Homebuilt CPU for Home Use

[kevcan]

Hi to all bros here. I am new to this forum and have had a look around.

I m looking at building up a CPU for home use. Primary for surfing net, watch videos and moderate amount of gaming.

I will like to seek the bros here for help to give me some recommendations for a system.

I am looking at spending about $400. I will not need a soundcard, mouse, keyboard and monitor.

Thks to all in adv!!!

 

[z_4]

Here's a Sandy Bridge Based Solution :

CPU & Motherboard: $165-i3-2100 & Biostar H61MH (Great processor & decent motherboard ,lacks USB 3.0 & SATA 6GB/s)

RAM: $35- Gskill NS (2X2GB)

Power Supply: $45- Corsair Builder Series CX430 (Decent 80 Plus certified power)

Graphic Card: $70- Sapphire Radeon 5670(Allows slight gaming)

HDD: $40- Seagate Barracuda 500GB

Case: $35- Sentley Black(decent case, i suppose)

Optical Drive: $19- LiteOn

Total (Excluding Rebates) : 409 USD

Rebates: 30 USD

Hope that helps.
i3 2100 review

If you want a better graphic card possible option include :
$100- Zotac GTS450
$125- Sapphire Radeon 6770

 

[kevcan]

thks for the recommendation...

 

[kevcan]

any other suggestions bros out there?

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Sorry, cheapest build I can recommend for "moderate" gaming is about $850

 

[Salo3750]

Amd set up

BIOSTAR A880G+ AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138283
$55

AMD Athlon II X3 450 Rana 3.2GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Desktop Processor ADX450WFGMBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103886
$80

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073
$48

Sentey Black Box Series BX2-4284 Mid Tower Computer Case w/ HD Audio / SECC 0.7mm / 2x USB / 4x 120mm Fans (3x w/LED), ATX-MATX-ITX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811322020
$35

SAPPHIRE 100323L Radeon HD 6570 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102934
$75

Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016
$68

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Desktop Memory Model F3-8500CL7S-4GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231307
$33



This comes to a total of $394 with shipping
Only thing you have to add is tax

Edit
opps forgot cd drive

ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
$20

New total $414 D:

 

[kevcan]

Thanks Salo3750.

Jus a qn. Is AMD or I3 2100 better? I hav nvr used AMD before. I have had friends using them n I find the heat produced seems to b higher...

 

[Salo3750]

Thanks Salo3750.

Jus a qn. Is AMD or I3 2100 better? I hav nvr used AMD before. I have had friends using them n I find the heat produced seems to b higher...

According to these bench marks the i3 is
Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i3-2100+%40+3.10GHz

AMD Athlon II X3 450
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Athlon+II+X3+450