First build ever tight $400 budget
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Certinlynotjerome
October 2, 2012 1:03:05 AM
I'm a 12 year old that needs a new computer
So i got $400 and I've been searching and found this. Any comments? Recommendations? I am going to get it for Christmas but im probably going to build it before that.
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WEBSITES-newegg, amazon
COUNTRY-USA New Jersey
Parts not needed-monitor,os,keyboard,speakers,mouse
Monitor Resolution-1280x1024
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AMD A8-3870k
http://www.amazon.com/AMD-A8-3870K-Graphics-Quad-Core-P...
Biostar AMD FM1 Socket - A75 Chipset
http://www.amazon.com/Biostar-AMD-FM1-Socket-Motherboar...
Kingston Hyper X Blu 4 GB 1600MHz DDR3
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-1600MHz-Non-ECC-KHX1600C...
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB SATA III 7200 RPM
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Cache-Desk...
Cooler Master Elite 430 Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Computer-All-Black-...
Cooler Master Elite 460W ATX
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Elite-Supply-RS460-...
New Build Below
So i got $400 and I've been searching and found this. Any comments? Recommendations? I am going to get it for Christmas but im probably going to build it before that.
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WEBSITES-newegg, amazon
COUNTRY-USA New Jersey
Parts not needed-monitor,os,keyboard,speakers,mouse
Monitor Resolution-1280x1024
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AMD A8-3870k
http://www.amazon.com/AMD-A8-3870K-Graphics-Quad-Core-P...
Biostar AMD FM1 Socket - A75 Chipset
http://www.amazon.com/Biostar-AMD-FM1-Socket-Motherboar...
Kingston Hyper X Blu 4 GB 1600MHz DDR3
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-1600MHz-Non-ECC-KHX1600C...
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB SATA III 7200 RPM
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Cache-Desk...
Cooler Master Elite 430 Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Computer-All-Black-...
Cooler Master Elite 460W ATX
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Elite-Supply-RS460-...
New Build Below
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zared619
October 2, 2012 1:32:36 AM
I have to admit, for being 12 you picked out some pretty good components. Don't forget to include an optical drive (cd drive). The only recommendation I have is to swap out your power supply for this one.
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-430-Watt-Certified-Compat...
However, the cooler master will probably do just fine. The corsair would be more reliable and look better.
Other than that, I think you are set. Good job on picking out the parts.
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-430-Watt-Certified-Compat...
However, the cooler master will probably do just fine. The corsair would be more reliable and look better.
Other than that, I think you are set. Good job on picking out the parts.
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Certinlynotjerome
October 2, 2012 1:39:53 AM
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zared619
October 2, 2012 2:12:40 AM
BreadWhistle
October 2, 2012 2:16:35 AM
Here is a build I made from another topic. It is slightly over budget but it's pretty decent.
CPU - AMD Phenom II x4 965 - ($100)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103727
GPU - Sapphire Radeon HD 7750 ($110)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102969
Case - NZXT Gamma ($40)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811146061
HDD - 500GB Western Digital WD Blue ($60)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136771
Mobo - BIOSTAR A880GZ 880G ($60)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813138345
RAM - G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) ($37)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231542
PSU - CORSAIR 430w ($45)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139026
Total - $452
CPU - AMD Phenom II x4 965 - ($100)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103727
GPU - Sapphire Radeon HD 7750 ($110)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102969
Case - NZXT Gamma ($40)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811146061
HDD - 500GB Western Digital WD Blue ($60)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136771
Mobo - BIOSTAR A880GZ 880G ($60)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813138345
RAM - G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) ($37)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231542
PSU - CORSAIR 430w ($45)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139026
Total - $452
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the llano build is fine, but should be around $350:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD A8-3850 2.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI A55M-P33 Micro ATX FM1 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.66 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 6670 1GB Video Card ($56.97 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX12V Power Supply ($25.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $347.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
trinity is out tomorrow, I'll post another build with that then
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD A8-3850 2.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI A55M-P33 Micro ATX FM1 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.66 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 6670 1GB Video Card ($56.97 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX12V Power Supply ($25.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $347.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
trinity is out tomorrow, I'll post another build with that then
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Certinlynotjerome
October 2, 2012 10:40:58 AM
FinneousPJ
October 2, 2012 10:43:19 AM
diellur
October 2, 2012 11:08:12 AM
crossfiresli160
October 2, 2012 11:16:18 AM
FinneousPJ
October 2, 2012 12:05:54 PM
Best solution
Anonymous
October 2, 2012 12:43:36 PM
swifty_morgan
October 2, 2012 3:59:32 PM
zared619
October 2, 2012 4:51:11 PM
swifty_morgan
October 2, 2012 5:12:52 PM
Certinlynotjerome
October 2, 2012 6:56:29 PM
Certinlynotjerome
October 2, 2012 6:59:20 PM
Certinlynotjerome
October 2, 2012 7:26:08 PM
crabapple
October 2, 2012 7:32:31 PM
Certinlynotjerome
October 2, 2012 7:39:47 PM
Ok so I have the build that I will probably get now.
ASRock FM2A75M-DGS FM2 AMD A75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
AMD A10-5800K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
NZXT GAMMA Classic Series
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 Mhz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus 500 Watt
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Western Digital WD Blue 500GB 7200 RPM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
ASRock FM2A75M-DGS FM2 AMD A75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
AMD A10-5800K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
NZXT GAMMA Classic Series
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 Mhz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus 500 Watt
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Western Digital WD Blue 500GB 7200 RPM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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swifty_morgan
October 2, 2012 7:43:25 PM
crabapple said:
Yes - I had an amd radeon hd6750 and the Corsair 430W PSU referenced here. NO power problems whatsoever.i wouldn't be too hasty picking a card for cross firing with this apu. haven't seen anything on that yet. might be nice to be able to use a bigger card for that now that they have changed......... unless you have information on it I haven't seen.
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FinneousPJ
October 2, 2012 7:50:24 PM
Anonymous
October 2, 2012 7:52:07 PM
Certinlynotjerome
October 2, 2012 7:56:20 PM
Anonymous said:
personally i would upgrade to 8gb of ram, the integrated gpu takes up some of your ram if i remember correctly, its always good to go with 8gb anyway and its not much of an expenditure, ddr3 is really cheapI guess i can go 8, the prices seem really cheap. Im still on a Pentium 4 with 1 gb of ram so maybe 4 gb is enough LOL
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Certinlynotjerome
October 2, 2012 8:02:30 PM
crabapple
October 2, 2012 8:18:23 PM
swifty_morgan
October 2, 2012 8:25:05 PM
zared619
October 2, 2012 8:35:30 PM
Certinlynotjerome
October 2, 2012 9:37:04 PM
Certinlynotjerome
October 3, 2012 1:03:13 AM
zared619
October 3, 2012 1:14:14 AM
Certinlynotjerome
October 3, 2012 1:18:03 AM
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