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[glassjaw_49]

Approximate Purchase Date: Already Purchased

Budget Range: 1,100$

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming

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

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: : newegg.com

Country: Osan AB, Korea

Parts Preferences: by brand or type

Overclocking: not sure

SLI or Crossfire: not sure

Monitor Resolution: Not sure

Additional Comments: I already made the mistake of ordering my computer from newegg, I should of asked for help before hand, but im an idiot. Anyhow, i was wondering if there are any parts i could salvage in this build or should I just RMA everything?



1 x ($299.99) EVGA 015-P3-1480-KR GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
$299.99

1 x ($199.99) AMD FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8150FRGUBOX
$199.99

1 x ($117.99) MSI 990FXA-GD80V2 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
$117.99

1 x ($109.99) Patriot Viper Xtreme Division 4 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 15000) Desktop Memory Model PXQ316G1866ELQK
$109.99

1 x ($84.99) KINGWIN ABT-850MM 850W ATX 12V v2.2 / EPS 12V v2.91 / SSI EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply
$84.99

1 x ($49.99) Thermaltake Commander Series VN40006W2N White / Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$49.99

1 x ($44.99) Western Digital Caviar Blue RFHWD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$44.99

 

[adgjlsfhk]

keep the psu, hard drive, and ram. You should have bought 8 gigs of ram, but you could do better by selling the other half on ebay. Get an I5-2300, and an H67 mobo. If you live near a microcenter, buy an I5-2500k with a Z68 mobo. For a $300 graphics card, a 7870 will do better and you should make the switch.

 

[glassjaw_49]

Thanks for your response.

So is this the processor mobo you were talking about

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1355286&CatId=6982

Also what case would you suggest to purchase?

Anyhow thanks for the tips, maybe I can do some swaps over at emart, or lotteworld up in Seoul.

 

[nhasian]

you may want to skip the 2nd gen intel processor and get the newer 3rd generation ivy bridge intel cpu and motherboard instead. I like Antec and Coolermaster cases.

 

[adgjlsfhk]

For this price I would would buy a coolermaster HAF 912 or HAF 922. There are a few advantages of Ivy Bridge, but I see little reason to until ivy's prices go down $20. glassjaw_49, that is an amazing deal, but I would get this one.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2580686&CatId=6982

 

[glassjaw_49]

If I decided to keep my case do you see and problems in the near future. My original failbuild was shipped to an APO. I think it would be costly to RMA the case, unless it flat out sucks. Anyhow, thanks for the link, just ordered now just waiting to receive my original mobo, graphics card, and cpu to RMA.