First budget rig

[Mrnimrod]

A while back, these forums helped me in upgrading a Dell 530 to play games, I'll be building my first gaming rig from the ground up pretty soon and wanted to make sure all the components would work together.

Here what I have so far.

Tower- COOLER MASTER HAF 912

CPU-AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor

GPU-Nvidia GTX 550ti

PSU-COOLER MASTER 650w

HD-Samsung by Seagate Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ/ST500DM005 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

RAM-CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

OS-Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit



I haven't decided on a motherboard yet, but It'll will probably be something from Gigabyte. If I already have the GPU and the PSU, is there any way to get this build below $500?

 

[cranked]

Try this if you already have te GPU and PSU and your budget is $500 after that:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cHRR

 

[bigcyco1]

ASRock H77M LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard- $74.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157303#top


Intel Pentium G850 Sandy Bridge 2.9GHz - $87.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116397



Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600Desktop Memory - $29.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148488


Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $49.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153



HDD: 500GB Samsung by Seagate Spinpoint F3 - $69.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181#top


ODD: Samsung DVD Burner - $16.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151244 TOTAL $329.94 this is assuming you already have GPU and PSU Add windows 7 that makes it $429.93

 

[JefferyD90]

Save the money and either get a Athlon x3 or get a FX-4100... the X3 can be unlocked, and the 4100 is cheaper and performs just as good... and just get a 1TB WD...

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1622288&CatId=4919
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1372438&CatId=7341

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7288051&Sku=TSD-1000EALX

Otherwise I think your cool... oh yea, this is a cheaper case... You can probably find a 600 watt ThermalTake PSU for a much better price than a CoolerMaster.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7108921&Sku=T925-1336

Another thing, get the RC of Windows 8 and buy it when it comes out.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/release-preview

 

[azeem40]

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/191/AMD_FX-Series_FX-4100_vs_Intel_Pentium_Dual-Core_G850.html

Look at this and see whether the G850 or the FX 4100 is better for what you do. I can 100% guarantee you that if you go with the Athlon (lol) over the G850, you will be heavily disappointed. The G850 trades blows with the FX 4100 for gaming.

 

[JefferyD90]

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/191/AMD_FX-Series_FX-4100_vs_Intel_Pentium_Dual-Core_G850.html

Look at this and see whether the G850 or the FX 4100 is better for what you do. I can 100% guarantee you that if you go with the Athlon (lol) over the G850, you will be heavily disappointed. The G850 trades blows with the FX 4100 for gaming.

The Athlon can have its 4th core unlocked and L3 cache unlock... thus making it a Phenom...

 

[obsama1]

It doesn't. It turns into an Athlon II x4. There's a difference. Or maybe I'm wrong. *shrugs*

 

[JefferyD90]

No it doesnt. You are wrong... The Athlons have no L3 cache... Phenoms do, actually when you unlock the 4th core and L3 cache windows notices it as a Phenom

 

[azeem40]

I am guessing you didn't read the article. :/

 

[nekulturny]

A while back, these forums helped me in upgrading a Dell 530 to play games, I'll be building my first gaming rig from the ground up pretty soon and wanted to make sure all the components would work together.

Here what I have so far.

Tower- COOLER MASTER HAF 912

CPU-AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor

GPU-Nvidia GTX 550ti

PSU-COOLER MASTER 650w

HD-Samsung by Seagate Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ/ST500DM005 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

RAM-CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

OS-Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit



I haven't decided on a motherboard yet, but It'll will probably be something from Gigabyte. If I already have the GPU and the PSU, is there any way to get this build below $500?

It would help if you filled out this form: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/353572-31-build-upgrade-advice

Specifically, I'd like to know what games you're looking to play. But, I wouldnt use a Cooler Master power supply at all.

 

[Mrnimrod]

Alright, forget about lowering the price. Just tell me what gigabyte hard rive would be the best choice.

I'm trying to play the latest games at medium-high with decent framerates.

Also, will all these components work with one another? That's all I need to know.

EDIT: This one looks pretty good.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128521R

 

[obsama1]

Good mobo.