Approximate Purchase Date: Hopefully soon
Budget Range: $450 - $550 Before Rebates and after Tax (.06%) shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Casual Gaming on Mid-Low Settings, Watching Videos
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, OS, Optical Drive
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: microcenter.com newegg.com tigerdirect.com
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: 1TB HDD
Overclocking: OC with the TurboV feature in the ASUS mobo
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
My Future Build
Phenom II x2 560 ($47.99)
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0347369
Asus M5A97 EVO AM3+ ATX AMD ($119.99)
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0366622
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 7,200 RPM ($59.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&Tpk=samsung%20spinpoint%20f3
G.Skill Sniper Super Low Voltage RAM 8GB DDR3-1600 MHz ($49.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231461&Tpk=8gb%20ddr3
Rosewill Green Series RG630-S12 PSU ($59.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182200&Tpk=rosewill%20630w
NZXT M59 Black Midtower Gaming Case ($49.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146058&Tpk=nzxt%20m59
Cooler Master Hyper 212+ ($25.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
HIS Radeon HD 6790 ($134.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161377
TOTAL = $178.06 at Microcenter, $370.94 at Newegg, $559 initial payment (+$12.55 shipping)
My Current Build
Intel Q9300 Stock
Some 775 Socket Emachines mobo
500GB Seagate Barracuda
4GB DDR2
250w FSP Group PSU
Some Emachines case
GT240 512MB DDR5
Would I see much of a difference with a new build?
Budget Range: $450 - $550 Before Rebates and after Tax (.06%) shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Casual Gaming on Mid-Low Settings, Watching Videos
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, OS, Optical Drive
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: microcenter.com newegg.com tigerdirect.com
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: 1TB HDD
Overclocking: OC with the TurboV feature in the ASUS mobo
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
My Future Build
Phenom II x2 560 ($47.99)
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0347369
Asus M5A97 EVO AM3+ ATX AMD ($119.99)
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0366622
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 7,200 RPM ($59.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&Tpk=samsung%20spinpoint%20f3
G.Skill Sniper Super Low Voltage RAM 8GB DDR3-1600 MHz ($49.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231461&Tpk=8gb%20ddr3
Rosewill Green Series RG630-S12 PSU ($59.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182200&Tpk=rosewill%20630w
NZXT M59 Black Midtower Gaming Case ($49.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146058&Tpk=nzxt%20m59
Cooler Master Hyper 212+ ($25.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
HIS Radeon HD 6790 ($134.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161377
TOTAL = $178.06 at Microcenter, $370.94 at Newegg, $559 initial payment (+$12.55 shipping)
My Current Build
Intel Q9300 Stock
Some 775 Socket Emachines mobo
500GB Seagate Barracuda
4GB DDR2
250w FSP Group PSU
Some Emachines case
GT240 512MB DDR5
Would I see much of a difference with a new build?