$750 budget BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK!!! Help please :D

[nunyaabidniss]

Approximate Purchase Date: 2 days (Feb. 8th)

Budget Range: $750-$800

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies, light video and image editing

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, HDD (I am considering adding an SSD though)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, tigerdirect.com, amazon, POSSIBLY Micro Center (I have a friend out of state that may go for me and ship the products, but the deal would have to be pretty amazing to go that route.)

Country: West Virginia, United States

Parts Preferences: I would love a Lanboy case. I hate sharp edges on cases and preferably no funky designs like strange lightning bolt-ish angles (the toms recommended case for budget gaming looks that way, yuck.)

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: If the price is right, but in the future for sure.

Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050, 1920x1080

Additional Comments: I appreciate any help you all may offer. I prefer not to get the cheapest possible PSU.

Thanks in advance for the help! I am off for the next two days and I am totally obsessing over making this the best build for my price range! Please help! lol >.<

 

[sadams04]

MB - ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 - $122
CPU - i5-2500k - $180
CPU Cooler - Hyper 212+ - $25
GPU - XFX HD 6950 2GB - $245 after MIR
MEM - Corsair XMS3 4GB DDR3-1600 CL9 - $20 after MIR
OPTICAL - LG 22x DVD-RW - $16
PSU - XFX PRO850W - $100 after MIR
CASE - Cooler Master Elite 430 - $40 after MIR

$748 and you are set up to overclock and for SLI / CF down the road. The CPU for $180 @ Microcenter may be worth the hassle of having your friend ship it to you.

 

[chaotixblade]

Right here its my build, YOURLL love it.

IT WILL MAX OUT BF3, NATIVE RESOLUTION 1900X1280 (NO AA THO)

HERE YOU GO

Its my build.

I think its awesome


dont forget to pick best answer

Ram = Kingston Technology HyperX Blu 4GB 1600MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM (Kit of 2) XMP KHX1600C9D3B1K2/4GX 24$

http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Technology-1600MHz-KHX1600C9D3B1K2-4GX/dp/B003NWWM30/ref=sr_1_13?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1328477070&sr=1-13

Hard Drive = Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB SATA III 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive - WD5000AAKX
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB SATA III 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive - WD5000AAKX 88$

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Cache-Desktop/dp/B00461G3MS/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1328298806&sr=1-2%20

Case = GAMMA Classic Series ATX Mid Tower Interior Steel Chassis (Black) 40$

http://www.amazon.com/GAMMA-Classic-Interior-Chassis-Black/dp/B002UDK9U6/ref=pd_vtp_e_2


PSU= Corsair Builder Series CX V2 500-Watt 80 Plus Certified Power Supply Compatible with Intel and AMD Platforms - CMPSU-500CXV2 58$

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-500-Watt-Certified-Compatible-Platforms/dp/B004W2T2U6/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1328298322&sr=1-3&tag=vglnk-c1001-20

Graphics card = SAPPHIRE AMD Radeon HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 PCIE Graphics Card 164$

http://www.amazon.com/SAPPHIRE-Radeon-6870-GDDR5-Graphics/dp/B005C8RTTU/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1328298873&sr=1-1


Motherboard= ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AMD 970 & SB950 ATX DDR3 800 AMD - AM3+ Motherboard 90$

http://www.amazon.com/ASRock-970-EXTREME3-SB950-DDR3/dp/B005POPRG8/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1328303757&sr=1-1

Os= Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit (Full) System Builder DVD 1 Pack 100$

http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-64bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0PT3I/ref=sr_1_3?s=software&ie=UTF8&qid=1328207983&sr=1-3


disk drive = Asus 24xDVD±RW Serial ATA Internal OEM Drive DRW-24B1ST (Black) 23$

http://www.amazon.com/Asus-24xDVD%C2%B1RW-Serial-Internal-DRW-24B1ST/dp/B0033Z2BAQ/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1328565603&sr=8-6&tag=vglnk-c1001-20


CPU = AMD Phenom II X4 960T Processor, Black Edition, 3.0 4 Socket AM3 - HD96ZTWFGRBOX 115$

http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Phenom-Processor-Black-Socket/dp/B0056D5AMY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328200245&sr=8-1\

Extra fans

Fan:Cooler Master Computer Case Cooling R4-L2R-20AC-GP 7$

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0026ZPFCK/sr=1-4/qid=1328478190/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1328478190&sr=1-4&seller=&tag=vglnk-c1001-20


709$

 

[sosofm]

MOBO : ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271
CPU : I5 2500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
RAM : CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233196
GPU : EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130623
PSU : SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W 80 PLUS BRONZE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096
DVD-RW : LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289
CASE : COOLER MASTER Elite 430
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119227
CPU COOLER : COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
TOTAL : $798.93 without rebates.

 

[chaotixblade]

DONT FORGET WITH AMAZON 30 DAY RETURN NO QUESTIONS ASKED , NOT NEWEGG BS 15% RESTOCKING FEE.

ALSO NO TAX!!!!!

SAVE YOU 70$ WITH AMAZON

AND THAT GRAPHICS CARD ISS 20$ CHEAPER ON AMAZON

10$ CHEAPER PSU

AND 20 DOLLAR CHEAPER CPU

 

[nagol567]

dont get an AMD computer... its obvious that intel has the uperhand in gaming when their two core i3 2100 beats a phenom ii x4 @4ghz.

 

[nunyaabidniss]

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