Approximate Purchase Date: Friday 2-4
Budget Range: 600 before
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, light internet surfing
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, tigerdirect, amazon where ever is cheaper and reliable
Country of Origin: US
Parts Preferences: intel i3 550 more than likely but open to any suggestions, also want to try and get a xfx 5850 gpu
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Yes (future not now due to budget)
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: building for a friend now that mines done. the better graphics the better heres what i got so far
Well heres my updated list so far
ASRock M3A770DE AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157176 59.99
Sony Optiarc 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 CD/DVD Burner - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827118039 16.99
XION AXP 100 Gaming Series AXP100-001BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811208027 49.99(10 MIR)
AMD Athlon II X3 455 Rana 3.3GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Desktop Processor ADX455WFGMBOX http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103911 88.99
Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model 996768 and Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.592829 91.98
Seagate ST3500418AS Barracuda 7200.12 Hard Drive - 3.5", 7200 RPM, SATA 3G, 500GB, 16MB Cache (OEM) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] TSD-500AS7 39.99
almost forgot XFX HD-687A-ZNFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150506 249.99 (40MIR)
total 597.92
any additional comments or suggestion as well as compatability issues would be appreciated too. trying to get best graphics for the money
Budget Range: 600 before
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, light internet surfing
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, tigerdirect, amazon where ever is cheaper and reliable
Country of Origin: US
Parts Preferences: intel i3 550 more than likely but open to any suggestions, also want to try and get a xfx 5850 gpu
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Yes (future not now due to budget)
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: building for a friend now that mines done. the better graphics the better heres what i got so far
Well heres my updated list so far
ASRock M3A770DE AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157176 59.99
Sony Optiarc 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 CD/DVD Burner - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827118039 16.99
XION AXP 100 Gaming Series AXP100-001BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811208027 49.99(10 MIR)
AMD Athlon II X3 455 Rana 3.3GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Desktop Processor ADX455WFGMBOX http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103911 88.99
Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model 996768 and Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.592829 91.98
Seagate ST3500418AS Barracuda 7200.12 Hard Drive - 3.5", 7200 RPM, SATA 3G, 500GB, 16MB Cache (OEM) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] TSD-500AS7 39.99
almost forgot XFX HD-687A-ZNFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150506 249.99 (40MIR)
total 597.92
any additional comments or suggestion as well as compatability issues would be appreciated too. trying to get best graphics for the money