• Rate my $1000 Gaming Build
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I've checked some benchmarks and I figure that this should be enough to play most modern games at high settings and decent resolutions. I already have a monitor and all the peripherals, and I'm planning to get Windows 7 Home Premium off eBay for $90. [B]MOTHERBOARD[/B] Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 AMD 990X AM3+ ATX DDR3 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 2PCI SLI SATA3 USB3.0 Motherboard [GA-990XA-UD3] $129.99 [B]DVD READ / WRITE[/B] Samsung SH-S243D/BEBE 24X Black DVD Writer SATA OEM [SH-S243D/BEBE] $19.99 [B]GPU[/B] Gigabyte Radeon HD 6850 Windforce 820MHZ 1GB 4.2GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI Display Port PCI-E Video Card [GV-R685OC-1GD] $149.99 [B]CPU[/B] AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Quad Core Processor AM3 3.4GHZ 8MB Cache 125W 45NM Retail Box [HDZ965FBGMBOX] $129.99 [B]CASE[/B] Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case Black 3X5.25 1X3.5 5X3.5INT No PS W/ Fan Controller & Temp Display [Z9 Plus] $54.99 [B]RAM[/B] Mushkin Enhanced Blackline Frostbyte PC3-12800 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 9-9-9-24 1.5V Dual Channel Memory [996995] $50.56 [B]COOLING[/B] Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366 LGA1155 LGA1156 120MM [RR-B10-212P-G1] $24.99 [B]SSD[/B] Corsair Force Series 3 60GB SSD SATA3 Solid State Disk 525MB/S Read SandForce SF-2200 [CSSD-F60GB3A-BK] $107.99 [B]HDD[/B] Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM [WD15EARS] $159.98 [B]PSU[/B] Enermax Naxn ENP600AWT 600W ATX 12V 24PIN 80+ Erp Lot 6 2010 Ready Power Supply Retail [NAXN ENP600AWT] $64.99 Shipping & Handling: $0.00 Environmental Fee: $0.15 SUBTOTAL: $893.61 HST(13%): $116.17 TOTAL: CAD $1,009.78
Could probably get an i5 in that budget.
First, an i5 would be better for that. Second, you should go for the 212 Evo iirc.
Lots of wasted money. And "green" HDDs are so slow...
That is just awful for 1000$. I suggest you invest in that one SSD later on, and spend money parts that will actually grant you a significant performance difference. You can always add another storage device, but replacing a processor isn't anything you'd want to do over a short span of time, as the i5 2500 will last you for a good amount of years. [img]http://puu.sh/9qsb[/img] [img]http://puu.sh/9qsc[/img]
You forgot that an i5 2500k is better...
OP Post a photo :)
[QUOTE=tratzzz;33461240]You forgot that an i5 2500k is better...[/QUOTE] They've been out of stock on Newegg since black friday happened. I've had to use the 2500 as a placeholder a couple of times as well.
[QUOTE=naos;33459016]That is just awful for 1000$. I suggest you invest in that one SSD later on, and spend money parts that will actually grant you a significant performance difference. You can always add another storage device, but replacing a processor isn't anything you'd want to do over a short span of time, as the i5 2500 will last you for a good amount of years. [img]http://puu.sh/9qsb[/img] [img]http://puu.sh/9qsc[/img][/QUOTE] Right, is that in CAD or USD? Also keep in mind that with newegg I have to pay S&H on top of taxes, which does add a few hundred dollars. My budget on this is fairly stringent so I can't go too far over 1k. [QUOTE=Eliotl;33461495]OP Post a photo :)[/QUOTE] A photo of what?
CAD.
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