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Budget $500 Gaming Computer 4850, 1TB, AMD Phenom II X3 720 BE help!

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[B][I][U]Budget: $500

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[B]SAPPHIRE 100245HDMI Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16[/B] - $86
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102824

[B]Antec Sonata Designer 500 Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W[/B] - $80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?nm_mc=AFC-SlickDeals&cm_mmc=AFC-SlickDeals-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA&Item=N82E16811129036

[B]SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB [/B]- $82
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10007194
[B]AMD triple core 720 – combo[/B] ($219 CPU + MOBO)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103649&Tpk=720%20amd
[B]GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard[/B] – combo ($219 CPU + MOBO)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128387

[B]LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW[/B] - $25
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152

stupid shipping - $8

Total: [B]$500[/B] give or take 1 dollar...

Leftover: [B]$0[/B]

This is 90% final, only thing i havent bought yet is the CPU and the MOBO, the cpu has 3 cores, but the fourth can be unlocked. If you have any suggestions before i pull the trigger, please do tell. Thanks guys!!!

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The forth can't necessarily be unlocked, but good luck. Looking good.

------------------------------ Phenom II X2 unlocked to four cores @ 3.8gHz,1.45V. 4GB DDR3-1600 Gigabyte 785g ATi Radeon HD4870 1GB
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I'm getting the same combo, but I don't think you can unlock the fourth core on that mobo. Don't take my word for it though. Even then, it seems like a great deal, alot of the pros here are recommending it for lower budget rigs.

I'd go for it man! Let us know how it goes!

Reply to bounce

Yeah i heard mixed results from "unlocking the fourth core". But im going to try, and ill post some stats about the computer after its complete.

Reply to Pisfister

Don't see memory in your list? Am I missing it in the combo? this looks pretty bad A$$ :bounce:

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