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Hey guys, just needing a little bit a guidance here. I have $800 to spend on a desktop (I already have a monitor) I built one myself but I was wondering if anyone knew little things that could make the machine run faster, please link a guide to your computer build. Please use www.frys.com because I need it ASAP and I don't want to wait for Newegg.
Thanks guys!
Vamp
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This is what I was thinking BTW:
Processor - AMD Athlon™ II X4 640 Box
ADX640WFGMBOX
RAM - 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz Non ECC Unbuffered XMS Heat Spreader Kit, 1.65V / 240-Pin / CL7-8-7-20 / Corsair CMX4GX3M2A1600C7
Heatsink - Cooler Master Hyper 212 plus Cooler
OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64 bit Operating System (OEM/System Builder Version)
Case - Cooler Master HAF 912 Flagship Mid Tower
Power Supply - Thermaltake TR2 600W Power Supply ATX12V V2.2 Intel Core i5 i7 Ready
HDD - WESTERN DIGITAL CAVIAR BLACK 500GB 7200RPM 32MB BUFFER SERIAL ATA/300 HARD DRIVE - WD5001AALS BARE
VCard - EVGA GTX 550 Ti 1GB
MOBO - Asus M4A88T-M AMD 880G AM3 Motherboard
TOTAL: $765.65
Budget: $800 +/- a small amount
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Thread: Help building Gaming Desktop
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2011-05-05, 02:41 AM #1Keyboard Turner
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Help building Gaming Desktop
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2011-05-05, 02:42 AM #2Stood in the Fire
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all you need for a good gaming desktop is a flat piece of wood, hardwood works pretty good and 4 legs to keep it balanced.
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2011-05-05, 02:43 AM #3Legendary!
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2011-05-05, 02:48 AM #4Dreadlord
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Replace the processor with a Amd PhenomII ...Anthlons are really not that great for gaming. Only do it if you can spend the cash which probably is around $50+
Originally Posted by Vamp0117
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2011-05-05, 05:11 AM #5The Patient
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VCard - EVGA GTX 550 Ti 1GB
Doesn't the GTX 460 clock better in games as opposed to GTX 550?
Power Supply - Thermaltake TR2 600W Power Supply ATX12V V2.2 Intel Core i5 i7 Ready
Does this matter that it says Intel Core i5 i7 ready, yet he wants AMD processor?
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PS: I'm RL friends with Vamp so just tryin to help.
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2011-05-05, 05:13 AM #6High Overlord
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I don't think it matters. To my knowledge you just need a motherboard that is compatible with your CPU. And the correct type of RAM slots for your RAM. But I would double check Originally Posted by Jagera
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2011-05-05, 08:12 AM #7Pandaren Monk
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if you are willing to swap to an intel build i have put together an I3 2100 sandy bridge build for you it saves about 10$ before rebates and offers way better performance
simply change out the following
motherboard - MSI H67MA-E45 B3 Intel H67 1155 Motherboard
ram - DDR3 4GB 1333MHz TWIN CORSAIR TW3X4G1333C9A - the h67 chipset don't provide ram overclocking for 1600 ram
cpu - Intel Core i3 2100 Box Socket 1155 performance wise this proc will beat out any of amds quad cores at stock speeds
also remove the Cooler Master Hyper 212 plus Cooler as stock intel cooler is more then enough
other then that all the other parts you mentioned will be just fine
came to 754.92$
you mentioned not waiting so i assume you are going to pick up locally and according to the site the motherboard i listed is only available for local pickup anyhow
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you didn't mention if you have an existing optical drive that you plan to use
ASUS 24X OEM DVDRW according to other sites this drive is sata so you should be able to use it with your new system without any adapterLast edited by lockblock; 2011-05-05 at 08:23 AM.
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2011-05-05, 09:37 AM #8I am Murloc!
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Swap GPU for HD6870.
