$500 build for Christmas 2012 - unbeatable?

Titleist · Dec 19, 2012, 09:51 PM

Greetings

I've assembled this $500 system upgrade based on Newegg reviews. I want the most bang I can get for my buck. I'm ready to tweak it based on feedback. Well, what sayeth the experts? Merry Christmas to all!

$139.99: AMD FX-6300 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core Desktop Processor FD6300WMHKBOX, Item #: N82E16819113286

$69.99: ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard, Item #: N82E16813157280

$114.99: HIS iCooler H777F1G2M Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card, Item #: N82E16814161402

$49.99: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL11D-8GBXL, Item #: N82E16820231468

$109.99: Seagate Barracuda STBD2000101 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.5" Interal Hard Drive, Item #: N82E16822148910

TOTAL
$484.9

drdeathx · Dec 19, 2012, 09:59 PM

You could swap out for Trinity and get the A10-5800 too.

LAN_deRf_HA · Dec 19, 2012, 11:04 PM

Pretty good overall. You can save a bit of money on the HDD by getting it from amazon http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-ST2000...2/?ref=prid-20

Then you could swap the card up to a 650 Ti and still be under budget www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Dual-Link-Graphics-01G-P4-3650-KR/dp/B009KUT322/

lyndonguitar · Dec 20, 2012, 05:51 AM

That's a great build! just be sure your PSU can handle that specs.

AMD's upcoming Steamroller will be using AM3+ so you might also get a cheap upgrade too in the future.

Dec 19, 2012, 09:51 PM	#1
Titleist Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 1 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	$500 build for Christmas 2012 - unbeatable? Greetings I've assembled this $500 system upgrade based on Newegg reviews. I want the most bang I can get for my buck. I'm ready to tweak it based on feedback. Well, what sayeth the experts? Merry Christmas to all! $139.99: AMD FX-6300 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core Desktop Processor FD6300WMHKBOX, Item #: N82E16819113286 $69.99: ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard, Item #: N82E16813157280 $114.99: HIS iCooler H777F1G2M Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card, Item #: N82E16814161402 $49.99: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL11D-8GBXL, Item #: N82E16820231468 $109.99: Seagate Barracuda STBD2000101 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.5" Interal Hard Drive, Item #: N82E16822148910 TOTAL $484.9

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CRT/LCD Model:	Crossover 27Q
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Sound Card:	X-Fi Titanium HD with HD598
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Dec 20, 2012, 05:51 AM	#4
lyndonguitar I play games Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,254 (1.09/day) Thanks: 264 Thanked 262 Times in 182 Posts System Specs	That's a great build! just be sure your PSU can handle that specs. AMD's upcoming Steamroller will be using AM3+ so you might also get a cheap upgrade too in the future. __________________ Steam - lyndonguitar Origin - lyndonguitar Battlefield 3 Profile Battle.net - lyndonguitar#1663 Diablo III Profile Guild Wars 2 - lyndonguitar.6947

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Dec 19, 2012, 09:59 PM	#2
drdeathx Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago burbs Posts: 1,517 (1.03/day) Thanks: 39 Thanked 336 Times in 276 Posts System Specs	You could swap out for Trinity and get the A10-5800 too.

Dec 19, 2012, 11:04 PM	#3
LAN_deRf_HA Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4,024 (2.14/day) Thanks: 290 Thanked 831 Times in 588 Posts System Specs	Pretty good overall. You can save a bit of money on the HDD by getting it from amazon http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-ST2000...2/?ref=prid-20 Then you could swap the card up to a 650 Ti and still be under budget www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Dual-Link-Graphics-01G-P4-3650-KR/dp/B009KUT322/

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