APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Within the month
BUDGET RANGE: $1400
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Editing/Rendering, Workstation, Media Player
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, OS, monitor, speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com
PARTS PREFERENCES: Just to fit my needs
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe in the future
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: I might ad another HD 5850 down the road
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920 x 1080
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: This is my first solo build I have assisted in 1 previous, have done countless
hours of research, and consider myself to be fairly tech savvy. Despite all that I would still appreciate
some input/comments/criticism of my build before I drop $1400 bucks only to find out I overlooked a minor
detail.
Here's what I came up with:
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full ------------------------- ($160)
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W ------------------ ($160)
CPU Fan: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler ----------- ($40)
Mobo: MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD --------------------------------------- ($148)
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) --- ($210)
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready ----------- ($100)
GPU: XFX HD-585A-ZNBC Radeon HD 5850 1GB Black Edition 256-bit GDDR5 PCI ------------- ($340)
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" X 2 ---------- ($200)
DVD ROM/Burner: ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner ------------------------ ($27)
Cables: Premium High Performance HDMI Cable v1.3 10 ft. HDMI TO HDMI Cable ------------------ ($11)
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Total: $1,396
S&H: $34
Grand Total: $1,430
*All items found on Newegg.com*
Please let me know what you think, and if I missed anything (Compatibility/Price/Hardware/Etc)
Thanks!
BUDGET RANGE: $1400
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Editing/Rendering, Workstation, Media Player
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, OS, monitor, speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com
PARTS PREFERENCES: Just to fit my needs
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe in the future
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: I might ad another HD 5850 down the road
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920 x 1080
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: This is my first solo build I have assisted in 1 previous, have done countless
hours of research, and consider myself to be fairly tech savvy. Despite all that I would still appreciate
some input/comments/criticism of my build before I drop $1400 bucks only to find out I overlooked a minor
detail.
Here's what I came up with:
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full ------------------------- ($160)
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W ------------------ ($160)
CPU Fan: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler ----------- ($40)
Mobo: MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD --------------------------------------- ($148)
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) --- ($210)
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready ----------- ($100)
GPU: XFX HD-585A-ZNBC Radeon HD 5850 1GB Black Edition 256-bit GDDR5 PCI ------------- ($340)
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" X 2 ---------- ($200)
DVD ROM/Burner: ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner ------------------------ ($27)
Cables: Premium High Performance HDMI Cable v1.3 10 ft. HDMI TO HDMI Cable ------------------ ($11)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total: $1,396
S&H: $34
Grand Total: $1,430
*All items found on Newegg.com*
Please let me know what you think, and if I missed anything (Compatibility/Price/Hardware/Etc)
Thanks!