1000$ Gaming build

I recently made a post about this but my last one wasnt well written,

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Probably this week

BUDGET RANGE: 900$ - 1000$ give or take

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Watching movies, Surfing the net.

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers,

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg has been good so far

PARTS PREFERENCES: though nvidia always seems to out preform ati if you can convince me otherwise

OVERCLOCKING: NO

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: dont think i could fit 2 cards in my budget

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680 x 1050

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The last build i was suggested was good but built around overclocking, i would like to stay away from that,

Thanks in advance.

Nicely done Aevm.

if you get the 4890 oc it, you can reach GTX 285 speeds and above with it.

Also that case has a combo deal with it http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.182787 should i go with that instead isnt that a better cpu?

They say AM3 CPU's work with AM2+ socket type motherboards, im not sure about the am2+ cpu's working with am3 socket type motherboards, i dont think it works that way after seeing the top motherboard a x4 940 can use is am3/am2+ which is the ud4p + ddr2 memory.

you want full am3 go with x3 720 or the x4 955 am3 cpu's.

Budget is $900-$1000, i'd take batuchka's raise the board and psu and your ready and probably get G.skills 1066mhz 2x2gb but, remember, that is a am2+ cpu, if you upgrade, you will have to upgrade cpu + motherboard + ram.

Heres a Full AM3 Build

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827136152
LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811119137
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150359
XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139005
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227293
OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.186486
1. AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3
2. GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P AM3 DDR3 AMD 790X

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.186064
1. Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit
2. Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB

Comes out to be $1050 without Rebates

If you needed to, lower the Gpu to a 4870, that will bring you in the $900 range.

Reason why i chose the x4 955 even though its just an over voltaged x4 940 is because it's full am3, you would need a big upgrade if you went with a am2+ cpu

You put Budget $900-$1000, i met your limit, now its to much?

Your getting a full out AM3 build on a quad cpu...

no its fine i mean if i can save money thats always good but if i will be saving money in the long run thats good too, but besides that all the reviews on the ocz reaper ram you posted they are saying you have to change the ram speed to 6-6-6-20, how do i do that?

TS - suggest you read up on :

1. Backwards compatibility AM3 cpu + AM2+ mobo on DDR2 RAMS
2. Gains going from DDR2 --- DDR3
3. Costs incurred

i think im going to go with your build because that seems really good, just one question, how will it compare to that computer gaming wise, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6883229054, my friend just got that for 1k open box and doesnt think that you can save much money building a computer

Heres something to look at,

Let's say you get the AM2+ compatable parts, 2 years go buy and you want to upgrade because theres a new chip out thats only am3 compatable. Now your looking at ddr3 + mobo + cpu, theres $500 oh and you plan to want another monitor, theres anoter $200+, your spending almost $700 which is how much the am3 rig if you buy now will be then or cheaper.

Now, heres with the AM3 which is under $1k already, you buy it, you run it for 2 years, that cpu comes out and you want it. You already have everything you need, just want that cpu and a monitor. That's saving isn't it..

I would say Q9550's and 955 are right below a i7, there good but, Q9550 is not future proof. Getting lga would include in getting about the same amount later on as the same as a am2+.

Mobo/CPU/ram/etc.

+ for gaming, since it relies mainly on the gfx card, your puting a gtx 260 vs the 4890 1gb in the build i put together.

im sure the am3 build would out run the lga 775 socket in the long run.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] ds)&Page=2

check out the reviews(on page 2) and that should answer some of your questions... if i was buying an AM3 though(which i am) then i would go for an am3 mobo (which i am) personally i see no point in using an am2+ mobo with an am3 cpu unless you already own the mobo and are too cheap to buy a new one.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813138141 this is the mobo i will be purchasing (which conveniently is in a combo deal with the 955 BE for only $353)

and as far as the am2+ cpus working with the am3 mobos, i have heard they arnt compilable, but im not 100% sure, i cant remember the source i heard it from, otherwise i would post it there.

also for $124 this is pretty much a steal in my opinion on this mobo and it also supports DDR3 800/1066/1333 so if you already own some DDr3 memory you wouldnt have to worry too much about buying new memory just to fit the mobo (or buying your mobo to fit your memory)

either or is fine for the build.

That combo isnt bad at all. nice.

a 4870 will oc to a limit where the 4890 will take off and oc alot further, beating the 275 IMO at a higher resolution.

if you think it's worth it from that statement, then its your money. either card will benefit your needs.


But, if i were to get one, it be the sapphire or the gigabyte which is the cheapest @ $234 with a M-I-R.