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02-02-2009, 12:32 PM
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Budget Build, need your input
Okay, this my time building a computer. I have a friend to help me out so won't have trouble. My budget is about $500 possibly up to $700. Looking to build a 'somewhat' gaming computer. Only games I'll be playing are; Counter-Strike, Diablo 2 LoD, WoW and DIII(When it comes out). Already bought a case, I just need help picking out everything else.
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02-02-2009, 12:52 PM
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Ok mate heres a build you'll like:
ASUS P5Q LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $108.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131295 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail $164.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115037 CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel ... - Retail $26.99 after rebate http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145184 ASUS EN9800GT HB/HTDI/512M GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail (Free COD5 too) $104.99 after rebate http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121268 OCZ StealthXStream OCZ700SXS 700W Power Supply - Retail $59.99 after rebate http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341019 Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $74.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136320 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM $99.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116488 LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model iHAS120-04 - OEM $20.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106263 Total comes to $661.92 inc rebates and NOT shipping. Hope you like 
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02-02-2009, 04:35 PM
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Get the HD4830 over the 9800GT; both cards perform about the same except for the HD4830 sells for $95 not including rebates and has a $10 rebate as well: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102803 Get the E5200 over the E8400; the E8400 is up to 25% faster in apps and some games (games are usually more dependent on the graphics card) and costs more than double the E5200's $73 price: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116072 The last thing that could be changed to lower price is the motherboard; the Asus P5KPL-CM cost only $55, has similar (but slightly slower) performance to the P5Q PRO, has integrated graphics, will work with all the other parts mentioned here, but has somewhat limited expansion options beyond these build lists: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131288
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02-02-2009, 05:37 PM
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Why Masaki?
He wants a gaming pc not a home(internet browsing) pc. |
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02-02-2009, 10:16 PM
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Yeah but look at the games he's playing. I could easily run those on my Athlon64 3500+ with an AGP 7800GS and 1GB of RAM.
Building for the future is one thing but there's no reason to over do it.
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02-02-2009, 11:17 PM
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02-03-2009, 05:32 AM
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Heres a new list then:
ASUS P5Q LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $108.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131295 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail $164.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115037 CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel ... - Retail $56.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145184 Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $74.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136320 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM $99.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116488 LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model iHAS120-04 - OEM $20.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106263 SPARKLE SFPX96GT512D3 GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail $89.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814187032 Antec Basiq BP500U 500W ATX12V Version 2.01 Active PFC Power Supply - Retail $64.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371004 The list comes to $591.93 without rebates With rebates it comes to $561.93 Hope you like this one better. |
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02-03-2009, 09:47 AM
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02-03-2009, 10:06 AM
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Well just use this 4830 and the other things in my SECOND list: ASUS EAH4830/HTDP/512MD3 Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121289 $89.99 after rebate |
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02-03-2009, 10:28 AM
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LITE-ON 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model iHAS322-08 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106286 $25.49 SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD502lJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152098 $59.99 SAPPHIRE 100265L Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102803 $94.99 SILVERSTONE ST50F 500W ATX12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817256037 $69.99 mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996558 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146693 $39.99 ASUS P5KPL-CM LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131288 $54.99 Intel Pentium E5200 Wolfdale 2.5GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80571E5200 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116072 $72.99 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116488 $99.99 Subtotal: $518.42 |
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02-03-2009, 10:35 AM
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Change the Samsung to WD as Samsung have bad reliability.
Most people recommend the WD now anyway: Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $74.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136320 |
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02-03-2009, 10:50 AM
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02-03-2009, 11:57 AM
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Why do people say get WD over Seagate and not Samsung then?
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02-03-2009, 12:27 PM
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I'd go with the E5200, ASUS P5KPL-CM and the WD HDD.
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02-06-2009, 04:04 PM
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02-06-2009, 04:54 PM
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Most people are recommending WD over Seagate and Samsung right now because Seagate has bad firmware on their 7200.11 drives and Samsung has a history of failing. Also on WD black drives the warranty is 5 years and Seagate just changed their warranties to 3 years. I also agree there is no need for the P5Q over the P5KPL-CM.
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02-07-2009, 05:37 PM
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Thanks for all the input! Checking everything out right now.
Also, I was thinking about these; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131325 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103234 Any opinions about these products? |
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02-07-2009, 07:55 PM
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02-07-2009, 10:39 PM
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Will work on that build.. As soon as I get my tax return. Excited. 
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