700$ MWO pc build

William_White

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Approximate Purchase Date: before Halloween

Budget Range: 700$

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Surfing the web, Movies, music creation

Are you buying a monitor: not with the 700$

Parts to Upgrade: NA

Do you need to buy OS: NO

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: None, preferably one site only

Location: City, Salem,OR

Parts Preferences: none

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: maybe in the future

Your Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024/ 1080p HDTV

Additional Comments: Playing mainly mechwarrior online, mATX or smaller motherboard a atx that ran a little small might also work,

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: the power supply went out on my old computer and took the rest with it.
 

lighter17

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3450 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($30.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($177.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $644.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

Price is after $30 in rebates.

This should give you some idea of what you can get. Deals change frequently so you'll want to pick the exact parts when you get close to ordering.
 

lighter17

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Some problems:

1. You have an unlocked CPU with an H77 motherboard that won't allow overclocking. You'll need a Z77 motherboard to overclock, and also an aftermarket CPU cooler. Or just change to a locked CPU.

2. You have an expensive notebook hard drive.

3. You have an expensive PSU from a manufacturer that most people avoid.

4. You have expensive memory that isn't going to add anything noticeable to performance.



If you don't need a case an optical drive you have just about enough to upgrade to a 7950.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3450 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($30.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $680.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)