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Hi everyone,
I'm going to be building a budget gaming system for a friend. The only requirement is that the total cost MUST be under $500. I've spent a lot of time on newegg recently putting it together, and I'm pretty sure I've put together a great build for the money. The only thing I'm afraid of is the quality of the motherboard, just because it's so cheap, and frankly, the colors look cheap in my opinion, but don't judge a book by it's cover i guess, haha. There will be no overclocking this system whatsoever, so that's not a concern. Anyway, all opinions and/or suggestions regarding the build are greatly appreciated!
Motherboard + DVD combo- $58.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.460899
Motherboard- BIOSTAR A770E3 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
DVD- Lite-On 24X iHAS124
CPU + RAM combo- $170.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.470106
CPU- AMD Athlon II X4 635 Propus 2.9GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor ADX635WFGMBOX
RAM- G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT
GPU- $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125236
GPU- GIGABYTE GV-R485OC-1GH Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
HDD- $54.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181
HDD- SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Case + PSU combo- $84.94
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.458434
Case- Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
PSU- Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
TOTAL- $469.88
I'm going to be building a budget gaming system for a friend. The only requirement is that the total cost MUST be under $500. I've spent a lot of time on newegg recently putting it together, and I'm pretty sure I've put together a great build for the money. The only thing I'm afraid of is the quality of the motherboard, just because it's so cheap, and frankly, the colors look cheap in my opinion, but don't judge a book by it's cover i guess, haha. There will be no overclocking this system whatsoever, so that's not a concern. Anyway, all opinions and/or suggestions regarding the build are greatly appreciated!
Motherboard + DVD combo- $58.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.460899
Motherboard- BIOSTAR A770E3 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
DVD- Lite-On 24X iHAS124
CPU + RAM combo- $170.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.470106
CPU- AMD Athlon II X4 635 Propus 2.9GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor ADX635WFGMBOX
RAM- G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT
GPU- $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125236
GPU- GIGABYTE GV-R485OC-1GH Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
HDD- $54.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181
HDD- SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Case + PSU combo- $84.94
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.458434
Case- Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
PSU- Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
TOTAL- $469.88
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