Budget Build
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Hi all,
I'd like to build an intel system. I'm on a pretty tight budget though. I'd like to stay around $450. I have an old socket 754 amd system, so I can just use my current case, 450 watt power supply, optical drives, HDD, etc.
I need help picking out a good intel motherboard that I overclock with (nothing major, but I'd like to do some overclocking to make up for my budget), need a good i series processor that can overclock well, good heatsink, ram, and gpu (I'd like to stick with Nvidia as they seem to handle Flight Sim X a little better in my opinion, but I could be wrong).
Thanks for the help.
I'd like to build an intel system. I'm on a pretty tight budget though. I'd like to stay around $450. I have an old socket 754 amd system, so I can just use my current case, 450 watt power supply, optical drives, HDD, etc.
I need help picking out a good intel motherboard that I overclock with (nothing major, but I'd like to do some overclocking to make up for my budget), need a good i series processor that can overclock well, good heatsink, ram, and gpu (I'd like to stick with Nvidia as they seem to handle Flight Sim X a little better in my opinion, but I could be wrong).
Thanks for the help.
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Heres a build I had already made up. If you are worried about the power supply, you can downgrade the gpu to a radeon 7770 OR get a 500w psu. However, I think it will run fine. Unfortunately, you can't overclock this cpu. If you want to overclock, you will have to get a i5 3570k which would put the system way over your budget.
I noticed you had some leftover parts. You can save the optical drive and the HDD if they use sata ports. I wouldn't use the old power supply because its old and they degrade over time. The case might work, but if its old its probably ugly lol.
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/E24v
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/E24v/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/E24v/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($123.79 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Biostar H77MU3 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Value 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.68 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $499.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-17 14:04 EST-0500)
I noticed you had some leftover parts. You can save the optical drive and the HDD if they use sata ports. I wouldn't use the old power supply because its old and they degrade over time. The case might work, but if its old its probably ugly lol.
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/E24v
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/E24v/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/E24v/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($123.79 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Biostar H77MU3 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Value 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.68 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $499.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-17 14:04 EST-0500)
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