Well, I'm new to the forums here, but I've always came to Tom's Hardware when I needed a roundup on parts or some reviews.
Anyway, I was looking to build a budget AMD System for gaming and graphics rendering. Here's what I'm looking for:
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Sometime this month
BUDGET RANGE: <$900 Before Rebates
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Graphics Production
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, Monitor, OS
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg
PARTS PREFERENCES: Prefer liquid cooling and Radeon graphics cards
OVERCLOCKING: Yes, a lot. SLI/CROSSFIRE: In the future, yes.
MONITOR RESOLUTION:1600x1200
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Not Much... I don't really want a PC with ten thousand flashing LED's, though. Noise doesn't really matter, either, as my good old dell sounds remarkably similar to a small jet engine right now.
Aside from that, here's what I've found on Newegg so far:
MOBO: MSI 770-G45 AMD AMD 770 ATX Motherboard; $79.99
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition; $179.99
Case: Antec 900 Black Steel Mid Tower; $99.99
PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w; $89.99
GPU: Gigabyte GB-R575D5 Radeon HD5750 1GB DDR5; $144.99
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 160GB ST3160318AS; $38.99
RAM: A-DATA Gaming Series 4GB DDR3 1600; $98.99
Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series CWCH50-1 Liquid Cooling; $77.89
Optical: LG DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA; $24.99
TOTAL+Shipping: $861.55
Any input on this build would be appreciated. Feel free to point out any better options than what I've found so far.
Thanks
Anyway, I was looking to build a budget AMD System for gaming and graphics rendering. Here's what I'm looking for:
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Sometime this month
BUDGET RANGE: <$900 Before Rebates
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Graphics Production
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, Monitor, OS
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg
PARTS PREFERENCES: Prefer liquid cooling and Radeon graphics cards
OVERCLOCKING: Yes, a lot. SLI/CROSSFIRE: In the future, yes.
MONITOR RESOLUTION:1600x1200
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Not Much... I don't really want a PC with ten thousand flashing LED's, though. Noise doesn't really matter, either, as my good old dell sounds remarkably similar to a small jet engine right now.
Aside from that, here's what I've found on Newegg so far:
MOBO: MSI 770-G45 AMD AMD 770 ATX Motherboard; $79.99
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition; $179.99
Case: Antec 900 Black Steel Mid Tower; $99.99
PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w; $89.99
GPU: Gigabyte GB-R575D5 Radeon HD5750 1GB DDR5; $144.99
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 160GB ST3160318AS; $38.99
RAM: A-DATA Gaming Series 4GB DDR3 1600; $98.99
Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series CWCH50-1 Liquid Cooling; $77.89
Optical: LG DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA; $24.99
TOTAL+Shipping: $861.55
Any input on this build would be appreciated. Feel free to point out any better options than what I've found so far.
Thanks