$680 gaming system, target $600

[Travishunt91]

Revised from previous post

Let me know what you guys think, your advice is much appreciated!

I'm trying to get down to 600 dollars but as of now this will have to do. I like that in the future I can upgrade to am3+. It seems that LoL, WoW, and Diablo 3 should run fine with this.



Box 70
Antec three hundred illusion black steel atx mid
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129066
Power Supply 70
CORSAIR Builder Series CX600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] es%20CX600
Motherboard: 90
Asus M5A97 AM3+ AMD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131767
Processor: 140
AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE 3.4Ghz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103727
Graphics card: 150
SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102908
Ram: 60
G SKILL Sniper Series 2x4gb DDR3 1866
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] DR3%201866
Storage: 100
Western Digital 500gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136769

 

[gary1]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-gaming-pc-overclock,3159.html

Some of the components are cheaper now, and with the savings, get 8gb of RAM, and you can get a different case and PSU.

 

[nekulturny]

Pretty decent budget builder for sure. I seem to be having problems with Newegg loading, honestly I would stay with the Phenom, but once newegg starts working, I'll see what can be trimmed.

Off the top of my head, I think you can go with slightly cheaper RAM and still have 8GB.

Edit: Tis working now I see, your links have issues.


RAM save 14 dollars for same performance http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314

I would stick with 1600mhz rated RAM if you plan to overclock. At 4.0GHZ on my system, my RAM is running at 1485mhz. If you don't plan on overclocking, you can step down to 1333mhz. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220557 That would trim 20 bucks.

PSU- CX500 should be enough Save 10 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027

Video card- Same card, trim another 10 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161384

If you want to do a Phenom II build, I wouldn't trim anything else.

 

[Travishunt91]

Thanks guys.

Yeah I agree about sticking with the Phenom.

I wonder what kind of PSU this thing will actually need?

 

[nekulturny]

Thanks guys.

Yeah I agree about sticking with the Phenom.

I wonder what kind of PSU this thing will actually need?

I edited my first post.

But you dont need 1866mhz rated RAM for a Phenom II. 1600mhz will suffice even for an overclock.

Also, 965BE is only 125, not 150 like you have quoted http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727

 

[Travishunt91]

I appreciate the help.

Is there any difference in these graphics cards besides the brand?

 

[Zero_]

Check the $600 build in my sig.

 

[nekulturny]

I appreciate the help.

Is there any difference in these graphics cards besides the brand?

Not really no. Neither of them are factory overclocked, so theres no difference in core clock speeds, both are competent manufacturers, they should perform identically.

 

[nekulturny]

Check the $600 build in my sig.

Unless I'm unable to view it, all I see are comments. I'm assuming its recommending an i3 though.

I'm of the opinion as it stands now, software is behind hardware technology. (Hell a lot of software is still only 32 bit, including most web browsers) As we progress, software is going to be written more and more to favor quad core CPUs. For that reason, despite how good an i3 is for a dual core, a proper quad is the way to go for a well balanced system on a budget. [/opinion]

Edit: by proper I mean 4 physical cores, Intel i3s and AMD Bulldozers "pretend" to have more cores than they actually do, granted Sandy Bridge is a lot better at playing make believe, but the 965BE still smokes it in a lot of scenarios.

 

[computernewb]

If you're going to spend $150 on a HD 6850, This HD 6870 is the same price after mail in rebates ($159 at purchase)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161389

heres a comparison of the HD 6870 and 6850
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/540?vs=539

well worth it.