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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: THIS WEEK
BUDGET RANGE: $750-$1000

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies, some photoshop

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Mouse, keyboard, monitor, speakers

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: NEWEGG

PARTS PREFERENCES: Prefer Intel and Nvidia

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: NO

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1024x768, 1280x1024


CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
CPU

POWER SUPPLY:What is bad about this brand?
Rosewill RX750-S-B 750W Power Supply
POWER Supply

RAM:
G.SKILL HK 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit
Desktop Memory
RAM

VIDEO:
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896-P3-1255-AR Video Card
VIDEO CARD

STORAGE:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive
STORAGE

MOBO:
GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L ATX Intel Motherboard
MOBO

Any feedback would be helpful


Message edited by helix on 08-17-2009 at 07:20:50 AM
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gah, rosewill bad. First word of advice, dont get the rosewill.

Also if you would be kind enough to edit into the format shown in this sticky it will help us suggest you a better build
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] ild-advice

Reply to hunter315

Sorry I fixed my format. What is bad about rosewill? Could you suggest an alternative?

Reply to helix

These will all be far better than the Rosewill - they will provide cleaner power more efficiently and you will still have way more than enough power.

OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ600MXSP 600W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341017

Antec EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371015

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139005

Since you prefer Intel/Nvidia the only other suggestion I can make is to switch the hard drive out for this one

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] f3%20500gb


Message edited by jbakerlent on 08-17-2009 at 07:35:10 AM
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Rosewill is neweggs in house brand, not known for great power supply, though they do make good cheap firecrackers once in a while. This corsair will provide you plenty of power for the same price after MIR and corsair is known for making excellent quality power supplies.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] ir%20650tx

an HD 4850 will max out everything at that resolution and save you a significant amount of money
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 4850%201GB

In that price range you can get a very strong AMD build that is much stronger than an 8400 if you are willing to branch into AMD/ATI instead of Intel/nVidia.

Reply to hunter315

actually the rosewill extreme series are pretty good, jonnyguru tested them and actually recommended them
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.p [...] y4&reid=60

Reply to mindless728

not as good as other brands list above though

Reply to mindless728

Could someone suggest an AMD CPU?

Reply to helix

These three are all great:

AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103649

AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103696

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103674

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Reply to jbakerlent

to match the e8400 easy the amd 720

Reply to obsidian86

This is a nice AMD build for a pretty low price:

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129042

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders w/ Tech Guarantee - OEM (Includes free Windows 7 updrade coupon)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6832116677

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] 11-129-042 $154.94 (Case + OS combo)

AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103649 $119.00

GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128392 $84.99

Patriot Viper 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PVS34G1333LLK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820220286 $84.99

Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] wd6401aals $74.99

Antec EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371015 $79.99

SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102825 $149.99

SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223L LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827151188 $24.99

Total - $773.88

You could even add in a nice monitor and stay under your $1000 budget.

Acer H243Hbmid 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 40000:1 Max (ACM) Built-in Speakers - Retail $219.99

Acer X223Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 2500:1 - Retail $159.99

Reply to shortstuff_mt

If you're interested in AMD check this build out:

AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103696

GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128392

OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227320

SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102825

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] f3%20500gb

Antec EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371015

Antec Two Hundred Black ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129070

SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827151188

It certainly would crush the 8400 in every way and most likely be cheaper (this comes to about $700).

Edit: I see shortstuff beat me to it :)


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