$750 build

zhongyan · Nov 11, 2011

Approximate Purchase Date: December 2011

Budget Range: $700 to $750 aud

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, watching videos, surfing the net

Parts Not Required: mouse, keyboard, monitor, speakers, windows 7

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/default.php
http://www.msy.com.au/default.jsp

Country: Australia

Parts Preferences: N/A

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: N/A

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Intel Core i5-2310 2.9Ghz 1155pin Boxed CPU
$160
http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=7845

ASRock H61M-U3S3 USB3 DDR3 1155pin Motherboard
$69
http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=7433

G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL 8G Kit(4Gx2) DDR3 1333
$53
http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=7261

Seagate 3.5" Barracuda 500GB ST3500413AS SATA3 7200RPM 16MB HDD
$81
http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=7385

Antec 300 Three-Hundard Gaming Tower without PSU
$59
http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=878

Antec Neo Eco 520C 520W PSU
$66
http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=7997

HIS 1GB 6950 PCI-E VGA Card
$238
http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=7668

Total is $726

Any suggestions?

appleshaq · Nov 11, 2011

zhongyan :

Looks pretty solid, but this is what I would have:

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=8366 $146

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=7433 $69

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=7261 $53

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=6960 $103 (pretty pointless getting a HDD now in the economic crisis with the floods, you might as well get this for a speedy boot and a game or two)

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=7667 (this card has great cooling and overclocks well if you ever plan to)

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=6873 $61 (I would advise on this case against the one you wanted, although it is your personal preference on case)

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=4973 $62 (plenty of power)

Total cost $752

This should be good for BF3 and other current games.

Trust me on the SSD as well, you can always get a HDD when the prices go back down.

Good luck!