APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Hopefully, before the end of June
BUDGET RANGE: $900 - $1200
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, surfing the net
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: I don't have any old/reusable parts. The only other pc in my house is in frequent use so I can't take anything from it. I'm going to need everything.
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Preferably just NewEgg so I can save on shipping.
PARTS PREFERENCES: None, I'll use anything that will have good performance and is going to last a while
HERE'S THE CURRENT PART LIST:
There's no moniter, OS, keyboard mouse on this list since I'm not too worried about purchasing these. Though I would like to know if the Vista 64-bit OEM would be a good OS due to price.
OVERCLOCKING: Yes, I was planning on overclocking to 3 or 3.1
MONITOR RESOLUTION: no preferance
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: This is all a totally alterable list, I'm open to anything that will give me better performance or a lower price as long as it doesn't go over budget.
Also: a friend of mine recommended wiping off whatever thermal compound comes with the stock heat sink/fan and applying arctic silver instead. Is this good advice?
Message edited by favo on 06-23-2009 at 01:28:07 AM
Very good build for your budget. I would recommend looking to upgrade to a Corsair TX650 or TX750 to help with future upgrades... not required but makes upgrades easier down the road.
Windows Vista 64-bit is worth the purchase if you get the free upgrade to Windows 7 when it comes out, other words just download Windows 7-RC & wait till next year to buy your OS.
I agree with your friend on removing the thermal paste & putting on Arctic Silver instead.
And... do you have to get the CPU and motherboard separate? Take a look at this combo... AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor Model HDZ720WFGIBOX - Retail ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $194.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.203011
Anyhow, good luck! I'm out. Usually I'll recommend stuff about hard drives and matching cards with resolutions and whatnot, but I'm too lazy after listening to this idiot named viruzzz talk building an "extreme pc."
Message edited by mlcloud on 06-23-2009 at 04:18:27 PM
Thanks gkay, these are some awesome ideas, though the nicer cpu and graphics card may put me a little over budget as I still need an OS, and mouse & keyboard. Then again that may not be a problem if I take tecmo's advice and download windows 7 rc...
You can save about $20 to $25 by changing the case to this one...
Antec 300 - It is also a very good case with good airflow and now has free shipping on newegg...But that case would have less space than the CM 690.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129065
Very good build for your budget. I would recommend looking to upgrade to a Corsair TX650 or TX750 to help with future upgrades... not required but makes upgrades easier down the road.
Windows Vista 64-bit is worth the purchase if you get the free upgrade to Windows 7 when it comes out, other words just download Windows 7-RC & wait till next year to buy your OS.
I agree with your friend on removing the thermal paste & putting on Arctic Silver instead.
I'm going to sound like a heretic, but I prefer MX-2 over AS5 now.
Actually I prefer the tx-2. By Tuniq. It's less... "gloppy" than the AS5 is and although the whiteish color is a bit... meh, it's non-conductive, and it doesn't need an extreme curing time.
Message edited by mlcloud on 06-24-2009 at 05:50:19 PM
------------------------------q9550 2.83ghz @ 3.91ghz
4gb OCZ Platinum DDR2-1066 RAM
Powercolor HD 4890
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