$500-$600 gaming PC

[ergla]

Approx Purchase Date: Within 1 month
Budget Range: 500-600
System Usage: Gaming
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, OS
preferred website: Any
Country: US

Parts Preference:
AMD 955 (or there abouts)
Otherwise open to suggestions

Overclocking: Maybe
SLI / Crossfire: Maybe

 

[ergla]

My initial build after some reading on here is:

The Microcenter PRoc \ MBD combo for the AMD 965 ($150)
http://www.microcenter.com/specials/promotions/AMDbundlePROMO.html

G.Skill RipJaw for $50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

Samsung Spinpoint F3 ($50)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181

Video Card I am at a toss up between a GTS 460, a GTX 450 or the Radeon Equivalent.

Case ($55-$60) Rosewill Challenger or Antec three Hundred

Power Supply ???

One Question that I do have is in regards to the motherboard -- Is there one that would be recommended more then others? If I were to do the Microcenter deal, is there one of those (even with spending extra for it) that is better than the others?

 

[megamanx00]

For a budget build like that I say get this 5770 for $119

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131330

As for those bundles they look like a good deal, just stay away from the Biostar boards. For a PSU this Antec VP 450 is a solid budget entry. For that system with a single card it should be plenty

Antec VP-450 450W $43.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371045

 

[batuchka]

965BE + Gigabyte 760G $149.99
http://www.microcenter.com/specials/promotions/AMDbundlePROMO.html

Parts from egg $432AR

$582AR total

 

[ergla]

Thanks for the update -- question batuchka, home come the $220 Sparkle 460 and not one of the cheaper 768 meg boards?

Also, if the gugabyte board is out of stock, would you go Asus or "upgrade" to the MSI 870A-G54 Socket AM3 870 ATX Motherboard or would it be just as good at that point to purchase them seperatly at New Egg?

 

[ergla]

Just answered my own question on video -- you specced a 560 -- not 460... thanks

 

[ergla]

If I were looking at a different motherboard, which of these options would you recommend?

either ASUS M4N68T-M V2 Socket AM3 630a mATX at no extra cost,
MSI 870A-G54 Socket AM3 870 ATX for $40
or if you have any other suggestions for a motherboard.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

of the two, the MSI.

But as an alternative, look at the ASRock 880GM or 770DE on Newegg.

 

[batuchka]

Well u pay a premium for that MSI but hey u do get ATX, USB/SATA 3.0 yada yada so go as per budget ^^ Negative on that 630a chipset

 

[Nick2020]

This is what I would recommend

CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 955 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102898
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128455
Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231310
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119068
Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171036