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Charper2013

Charper2013

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Macon, Georgia
System Specs
Processor AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 Kuma Black Edition @ 3.2GHz 16x200
Motherboard ASUS M3A78-EM AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
Cooling XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler
Memory OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 & Corsair Dominator (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1250
Video Card(s) HIS Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5
Storage Western Digital 3.25 Inch SATA 320GB Drive
Display(s) SAMSUNG ToC T240HD Rose-Black 24" 5ms HDMI Widescreen HDTV Monitor
Case LIAN LI Lancool PC-K62 Mid Tower Computer Case
Audio Device(s) Onboard Realtek ALC1200 8 Channel Audio
Power Supply Corsair 650HX ATX12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular PSU
Software Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Proffesional
I am selling my desktop to a friend for 700$. I am going to need to rebuild. Im gonna need a whole entire computer. I need it to be about 700$ with shipping. I game a good bit. My monitor will be a 22'' 1680x1050. Im open to do AMD or Intel. Same way with Nvidia or ATI. Please help ;).
 
AMD/ATI will fit your price the best... go for Phenom II & Radeon 5770/5890...

you'll have to get a cheaper case, because you should also get a good power supply and motherboard. Newegg is the place to be.

Antec 300 $60

Asus M4A77 Mobo $79

Corsair 550W $80

G Skill 4GB Ram $105

Phenom II 940 $150

Caviar Blue 300GB Hdd $48

Radeon 4850 $124

=$648+ shipping (est $25 to NY)

minus video card is 525 plus shipping (550)
you can get a 4850 for 125, but im not seeing a 5850 for less than 300 -
so you'll be closer to 900 at the end than 700
 
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digibucc said:
AMD/ATI will fit your price the best... go for Phenom II & Radeon 5770/5890...

you'll have to get a cheaper case, because you should also get a good power supply and motherboard. Newegg is the place to be.
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Do you think I could maybe stretch for a 5850 system?
 
Buy my 965BE :laugh: AM3 is the way to go for gaming :D Athlon X4 if you are on tight budget. Im tired of looking at these parts on my desk (if you couldn't tell).
 
$523 after rebates, not bad.
 
id say intel dual core or AMD x3 720 terms of GPU in your price range 5770

something like

Case generic $50
DVD drive generic $20
CPU cooler: Xiggy s1283 $35
CPU x3 720BE $120 oem
mobo Asus M4A79XTD evo $110
gpu 5770 $170
PSU corsair 550vx $80
HDD pick something $60
Ram pick something $100 4gigs
OS : win 7 64bit $100

not really in your budget but a good base line to work with
 
crazyeyesreaper said:
id say intel dual core or AMD x3 720 terms of GPU in your price range 5770

something like

Case generic $50
DVD drive generic $20
CPU cooler: Xiggy s1283 $35
CPU x3 720BE $120 oem
mobo Asus M4A79XTD evo $110
gpu 5770 $170
PSU corsair 550vx $80
HDD pick something $60
Ram pick something $100 4gigs
OS : win 7 64bit $100

not really in your budget but a good base line to work with
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I have the OS covered. ;)
 
well then that means the above is pretty damn close to what you need :roll:

the above is roughly $745 without shipping get a antec PSU and look at some combo deals and mail in rebates and your good to go :toast:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022

OCZ psu 550 watt mail in rebate = $44 for it half the price of the corsair means $710 roughly :roll:


and it seems the 720 has dropped to $109 so thats $11 less so $699 haha hells yea im on a roll woot


Coolermaster Hyper 212+ $29.99 brings us in at $694

His 5770 is $162 so $8 less again so $686 im pretty sure you can get it all to fit :toast: good luck Charper
 
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yeah, forgot cd drive in mine. I actually don't use one :-) my bad...
 
id go with the fa1ality or w/e PSU to save another $40 and get a the tricore with aftermarket cooling id also go with the ANtec 300 illusion as it comes with 5 fans 3 120s and 2 140mms for about $5 less
 
Tweaking atm...
 
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Im thinking maybe a downgrade to like a 4850 so I can get a better proc/mobo then upgrade gpu later.
 
telling you man get the Antec 300 illusion has 5 fans and its $60 that gives you $30 leeway because that CPU is an OEM meaning your gonna need a heatsink and fan
 
crazyeyesreaper said:
telling you man get the Antec 300 illusion has 5 fans and its $60 that gives you $30 leeway because that CPU is an OEM meaning your gonna need a heatsink and fan
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Ok. Good idea. What do you think about the 4850 downgrade?

EDIT: The Illusion has 15$ shipping which is only 10$ cheaper than the scout....
 
well suit yourself but decent psu for $44 is better then $70 also allows you to keep the better GPU

trying to get biggest bang for buck here
 
crazyeyesreaper said:
well suit yourself but decent psu for $44 is better then $70 also allows you to keep the better GPU
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See lemme explain better. No matter what the rebate is, the problem is I wont have the money to buy the thing. So when I spend that type of money if I have a better option I want to take that.
 
ah now THAT makes more sense in that case let me see what i can find :roll:
 
yea do that then and get the $99 sapphire 4850 (512mb) since your resolution is 1680x1050 the 512mb should be alright till you can upgrade to something better later
 
crazyeyesreaper said:
yea do that then and get the $99 sapphire 4850 (512mb) since your resolution is 1680x1050 the 512mb should be alright till you can upgrade to something better later
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My thoughts exactly. :toast:
 
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