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Title: Computer Build
Post by: Brosch91 on April 29, 2010, 05:06:03 am

Hello, I'm going to be getting 1,000(High School Graduation money from Grandma) to use for a computer build. so far, I have these parts:
Budget=1000

AMD Phenom II X4 925 Deneb 2.8GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103656&cm_re=phenom_ii_x4-_-19-103-656-_-Product (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103656&cm_re=phenom_ii_x4-_-19-103-656-_-Product)

MSI 770-G45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130250&cm_re=am3_motherboard-_-13-130-250-_-Product (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130250&cm_re=am3_motherboard-_-13-130-250-_-Product)

COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137&cm_re=cooler_master-_-11-119-137-_-Product (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137&cm_re=cooler_master-_-11-119-137-_-Product)

HIS H577FM1GD Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161317 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161317)

Windows 7 Home Edition
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754)

HP DVD burner /w LightScribe
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827140041 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827140041)

OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018)

A-DATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model AD3U1333B2G9-DRH
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211364 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211364)

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073&cm_re=500gb-_-22-136-073-_-Product (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073&cm_re=500gb-_-22-136-073-_-Product)

Price= $996.74
I spent a few days working on getting the most of my 1000 bucks on this build, if any of you have better suggestions, I'd like some.  Thank you!

Hanns·G HH-231HPB Black 23" 5ms HDMI Widescreen Full HD LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DCR 15000:1 (1000:1) Built-in Speakers
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254045 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254045)

Title: Re: Computer Build
Post by: macress345 on April 29, 2010, 10:41:27 am

Drop the 5830 and just get a 5770. The 5830 is only about 10 percent faster and generates more heat than the 5770. Also, you are not going to need an 875w power supply. Not even for crossfire 5970's.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161317 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161317)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018)

That power supply would be a much better choice and save you lots of money.


The motherboard you chose only supports 1600MHZ RAM if it's Overclocked to that. I wouldn't suggest getting a more expensive motherboard just for 1600MHZ RAM seeing as how it won't make it any better.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211364 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211364)


The total for your whole system with the parts I suggested is: $826.75 You won't be able to get that monitor but you can get this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254045 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254045) It's 23 inches, 1920x1080 resolution and it's only $180.


The total with that monitor. $996.74

There now you're in your budget range and you can get a monitor too.

Title: Re: Computer Build
Post by: Brosch91 on April 29, 2010, 12:26:50 pm

Thanks for the help, Stumpy. Now I can get a new monitor!  I'm going to buy the parts sometime in early June, as soon as I get the money.

Title: Re: Computer Build
Post by: Brosch91 on May 07, 2010, 03:48:55 am

Ok, after many changes to the build this will be the final build:
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=11646491 (http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=11646491)
I had to throw out the OCZ power supply, Stumpy.  My instructor at my school said OCZ Customer Support is non-existant and they do not honor their rebates and they usually die after one year of running,  So I found a cheap Apevia PSU instead.  I also went ahead and got a 5850 and ditched the monitor, because I just realized I have my 26" HDTV that I can use for gaming.  I still have the RAM you picked out though, those are a good deal and haven't found any better deal than that.  I also found a HDD that is 1TB with 7200RPM by Hitachi to replace my 500gb.

FINAL COMPUTER PRICE: $1,026.86 plus shipping. not bad :D
I'll be ordering the computer this weekend and probably get it within a week or so.

Title: Re: Computer Build
Post by: macress345 on May 07, 2010, 09:12:58 am

Not a bad setup now. You could get a cheaper 5850 and save yourself some more money though.

You could also ditch the AC5 seeing as how your processor is not a Black Edition.