OK GUYS! Final build time. Review the build RIGHT after this paragraph. You may look below it to see my specs so far.
Processor-
i5 2400 - 150$
http://www.microcenter.com/single_ [...] id=0354590
MOBO-
BIOSTAR H61MGC LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - 50$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813138332
Graphics Card-
HIS H677FN1GD Radeon HD 6770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 - 105$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161387
RAM-
CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 - 20$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145278
PSU-
Corsair 430w - 35$
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=6 [...] omoid=1282
HDD+DVD Combo-
HITACHI HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
WITH 24x DVD burner- 99$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822145299
Case-
Coolermaster Elite 370- 32$
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=55447
FINAL PRICE- 491$ Not including rebates/taxes/shipping
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Approximate Purchase Date: Around Black Friday and Cyber Monday, so basically, NOW
Budget Range: 500-550$
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Streaming, Editing, Screen Capture, Other
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Monitor, Mouse, Speaker, OS, MAYBE hard drive (Waiting for price to drop)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, NCIX, Microcenter, anything else.
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: Up to you guys
Overclocking: If you guys recommend, otherwise probably not.
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080, though I have a lesser resolution monitor.
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Ok guys. Take two. Time is getting close, and I need to decide on a build. Here I present two builds, one from me and another from calguyhunk. Could you guys do me a favor and decide/edit the builds and see which one is the best?
My build:
Motherboard
BIOSTAR H61MGC LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - 50$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138332
Processors
i5 2400 - 150$
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354590
OR
i5 2320 - 175$
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=63959&promoid=1282
Graphics Card
HIS H677FN1GD Radeon HD 6770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 - 105$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161387
RAM
No idea yet, but I want a 4gb RAM. Not sure which one to get.
PSU
Corsair 430w - 35$
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=60345&promoid=1282
DVD
Samsung 22x OEM- 17$
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=60344&promoid=1282
Case
Coolermaster Elite 370- 32$
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=55447
FINAL (Without Rebates): 419-444$
I don't have an HDD yet, so add about 100$ to that price :\
And here is calguyhunk's build:
CPU+Mobo: $140 AMD Phenom IIX4 970+Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P AM3+
RAM: $32 CORSAIR XMS3 8GB
HDD: $95 Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s. I'm trying hard not to recommend 320GB drives at $100
GPU: $160 SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870
PSU: $65 SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W
Case: $32 COOLER MASTER Elite 370 - In your link.
TOTAL: $524 after rebates+Shipping. This will pawn any of the other proposed builds by a factor of a million to one. What's more, some amount of OC'ing comes as a bonus
Corsair, Gigabyte, Cooler Master, Sapphire, Western Digital. Don't think you're gonna better that for either FPS or reliability at the price point, I don't think
So which one is better? I'm working on a limited time frame.
Thanks!
Processor-
i5 2400 - 150$
http://www.microcenter.com/single_ [...] id=0354590
MOBO-
BIOSTAR H61MGC LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - 50$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813138332
Graphics Card-
HIS H677FN1GD Radeon HD 6770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 - 105$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161387
RAM-
CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 - 20$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145278
PSU-
Corsair 430w - 35$
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=6 [...] omoid=1282
HDD+DVD Combo-
HITACHI HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
WITH 24x DVD burner- 99$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822145299
Case-
Coolermaster Elite 370- 32$
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=55447
FINAL PRICE- 491$ Not including rebates/taxes/shipping
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Approximate Purchase Date: Around Black Friday and Cyber Monday, so basically, NOW
Budget Range: 500-550$
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Streaming, Editing, Screen Capture, Other
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Monitor, Mouse, Speaker, OS, MAYBE hard drive (Waiting for price to drop)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, NCIX, Microcenter, anything else.
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: Up to you guys
Overclocking: If you guys recommend, otherwise probably not.
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080, though I have a lesser resolution monitor.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ok guys. Take two. Time is getting close, and I need to decide on a build. Here I present two builds, one from me and another from calguyhunk. Could you guys do me a favor and decide/edit the builds and see which one is the best?
My build:
IceTee :
Motherboard
BIOSTAR H61MGC LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - 50$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138332
Processors
i5 2400 - 150$
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354590
OR
i5 2320 - 175$
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=63959&promoid=1282
Graphics Card
HIS H677FN1GD Radeon HD 6770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 - 105$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161387
RAM
No idea yet, but I want a 4gb RAM. Not sure which one to get.
PSU
Corsair 430w - 35$
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=60345&promoid=1282
DVD
Samsung 22x OEM- 17$
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=60344&promoid=1282
Case
Coolermaster Elite 370- 32$
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=55447
FINAL (Without Rebates): 419-444$
I don't have an HDD yet, so add about 100$ to that price :\
And here is calguyhunk's build:
calguyhunk :
CPU+Mobo: $140 AMD Phenom IIX4 970+Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P AM3+
RAM: $32 CORSAIR XMS3 8GB
HDD: $95 Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s. I'm trying hard not to recommend 320GB drives at $100
GPU: $160 SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870
PSU: $65 SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W
Case: $32 COOLER MASTER Elite 370 - In your link.
TOTAL: $524 after rebates+Shipping. This will pawn any of the other proposed builds by a factor of a million to one. What's more, some amount of OC'ing comes as a bonus
Corsair, Gigabyte, Cooler Master, Sapphire, Western Digital. Don't think you're gonna better that for either FPS or reliability at the price point, I don't think
So which one is better? I'm working on a limited time frame.
Thanks!