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DeViL wh0

DeViL wh0

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Hey guys, with the upcoming release of ABP and Starcraft 2 I decided its about time to build a new pc(i have been a mac head for the past 3 years). It would be straight gaming, nothing less, nothing more. I'm looking for the best possible set up for about $700 to $900. Now one thing that I really wanted in this build was an i5 but I wanted to get some feedback on AMDs these days. My last build was an AMD based desktop that over heated and crashed constantly. Any help is appreciated, I will post up some of the things i have been looking at later tonight after I get home from work.
 
salvage-this

salvage-this

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I think you can get a good build with an i5 and that budget. On the AMD side of things, I have had no problems with my cpu. I haven't heard of many either.

Do you have a monitor, keyboard, os? or are you starting completely from scratch?
 
DeViL wh0

DeViL wh0

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salvage-this said:
I think you can get a good build with an i5 and that budget. On the AMD side of things, I have had no problems with my cpu. I haven't heard of many either.

Do you have a monitor, keyboard, os? or are you starting completely from scratch?
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I have a monitor, key boards are common in my house, and the OS i can get from school.
 
mihir

mihir

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The AMD has some really good processors
for gaming you can look up AMD Phenom II x4 945-965 in your price range.
But since you want to go with intel

CPU - $200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215

Motherboard - $130
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128412

Memory+Case - $181
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.408390

HDD - $70
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320

PSU - $35 After rebates
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153113

GPU - $284
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150494
 
mihir

mihir

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The phenom is undoubtedly a really good processor but I wouldnt go for it if I can go for an Intel i5 750.
 
mihir

mihir

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-AMD Phenom II X4 635 (AM3, 2.9GHz)
-ASROCK N68C-S UCC Motherboard
-(Corsair) 4096MB DDR3 1333MHz / PC3-10666
-Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB Hard Drive
-ATi Radeon (HIS) HD 5770 1GB GDDR5
-LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW SATA - DL Writer
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Compared to the build I made
No comparison in CPU,Memory,PSU quality,Hard Drive
and definately no comparison with the GPU
 
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