I came on here a few months back and asked the community to help build my fiance's computer which turned out great! She uses it for wow and more often just surfing the internet and multitasking. It plays wow at 50+ FPS on ultra and I built it for under $275. I am now looking to scrap my old 2.6 ghz single core, 256mb sapphire 9600, 1 gig of ram comp for something new.
Some things to note: I'm looking to build the system for under $300 including rebates. I am going to be playing World of Warcraft, and possibly some shooters as well and I'd like to play them on mostly high settings with high fps. I already have my hard drive and my DVD-RW. Everything else I'm going to need to buy and here's what I have so far.
PSU: OCZ StealthXstream II OCZ500SXS2 500W ATX12V v2.2/ EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply. $19.99 after rebate (Bought while it was a shell shocker deal...most complaints were about an 8pin connector not being included, other than that it got solid reviews)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341038
Graphics Card: XFX HD-485X-ZNFC Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card. $49.99 after rebate (this is the card I used in my fiance's build)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150482
Processor: AMD Athlon II X3 450 Rana 3.2GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Desktop Processor ADX450WFGMBOX. $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103886
Ram: Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3B1K2/4GX. $35.00 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104203
Motherboard: ASRock M3A770DE AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard. $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157176
Case: COOLER MASTER Elite 430 RC-430-KWN1 Black Steel / Plastic Computer Case. $39.99 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119227
After adding this all up, it came to about $299 shipped. How does this build look? I'm definitely a beginner builder, only built one before, so my experience level is pretty low. I'm up for any suggestions.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Some things to note: I'm looking to build the system for under $300 including rebates. I am going to be playing World of Warcraft, and possibly some shooters as well and I'd like to play them on mostly high settings with high fps. I already have my hard drive and my DVD-RW. Everything else I'm going to need to buy and here's what I have so far.
PSU: OCZ StealthXstream II OCZ500SXS2 500W ATX12V v2.2/ EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply. $19.99 after rebate (Bought while it was a shell shocker deal...most complaints were about an 8pin connector not being included, other than that it got solid reviews)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341038
Graphics Card: XFX HD-485X-ZNFC Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card. $49.99 after rebate (this is the card I used in my fiance's build)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150482
Processor: AMD Athlon II X3 450 Rana 3.2GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Desktop Processor ADX450WFGMBOX. $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103886
Ram: Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3B1K2/4GX. $35.00 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104203
Motherboard: ASRock M3A770DE AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard. $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157176
Case: COOLER MASTER Elite 430 RC-430-KWN1 Black Steel / Plastic Computer Case. $39.99 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119227
After adding this all up, it came to about $299 shipped. How does this build look? I'm definitely a beginner builder, only built one before, so my experience level is pretty low. I'm up for any suggestions.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!