$650 Dollar build Advice

oddly enough none of your links actually point me to the product page.

at any rate, you have gaming listed as one your priorities and yet i do not see a video card selected, did you forget to link one or are you going integrated?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9gks

here you go. gets you high settings almost all games. if you want 8gb of memory to start off with, go ahead and get it

I'm confused too. none of the links worked for me either. do you need an OS and monitor? you listed a 1920x1200 monitor do you already have this (hopefully, as you'll need a bigger budget if not)?

i can see some links

I looked up the parts, try these links:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

the HDD is a 2.5" FYI

he's at $393.95 with $3 shipping with the above.

I build the RIG around the x4 965BE, since you liked AMD. I used AM3+ MB (jsut in case AMD puts out a better gaming CPU) with SATA 6G and USB 3.0. instead of the AM3 Mb you had listed.

The case is just a place holder, its one I like to build with. feel free to chose one you like.
I only added 4gb of RAM as that is plenty to game on and more wasn't in the budget. I did make 1600Mhz ram though for future overclocking.
The GPU is a XFX HD 7850, I have the DD version and it rocks!
I replaced your PSU with a solid one that wasn't overkill and still fit the budget.
I left your choice of HDD in. You do know its a 2.5 inch drive right? It may help your boot times, I have the 750GB version in my netbook and it seems to be pretty quick booting.


ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Item #: N82E16827135204
Free shipping w/ promo code EMCNCNE35, ends 7/11
$16.99

NZXT Source 210 S210-001 Black “Aluminum Brush / Plastic” ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Item #: N82E16811146075
$39.99

ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Item #: N82E16813157280
$84.99

XFX Core Edition FX-785A-ZNFC Radeon HD 7850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Item #: N82E16814150617
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$234.99

SILVERSTONE ST50F-ES 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Item #: N82E16817256061
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate
$59.99

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Item #: N82E16820231427
$29.99

Seagate Momentus XT ST95005620AS 500GB 7200 RPM 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s with NCQ Solid State Hybrid Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Item #: N82E16822148591
$89.99

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Item #: N82E16819103727
$119.99
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$671.92 + $20.80 Shipping -4.99 if purchased before 7/11 promo code on ASUS DVD.
$30 of MIR's

if you act before 7/11 the final price is $657.73

wow... i can't believe i forgot to list the graphics card... I feel like an idiot now. The GPU is a nvidia GTX 480. Its listed as FERMI? Will this affect any system compatibility?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Also, i do need a screen and OS but those are not included in the $650 budget. $650 is for the tower only.

Again, apologies for the confusion, the error was mine.

7850 is just as good as the 480 without the high power draw.

follow as jerreddredd said and you are golden

You are much better off with the 7850, its a more modern GPU, uses less power and performs awesomely. your power bill will be less also, the GTX 480 is a beast on power and produces a large amount of heat.

if you still think the GTX 480 is for you, I would probably up the PSU to a 600W to be on the safe side if you start OCing the CPU or GPU in the future.. both the below are solid and stay in budget with the extra $20 (less) the 480 costs.

Corsair CX600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
$10 off w/ promo code EMCNCNE23, ends 7/11

SILVERSTONE Strider Essential series ST60F-ES 600W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

id suggest a 700w if you go 480. i saw some one with a 920 at 4ghz + a 480 at stock clocks draw 600w from the wall during loads

with a 7850, you can live off 450w with 1 7850 and 650w for 2

he should be fine on a solid 600W, but lets look at it...

THG reviewed it at 480w (total system load) and only 425w when running Metro 2033 and that was with i a 130w i7 980X OC.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/quad-sli-nvidia-sur...

the CX 600 has 480W on its 12v rail and the Silverstone has 504W
so he would be ok, but I think you may be right and it is pushing the PSU's to there limits and I usually spec at 80%

using the my 80% theory (max gaming shouldn't exceed 80% of the PSU Max) the 425w while running Metro being worst case. I would get a PSU that put about max 530w on the 12v rail (80% would be 424w or 44A) a 620-650W PSU

so the choices are:
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 $85 + $20 MIR = $65
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Antec NEO ECO 620C 620W / Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN (Need a power cable for these two) $70/$80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W $87
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
XFX Core Edition PRO650W $90 + $10 MIR = $80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

so, IF you stick with the GTX 480 (a dinosaur) I would go with the TX650 PSU they are pretty solid and it still in budget.

I highly recommend the HD 7850 much less power, heat and better same or better gaming performance.