New Gaming Rig

[gamerkila57]

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Approximate Purchase Date: 3 weeks

Budget Range: $500 After Rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming (BF3, COD, WoW, Diablo III etc.), surfing the internet, watching HD movies

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, psu

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com

Country: US

Parts Preferences: I would like to use an AMD CPU
Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Fast and reliable
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AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4100WMGUSBX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103996 - $109

MSI 760GM-P21 (FX) AM3+ AMD 760G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130638 - $49 - OWNED

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBXL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231425-$16 - OWNED

COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119196 - $80 - OWNED

SAPPHIRE 11188-22-20G Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card (OC Edition)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102987 - $200

Samsung by Seagate Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ/ST500DM005 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181 - $80

 

[TheBigTroll]

you need a 990fx chipset mobo to use fx processors
if it doesnt cost much more, get the fx 6100 (i like intel but for this budget, get amd)
a msi twin frozer 3 7850 will run you better.(ex. high to ultra on bf3) any other brand you like is also good. go with non reference
get a seagate 1tb sata 6gb/s drive. it has more performance for the buck

 

[gamerkila57]

you need a 990fx chipset mobo to use fx processors
if it doesnt cost much more, get the fx 6100 (i like intel but for this budget, get amd)
a msi twin frozer 3 7850 will run you better.(ex. high to ultra on bf3) any other brand you like is also good. go with non reference
get a seagate 1tb sata 6gb/s drive. it has more performance for the buck

i already have the mother board and it supports all fx series and i was looking at the hdd so i will get that and the 7850 is more than 6950

 

[TheBigTroll]

the 7850 has much better performance and uses les power

 

[gamerkila57]

the 7850 has much better performance and uses les power

ok i''ll just get the sapphire 7850

 

[TheBigTroll]

actually second thought they are approximately the same. its just that one uses more power than the other