• Is all of this worth $300
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This isnt for me, its for one of my friends who wants to buy a computer. AMD phenom ii x2 550 3.1 black edition processor 4gbs of ram. 500w psu asus m3a78-em motherboard 320gb hdd his radeon hd 6770 1gb windows 7
Would seem about right. Maybe $350, but that would be pushing it.
Choose a Corsair CX500 for the PSU. I have one, it's lovely.
[QUOTE=TronCat;40563559]This isnt for me, its for one of my friends who wants to buy a computer. AMD phenom ii x2 550 3.1 black edition processor 4gbs of ram. 500w psu asus m3a78-em motherboard 320gb hdd his radeon hd 6770 1gb windows 7[/QUOTE] Sort off. I guess you are buying this pre-build off ebay or something? In short: Its not bad in general, but pretty shit for gaming non the less.
[QUOTE=taipan;40567156]Sort off. I guess you are buying this pre-build off ebay or something? In short: Its not bad in general, but pretty shit for gaming non the less.[/QUOTE] It was off craigslist. Im going to eventually put a 955 in it, and i have a 1tb external hard drive. I might even throw new ram in there when the time is right.
[QUOTE=TronCat;40570524]It was off craigslist. Im going to eventually put a 955 in it, and i have a 1tb external hard drive. I might even throw new ram in there when the time is right.[/QUOTE] So you are changing an obsolete 550 for a very very old 955. I wouldnt really throw money at this if you plan on gaming.
[QUOTE=taipan;40571000]So you are changing an obsolete 550 for a very very old 955. I wouldnt really throw money at this if you plan on gaming.[/QUOTE] Im not blowing $1000 on a computer like most gamers do now a days. Its a good computer for the price, and its very upgradable. Im not looking to max out crysis and get 100+ fps. Im playing source and global offensive and world of warcraft, thats it.
[QUOTE=TronCat;40572064]Im not blowing $1000 on a computer like most gamers do now a days. Its a good computer for the price, and its very upgradable. Im not looking to max out crysis and get 100+ fps. Im playing source and global offensive and world of warcraft, thats it.[/QUOTE] If you already know that. Why are you asking here?
[QUOTE=taipan;40573435]If you already know that. Why are you asking here?[/QUOTE] I was asking for other peoples opinions.
[QUOTE=TronCat;40573741]I was asking for other peoples opinions.[/QUOTE] By ignoring our comments.. way to go chap
[QUOTE=Killervalon;40573764]By ignoring our comments.. way to go chap[/QUOTE] By "our" you mean yours?
[QUOTE=TronCat;40574423]By "our" you mean yours?[/QUOTE] We're saying that it's not worth it and it's better to save up. Yet you ignore. When I mean we, I mean everyone who has posted in this thread MINUS you.
No one said it was a waste of money besides you buddy.
You can buy a sketchy CL computer with questionable parts, history and no warranty. Or you can pay a bit more and build your own machine from new parts that have warranties. Case/PSU: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119269[/url] Motherboard: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130662[/url] CPU: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113281[/url] RAM: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428[/url] HDD: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769[/url] Optical: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136259[/url] $374
[QUOTE=TronCat;40576927]No one said it was a waste of money besides you buddy.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=taipan;40571000]So you are changing an obsolete 550 for a very very old 955. I wouldnt really throw money at this if you plan on gaming.[/QUOTE] k anyways, not necessairly everyone. But I think entire PC Building can agree that phenom is most certainly outdated. [editline]9th May 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=bohb;40578452]You can buy a sketchy CL computer with questionable parts, history and no warranty. Or you can pay a bit more and build your own machine from new parts that have warranties. Case/PSU: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119269[/url] Motherboard: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130662[/url] CPU: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113281[/url] RAM: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428[/url] HDD: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769[/url] Optical: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136259[/url] $374[/QUOTE] Besides the lack of a dedicated GPU, I'd bet it'll probaly outperform the top build.
[QUOTE=bohb;40578452]You can buy a sketchy CL computer with questionable parts, history and no warranty. Or you can pay a bit more and build your own machine from new parts that have warranties. Case/PSU: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119269[/url] Motherboard: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130662[/url] CPU: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113281[/url] RAM: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428[/url] HDD: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769[/url] Optical: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136259[/url] $374[/QUOTE] Seems like this would be a better way to go really.
[QUOTE=Killervalon;40580086]Besides the lack of a dedicated GPU, I'd bet it'll probaly outperform the top build.[/QUOTE] The HD7560D is a decent IGP and can run Source at medium settings at 1800x1440. The A8-5600K can be swapped out for an A10-5800K for a higher clock and a slightly better HD7660D (384:24:8 vs 256:16:8.) My A8-5600K has a bunch of overclocking headroom, but unfortunately the stock heatsink is complete shit. It will work [I]a bit[/I] better if you replace the horrible thermal compound with some even generic lithium grease.
I priced APU's vs non-apu's while putting together my HTPC and the price came out pretty much the same. IIRC the APU I was comparing with came out to be more expensive.
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