Budget Build Help

Charper2013 · Jan 22, 2010

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

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digibucc · Jan 22, 2010

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

Charper2013 · Jan 22, 2010

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.

Do you think I could maybe stretch for a 5850 system?

blkhogan · Jan 22, 2010

Heres a combo Newegg has listed. Might be a good base to start with. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.319352

Charper2013 · Jan 22, 2010

blkhogan said:
Heres a combo Newegg has listed. Might be a good base to start with. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.319352

A nice combo. But I cant afford it. I wont be able to get a GPU.

theonedub · Jan 22, 2010

Buy my 965BE :laugh:

AM3 is the way to go for gaming

Athlon X4 if you are on tight budget. Im tired of looking at these parts on my desk (if you couldn't tell).

blkhogan · Jan 22, 2010

$523 after rebates, not bad.

crazyeyesreaper · Jan 22, 2010

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

Charper2013 · Jan 22, 2010

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

I have the OS covered.

crazyeyesreaper · Jan 22, 2010

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

Charper2013 · Jan 22, 2010

digibucc · Jan 22, 2010

yeah, forgot cd drive in mine. I actually don't use one

my bad...

crazyeyesreaper · Jan 22, 2010

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

Charper2013 · Jan 22, 2010

Tweaking atm...

Charper2013 · Jan 22, 2010

Im thinking maybe a downgrade to like a 4850 so I can get a better proc/mobo then upgrade gpu later.

crazyeyesreaper · Jan 22, 2010

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

Charper2013 · Jan 22, 2010

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

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....

crazyeyesreaper · Jan 22, 2010

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...129066&cm_re=ANTEC_300-_-11-129-066-_-Product that case

id keep the current GPU as it will overclock to 4890 speeds meaning DX11 + low power requirments

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ..._fatal1ty_power_supply-_-17-341-022-_-Product

that PSU has a huge rebate meaning more savings

Charper2013 · Jan 22, 2010

crazyeyesreaper said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...129066&cm_re=ANTEC_300-_-11-129-066-_-Product that case

id keep the current GPU as it will overclock to 4890 speeds meaning DX11 + low power requirments

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ..._fatal1ty_power_supply-_-17-341-022-_-Product

that PSU has a huge rebate meaning more savings

The rebates mean nothing to me. I dont usually bother with them.. And the thermaltake is a better psu.

crazyeyesreaper · Jan 22, 2010

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

Charper2013 · Jan 22, 2010

crazyeyesreaper said:
well suit yourself but decent psu for $44 is better then $70 also allows you to keep the better GPU

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.

crazyeyesreaper · Jan 22, 2010

ah now THAT makes more sense in that case let me see what i can find :roll:

Charper2013 · Jan 22, 2010

crazyeyesreaper said:
ah now THAT makes more sense in that case let me see what i can find

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...re=phenom_ii_processor-_-19-103-674-_-Product

I can get that if I downgrade to 4850 temporarily.

EDIT: In my last posting of my cart I didnt include a heatsink so I will have to downgrade to 4850 to get that AMD proc with the stock heatsink.

crazyeyesreaper · Jan 22, 2010

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

Charper2013 · Jan 22, 2010

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

My thoughts exactly. :toast:

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

System Name	i7-PC / HTPC / iMac
Processor	i7 3820 / Phenom II 940
Motherboard	GIGABYTE G1.ASSASSIN2 / M3A79-T Deluxe
Cooling	Corsair Hydro H100i / Scythe II (HS only)
Memory	G.SKILL Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600mhz / 4GB DDR2 1066 (@800) Corsair Dominator
Video Card(s)	GB Radeon HD 7950s 3GB / GB Radeon HD 7950s 3GB
Storage	2x 80GB Intel X-25, 2x600gb SATA, 1x1tb 5400RPM storage /1x600GB, 3x500GB,1x160,1x120 SATA
Display(s)	1x 27" Yamakasi / Vizio 42" HDTV
Case	Lian Li Lancool PC-K58 / Antec 900
Audio Device(s)	HT Omega Striker 7.1 / Onboard and HDMI from ATi Card
Power Supply	PC Power & Cooling 750W / 610W
Software	Ubuntu / Windows 8.1 Pro / OS X / PHPStorm / Gaming

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

System Name	Hogan's Crap
Processor	Intel i3-2120 Crap!
Motherboard	Dell POS Crap!
Cooling	Stock Crap!
Memory	4 GB Kingston DDR3 10600 Crap!
Video Card(s)	Stock Crap!
Storage	500 GB 5400 rpm Crap!
Software	Windows 10 64bit

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

System Name	Erakith \|\| AsRock NUCS
Processor	AMD ThreadRipper 2990WX ES (32c/64t 3.5ghz@1.02v) \|\| Intel i7 1360P Raptor Lake-P
Motherboard	MSI X399 MEG Creation \|\| AsRock OE
Cooling	EK Supremacy TR4 Full Nickel, D5 w/ EK Top, 2X EK-CoolStream XTX 360 & Photon 270 Res \|\| OE
Memory	32GB (4x8GB) Corsair Vengeance PRO RGB DDR4 3000\|\| 2x16GB Corsair DDR4
Video Card(s)	Vega 64 EK FC\|\| Intel Iris Xe
Storage	250gb WD Black NVMe & (2) 2TB Intel 660p NVMe \|\| 2TB Corsair MP600 Pro
Display(s)	34" Dell Ultrasharp U3415W
Case	CaseLabs Merlin SM8 \|\| Aluminum Unibody
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000
Mouse	Corsair Harpoon Wireless RGB
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB w/ Cherry MX Silent
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64 \|\| WIndows 11 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	WCG & F@H Only

System Name	Old reliable
Processor	Intel 8700K @ 4.8 GHz
Motherboard	MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon AC
Cooling	Custom Water
Memory	32 GB Crucial Ballistix 3666 MHz
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X
Storage	3x SSDs 2x HDDs
Display(s)	Dell U2412M + Samsung TA350
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 TG
Audio Device(s)	Samson Meteor Mic / Generic 2.1 / KRK KNS 6400 headset
Power Supply	Zalman EBT-1000
Mouse	Mionix NAOS 7000
Keyboard	Mionix

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