$750 i5 Build

Anonymous

August 12, 2010 1:33:25 AM

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: 2 Months

BUDGET RANGE: $750-800 Max

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Surfing the internet,

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Moniter, Keyboard, Mouse

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.ca

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel i5 core processer, Windows 7 Home Premium

OVERCLOCKING: No

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: Not really any preferance, med-high resolution

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Fast, Reliable

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banthracis

August 12, 2010 4:04:55 PM

Monitor resolution refers to the resolution of your current monitor. Or if you want a monitor included in build (which you do not), what res you want that monitor to be.

For the budget you won't be able to do a good gaming rig.

Prices will change in 2months so come back then for exact parts.

phenom II x4 955 $160
Ga 770 USb 3 $80
G Skill ECO DDR3 1600 cas 7 Ram $103
cheap optical $20
Good budget case, Antec 300 illusion, CM 690 $60
OCZ 550w fatal1ty $65
spinpoint F3 500 $55
gtx 460 1 gb $230

$773 in the US before tax and shipping.

You can get pretty close with NCIX price match.
If you need to cut cost, then you can easily drop $80 by getting an Athlon II x3 instead.

No SLI for this build though.

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JasonG

August 12, 2010 4:37:44 PM

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snoshy

August 12, 2010 5:10:05 PM

^ err i think those prices are wrong. he wants to buy from newegg.ca

for budget gaming, an i3 540 or 530 ($5 diff) is best bang for buck
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-processor-core-i3-athlon-ii,2666-11.html

CPU: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115221 - $125

MOBO: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128425 - $140

RAM: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277 - $97
beast ram, 1.5v means lower power consumption = less heat. also means you can oc to tighter timings at 1.6v+

PSU: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003 - $65 AR
corsair psu's = quality and excellent effeciency. 450w should be able to handle what you need.

CASE:http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066 - $55
awesome case for the price, great airflow. very good reviews, very popular. 4 included fans also

HDD: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181 - $56.50
best hdd on the market (not including ssd)

GRAPHICS: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161297 $100 AR
this is the best for sub 1920*1080 gaming. you also dont need 1gb vram for that resolution.

total: $638.50 CAD, AR, assumign you play 1680*1050
if you need, or want to do ityourself, look for combos. it could lower your total to 600 maybe.
sorry i dont the time right now

if you play 1920*1080 and want faster system overall, since that build is quite underbudget,
you can go for i5 750 for 80 bucks more, and a better graphics card for 60~70 more.
if you had to pick one upgrade, video card to 5770, keep processor at i3. thats all you need for gaming really. video card is more important at higher resolutions anyways. just make sure you slightly oc the i3 for way better performance for the price.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-460-radeon-hd-5570-gaming,2697-3.html

keep in mind of neweggs ridiculous shipping prices >< and also ridiculous 13% tax

edit: sorry forgot to include optical and os. so add anotehr 120. right in budget pretty much. i guess you dont need to upgrade after all

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