APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: A few weeks or so. If a good deal comes up, then I can buy earlier, especially like a black friday deal or something like that.
BUDGET RANGE: around $650 after Rebates, before tax and shipping. it's not completely inflexible if necessary, but I would really like to stick close to it.
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, movies, internet use
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: mouse, speakers, OS (windows 7) , monitor.
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg works fine, but i do have to pay 7% sales tax from there. so if a part is the same price or a little cheaper somewhere else, it might be better to buy there.
PARTS PREFERENCES: none
OVERCLOCKING: Probably not, and only if it's very stable
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Only if there's a lot of benefit to it.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Quiet is better, but I realize you can't be too picky about things like this with this budget, so i guess performance comes first. I saw a couple open box deals on newegg. I didn't use any of them for this build
Here's a build that I came up with so far.
CPU:
AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor Model HDZ720WFGIBOX - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103649 - $120 free shipping
MOBO:
GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128392 - $80 with $10 MIR
Video card:
HIS H489FN1GH Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161299 - $180 with $20 MIR free shipping
RAM:
Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model CT2KIT25664BA1067 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148150 - $87
Case and PSU Combo:
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
and
Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.285167 - $110 free shipping
DVD drive:
LG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827136167 - $29
Hard Drive:
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181 - $55 free shipping
Thermal Paste:
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007 - $7
Keyboard:
Logitech 967740-0403 Black 104 Normal Keys 8 Function Keys USB Standard Internet 350 USB Keyboard - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126012 - $12
total: $678.55
After rebates: $648.55
After rebates, tax and shipping: $708.55
BUDGET RANGE: around $650 after Rebates, before tax and shipping. it's not completely inflexible if necessary, but I would really like to stick close to it.
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, movies, internet use
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: mouse, speakers, OS (windows 7) , monitor.
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg works fine, but i do have to pay 7% sales tax from there. so if a part is the same price or a little cheaper somewhere else, it might be better to buy there.
PARTS PREFERENCES: none
OVERCLOCKING: Probably not, and only if it's very stable
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Only if there's a lot of benefit to it.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Quiet is better, but I realize you can't be too picky about things like this with this budget, so i guess performance comes first. I saw a couple open box deals on newegg. I didn't use any of them for this build
Here's a build that I came up with so far.
CPU:
AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor Model HDZ720WFGIBOX - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103649 - $120 free shipping
MOBO:
GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128392 - $80 with $10 MIR
Video card:
HIS H489FN1GH Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161299 - $180 with $20 MIR free shipping
RAM:
Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model CT2KIT25664BA1067 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148150 - $87
Case and PSU Combo:
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
and
Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.285167 - $110 free shipping
DVD drive:
LG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827136167 - $29
Hard Drive:
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181 - $55 free shipping
Thermal Paste:
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007 - $7
Keyboard:
Logitech 967740-0403 Black 104 Normal Keys 8 Function Keys USB Standard Internet 350 USB Keyboard - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126012 - $12
total: $678.55
After rebates: $648.55
After rebates, tax and shipping: $708.55