Please leave any suggestions on where I can chip away at parts of this build to save a bit more money.
Is there anyway of making the build cheaper than it already is and not lose performance?
THANKS! *Also I might upgrade to Windows 7 for $30 later from my cousin in college(if Linux is a big "no-no" )"
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($89.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Gamer 2 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 6850 1GB Video Card ($137.55 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: OCZ 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($39.25 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Outlet PC)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Wired Optical Mouse ($46.48 @ Amazon)
Other: Linux Ubuntu 12.04
Other: Link Depot Model HDMI-2-HDMI 6 ft. HDMI TO HDMI A/V Cable - OEM ($3.00)
Other: PCI wireless card... ($15.00)
Total: $606.19
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-09-06 18:52 EDT-0400)
Is there anyway of making the build cheaper than it already is and not lose performance?
THANKS! *Also I might upgrade to Windows 7 for $30 later from my cousin in college(if Linux is a big "no-no" )"
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($89.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Gamer 2 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 6850 1GB Video Card ($137.55 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: OCZ 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($39.25 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Outlet PC)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Wired Optical Mouse ($46.48 @ Amazon)
Other: Linux Ubuntu 12.04
Other: Link Depot Model HDMI-2-HDMI 6 ft. HDMI TO HDMI A/V Cable - OEM ($3.00)
Other: PCI wireless card... ($15.00)
Total: $606.19
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-09-06 18:52 EDT-0400)