NEW BUILD ~$900-$970~

[Eg Lawns]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Month and a Half

BUDGET RANGE: ~$900-$970~ Before Rebates

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: GAMING

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: OS I HAVE A ILLEGAL COPY I GOT FROM YOUTUBE

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com

PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD Phenom, ATI

OVERCLOCKING: Yes

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Made this all by myself, I am a little worried about what exactly i need for my Hard Drive Bare Drive


MOTHERBOARD & CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.368374

CPU COOLER: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118019 (I think this is the best one I can get because I plan on over clocking this beast.

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231303

MOUSE & KEYBOARD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826782002 & http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823107120 (and no I do not need a fancy gaming mouse/keyboard to make me "play" better)

THERMAL COMPOUND: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012 (its a beauty I know )

GRAPHICS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102868

DVD BURNER: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106327

HARD DRIVE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181 & i think this is the cable i need to make it work http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812123135

CASE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147145

WI-FI CARD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166020 (again i think this is really good)

TOOLS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16899261003


ALSO I think I have gotten the best bang for the buck, but am not sure. So please give me your expertise and let me make this be AMAZING

 

[samdsox]

illegal copy of os= big no no get a regular version. don't be a cheap skate

 

[Eg Lawns]

okay but is my build good or bad?

 

[Eg Lawns]

HELLO? ANYBODY?

 

[goatsword]

LOL I think the OS was a joke, good times....

Well, for starters, I would go for a quad or at "least" a tri-core CPU. You might unlock the 2 dormant cores in the X2 555 (I did myself) but its not guaranteed. Newer games will make use of the 4th core. Your HSF is overpriced, get the Cooler Master Hyper Plus 212, save 20 bucks. Air cooling is air cooling for the most part, and the 212 is a great deal. You can also skip the thermal compound, the 212 comes with good stuff. Your mobo will come with SATA cables, that HDD is a good performer so you are all set there. Take a look at some of the other ~$1000 builds, there are a lot of great deals to be had.

 

[Eg Lawns]

i guess your right with the HSF is a little pricey, check out my new post to see my quad core setup for less (because of those sweet combos XD)

 

[Eg Lawns]

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