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hey guys, i was wondering if a $800 budget can build a i7 comp? i'm thinking of getting a new comp because the comp that I have now has this restarting issue, it would randomly restart by itself. for example, if I'm playing a game, it would sometimes restart, this happens a lot. and I can't seem to bring down the cpu temp, I purchased a cooler instead of using the stock cooler and it's still around the high 50's to the early 60's.

anyways, I'm just wondering what my options would be.. i would re-use the psu that i already have, and possibly the cd/dvd drive, the hard drives, and i don't need a operating system. i won't be overclocking or anything like that. this comp would be used for everyday task and also some gaming, like counter-strike, DOTA, and for starcraft 2, as well as converting videos. thanks for the help.

and btw, I live in the US, and about the moniter, it could be included in the build but it's probably not do-able with such a tight budget, the $800 is just an estimate, I'll re-calculate the money issue after I see what can you guys make, once again, thank you.

UPDATE:

re-thinking about my budget and the idea of power vs. cost, i think i might head over to the AMD side, however i have no idea where to start. i think i will be getting the 940 with a GTX-260 perhaps. any builds for a $800 budget? i would also need a new case. thanks for the help guys.
 
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128375 MOBO $200

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104092 DDR3 RAM $170

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130469 Graphics $150

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0302727 CPU $200

thats $720.00 USD not including tax and shipping. you could go with less but this is just an example. Just search around. Newegg is good, but Microcenter cas the i7 920 for $200.00 USD
 
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hey guys, i was wondering if a $800 budget can build a i7 comp? i'm thinking of getting a new comp because the comp that I have now has this restarting issue, it would randomly restart by itself. for example, if I'm playing a game, it would sometimes restart, this happens a lot. and I can't seem to bring down the cpu temp, I purchased a cooler instead of using the stock cooler and it's still around the high 50's to the early 60's.

anyways, I'm just wondering what my options would be.. i would re-use the psu that i already have, and possibly the cd/dvd drive, the hard drives, and i don't need a operating system. i won't be overclocking or anything like that. this comp would be used for everyday task and also some gaming, like counter-strike, DOTA, and for starcraft 2, as well as converting videos. thanks for the help.

and btw, I live in the US, and about the moniter, it could be included in the build but it's probably not do-able with such a tight budget, the $800 is just an estimate, I'll re-calculate the money issue after I see what can you guys make, once again, thank you.


Please do not re-use the PSU, your Pentium 4 is probably a decade old, that is far too old to be powering up today’s components. I am not saying it will not work but do not risk blowing your $800 build because you were too stubborn to spend $40-60 on a new PSU.

How future proof does this rig have to be?

You mention Star Craft, that is undoubtedly going to be a demanding game! Which will take priority converting videos or gaming? Because the AMD Phenom II route will save you money which could be put onto a much better video card such as the 4890, 4870 X2, GTX 295 etc. But the Intel I7 route would be good for video encoding but leave less budget for a top video card.

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He has a Corsair 620HX, wtf you talking about? That's only THE BEST psu available.:slap: You guys really need to fully read someone's post before giving advice. Replace a Corsair 620HX, pfffffffft, yeah right. :laugh:


I did not realise that he had an Corsair 620HX, I presumed that he was using a one from when the rig was built.
 
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Please do not re-use the PSU, your Pentium 4 is probably a decade old, that is far too old to be powering up today’s components. I am not saying it will not work but do not risk blowing your $800 build because you were too stubborn to spend $40-60 on a new PSU.

He has a Corsair 620HX, wtf you talking about? That's only THE BEST psu available.:slap: You guys really need to fully read someone's post before giving advice. Replace a Corsair 620HX, pfffffffft, yeah right. :laugh:

Here's my suggestions for a I7 build(if you can get the CPU from microcenter, do that, save yourself $80)-

GPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130464
CPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
Mobo- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128374
RAM- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211377
 
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He has a Corsair 620HX, wtf you talking about? That's only THE BEST psu available.:slap: You guys really need to fully read someone's post before giving advice. Replace a Corsair 620HX, pfffffffft, yeah right. :laugh:

Here's my suggestions for a I7 build-

GPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130464
CPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
Mobo- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128374
RAM- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211377

I have to agree to a point. That Corsair PSU will by fine for now. However, once you start overclocking and add SLI or crossfire, then you are getting close to maxing out even the 620HX. If you don't plan to do SLI/Crossfire, and/or don't plan on pushing the chip too far, you'll be more than fine.
 
