APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE:
I am hoping to purchase most of the components after Thanksgiving for the wonderful Black Friday prices.
BUDGET RANGE:
This is not too flexiable. I am looking to spend no more than $550/after MIR
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT:
I will be using this computer to play games such as Supreme Commander FA and SC2 and Diablo 3.. etc. and I would also like to use this computer to do CAD work on the side.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED:
Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, Hardrive
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS:
newegg is always a good choice
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
US
PARTS PREFERENCES:
Whatever is best for for the price. (and not some cheap crap)
OVERCLOCKING:
Maybe.. I haven't decided at this point but I do not want to rule it out.
CROSSFIRE:
Doubtful
MONITOR RESOLUTION:
1920x1080
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
would like this to be function and to work in the future. I am mostly looking for ideas on how to make this as good as possible for the money.
So far this is what I have come up with:
VIDEO CARD:
SAPPHIRE 100296HDMI Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
(my friend had recently suggest that I should consider the 4770, but that is alot more expensive than I had planned so I still have to weigh the options. Also I don't know much about GPUs so I have no idea if there is an NVIDIA that has the same performance)
CPU:
This where I got in the debate that has me stumped. I am trying to figure out which of these will give me better performace for the gaming AND CAD.
AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
and
AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor - Retail
The debate was is the L3 cache helpful enough to make up for the lack of that last core?
MOTHERBOARD:
This one isn't a huge deal as long as it has decent
GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
MEMORY:
OCZ Obsidian 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3OB1600LV4GK - Retail
I think this is a hell of a deal, flat out.
CASE/PSU:
I really don't want to waste money here but I do not want this to be the ugly lagoon creature either, but this is all I have come up with so far:
Linkworld 313-11(3131-11) Black / Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail
I would like this to have free shipping though
MONITOR:
ASUS VH222H Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI Widescreen 16:9 Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor Built in Speakers 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR20000:1) w/ SPDIF out - Retail
I would liek this to be atleast 21" and I am currently in search of a monitor that also has free shipping to. As you can tell I am definitely penny pinching.
DVD/CD:
Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive - OEM
This is what I have as of right now. Any ideas or feed back would be great! Thanks!
I am hoping to purchase most of the components after Thanksgiving for the wonderful Black Friday prices.
BUDGET RANGE:
This is not too flexiable. I am looking to spend no more than $550/after MIR
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT:
I will be using this computer to play games such as Supreme Commander FA and SC2 and Diablo 3.. etc. and I would also like to use this computer to do CAD work on the side.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED:
Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, Hardrive
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS:
newegg is always a good choice
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
US
PARTS PREFERENCES:
Whatever is best for for the price. (and not some cheap crap)
OVERCLOCKING:
Maybe.. I haven't decided at this point but I do not want to rule it out.
CROSSFIRE:
Doubtful
MONITOR RESOLUTION:
1920x1080
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
would like this to be function and to work in the future. I am mostly looking for ideas on how to make this as good as possible for the money.
So far this is what I have come up with:
VIDEO CARD:
SAPPHIRE 100296HDMI Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
(my friend had recently suggest that I should consider the 4770, but that is alot more expensive than I had planned so I still have to weigh the options. Also I don't know much about GPUs so I have no idea if there is an NVIDIA that has the same performance)
CPU:
This where I got in the debate that has me stumped. I am trying to figure out which of these will give me better performace for the gaming AND CAD.
AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
and
AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor - Retail
The debate was is the L3 cache helpful enough to make up for the lack of that last core?
MOTHERBOARD:
This one isn't a huge deal as long as it has decent
GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
MEMORY:
OCZ Obsidian 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3OB1600LV4GK - Retail
I think this is a hell of a deal, flat out.
CASE/PSU:
I really don't want to waste money here but I do not want this to be the ugly lagoon creature either, but this is all I have come up with so far:
Linkworld 313-11(3131-11) Black / Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail
I would like this to have free shipping though
MONITOR:
ASUS VH222H Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI Widescreen 16:9 Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor Built in Speakers 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR20000:1) w/ SPDIF out - Retail
I would liek this to be atleast 21" and I am currently in search of a monitor that also has free shipping to. As you can tell I am definitely penny pinching.
DVD/CD:
Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive - OEM
This is what I have as of right now. Any ideas or feed back would be great! Thanks!