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iodine   10-21-2009 at 04:20:31 AM

Hello, I'm thinking about building a budget gaming PC. As I'm somewhat inexperience when it comes to building a system I'd like to know what people think of the part list i created. (note: i live in Canada and don't want to spend more then 850$ after shipping & taxes)

AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6819103680


ECS IC780M-A AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6813135240


EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6814130434


OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V / EPS12V
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6817341022


CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6820145247


Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6822136320



Rosewill R5717-P BK 120mm Fan ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6811147056


SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6827151187

Rosewill RFA-80-K 80mm Case Fan
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6835200044


Message edited by iodine on 10-21-2009 at 04:23:07 AM
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assasin32   10-21-2009 at 04:26:01 AM

For starters dont get an ECS mobo, they are crap, and definately not known for their quality, get a name brand board. Second don't skimp on the PSU and get a better quality one as well PC Power & Cooling, Corsair, Antec, Seasonic (I heard was good too).

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Bronze Home Brew badge build   10-21-2009 at 06:23:58 PM

Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz
+
GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD2 LGA 1156
Combo Price: $329.98
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Combo [...] mbo.270439

 

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333mhz - $81.49
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6820231274

 

SPARKLE GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB - $169.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6814187074

 

LITE-ON Black 24X SATA CD/DVD Burner - $32.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6827106289

 

The PSU is fine

 


With everything else the same, it should add up to $804.41

 

By, the way what resolution is your monitor and what games do you play?


Message edited by build on 10-21-2009 at 06:25:02 PM
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iodine   10-21-2009 at 10:47:52 PM

My monitor resolution is 1680x1050 and im planning on playing crysis and bioshock.

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darksupreme   10-21-2009 at 10:52:57 PM

well this is about the cheapest kick as cpu cooler there is
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] yper%20212

------------------------------ Glenn CO 4 u hoe
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darksupreme   10-21-2009 at 10:54:14 PM

but honestly bro building ur own comp doesnt really save u much if its not high end thats where the saving kicks in so id just wait till black friday and go get a dell

------------------------------ Glenn CO 4 u hoe
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