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09-21-2009, 01:36 PM
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~$500 Budget Build
Looking to build a budget rig for a friend. He does a little light gaming, but mostly this will be used for web surfing, email, and family photos. Keyboard, mouse, and monitor are already supplied. If you guys would look over my parts list and let me know if there are any concerns or if you have any thoughts, it would be much appreciated.
Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion - $39.99 Mobo: ASUS P5QL/EPU LGA 775 - $79.99 CPU: Intel Pentium E6300 Wolfdale 2.8GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 - $83.99 RAM: CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 - $74.99 Video: EVGA 512-P3-N940-LR GeForce 9400 GT 512MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 - $44.99 PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX 520W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 - $99.99 Optical: LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R Retail - $31.99 HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAKS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" - $47.99 OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit - $109.99 Total: $613.91 Rebates: 65.00 Final Price: $548.91 |
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09-21-2009, 07:56 PM
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change the hard drive to black.
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09-21-2009, 09:24 PM
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You could definitely find cheaper Ram and power supply, and upgrade something else if you want
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09-21-2009, 10:01 PM
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That's a pretty poor gaming card - you can do much better in that price bracket. Add 25 bucks and get this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102855 (Radeon HD 4670 1gb) With the rebate, that PSU and the ram is a steal. If you can handle another $22, double the storage with a faster drive and better warranty: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136320 (WD Black 500gb) Areas to save: You can get an Asus P5KPL-CM and save $25, it has a slot for the video card. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131288 If you don't want to spring for the 4670, at least get a 4650. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131133 |
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09-23-2009, 03:46 PM
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Thanks for the tips, all. I went ahead and switched to the 500gb Black WD, and went with the Radeon 4670. I think I'll stick with the current motherboard, I'm not sure why but I don't like working with micro atx unless I have to. :P
All in all I think it should be a pretty solid system that will last him a while. Thanks again for the help. |
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