This thread is a month old, you do know that right?
Yes I doPlus the op said he didn't want to build his own pc
That is why I prefaced with "For anyone else interested"
And please don't spam your nonsense
in your opinion here. The Homebuilt forum already have plenty of how to guides already:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/269162-31-recommended-builds-usage
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/257075-31-guide-choosing-parts
Plus the build you have there reeks amateur.
In your opionion You went with DDR2
which ended up being more inexpensive when you calculate in the motherboard which is a dead end.
If you had read my blog post in its entirety your would have read that this is a value build intended to be used for about 2 years. It was never intended for upgradability. Altho if you came across another 5770 sometime down the road to run cross fire that would be a better upgrade option than more RAM. You recommended a 965 for a budget gaming build.
Yes I did. The combo I found on newegg was super cheap. You choose an $80 corsair psu instead of cheaper, equivelent Antec/OCz power supplies.
As of that date it was $80 yes but with a $20 mail in rebate (resulting in a $60 in the long run). So it fit within my $600 budget, without rebates even included. What is it to you? The power supply your suggested is good too, but why act like such a jerk about it? You didn't include a hdd, or a disk drive either.
Again I stated in my guide that most probably already have them and if not they should be added. Learn to read.
1. Why in the world did you choose a 965 for a budget gaming rig?
It was included in an inexpensive combo.The 965 is just an overclocked, overpriced 955 and is geared towards video editing/photoshop. Second, if your goal was to build a video game pc then you should have spent the extra cash on a stronger gpu. A strong gpu will provide way more fps than a strong cpu.Third, its just a complete waste of budget. An Athlon II x4 or a Phenom II x2 would do just as well in the majority of games as a 965 and it would save alot of cash too.
a "majority" is right but Crysis requires a lot of CPU power. This system is built to run a majority of titles AND Crysis at low resolution.
2. DDR2 is on its way out, so building a system with that obsolete memory is nonsense. In a few years
A few as in two? Once again I said in my post that the point is to replace the system in two years. Learn to read. DDR2 will be very expensive making difficult to upgrade your ram. You wouldn't be able to use any new AM3 cpu either, shutting down any future cpu upgrades.
why upgrade what is better and cheaper to replace in two years? Plus the ram you choose was $85 for 4gigs of DDR2. 4 gigs of DDR3 can be found for less.
Where? The cheapest 4GB(2GB x2) of DDR3 on newegg is $85. Are you just making things up as you go or what?
3. That Corsair psu is way over priced.
$80 with a $20 rebate at the time is not bad of a price for a good power supply and it has a 5 year warranty. Hardly what I would call "way overpriced". Tom's includes power supplies at or around $80. Maybe you should flame them as well? Your just paying more cash just for the brand name.
It fits within my price range. I did not claim it was the cheapest computer that will play a video game.That just reveals how naive that guide is. Antec and OCz offer the same quality but a much lower price.
For one my power supply has 2 more years warranty than the one you suggested. How's that for longevity? For example:
http://images17.newegg.com/is/image/newegg/17-371-030-TS?$S180W$
Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
$59.99 - Free Shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371030
4. If you want to give advice, just post your recommended build here on a new thread and see if the forum veterans approve of your build. But don't use this forum as vehicle to increase your website's page views.
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