Approximate Purchase Date: Friday April 1st, 2011.
Budget Range: $750
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Surfing, Music
Parts Not Required: monitor, speakers
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg
Country of Origin: USA
Overclocking: Slight OC'ing
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1440x900 (I Think? I'm using my LG 32" TV 720p 16:9 ratio i believe.)
Hey looking for tips. I'm a first time builder who has done a lot of research and i've maxed out my budget trying to make this build as future proof as possible. Looking for tips on my build and where to go next. I already have Windows 7.
Motherboard: ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
$109.99
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz
$139.99
GPU: SAPPHIRE 100314-2SR Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
$219.99
RAM: Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
$54.99
PSU: Rosewill Green Series RG630-S12 630W Continuous @40°C,80 PLUS Certified, Single 12V Rail
$59.99
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
$39.99
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm
$54.99
OTHER PARTS:
Logitech Cordless Desktop EX 100 Black USB RF Wireless Standard Keyboard and Mouse
$29.99
LG DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model GH24NS50 - OEM
$19.99
XIGMATEK LOKI SD963 92mm HYPRO Bearing CPU Cooler
$24.99
Questions:
1. Where can i cut costs and still get same performance?
2. Is everything on my list compatible?
3. Do you need links?
4. How future proof is this?
Total (before Shipping): $754.90
Total (If i purchase Friday): $729.90
Rebates: $35
Budget Range: $750
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Surfing, Music
Parts Not Required: monitor, speakers
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg
Country of Origin: USA
Overclocking: Slight OC'ing
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1440x900 (I Think? I'm using my LG 32" TV 720p 16:9 ratio i believe.)
Hey looking for tips. I'm a first time builder who has done a lot of research and i've maxed out my budget trying to make this build as future proof as possible. Looking for tips on my build and where to go next. I already have Windows 7.
Motherboard: ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
$109.99
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz
$139.99
GPU: SAPPHIRE 100314-2SR Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
$219.99
RAM: Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
$54.99
PSU: Rosewill Green Series RG630-S12 630W Continuous @40°C,80 PLUS Certified, Single 12V Rail
$59.99
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
$39.99
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm
$54.99
OTHER PARTS:
Logitech Cordless Desktop EX 100 Black USB RF Wireless Standard Keyboard and Mouse
$29.99
LG DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model GH24NS50 - OEM
$19.99
XIGMATEK LOKI SD963 92mm HYPRO Bearing CPU Cooler
$24.99
Questions:
1. Where can i cut costs and still get same performance?
2. Is everything on my list compatible?
3. Do you need links?
4. How future proof is this?
Total (before Shipping): $754.90
Total (If i purchase Friday): $729.90
Rebates: $35