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Building a budget gaming pc

Hydrashok

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awesome thanx...

pretty sure i'm going w/ the fortron 400 watt.. simply because of the dual sata plugs and pci-e that i won't have to buy converters for because i keep seeing bad reviews for those things. still in need of a cheap cheap case... or to cut some spending from these other parts....
 

Hydrashok

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i really appreciate all the input...

for anyone who's interested i ended up purchasing the following

power supply -Fortron FSP 400 watt dual sata plugs + pci express
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104953

processor -Athlon 3000 Venice 939
http://www.chiefvalue.com/product/productdetails.aspx?submit=&item=19-103-537&ATTMICROPROCESSORS PC

mainboard -ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 ATX AMD Motherboard Pci express
http://www.newegg.com/product/Produ...ATA2+Socket+939+ULi+M1695+ATX+AMD+Motherboard


Ram -ORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440


Graphics card -SAPPHIRE Radeon X850XT 100106L Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102688


Hard Drive- HITACHI Deskstar T7K250 160GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822145088

total =517.19 incl shipping
 
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System Name money pit..
Processor Intel 9900K 4.8 at 1.152 core voltage minus 0.120 offset
Motherboard Asus rog Strix Z370-F Gaming
Cooling Dark Rock TF air cooler.. Stock vga air coolers with case side fans to help cooling..
Memory 32 gb corsair vengeance 3200
Video Card(s) Palit Gaming Pro OC 2080TI
Storage 150 nvme boot drive partition.. 1T Sandisk sata.. 1T Transend sata.. 1T 970 evo nvme m 2..
Display(s) 27" Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 165Hrz Nvidia G-Sync, IPS.. 2560x1440..
Case Gigabyte mid-tower.. cheap and nothing special..
Audio Device(s) onboard sounds with stereo amp..
Power Supply EVGA 850 watt..
Mouse Logitech G700s
Keyboard Logitech K270
Software Win 10 pro..
Benchmark Scores Firestike 29500.. timepsy 14000..
yep.. that lot is about right.. budget that will at least play games in a reasonable fashion..

trog
 
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