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2011-05-05, 09:43 AM #9High Overlord
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get a gtx 460 instead of the 550
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2011-05-05, 09:45 PM #10Keyboard Turner
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After revising with Jagera, this is what I have now, Originally Posted by Vamp0117
Processor – AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black
RAM – Kingston HyperX Genesis 4GB
Heatsink – Cooler Master Hyper 212 plus cooler
OS – Windows 7 Home Premium
Case – HAF 912 Mid Flagship Tower
Power Supply – Antec Earthwatts 650W Continuous power supply
HDD - WESTERN DIGITAL CAVIAR BLACK 500GB 7200RPM 32MB BUFFER SERIAL ATA/300 HARD DRIVE - WD5001AALS BARE
VCard – EVGA GTX 460
MOBO - Asus M4A88T-M AMD 880G AM3 Motherboard
Wireless Network Card – Netgear RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter
Optical Drive – Asus 24X OEM DVDRW
RAW TOTAL: $848.64Last edited by Vamp0117; 2011-05-05 at 10:05 PM.
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2011-05-05, 10:28 PM #11Legendary!
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If you haven't purchased this computer yet, get the model number from each of these newegg items (On each item, go to the 'Details' tab and it's under 'Model'), then walk into fry's with the general name and model number (i.e. evga gtx 460 : 01G-P3-1373-AR) of each item and ask them for a total of everything. tell them newegg's total also maybe they will consider coming close to it
AMD is good, but you are building an $800 computer. That's not a budget-build, per-say, and so I'd recommend going Intel, even if it's a non-k CPU.CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52400
MB: ASUS P8H67-M LE (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
GPU: EVGA 01G-P3-1373-AR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) Superclocked EE 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card (Mail In Rebate $3
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD6402AAEX 640GB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5' Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
PSU: Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS CertifiedActive PFC 'compati
CASE: COOLER MASTER Elite 310 RC-310-BKR2-GP Black with blue front panel Steel Body / ABS plastic front bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply
Total Price: $750 (+30% ~ 533€)
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You can always buy the P8P67-M motherboard and then later upgrade to a i5 2500k when the i5 2400 isn't cutting it anymore
edit: pick whatever case you want, that's just a good, cheap reference caseLast edited by llDemonll; 2011-05-05 at 10:30 PM.
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2011-05-05, 11:37 PM #12Keyboard Turner
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I built yours, but I still needed an Optical Drive, a Heatsink, and a Wireless Network card, pushed it to $934 Originally Posted by llDemonll
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2011-05-05, 11:48 PM #13Mechagnome
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Originally Posted by Vamp0117
OS- You can get Win7 64 pro for a total of $43 with a valid .edu email.. I used my neices to get mine. A simple Registry edit or double install and it will work like a full version. That is $97 you can spend somewhere else
VCard- A 550 is a waste, the best performance in the $150 a below range would be a Radeon 6850 if you can't get one off that site then a 460 will be better.
Id shot for a P67 MB myself and toss in a low I5, you will have much more Upgrade potential as the Current AMD chips just Under performers in gaming by a landslide.
One thing while building a Budget system..... Patients
It took me 4 months to assemble mine but I saved close to $400 doing so and I ended up with a system that wont need a upgrade for close to 2 years if not longer.
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2011-05-06, 03:25 AM #14High Overlord
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http://www.frys.com/product/6539973?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG - $112 p67 mb
http://www.frys.com/product/6540023?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG - $124 i3 2100 cpu
http://www.frys.com/product/6522633?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG - $190 6870 gpu
http://www.frys.com/product/6009088?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG - $40 1600 ram
http://www.frys.com/product/6159859?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG - $55 430w antec psu
http://www.frys.com/product/6543723?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG - $37 HDD WD Blue 320GB
http://www.frys.com/product/6568133?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG - $20 any dvd burner will work
http://www.frys.com/product/6023288?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG - $200 win 7 full
$778 & add case of your choice
Sucks that fry's doesn't sell OEM win 7, that'd save $100 and you could use that for a upgradesLast edited by TanAxys; 2011-05-06 at 03:50 AM.
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CPU/MB Combo: MSI 880GMA-E45 / Phenom II x3 720 2.8 (OC 3.5) $150
GPU: MSI R5670 CYCLONE 1G Radeon HD 5670 $89
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2011-05-06, 04:40 AM #15Legendary!
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You don't need a heatsink, the CPU will come with an OEM one that will work fine. Wireless card I suppose you would need, same with an optical drive. Neither of those should cost more than $40/$30 each, respectively. Originally Posted by Vamp0117
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2011-05-06, 05:32 AM #16Keyboard Turner
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Yeah they do have it, its called System Builder Windows 7 OEM Originally Posted by TanAxys
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