Hello. New around here. First time building a computer. This build is focused on gaming but on a budget. Around $600 without including the OS. After researching, reading articles, and asking for suggestions/advice here, here is what I came up with.
I plan to order the parts within the next few days.
(Includes shipping and rebate)
Casing:
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $80
Motherboard:
ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $90
CPU:
AMD Athlon II X3 435 Rana 2.9GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Processor ADX435WFGIBOX - Retail $76
RAM:
OCZ AMD Black Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3BE1600C8LV4GK - Retail $98
or
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL - Retail $100
Which one do you think I should get?
GPU:
SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail $145 (However on the product page, it said $150 after a $10 rebate from $155, how odd
)
PSU:
CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail $30
HDD:
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - Retail $75
Optical:
ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM - Retail $19
OS:
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM - Retail $100
Total: approx. $715 give or take a few dollars depending on the ram
Additional Comments:
I'm incredibly new to this. So I don't really know too much, but I'm in the process of changing that.
However I aimed for this to be a budget build, focusing on getting as much bang for the buck as I could. As such if you guys can help me reduce the costs or maintain them while getting more performance, that would be awesome! As such I have a number of issues due to my inexperience. So I'm all open for suggestions and advice!
1. Motherboard. I'm not too sure about this. It was recommended to me. All reviews, the 2 of them, gave it 5 eggs. However, I'd like your opinions on this one. It's Northbridge is a AMD 870, and I'm not sure if that particular chip set would suit my needs. I believe it does however. I have no intention of cross firing anytime soon. If I upgrade, it would most likely be a single card. But beyond that, I have no idea. As long as the motherboard is compatible with my graphics card and any future graphics cards.
2.Ram. Don't really have any idea either here. I checked the recommendations, and I came up with these two. They're priced similarly but I'm not too sure which would perform better. It says the AMD OCZ is designed exclusively for the 790 chipset series. So I'm not too sure how well it would go with the motherboard I picked so far that has a AMD 870 chipset. However compared to the other ram selection, the G.SKILLS Ripjaw it has better timings. From what I researched, the lower the numbers for the timings, the better, correct? The AMD OCZ possesses DDR3 1600 8-8-8-24 compared to the G.SKILLS Ripjaw 9-9-9-24-2N. What does the -2N stand for by the way? I told you, I don't really know too much beyond the surface.
3.The graphics card. I'm set on getting a Radeon 5770. However the problem is I'm not sure what manufacturer to get it from. I checked the prices and they're all hovering around the 140-150 mark. So I'm not too sure who to get it from. I went with Sapphire right now since they seem to get a large majority of favorable reviews in addition to winning a customer choice award. For example, some people here really love ASUS for its quality products as I have read, and they also offer the same card for $145 after rebate.
4.Power supply. I'm not sure how much of a power supply I need. However someone recommended this to be beforehand. He did originally suggest it for a Radeon 5670, but also suggested I should upgrade to a Radeon 5770 ,which after I researched more, agreed with him. I'm worried that this 400 watt power supply is not great enough for the system.
That pretty much sums up my problems. Thanks for taking the time out to read all this, and thanks for the help.
I plan to order the parts within the next few days.
(Includes shipping and rebate)
Casing:
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $80
Motherboard:
ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $90
CPU:
AMD Athlon II X3 435 Rana 2.9GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Processor ADX435WFGIBOX - Retail $76
RAM:
OCZ AMD Black Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3BE1600C8LV4GK - Retail $98
or
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL - Retail $100
Which one do you think I should get?
GPU:
SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail $145 (However on the product page, it said $150 after a $10 rebate from $155, how odd
)PSU:
CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail $30
HDD:
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - Retail $75
Optical:
ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM - Retail $19
OS:
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM - Retail $100
Total: approx. $715 give or take a few dollars depending on the ram
Additional Comments:
I'm incredibly new to this. So I don't really know too much, but I'm in the process of changing that.
However I aimed for this to be a budget build, focusing on getting as much bang for the buck as I could. As such if you guys can help me reduce the costs or maintain them while getting more performance, that would be awesome! As such I have a number of issues due to my inexperience. So I'm all open for suggestions and advice! 1. Motherboard. I'm not too sure about this. It was recommended to me. All reviews, the 2 of them, gave it 5 eggs. However, I'd like your opinions on this one. It's Northbridge is a AMD 870, and I'm not sure if that particular chip set would suit my needs. I believe it does however. I have no intention of cross firing anytime soon. If I upgrade, it would most likely be a single card. But beyond that, I have no idea. As long as the motherboard is compatible with my graphics card and any future graphics cards.
2.Ram. Don't really have any idea either here. I checked the recommendations, and I came up with these two. They're priced similarly but I'm not too sure which would perform better. It says the AMD OCZ is designed exclusively for the 790 chipset series. So I'm not too sure how well it would go with the motherboard I picked so far that has a AMD 870 chipset. However compared to the other ram selection, the G.SKILLS Ripjaw it has better timings. From what I researched, the lower the numbers for the timings, the better, correct? The AMD OCZ possesses DDR3 1600 8-8-8-24 compared to the G.SKILLS Ripjaw 9-9-9-24-2N. What does the -2N stand for by the way? I told you, I don't really know too much beyond the surface.
3.The graphics card. I'm set on getting a Radeon 5770. However the problem is I'm not sure what manufacturer to get it from. I checked the prices and they're all hovering around the 140-150 mark. So I'm not too sure who to get it from. I went with Sapphire right now since they seem to get a large majority of favorable reviews in addition to winning a customer choice award. For example, some people here really love ASUS for its quality products as I have read, and they also offer the same card for $145 after rebate.
4.Power supply. I'm not sure how much of a power supply I need. However someone recommended this to be beforehand. He did originally suggest it for a Radeon 5670, but also suggested I should upgrade to a Radeon 5770 ,which after I researched more, agreed with him. I'm worried that this 400 watt power supply is not great enough for the system.
That pretty much sums up my problems. Thanks for taking the time out to read all this, and thanks for the help.
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