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I have to agree to a point. That Corsair PSU will by fine for now. However, once you start overclocking and add SLI or crossfire, then you are getting close to maxing out even the 620HX. If you don't plan to do SLI/Crossfire, and/or don't plan on pushing the chip too far, you'll be more than fine.

Oh, I agree with you Paulieg, for SLI or crossfire, he's gonna need a stronger PSU. That would have to be in the future though for a $800 build.
 
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I did not realise that he had an Corsair 620HX, I presumed that he was using a one from when the rig was built.

now why couldn't you have said assumed instead? then I could make the ass coment. lol

I agree with barbarics picks save for the memory and gpu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231247
memory better timing and voltage
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500087
gpu 216 shaders vs 192 in the evga

though getting the i7 920 from microcenter would save you 80$ which is 10% of your budget. but I've never purchase from them so i don't know about reliability.

edit: checking out your monitor it seems a bigger one would suit you better.

So i would go with the i7 920 from microcenter 200$
mem above 95$ gpu above 170$ (145$ after rebate) and then drop the board down to the one below.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186170
180$ that brings you to 645$ before tax (only from microcenter if they have an office in NY, newegg does not so you do not have to pay tax on those items) and shipping.
then you could get a decent monitor with whats left. may I suggest http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824112013 since your already have a sceptre and are probabaly happy with it. totals to 775$ (before the 25$ rebate if you send that in it'll be 750$) which is pretty dang close but you could drop to a 19" monitor at the same resolution and save 10$ there.
 
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no reason to go the i7 road if you are using your rig for gaming, get a phenom 2 720 x3 with a 4770, it will run anything you throw at it.
 
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no reason to go the i7 road if you are using your rig for gaming, get a phenom 2 720 x3 with a 4770, it will run anything you throw at it.

You do bring up a good point here. If you are just gaming, you may want to consider Phenom II. The cost is considerably lower (say $50-$100 less for MB,CPU and DDR3 combo). I had a couple of PII 940 chips, and except for i7, it is the best platform IMHO. If I was to go AMD though, I'd go with a 940 or 955.

Now, if you are trying to get the best platform available, then i7 is where it's at, and is reasonably affordable considering the performance.
 

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now why couldn't you have said assumed instead? then I could make the ass coment. lol

Because the majority of his hardware is extremely old so I thought he was one of those guys that never upgrades. The type of people that own Corsair 620HX tend to have the latest hardware not a rusty P4.
 

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Because the majority of his hardware is extremely old so I thought he was one of those guys that never upgrades. The type of people that own Corsair 620HX tend to have the latest hardware not a rusty P4.

yea, sorry for the confusion, in the past, i thought i didn't have enough power and thought that was causing the random restarts, so i upgraded my power supply to the Corsair 620HX.

no reason to go the i7 road if you are using your rig for gaming, get a phenom 2 720 x3 with a 4770, it will run anything you throw at it.

You do bring up a good point here. If you are just gaming, you may want to consider Phenom II. The cost is considerably lower (say $50-$100 less for MB,CPU and DDR3 combo). I had a couple of PII 940 chips, and except for i7, it is the best platform IMHO. If I was to go AMD though, I'd go with a 940 or 955.

Now, if you are trying to get the best platform available, then i7 is where it's at, and is reasonably affordable considering the performance.

re-thinking about my budget and the idea of power vs. cost, i think i might head over to the AMD side, however i have no idea where to start. i think i will be getting the 940 with a GTX-260 perhaps. any builds for a $800 budget? i would also need a new case. thanks for the help guys.
 
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Please do not re-use the PSU, your Pentium 4 is probably a decade old, that is far too old to be powering up today’s components. I am not saying it will not work but do not risk blowing your $800 build because you were too stubborn to spend $40-60 on a new PSU.

The Corsair 620HX is a great unit and will provide plenty of power.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128375 MOBO $200

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104092 DDR3 RAM $170

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130469 Graphics $150

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0302727 CPU $200

thats $720.00 USD not including tax and shipping. you could go with less but this is just an example. Just search around. Newegg is good, but Microcenter cas the i7 920 for $200.00 USD

Go with this 6GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 kit instead for $95.

I would also go with the cheaper (and better) Radeon 4850 for $110.
 

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ok, i'm not into the i7 build no more, thanks for all those who helped.:respect: i decided to go towards the AMD side.

i currently decided on the following items:

CPU
GPU1 or GPU2
MOBO
CASE

not sure which RAM to get.

