Reusing parts low budget

[Matt00]

This is gonna be 2 machines around 600 each so us 1200
Basicly need CPU, Ram, Board, Video Card (mabe ssd)
Current Machines
e6800 at 4.2 p35 mobo 4 gig ddr2 gts 250 RV-02e case Seasonic 520 bronze psu Generic 120mm tower heatsink
Q6600 at 3.2 680i mobo 4 gigs ddr2 9800 gt sli DF-30 case Earthwatts 500 TT V1 heatsink
both have 1680x1050 atm will get newer ones soon enough
Overclocking yes
Games GW2 the first machine i play alot of single player shooters
as you see I only get parts once and a while so warranty matters no 2 year crap
Newegg places like that i can price match at frys too
Id love to see what you can do with this budget rember its gonna be 2 of each but that shouldn't matter
I was thinking I5 unlocked some Z77 mobo 8 gigs of 1600 and HD7870 a LE mabe if there was one besides power color with 2 year warranty

 

[tenaciousk]

hmm do you need a os? 600 for a i5 build with a 7870, might be asking a lot. But lets see what we can do. If you dont need a operating system that will help.

 

[mikerockett]

As tenacious has said, unlocked i5 and z77 isn't likely to happen in this price bracket. A little over budget here but that's squeezing in a 7870 LE, if you want 600 strict then just get a 7870. That's assuming you dont live near a microcentre, if you do then its the cheaper price below, if not 617. Cases and PSU's to be re used.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-E33 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $573.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-03 16:42 EST-0500)

 

[Matt00]

no hdd no os just board cup vc ram

 

[mikerockett]

In that case can probably make some amendments, ill get back to this tomorrow morning.

 

[Matt00]

yea cell phones can be a pain but all i need is cpu motherboard ram video card i want a 7870 le but i don't like power color if any other company has one that's great. Ive known people to price match microcenter cpus at frys

 

[tenaciousk]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($214.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $558.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-03 18:50 EST-0500)

 

[mikerockett]

yea cell phones can be a pain but all i need is cpu motherboard ram video card i want a 7870 le but i don't like power color if any other company has one that's great. Ive known people to price match microcenter cpus at frys

Here you go, chose a Sapphire one instead.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($87.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($244.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $567.52
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-04 03:08 EST-0500)

 

[iceclock]

so u basically need ram+video+cpu+mobo for each.

1200$ total?

 

[Matt00]

yep sapphire has 2 year warranty that's not ideal any other options amd isn't a must but if its the most bang

 

[mikerockett]

Sapphire and power color are the only ones i've seen that sell them currently. your next bet would be an extra $50 and get the XFX 7950 which has a lifetime warranty if you register it in 30 days i believe.

 

[iceclock]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bw4W
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bw4W/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bw4W/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $543.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-04 19:20 EST-0500)

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