB, A PII 720 CPU (or perhaps a 940, they are $168 at zipzoomfly right now), Maybe a 4850x2, 4gb DDR2 1066 ram, and a WD6401AALS, Scythe Mugen 2 CPU cooler, Samsung or LG DVD burner, Vista 64bit and the CM Case and PSU you are looking at.

 

[radiowars]

Well, I doubt you'll do this, but I have a newegg wishlist (http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=9891711) with an i7 on a super tight budget. It's ~800$, but only comes w/ 4 gbs of ram, a cheap ass case, no 3rd Party CPU fan, and only a 80gb HD. If you want it to match your budget you could get a better case, A CPU fan, and probably a 640 GB HD or 500GB HD.
I doubt anyone will do this, but if you're post seemed to fit almost perfect price-wise.
Lol

 

[Why_Me]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128380 <---more pics, specs, and customer reviews of the mobo used in this build.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 $59.95 Free Shipping*
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022 $69.99 ($44.99 after $25.00 Mail-In Rebate)
OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
Free 4GB flash drive with purchase, ends 4/30

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-43-UD3L $65.49 after rebate
GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L Core 2 Quad/ Intel P43/ DDR2/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=E7400 $106.75
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 2.8GHz 1066MHz 3M LGA775 CPU, OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207004 $39.99 ($29.99 after $10.00 Mail-In Rebate) Free Shipping*
Sunbeam CR-CCTF 120 mm Core-Contact Freezer CPU Cooler W/TX-2 - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130475 $249.99
EVGA 896-P3-1170-AR GeForce GTX 275 896MB 448-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231219 $42.99
G.SKILL HK 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319 $74.99 Free Shipping*
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152 $24.99 Free Shipping*
LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X (CAV) DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM

Total: $744.72 *not including shipping and rebates

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488 $99.99 Free Shipping*
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM

 

[gkay09]

I don't understand what happened to Why_Me...he has been giving the the E7400 recommendation to nearly all
Come on dude...he had a X3 720 and why would he get a weaker one...

And +1 for the xthekid suggestions...
Well an i7 is still far way though

 

[xthekidx]

Yeah the E7400 is a step backwards, don't do that. At least go with the 720BE if you can't get the 940BE in the budget.

 

[Why_Me]

I don't understand what happened to Why_Me...he has been giving the the E7400 recommendation to nearly all
Come on dude...he had a X3 720 and why would he get a weaker one...

And +1 for the xthekid suggestions...
Well an i7 is still far way though

Does the OP plan on using his build for photo shop or gaming? I have a gtx 275 in that build. Now move up the fsb (10.5 x 333) 3.5GHz @ 1333 fsb and let the gaming begin. And it's well under the OP's budget. You guys make suggestions, and I'l post my builds. But if you choose to post an entire build with total price I will surely give it the once over...but until that happens...

 

[gkay09]

CPU + Mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.182237

RAM -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227364

HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319

GPU -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150359

PSU -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

Case -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042

CPU cooler -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185093

DVD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152

Total - $904 without rebates and many items have free shipping...

Well what now Why_Me

 

[Why_Me]

CPU + Mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.182237

RAM -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227364

HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319

GPU -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150359

PSU -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

Case -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042

CPU cooler -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185093

DVD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152

Total - $904 without rebates and many items have free shipping...

Well what now Why_Me

Now your talking !

 

[whitefang]

I like gkay's build alot, but I plan to buy the cooler master real power pro 750W and the coolermaser rc-690 from coolermaster.com to save some money (had them in my las build and loved them)

Total will comes to $144 for both PSU and case, that's including shipping.

 

[xthekidx]

Does the OS need to fit the budget or are you just using Win7?

The PSU and Case you want are cheaper than the one gkay used, so you can just swap those in if you want and save $20 off his build.

 

[whitefang]

No need of an OS,

If I bought gkay's case and PSU it would come to roughly $200, if I bought my case and PSU I save about $60

and I like the rc-690 more

 

[Helloworld_98]

It'll probably be easier if you use RC1 of se7en, and quicker too.

phenom II 955 is probably the best cpu to use with the build, and maybe a 4890 if you can fit it in your budget.