Search
Sign in with
Sign up | Sign in

Is this $700 build ready to go

Last response: in Systems
Share

Had to give my old computer to my daughter, so I need to get one soon. Have I put the right things together, should I consider other parts??
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: ASAP, BUDGET RANGE: $700 max After Rebates and Shipping

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: (keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, hard drives, OS)

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: (newegg.com or other good site), COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US

OVERCLOCKING: Yes, SLI OR CROSSFIRE: not sure
MONITOR RESOLUTION: (1600x1200)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: (not to noisey)

My Current Parts list:

Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168..." target="_blank">
$25.99

Antec Nine Hundred Two Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168..." target="_blank">
$99.99

OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G10664GK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168..." target="_blank">
$79.99

OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC ... - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite..." target="_blank">

GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite..." target="_blank">
combo: $149.98

XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite..." target="_blank">

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGMBOX - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite..." target="_blank">
combo: $330.98

Shipping Total: $19.01

Total: $696




More about : 700 build ready

Register or log in to remove

Build looks pretty good. I will say though that you could go with a 500-550w psu over 700w, especially since with that mobo you cant go CF anyway, (unless you are going for the combo price and the option of carrying your psu over the next time you upgrade parts).

nojah said:
Build looks pretty good. I will say though that you could go with a 500-550w psu over 700w, especially since with that mobo you cant go CF anyway, (unless you are going for the combo price and the option of carrying your psu over the next time you upgrade parts).



I kinda went for the combo on that one. Thanks for the input, I'll take a closer look.
Related ressources
Ask the community

irule9000 said:
if it were me i would get a less expensive case. The 900 is a good case but it is expensive your build. Id look in the $60 range


I did change the case to a Antec 300 several posts above.

komotos said:
Which cooler would you recommend?

I personally have a OCZ tech GLADIATOR cpu cooler high performance CPU cooler.
its a heatsink air cooler with 4 electrical grade copper heat pipes running threw the aluminum fins. the copper pipes are direct touch to the CPU
92mm Fan 1200-2800RPM
tooless (somepeople hate that but when you screw them in, you gotta torque everything proper or you can have a incorrectly seated HS)
it fits all CPU core 2 duo and quad socket 775. filts all celeron D
and it also fits on AMD socket AM2/754/939/940 and Athlo9n 64/FX/X2/Operon/Sempron

its a nice all round heat-sink that is transferable to new builds (with the exception of i7/i5/i3). it was in my rig since its virgin boot-up and has always delivered really nice low temps.




Register or log in to remove
 
Ask the community
Read discussions in other Systems categories
!