$500 Eyefinity Gaming Build

[kurtcrosbie]

I had previously put together a pretty awesome sub $700 build in my opionion, but I waited too late and newegg emptied my cart It took a lot of work to put the cart together so I didn't feel like scrounging around again. I decided to drop the budget down to $500 and put together something easy. I'll go ahead and post the first system I had put together before my cart got emptied out, then the second system. I'll like for someone to go ahead and revamp both price ranges so I can just pick one of them and go ahead and buy. And if there is any way someone could just send me their cart or something so I could quickly purchase it that would be great! My username and email for newegg is kurtcrosbie@gmail.com. Thanks!

$700 build

Rosewill FB-01 Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, come with 1x 80mm Fan
$19.99

Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7260S-0B - OEM
$20.99

Recertified: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 RFHST3250310AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$24.99

Asus M4A78LT-M LE 780L Motherboard
$64.99

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition Deneb 3.0GHz
+
GeIL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10660) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model GV34GB1333C9DC
$187.98

XFX HD-585X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ Eyefinity
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OCZ StealthXStream OCZ700SXS 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply
$309.99 after rebate

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
$9.99

MASSCOOL FD08025S1M4 80mm Case Fan
$1.99

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler
$39.98



TOTAL: $680.87 after $20 MIR















$500 build
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Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7260S-0B

Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7260S-0B - OEM
Item #: N82E16827118039
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

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Service Net Replacement Extended Warranty Plan

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* 1 year: $6.99
* 2 year: $11.99



$19.99

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Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000333AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Recertified: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000333AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822148600
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy

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Service Net Recertified Replacement Extended Warranty Plan

The recertified product will be replaced and shipped directly to you at no charge(more info22-148-600.0.71)

* 1 year: $9.99
* 2 year: $16.99

-$15.00 Instant


$74.99
$59.99

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ASRock M3A770DE AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard

Open Box: ASRock M3A770DE AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813157176R
Return Policy: Open Box Refund Only Return Policy

-$17.00 Instant


$59.99
$42.99

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MSI R5750-MD1G Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

Open Box: MSI R5750-MD1G Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Item #: N82E16814127494R
Return Policy: Open Box Refund Only Return Policy

-$39.00 Instant


$144.99
$105.99

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OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Active PFC Power Supply

Open Box: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Active PFC Power Supply
Item #: N82E16817341010R
Return Policy: Open Box Refund Only Return Policy

-$52.00 Instant


$99.99
$47.99

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G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT
Item #: N82E16820231253
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy



$83.99

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AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition Callisto 3.2GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Desktop Processor - C3 Revision HDZ555WFGMBOX
Rosewill Smart One ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, Black interior, comes with three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, 1x Top 120mm Fan, Option Fans-2x Side 120mm Fan

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AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition Callisto 3.2GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Desktop Processor - C3 Revision HDZ555WFGMBOX
Item #: N82E16819103846
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o 2 year: $16.99

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Rosewill Smart One ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, Black interior, comes with three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Rear ...
Item #: N82E16811147120
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[rolli59]

All I have to say is that if you are really going to use Eyefinity for gaming it is impossible to build a rig for $500. Your starting price for a GPU is going to be $300 for HD5850 the HD57xx cards are not going to be powerful to utilize the technology over multiple screens at acceptable frame rate with newer games.

 

[kurtcrosbie]

All I have to say is that if you are really going to use Eyefinity for gaming it is impossible to build a rig for $500. Your starting price for a GPU is going to be $300 for HD5850 the HD57xx cards are not going to be powerful to utilize the technology over multiple screens at acceptable frame rate with newer games.

I was pretty satisfied running SoftTH with a 4850. Wouldnt the performance of a 5750 with Eyefinity be the same or better?

 

[cmcghee358]

No.

Not at all.

 

[rolli59]

HD5750 is going to perform a little better than HD4850. Eyefinity is playing on multiple monitors with the same picture stretched over the said monitors at high resolution as you were using one monitor.

 

[kurtcrosbie]

HD5750 is going to perform a little better than HD4850. Eyefinity is playing on multiple monitors with the same picture stretched over the said monitors at high resolution as you were using one monitor.

I was running the 4850 on 3 monitors...

 

[cygone]

SoTH = Soft Triple Head, 1 4850 running a single flat surface display at native resolutions.

a 5770 will do that job better than a 4850. with DX11 support.

tho 5850 or 5770 CF is far more desirable

 

[kurtcrosbie]

Would a 5750 on 3 monitors with Eyefinity perform the same or better than a 4850 on 3 monitors with SoftTH?