Newbie comp builder

[KageRa]

i am building a system from scratch on a serious budget. i need to know of all of these parts are compatable.

case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154095
MB
http://www.ebay.com/itm/140826866988?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
CPU
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-BX80623I32120-Core-i3-2120-3-3-GHz-processor-New-/221106001422?pt=CPUs&hash=item337af1d60e
GPU
http://www.ebay.com/itm/290758918839?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
PSU
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200601777300?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
RAM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mushkin-Silverline-8GB-2x4GB-240-Pin-DDR3-1333-PC3-10666-Dual-Channel-Kit-/320966599112?pt=US_Memory_RAM_&hash=item4abb19a1c8

yes i know that it is a bad idea to buy from ebay but it fits my budget and my needs. so are all of these parts compatable? i will scavenge an HDD and optical drive from some older systems.

 

[moddedmatt]

your case doesnt have any fans so youll need to buy some if you dont want your system to overheat

 

[Wolfshadw]

All looks good with the exception of the power supply. Never go with a no-name PSU. Always go with a well reputed manufacturer like Antec, Corsair, Seasonic, PC Power and Cooling.

This Antec Basiq 500 watt would be a better bet. Yes, I know it costs a bit more, but better that than a PSU that fries your new system.

The only other thing I'd note would be your scavenged parts. The motherboard you've selected does not have an IDE port (not many do these days), so you need to make sure the scavenged parts are SATA and not IDE.

-Wolf sends

 

[g-unit1111]

All looks good with the exception of the power supply. Never go with a no-name PSU. Always go with a well reputed manufacturer like Antec, Corsair, Seasonic, PC Power and Cooling.

This Antec Basiq 500 watt would be a better bet. Yes, I know it costs a bit more, but better that than a PSU that fries your new system.

The only other thing I'd note would be your scavenged parts. The motherboard you've selected does not have an IDE port (not many do these days), so you need to make sure the scavenged parts are SATA and not IDE.

-Wolf sends

I agree with this - no name PSUs are never a good way to go. But that GPU won't use that much power. Maybe try an Antec Earth Watts instead: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033

 

[KageRa]

yeah when i said i was on a budget i really ment it. my budget is $300 and i absolutely cannot go over. also i was told to make sure that i had at least a 450 watt PSUwhen i asked about the GPU

 

[Unolocogringo]

Frys has the Lepa 500n for $31 . 34amps on the 12v rail .A much better power supply than the one you listed.
Also the ad is decieving. One place it lists a 6 pin pcie connector and another place is does not list a pcie connector. You will definately need one for the video card.

 

[mastrom101]

This is what I would do:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811233072
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171046

Yes that adds up to be a bit more than what you suggested but trust me it's worth it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819106001
Its a CPU and a GPU combined into one, and it lets you add a GPU in Xfire down the road (I think a 6670 would work). You can also add a CPU fan and overclock it later on.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157277
Decent motherboard, brand new, decent features, good price.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178333
Brand new RAM, Good price, descent brand.

All in all, your still way under budget. That leaves you room to buy a CPU fan to overclock, a cheap GPU to use with your CPU, or money to buy a better case/PSU or faster RAM. Maybe you could even squish in a cheap SSD to boot off of! Best of all, all these parts are new, so you wont have to worry about premature failure.

If you do go down your route, a better PSU is a must. I'd also recommend a new case.

 

[g-unit1111]

Frys has the Lepa 500n for $31 . 34amps on the 12v rail .A much better power supply than the one you listed.
Also the ad is decieving. One place it lists a 6 pin pcie connector and another place is does not list a pcie connector. You will definately need one for the video card.

Frys....

The Antec Earth Watts 380 that I linked to is a good supply and it's far better than a lot of the ones listed.

 

[splatman213]

Frys....

The Antec Earth Watts 380 that I linked to is a good supply and it's far better than a lot of the ones listed.

hold up.... whats wrong with frys? ive had good experiences with buying things there

 

[KageRa]

but does it have enough power to do a motherboard, graphics card, cpu, etc of this caliber

 

[KageRa]

also i cant do pny memory. i used some to upgrade my laptop and it was crashing constantly. so no pny ram i woll look into comething different.

 

[KageRa]

and i forgot to mention. this pc will be used for gaming and i plan to be able to play sc2 and diablo 3 on medium settings at hopefully at least 30 fps.

 

[g-unit1111]

hold up.... whats wrong with frys? ive had good experiences with buying things there

Ever see anything marked "open box" or "returned item" on the shelves there? They just restock things and put them back on the shelf without sending them back to the manufacturer - that is so dishonest that it's hard to shop there for that reason. They also have a horrible internet supply chain - there's a reason why my boss refers to them as "Fry Me's". :lol:

 

[Unolocogringo]

Most retailers for computer parts sell Open Box ,including NewEgg,Amazon,Microcenter Best Buy, etc...
You just have to know your prices and quality.
And don't buy open box items.

 

[KageRa]

hpw about this one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cooler-Master-Elite-460-Watt-PSU-/251133479451?pt=PCA_UPS&hash=item3a78b8ca1b

 

[g-unit1111]

Most retailers for computer parts sell Open Box ,including NewEgg,Amazon,Microcenter Best Buy, etc...
You just have to know your prices and quality.
And don't buy open box items.

I never encourage anyone to buy anything open box, returned item or refurbished. Even on really slim budgets that has the potential to be disastrous - and you pretty much take your chances with those parts since you most likely won't be able to get service for them.

 

[KageRa]

so i decided that i would replace the case and psu to get this as the final product
PSU:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Blue-Star-680W-20-4-pin-ATX-PSU-Power-Supply-w-SATA-PCIe-Connectors-NEW-/400305529152?pt=PCA_UPS&hash=item5d3411a140
CPU:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-BX80623I32120-Core-i3-2120-3-3-GHz-processor-New-/221106001422?pt=CPUs&hash=item337af1d60e
RAM:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Corsair-Vengeance-8GB-2-x-4GB-240-Pin-DDR3-RAM-1600-Memory-Blue-Light-Use-/140830793690?pt=US_Memory_RAM_&hash=item20ca2b5fda
case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811192289
GPU:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/XFX-HD-675X-ZAF4-Radeon-HD-6750-1GB-PCI-Express-2-1-x16-Video-Card-/290758918839?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item43b29502b7
MB:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ECS-Intel-CPU-Socket-H2-LGA-1155-H61H2-M2-1-0-DDR3-MicroATX-MotherBoard-/140826866988?pt=Motherboards&hash=item20c9ef752c

 

[KageRa]

Best answer selected by kagera.