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Good build for a <800 gaming budget?

delnaci

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Processor AMD Phenom II X4 940 3.4GHz OC
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P
Memory G.SKILL 4GB DDR2 SDRAM 1066
Video Card(s) ATI Radeon HD 4870 850/1000 OC
Case COOLER MASTER Centurion RC 534
Power Supply CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W
Software Windows XP
My buddy wants me to help him upgrade his computer, and I'd like some input.


Case: COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137

GPU: SAPPHIRE 100269SR Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102830

PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166

Mobo + CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core BE
GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.190732


EDIT : He's an avid overclocker.

Price is roughly $ 767 USD AR
 
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What motherboard is being used?
 

delnaci

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Processor AMD Phenom II X4 940 3.4GHz OC
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P
Memory G.SKILL 4GB DDR2 SDRAM 1066
Video Card(s) ATI Radeon HD 4870 850/1000 OC
Case COOLER MASTER Centurion RC 534
Power Supply CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W
Software Windows XP
My buddy wants me to help him upgrade his computer, and I'd like some input.


Case: COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137

GPU: SAPPHIRE 100269SR Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102830

PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166

Mobo + CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core BE
GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.190732


Price is roughly $ 767 USD AR

What motherboard is being used?

GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard

It's a part of the combo
 
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Aye, missed it. That is one solid rig for under 800 bucks! I guess just make sure that he has a HDD and an optical drive to go along with it.
 
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I say go HAF 932 for the case from amazon (155$ shipped)... Why? You want a case that lasts you long and a good one at that..... for 55$ more (because case shipping costs 25$ for make that case a 100$ one), IMO it is worth it...

Get both the GTX 275 and the mobo+CPU combo from here :D

or you could buy Assassin's 940 and mobo and 4gb of RAM (I'm sure he'd accept selling you half for half the price)

P.S: GTX 275 performs about equal to the 4890, but has Cuda and PhysX... Also, that XFX version has LIFETIME warranty :D I tell you... it is worth it to pay a little more for that...
 
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