APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Soonish. My plan is to purchase parts over the next 2 months as money allows.
BUDGET RANGE: $500-600 before rebates. Ideally more towards $500.
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, graphic work, multimedia (Hulu, Netflix streaming, dvd's)
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg or Amazon. I'm open to other reputable stores, however.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: I've been leaning towards ATI and AMD because they seem to give great value for the dollar
OVERCLOCKING: Depends on your definition. I specifically chose the processor and motherboard because supposedly the combo yields a very high chance to unlock 2 additional cores.
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: I'm not at home at the moment, so I'm going to have to guess it's either 1920x1080 or 1920x1200
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: All of the parts I've chosen had a big consideration before anything else: it had to be quiet. I've built one other machine and I was completely stupid about the components I chose, because the dang thing sounded like it was storming through Tokyo whenever I turned it on.
I'm extremely close to being within my budget as far as parts go, as I'm right around $630.00. I'm wondering if there are any corners that could be cut to drop me down closer to $500 though.
This seems like a pretty reasonable build for the money, but I am not particularly experienced at this so I'm throwing myself at the TH community for help.
----------PARTS----------
CASE: Antec Sonata III, includes a 500w power supply
MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H
PROCESSOR: AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition
RAM: Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB)
VIDEO CARD: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5750 1GB
HARD DRIVE: SAMSUNG Spinpoint 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache
DVD BURNER: LITE-ON Black
CPU COOLER: ZALMAN CNPS9500
BUDGET RANGE: $500-600 before rebates. Ideally more towards $500.
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, graphic work, multimedia (Hulu, Netflix streaming, dvd's)
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg or Amazon. I'm open to other reputable stores, however.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: I've been leaning towards ATI and AMD because they seem to give great value for the dollar
OVERCLOCKING: Depends on your definition. I specifically chose the processor and motherboard because supposedly the combo yields a very high chance to unlock 2 additional cores.
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: I'm not at home at the moment, so I'm going to have to guess it's either 1920x1080 or 1920x1200
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: All of the parts I've chosen had a big consideration before anything else: it had to be quiet. I've built one other machine and I was completely stupid about the components I chose, because the dang thing sounded like it was storming through Tokyo whenever I turned it on.
I'm extremely close to being within my budget as far as parts go, as I'm right around $630.00. I'm wondering if there are any corners that could be cut to drop me down closer to $500 though.
This seems like a pretty reasonable build for the money, but I am not particularly experienced at this so I'm throwing myself at the TH community for help.
----------PARTS----------
CASE: Antec Sonata III, includes a 500w power supply
MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H
PROCESSOR: AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition
RAM: Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB)
VIDEO CARD: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5750 1GB
HARD DRIVE: SAMSUNG Spinpoint 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache
DVD BURNER: LITE-ON Black
CPU COOLER: ZALMAN CNPS9500
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