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1st duke of marlborough   10-08-2009 at 07:27:09 AM

*** ing up, with the ability to play a game here or there--mount and blade, or left4dead.

CASE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811147109

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103210

MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157158

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121320

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231110

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817153023

Totals at 302 USD. I made this list with price being the primary factor. To the best of my knowledge, everything is compatable, and it is the cheapest build I could find within reasonable performance expectations. Please note that the GPU isn't the exact one I have, but it's the closest one I could find on Newegg.

If there are any glaring problems, or if I could get a better build for around the same price, please let me know!



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Just few suggestions...

1. CPU - Just $2 more can get you a better CPU - X2 240
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103688

2. RAM - Corsair - Cheaper and faster
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145184

3. PSU - Corsair 400CX - After Mail-In-Rebates, would be cheaper than that thermaltake and as for quality, is far better...

4. Maybe this mobo - Would have good BIOS options and is next gen compared to that board...So I think its well worth the extra $10
ASRock A780LM AM2+/AM2 AMD RS780L (760G)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157153
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AKM880   10-08-2009 at 08:09:57 AM

I wouldn't go with AM2 anymore, maybe save a little bit more and get an AM3 setup.

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Bronze Home Brew badge gkay09   10-08-2009 at 08:17:00 AM
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Just few suggestions...

1. CPU - Just $2 more can get you a better CPU - X2 240
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103688

2. RAM - Corsair - Cheaper and faster
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145184

3. PSU - Corsair 400CX - After Mail-In-Rebates, would be cheaper than that thermaltake and as for quality, is far better...

4. Maybe this mobo - Would have good BIOS options and is next gen compared to that board...So I think its well worth the extra $10
ASRock A780LM AM2+/AM2 AMD RS780L (760G)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157153

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1st duke of marlborough   10-08-2009 at 08:22:18 AM

So far as I can tell, the mobo you suggested, gkay, doesn't support AM3 CPU's, can you suggest a mobo that does for near the same price? If you can I'll gladly consider the CPU you suggested, and as for the RAM, it seems like the far superior option.

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Bronze Home Brew badge gkay09   10-08-2009 at 08:39:00 AM

^ That mobo will support AM3 CPUs too...
http://translate.google.com/transl [...] 1I7ADBF_en

And if you want to go with overall AM3/ DDR3, then it would drive the budget high and I dont see any point of that in a low budget build...


Message edited by gkay09 on 10-08-2009 at 08:39:38 AM
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Daggs   10-08-2009 at 08:39:21 AM

there is this one ECS IC780M-A AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813135240 at 44.99 after discounts and mail rebates

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Bronze Home Brew badge gkay09   10-08-2009 at 09:05:34 AM

Change the mobo to this one...
Has Free Shipping too...and has onboard video, just in case there is some problem with the discrete card...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813135233

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Bronze Home Brew badge gkay09   10-08-2009 at 09:08:44 AM

And one more reason to go with that mobo - You get $10 combo discount with that CPU...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.263449


Message edited by gkay09 on 10-08-2009 at 09:09:11 AM
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1st duke of marlborough   10-08-2009 at 04:11:48 PM

Aight, with all the modifications, the grand total comes to 272 dollars, not bad for the price! Now lets hope nothing's DOA. Thanks for the help guys!

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