Paulieg recommended the A-DATA

how is it so far? is everything ok?
 

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you picked the AM3 version of the 790x

this is the correct AM2+ version

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128387

i also just noticed you picked ddr3 ram .... to be honest save the money, get the 940, AM2 board and DDR2 ram

the DDR2 ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166

the above i build for my bro and works great together....

should you really want to go the AM3 DDR3 way remember you need a AM3 cpu , namely the 955

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674

along with the mobo you posted

and following DDR3 ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231189
 

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you picked the AM3 version of the 790x

this is the correct AM2+ version

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128387

i also just noticed you picked ddr3 ram .... to be honest save the money, get the 940, AM2 board and DDR2 ram

the DDR2 ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166

the above i build for my bro and works great together....

should you really want to go the AM3 DDR3 way remember you need a AM3 cpu , namely the 955

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674

along with the mobo you posted

and following DDR3 ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231189

oh wow, thank god i let someone checked it, btw what is the difference between AM3 and AM2+?
 

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thats not a straight cut question. cause its important to specify if you talk about mobos or cpus when talking about AM2/AM3

Athlon , phenom 1 , and models 920/940 only of phenom 2 are AM2+ <-- these support DDR2 only

All the other phenom 2s are AM3 <--- these support DDR2 and DDR3


AM2 mainboards are DDR2 only, that means they accept AM2 cpus and AM3 cpus

AM3 mainboards only support DDR3 , that means only AM3 cpus fit in

So you have the following setups that i would advise to get

Phenom 940 + 790x AM2 mobo + ddr2 ram

or

phenom 955 + 790x am3 mobo + ddr3 ram

The difference in performance is give or take 5% depending on what apps or games.

You have to decide for yourself if the extra cost is worth the few %, but remember both rock and will last you 2 years easely for gaming, both will OC to 3.4ghz on stock voltage 100% . And both are as good or as bad for upgrading , since you will be using it for 2 years i hope , the next upgrade will be a new cpu/mobo/ram altogether.

Cant go wrong either way, but if you save some money and go the AM2/940/ddr2 way , you can spent the money saved on a kickass 4890 that will give alot more than the 5% diff increase in speed compared to the AM3 setup with 260gtx.

i hope this cleared it up
 
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i won't be overclocking or anything like that.

umm... I suggest you do... o_O for example, an i7 would suck ass in empire total war compared to a 3.2 ghz Dual core lol...

How serious are you about gaming?
 

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You have to decide for yourself if the extra cost is worth the few %, but remember both rock and will last you 2 years easely for gaming, both will OC to 3.4ghz on stock voltage 100% . And both are as good or as bad for upgrading , since you will be using it for 2 years i hope , the next upgrade will be a new cpu/mobo/ram altogether.

Cant go wrong either way, but if you save some money and go the AM2/940/ddr2 way , you can spent the money saved on a kickass 4890 that will give alot more than the 5% diff increase in speed compared to the AM3 setup with 260gtx.

i hope this cleared it up

thanks for clearing up the AM2+ and AM3. when you mention the 2 years, are you saying that in 2 years, i will need to upgrade again? because my brothers will be using the computer as well, so i planned on keeping it for like 3-4 years, that's probably a stretch or something..

so here's what i got so far..

CPU + MOBO
GPU, the Zotac one is sold out.
RAM
CASE
 

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umm... I suggest you do... o_O for example, an i7 would suck ass in empire total war compared to a 3.2 ghz Dual core lol...

How serious are you about gaming?

i switched my mind, i no longer want the i7 build. i will get the AMD Phenom II 940 build.
 
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i switched my mind, i no longer want the i7 build. i will get the AMD Phenom II 940 build.

I know... I was juust giving an example... basically what I am saying is... OVERCLOCK :D
 

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thanks for clearing up the AM2+ and AM3. when you mention the 2 years, are you saying that in 2 years, i will need to upgrade again? because my brothers will be using the computer as well, so i planned on keeping it for like 3-4 years, that's probably a stretch or something..

so here's what i got so far..

CPU + MOBO
GPU, the Zotac one is sold out.
RAM
CASE

Looks good.
 

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I know... I was juust giving an example... basically what I am saying is... OVERCLOCK :D

i probably wouldn't overclock, i have no idea what to do. since i'm not gonna overclock, would the stock cooler be good enough?
 
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