Extreme $500 Gaming Build

[51500]

Not really extreme...but i figured the word extreme would attract people to click the thread lol.

■LG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS70 OEM - OEM

■HEC 6K28BB8F Black 0.8mm SECC Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case

■SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
■XFX HD-667X-ZAF3 Radeon HD 6670 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

■CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 V2 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
■G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL
8GBXL
■ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

■Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz 2 x 256KB L2 Cache 3MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I32100

TOTAL: $503.01

Sorry if the links dont work.



Went a tad bit over...but i think i can scrape up 12 quaters. But i dont want to go over by more then $10.



Want a small case, i will mostly only be playing world of warcraft, league of legends, and dota 2. Since im mostly an xbox gamer.

Approximate Purchase Date: (e.g.: this week (the closer the better))

Budget Range: $500) Before Rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: , gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies)

Parts Not Required: (e.g.: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS)

Preferred Website(s)_ Newegg

Country of Origin: USA

Parts Preferences: INTEL

Overclocking: NO

SLI or Crossfire: no

Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080p

 

[rolli59]

If you can press a little higher on the GPU (not that your choice is bad) you will appreciate it in the future. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814134119

 

[008Rohit]

Processor : Intel Core i3 2100 - $125
MoBo : ASRock H61M-GE - $63
RAM : Gskill RipjawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1333 - $48
Graphics : SAPPHIRE 100328L Radeon HD 6770 1GB GDDR5 - $110
Hard Disk : Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB - $60
Optical Drive : LG DVD R/W - $19
PSU : Corsair CX 430 V2 - $35
Case : GIGABYTE gz-ph1a3 Black SGCC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $20

Total : $480 after rebates

 

[aznshinobi]

955 + MSI 870-G45 $180
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.728535
Seagate 500GB + Corsair CX500 V2 $85 (Avail $20 MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.728987
Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600 $53
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233186
Rosewill Challenger $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153
XFX 6790 $130 (Avail $20 MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150564
Lite-On DVD Burner $19
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289
Total: $522 Before rebates.

 

[chulex67]

955 + MSI 870-G45 $180
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.728535
Seagate 500GB + Corsair CX500 V2 $85 (Avail $20 MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.728987
Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600 $53
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820233186
Rosewill Challenger $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811147153
XFX 6790 $130 (Avail $20 MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150564
Lite-On DVD Burner $19
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827106289
Total: $522 Before rebates.
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That build is Solid will run almost all games on medium settings. What games are you playing?.

 

[aznshinobi]

^ I lol'd because you just stole my entire build. It even looks like the links are dead because you just copied and pasted it.

 

[chulex67]

hahahahhaa, i didnt stoled! just that i dont know how to put all ur post before mine so i copy paste it.!!, ur build is real Solid and alot of savings with those combos! nice job man.

but probably we should ask him what games he is playing i got a gtx 560 ti and i really dont use it :S. Overkill all my games and i could probably saved more.

 

[aznshinobi]

Haha OK, you just wanted to quote it. You don't really need to quote it, just say the persons name and agree with if you don't know how.

OP Already states what games he plays if you look closer.
The 6790 isn't overkill at that resolution.

 

[chulex67]

lol true dat, add me on league of legends "arkat" , and 6770 is overkill for lol and dota, but not for wow, xD.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

to the original build:

change to the Rosewill R102 case. its $5 cheaper, but comes with a 120mm fan!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147111

get the $3 cheaper AS Rock H61M/U3S3. same chipset, but with 2 SATA 3 ports and 2 USB3 ports, on sale in Sept for $70
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157236

Bundle a HDD + DVD player, saves about $13
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.6961668

bundle the CPU and some RAM, this saves about $20:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.723640

the $41 saved here is ebough saved to buy a 120MM fan for the front of your case:
Red: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200050
White: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200051
Blue: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200049
No LED: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200048

And either: Gigabye 550ti (similar performance to the old 768MB model of the GTX 460):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125367

Or XFX HD6790:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150564

 

[aznshinobi]

955 + MSI 970A-G45 AM3+ $200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.693504
Seagate 500GB + Corsair CX500 V2 $85 (Avail $20 MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.728987
Wintec AMPX 4GB DDR3 1333 $27
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161279
Rosewill Challenger $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153
XFX 6790 $130 (Avail $20 MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150564
Lite-On DVD Burner $19
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289
Total: $516 Before rebates
Total: $476 After Rebates
Revised a little.

 

[chulex67]

you can change the Ram and get this one

patriot 4gbs
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220555

case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133094

gpu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125367
(this card is on par with 6790 and i have heard alot of bad things about the 6790 being a 6850 remanufactured with cheap parts lol)

 

[aznshinobi]

^ Lol I don't know where you heard that but the 550 Ti is worse than the 6790.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-6790-barts-gpu-geforce-gtx-460,2917-5.html
How does that make sense? The 6850 is better than the 6790. If you say that, wasn't the 9800 GT just the 8800 GTS/GT renamed? The 460 SE 1GB wasn't a card with cheap parts but overpriced?

 

[chulex67]

^ Lol I don't know where you heard that but the 550 Ti is worse than the 6790.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-6790-barts-gpu-geforce-gtx-460,2917-5.html
How does that make sense? The 6850 is better than the 6790. If you say that, wasn't the 9800 GT just the 8800 GTS/GT renamed? The 460 SE 1GB wasn't a card with cheap parts but overpriced?

i say is on par cuz u only get 5 or 9 fps, but then i went to neweeg and what do i found? Both 6790 and Gtx 550 ti lowest price... OMFG, both are at 130 dlls and 109 with rebates. Deal Killer for the 6790. I have heard a lot of bad things about the 6790 about heat issues but fixing them with msi afterburner is simple.


6790 better than gtx 550 ti
6790 equal price than gtx 550 ti

so going for gtx 550 ti is not recommended anymore the only think i would go with the gtx 550 ti is if I'm planning to sli in like next year. Seems like 6790 is not gonna stay around anymore because its a great deal and everyone is getting one.


cuddos for the info aznshinobi