New build HELP!!!

[cstiles96]

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: this week (the closer the better)

Budget Range: (e.g.: $300-$500) After Shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: (e.g.: , gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies)

Are you buying a monitor: IDK if its Cheap but good



Parts to Upgrade: (e.g.: CPU, mobo, RAM) everything building new pc

Do you need to buy OS: yes


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (e.g.: newegg.comLocation: cedar springs michigan US
Parts Preferences: by brand or type: doesnt matter if I get what I want out of it

Overclocking: No /

SLI or Crossfire: whats that?

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080, 1920x1200 I would want both of these or just 1920 x 1200 but two or more

Additional Comments: No speacial bling just cheap and cold ish I dont want no over heating, I use After effects < Photo shop, I play minecraft and arma 2, but my pc is weak and I need a new one to give me more power so I would like to Run all games if possible

And Most Importantly, having trouble with games and multitasking power

My shopping cart:
http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingCart.aspx?Submit=view

 

[g-unit1111]

Your link doesn't work. You'll need to list the parts individually or use PC Part Picker.

 

[cstiles96]

LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM Item #: N82E16827106289Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

$17.99


RAIDMAX Reiter ATX-305WBP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply Item #: N82E16811156263Return Policy: Standard Return Policy


$49.99

BIOSTAR TA75M FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard Item #: N82E16813138333Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$69.99

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL Item #: N82E16820231314Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy
$45.99


OCZ Solid 3 SLD3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Item #: N82E16820227729Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy



$89.99


Subtotal:

$273.95

 

[g-unit1111]

Raidmax cases and power supplies are absolutely horrendous - among the worst in the industry.

A75 is decent for a motherboard, but you'll want to switch out that SSD - OCZ SSDs are not known to be the most reliable. What's the max budget here?

 

[Smeg45]

For a budget of $500 you should be able to squeeze in a 965 which will be decent for encoding and gaming. A system around that will be sufficient.

 

[Kamen_BG]

This build is many, many times faster.It's only weak spot is the refurbished CPU but i dont think that will be a problem.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 960T Black 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($64.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair CAFA50 61.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 560 1GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.96 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: OCZ 550W ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Sony AD-7280S-0B DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $494.88
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-03 17:15 EDT-0400)

 

[cstiles96]

THANKS so should I go with the AMD Phenom II X4 960T Black 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor or the i5 2500k ?

I'd get rid of the tb of hdd and get 120gb sdd and an external 2td hdd
and the case maybe find one at newegg

 

[g-unit1111]

This build is many, many times faster.It's only weak spot is the refurbished CPU but i dont think that will be a problem.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 960T Black 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($64.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair CAFA50 61.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 560 1GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.96 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: OCZ 550W ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Sony AD-7280S-0B DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $494.88
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-03 17:15 EDT-0400)

*NEVER* repeat - *NEVER* purchase anything refurbished, after market, used, open box, etc. It will not end well and you won't be able to get technical support for any products of this nature, that is never a good idea under any budget - whether it's $500 or $5,000. You don't know what these products were returned for and half the time they're just put back on the shelf with no explanation.

 

[cstiles96]

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

does this work?

 

[g-unit1111]

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

does this work?

Your link doesn't. You need to copy the link from where it says "Permalink". What's your max budget? I could suggest a system that does not have anything refurbished in it if I knew that.

 

[cstiles96]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dLLu

 

[cstiles96]

thats the perma link and $500

 

[g-unit1111]

That build is way more than $500, I'd suggest something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 1GB Video Card ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 500W ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $596.91
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-03 17:58 EDT-0400)

This one is under $600 - has a way better CPU, motherboard, case, PSU, RAM, you name it. And there's nothing on this system that's refurbished.

 

[cstiles96]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dLTr

 

[g-unit1111]

I'm not too sure about that PSU but otherwise everything else looks good.