Hey guys... been throwing together as much of a budget build for maximum performance as possible. Take a look at it and give me your critique.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This week -- Budget range $<600 before monitor, keyboard, mouse
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: I need everything but a DVD drive... Mouse, keyboard, and even monitor which I need to pick out.
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com
PARTS PREFERENCES: No preference.
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Still need monitor, would pay $<250
GPU: SAPPHIRE 100284L Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail $144.99
CASE: COOLER MASTER Elite 330 RC-330-KKN1-GP Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $39.81
MOBO: ASRock M3A770DE AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $59.99
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX 450W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail $59.99
CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 435 Rana 2.9GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Processor Model ADX435WFGIBOX - Retail $74.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL - Retail $104.99
HD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $54.99
HSF: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-G1 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long ... - Retail $34.99
TOTAL: $574.74
The Gigabyte 770 board wasn't available on newegg
Still need a monitor -- I'm not too worried about finding a decent mouse/keyboard, I wouldn't mind being able to use the monitor as a TV as well to watch movies, etc..
Give me any advice you have... I've been working on this for a bit.
Thanks!
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This week -- Budget range $<600 before monitor, keyboard, mouse
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: I need everything but a DVD drive... Mouse, keyboard, and even monitor which I need to pick out.
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com
PARTS PREFERENCES: No preference.
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Still need monitor, would pay $<250
GPU: SAPPHIRE 100284L Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail $144.99
CASE: COOLER MASTER Elite 330 RC-330-KKN1-GP Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $39.81
MOBO: ASRock M3A770DE AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $59.99
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX 450W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail $59.99
CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 435 Rana 2.9GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Processor Model ADX435WFGIBOX - Retail $74.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL - Retail $104.99
HD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $54.99
HSF: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-G1 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long ... - Retail $34.99
TOTAL: $574.74
The Gigabyte 770 board wasn't available on newegg
Still need a monitor -- I'm not too worried about finding a decent mouse/keyboard, I wouldn't mind being able to use the monitor as a TV as well to watch movies, etc..
Give me any advice you have... I've been working on this for a bit.
Thanks!