New Budget Build

[Yoshinoya]

Hey all,

Looking to get back in the building game again and looking for some advice. Basically the only thing I don’t need is a mouse 

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Next 4 weeks
BUDGET RANGE: max 28,000.00 CZK (USD 1,500.00) Target 24,000.00 CZK (USD 1,285.00) ((1 USD = 18.72 CZK ))

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

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: (mouse, speakers)

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: (http://www.alza.cz/EN/ ) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: (Czech Republic)
Site is pretty good with a good selection. Price are a bit different then from the US. Some parts in the US are expensive which might be cheap here and vice versa. Only annoying thing is after you click the buy button the site skips back to the Czech language so you’ll have to click the back button )

PARTS PREFERENCES: I would like to go for an AMD platform with a 22"/24" LCD. Been thing of a HD 5850 or HD 5770.

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: to be added in the future

MONITOR RESOLUTION: Depending on the pick of the LCD but likely 1920x1080 or 1920x1200

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Basically need the whole shebang . last time i made a homebuilt has been a few years ago (AMD). no experience in OCing but have been reading this forum for a few months now so i think i can give it a try. i would like to future proof the build as much as possible. thinking of waiting for the 890FX board. also hoping that the new hexacores might push the prices of the current AMD prices.

Motherboard:GIGABYTE 890GPA-UD3H
http://www.alza.cz/EN/gigabyte-890gpa-ud3h-d158357.htm
Price:2831.00 czk

Memory: KINGSTON 4GB KIT DDR3 1600MHz CL9 HyperX XMP
http://www.alza.cz/kingston-4gb-kit-ddr3-1600mhz-cl9-hyperx-xmp-d149189.htm
Price: 2590.00 czk

HD: WESTERN DIGITAL Caviar Green 1000GB 64MB cache
http://www.alza.cz/EN/western-digital-caviar-green-1000gb-d144219.htm
Price:

GPU: GIGABYTE R585OC-1GD
http://www.alza.cz/order/orderadd/gigabyte-r585oc-1gd-d164452.htm
Price:6.839.00 czk

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition
http://www.alza.cz/EN/amd-phenom-ii-x4-940-black-edition-d107968.htm
Price:3,419.00 czk

Case: CoolerMaster Elite 330
http://www.alza.cz/pocitacova-skrin-coolermaster-elite-330-d72877.htm
Price:839.00 czk

PSU: CORSAIR TX750
http://www.alza.cz/pocitacovy-zdroj-corsair-tx750-d83564.htm
Price:2,783.00 CZK

DVD-RW:SAMSUNG SH-S223C
http://www.alza.cz/order/orderadd/samsung-sh-s223c-cerna-d142272.htm
Price: 515.00 czk

OS - Windows 7 - Home Premium - 64 bit UK
http://www.alza.cz/order/orderadd/microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-d142759.htm
Price: 2,627.00 czk

LCD: 24" BenQ G2420HDBE
http://www.alza.cz/order/orderadd/benq-g2420hdbe-d144191.htm
Price: 3,990.00 CZK

price: 28,338.00 CZK (1,516.57 USD) --- 1 USD = 18.72 CZK

so i'm looking for a bit of a cut here and there to get to my prefered target. if i missed anything (cables etc etc) please advice me. some parts i just selected cause they are cheap (HD) but i have to admit i dont understand/see the consequenses of picking a faster model for a premium price etc.

Much appreciated

 

[guanyu210379]

I wonder...how much do you expect the "cut"? and how much are willing to pay for the "faster model for a premium price"?
You pay more you get more! Just tell us your exact budget!

Cables are included, so no worries.
Keyboard, mouse, and speakers are missing, do you have them or do you still have to buy them?
If you want to OC the proc, you will need an additional proc fan. Include it also in your budget, let say about USD$20-$50!

 

[Yoshinoya]

I wonder...how much do you expect the "cut"? and how much are willing to pay for the "faster model for a premium price"?
You pay more you get more! Just tell us your exact budget!

agreed but i'm looking for the sweet spot. i read an article here that games dont use more then a 3 core cpu so paying that premium for a 6 core doesn't justify it for me. unfortunately there is no 3 core BE on that site so picked then one above. lets keep the target on 25,000.00 czk

Keyboard, mouse, and speakers are missing, do you have them or do you still have to buy them?

i have a mouse and a sounds system that i will hook the computer on. as the Czech republic doesn't use standard qwerty keyboards and not going to ask you guys to find me a nice one in that huge list that has a standard English layout. I'll just pop over in the shop to pick it by hand.

If you want to OC the proc, you will need an additional proc fan. Include it also in your budget, let say about USD$20-$50!

ARCTIC Freezer Xtreme Rev.2
http://www.alza.cz/arctic-freezer-xtreme-rev-2-d113281.htm
Price:875.00 czk

 

[guanyu210379]

- You can stick with your X4 940 if you can not find the X3
- How much are you willing to pay for keyboard and mouse? Wireless or cabled?
-I have never used that fan, so...no comment.

 

[batuchka]

Motherboard:GIGABYTE 890GPA-UD3H
http://www.alza.cz/EN/gigabyte-890gpa-ud3h-d158357.htm
Price:2831.00 czk

Memory: KINGSTON 4GB KIT DDR3 1600MHz CL9 HyperX XMP
http://www.alza.cz/kingston-4gb-kit-ddr3-1600mhz-cl9-hyperx-xmp-d149189.htm
Price: 2590.00 czk
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition
http://www.alza.cz/EN/amd-phenom-ii-x4-940-black-edition-d107968.htm
Price:3,419.00 czk

Incompatibility spotted:

AM3 mobo has DDR3 DIMM slots while the 940BE being an AM2+ socket CPU has its Integrated Memory Controller (IMC) able to 'talk' with DDR2 only so go with a socket AM3 CPU lke the 925, 955BE, etc

Also i would rate Samsung F3 500, WD 500 Black and Seagate 7200.12 500 well over that WD Green for HDD

 

[Yoshinoya]

They have the Seagate 7200.12 500 and its a bit cheaper too!

difference wil nicly cover the extra cost that the 955 BE will cost.

how abot the case : CoolerMaster Elite 330. are they any good?
http://www.alza.cz/pocitacova-skrin-coolermaster-elite-330-d72877.htm

How about the below mem? it has cl7 instead of 9 but with reduced clock speed
KINGSTON 4GB KIT DDR3 1333MHz CL7 XMP HyperX
http://www.alza.cz/kingston-4gb-kit-ddr3-1333mhz-cl7-xmp-box-d134347.htm

 

[guanyu210379]

I have use coolermaster elite 330. It is good, although not as good as antec 300 or coolermaster cm690...well...you can't complain, because 330 is a lot cheaper, about 50% the price of cm690 here where I live.
Coolermaster elite 330 is a little smaller than CM690 but I think it can still fit a HD5850.

The performance of the 1600CL9 and 1333CL7 are not very different, just take the cheaper one.