Help me!! build around 9600GT graphics card...

[Guest]

Hey guys,

Just wanted to grab your opinions

I work in IT and I'm only a kid - I'm better with the programming side of things, never really paid too much attention with hardware lol

One of buds at work gave me her sons "Leadtek px9600GT" graphics card (the 512mb one)
Her son isnt a heavy gamer, but will play cod/wow now and again, i dont think he's too fussed.... as long as he can play games/watch movies, he's fine with it lol

I need the following:

- RAM (most likely the DDR3 variety) maybe 2 x 2GB kingston sticks (4GB in total)
- a CPU (was looking at the i3-530)
- a motherboard (what do you think about a gigabyte ga-p55a-ud3? or a ga-h55m-usb3? i have no idea.... would definitely be open to advice here!!!!!)


Other than that I've got a coolermaster 460w PSU to run it off (bud supplied it for me), wd 500GB SATA HDD and a case (Aywun Game Series G03 black mid tower atx case).. lol

my budget is $400 (i'm rebuilding it for the womans son)

so what do you guys reckon?

- Buggg

 

[Guest]

no help....anybody...?


how about an "Asus P7H55-m" mobo?

 

[MechaNintendoMaster]

Ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231190
I'm with amd so I can't help you on the cpu and board.


Also. That coolermaster psu is overrated. It's really a 400w. You might want something else there.

 

[Guest]

A great cpu would be maybe a i3-550 there great.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115065

 

[Guest]

niceeeee thanks so much

bugggggger about the psu.. i can't really afford to change it (it's not mine and it's brand new lol)

hopefully someone can point me in the right direction with the cpu&mobo


on another point, the board/ram the card came out of was olddd running 4GB of DDR2 RAM (um... does that RAM + the board being specified for the DDR2 RAM have any effect on the graphics card running DDR3?..) just asking

 

[Guest]

thanks khalid1!!

got my RAM and CPU and graphics.....

just need my MOBO!!!! lol

 

[MechaNintendoMaster]

Why do you have to go with intel?

If AMD's okay a-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103907
maybe a little much but it'll be good for a long time.
I'm using a
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103873
cheap and overclockable


Board for those
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130290
or a loaded board at a good price
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128443

EDIT disregard..........

 

[Guest]

ohhh no all these options!

i never actually thought about going with AMD stuff... never really used it.. hmm?

those parts look pretty sweet! may have a look at those

just for a comparison.. anyone got an intel board i should look at?

 

[jyjjy]

An AMD system would be fine but you can afford an i5 so why not? This is under $400 shipped;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.520544
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289
You seem to have everything else. If you need a wifi card and/or keyboard/mouse then get a cheaper motherboard. This combo would save over $50;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.522569
He is right that PSU isn't very good but it should handle a 9600GT.