mid power gaming rig to build. suggestions

Dillan500

Dillan500

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this is to build a mid-power gaming rig, please suggest other options if possible.

my budget is $400 but i will use the case, hardrive, and PSU(see sig) in which i already have


-MOBO-$73.00 ASRock AM3/AM2+/AM2 785G
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157180

-CPU-$70.00 AMD Phenomx4 9850 Black Edition 2.5GHz AM2+ 125W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103286

-CPU Cooler-$23.00 Rosewill Ball Bearing CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200038

-DVD ROM-$17.00 LITE-ON 24X DVD+R 2MB Cache SATA CD/DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289

-RAM-$63.00 Corsair 4GB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4631346&sku=C13-6084

-GPU-$130.00 Galaxy GeForce GTS 450 Super OC
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6680896&sku=G458-0452


TOTAL: $376.00 before newegg tax
any suggestions will be appreciated brands, prices, collaboration conflicts, or any other issuses.

thanks alot
 
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Case? Powersupply? I'd grab a newer generation quadcore, perhaps an Athlon II X4 640.

The 5770 is also more powerful than the GTS 450.
 
linkin said:
Case? Powersupply? I'd grab a newer generation quadcore, perhaps an Athlon II X4 640.

The 5770 is also more powerful than the GTS 450.
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PSU:600w OCZ MODXSTREAM-PRO

case: NZXT m59

the athlon, how does it compare against the phenom preformance and price wise?
 
daisymtc said:
Read anandtech report on GTX 460, the zotac GTX 460 are not perform at good as other brand. I am not sure if that is the one they used for the test.
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im probably ganna go ahead and skip this gpu because its $165.00 and like you say, the brand is questionable
 
how does this look??

-MOBO/CPU combo-$138.00 MSI AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Motherboard /
AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.1GHz AM3 95W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.524355

-CPU Cooler-$23.00 Rosewill Ball Bearing CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835200038

-DVD ROM-$17.00 LITE-ON 24X DVD+R 2MB Cache SATA CD/DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106289

-RAM-$68.00 WINTEC AMPX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161279

-GPU-$130.00 Galaxy GeForce GTS 450 Super OC
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=G458-0452


TOTAL: $401.00
any new suggestions now?
 
Yeah a decent cooler. most rosewill stuff is lowend. If you want a good cooler look at the CoolerMaster Hyper TX3 (what I have, but noisy on full speed but bearable when gaming as you have other noise)

or a CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (a bit better than the TX3)
 
daisymtc said:
Old spec!!!! Get Athlon II and Mobo with DDR3!!!

CPU + Mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.524272
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.524355

RAM - just get something cheap
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161279
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Seconded - that system will disappoint you, and upgrading to an athlon ii or phenom ii won't cost much more.
you can do a way better am3 board for only a couple of bucks more, same with the ram.
if it comes to pricepoint - I fully recommend waiting till you have the few extra bucks, rather than forking out top dollar for tigerdirect's old stock
 
rawcomputers said:
Seconded - that system will disappoint you, and upgrading to an athlon ii or phenom ii won't cost much more.
you can do a way better am3 board for only a couple of bucks more, same with the ram.
if it comes to pricepoint - I fully recommend waiting till you have the few extra bucks, rather than forking out top dollar for tigerdirect's old stock
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lol ok. i get what your saying, but look at my sig.... im running a pentium 4 HT with a nvidia 6800 lol i think im in dire need of a new desktop. an Athlon ll will suit my needs quite well, i dont need much processing power, because i can use my laptop for that, i just need something better than a nvidia 330m, or 6800xt gpu. budget is more of a priority to me than extreme preformance. honestly i could probably do with just a pentium D 3gb ram, and a 9800 gpu.

hope that helps understand my situation alittle better

BUT! thanks for the help, and if you have any other suggestions i would love to consider
 
I just hate seeing good money go on nos computer parts that tigerdirect has laying in a warehouse

I'm just of the mindset (and how i service my customers) that if you're going to put money out on a computer it should last you.

The other option, if you don't need a ton of processing power, and want to save money is something like this system (please excuse the link back to my own site): http://www.rawcomputers.ca/products-page/computers/raw-infinity-system/

The newer intel atom boards are pretty quick, quiet, and are amazing for day-to-day stuff (just dont try and run any games!)

***EDIT*** sorry i saw your original post - you did say gaming rig, definatley not an intel atom customer!
 
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Dillan500 said:
-MOBO/CPU combo-$138.00 MSI AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Motherboard /
AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.1GHz AM3 95W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.524355

-CPU Cooler-$23.00 Rosewill Ball Bearing CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835200038

-DVD ROM-$17.00 LITE-ON 24X DVD+R 2MB Cache SATA CD/DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106289

-RAM-$68.00 WINTEC AMPX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161279

-GPU-$130.00 Galaxy GeForce GTS 450 Super OC
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=G458-0452


TOTAL: $401.00
any new suggestions now?
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Not a suggestion more a general question. are superclocked cards worth it? i always assumed it was a stock card that was factory overclocked, seems like you could just save money and oc it yourself or spend the money on a better card. or is it a different/modified chip?
 
Here is a re-revision of the OG setup. improved to am3 ddr3 better processor and mobo, but im dropping the video card because i recently acquired a 9800GT video card which should work well, till i decide to upgrade or even the possibly the option to SLI. my budget is now $300


-DVD ROM-$17.00 LITE-ON 24X DVD+R 2MB Cache SATA CD/DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106289

-RAM-$68.00 WINTEC AMPX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820161279

-CPU Cooler-$17.00 SilenX Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835226029

-CPU-$89.00-AMD Phenom II X3 740 Black Edition Heka 3.0GHz 6MB L3 AM3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103699

-Mobo-$70.00-MSI 770 ATX Motherboard Military Class/ X6 CPU supported/ CPU CoreUnlock
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130290

so is this beter? any more suggestions? thanks

$291.50 total with tax and shipping
 
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