1000$ Budget

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E31

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Hello, I would like to build a good gaming computer for under 1000$. This would be including monitor and peripherals. Here is what I came up with, and I would greatly appreciate suggestions on what to do and what to improve.


Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$59.99

Acer S211HLbd 21.5'' 5ms LED-Backlight LCD Monitor Slim Design
$139.99

ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
$114.99

SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
$139.99

Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC 430W ATX12V V2.2 Intel Core i7 Compliant Dual 80mm Fans Full Cable Sleevings Power Supply
$43.99

Logitech MX 518 8 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical Gaming Mouse
$35.99

Crucial 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory
$44.99

OCZ OCZMPBMRG Behemoth Regulator Mousepad
$5.99

AMD Athlon II X4 640 Propus 3.0GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor ADX640WFGMBOX
$99.99

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
$99.99

SAMSUNG Black Blu-ray Drive SATA Model SH-B123L LightScribe Support - OEM
$69.99

855$
 
bump the processor to a 955 and the GPU to a 6*** series (or a GTX 470 or newer) and it would be a great system.
 
wolfeking said:
thanks man.
The 955 will be easier to OC b/c of a unlocked multiplier. Its worth the upgrade.
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Would this be a good video card? I'm trying not to spend too much.
SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
 
it will be a very good card. Its the current mainstream model, and should offer good performance.
Just remember that you can always upgrade later, and sell the current card to cover most of the upgrade. But that 6850 is a strong card as is.
 
wolfeking said:
it will be a very good card. Its the current mainstream model, and should offer good performance.
Just remember that you can always upgrade later, and sell the current card to cover most of the upgrade. But that 6850 is a strong card as is.
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Would it run the latest games on high? I'm planning on getting an
Acer S211HLbd 21.5'' 5ms LED-Backlight LCD Monitor Slim Design.
It's $140.00, 1920 x 1080, that seems kind of too good to be true for me, considering I bought a much lower resolution one from Wall-Mart at the same price. Would this be a good monitor?
 
it should be able to run that monitor fairly good.
It should power most games at High. If not a future CF would solve that.
i think the 6850 is about equal with the 5750, which was the previous generation of gaming card. (wouldnt quote me on it).
 
wolfeking said:
it should be able to run that monitor fairly good.
It should power most games at High. If not a future CF would solve that.
i think the 6850 is about equal with the 5750, which was the previous generation of gaming card. (wouldnt quote me on it).
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Ok, thanks. I was wondering about the thermal paste thing, is it absolutely necessary?
 
yes, it is. Thermal Paste is what transfers the heat from your CPU to the Heat Sink (cooler) for it to remove from the system. Without the paste, your CPU will fry like bacon within an hour most likely. Your CPU will come with some stock paste, but if you plan to OC any I suggest AS5 and a good 3rd party cooler.
 
wolfeking said:
yes, it is. Thermal Paste is what transfers the heat from your CPU to the Heat Sink (cooler) for it to remove from the system. Without the paste, your CPU will fry like bacon within an hour most likely. Your CPU will come with some stock paste, but if you plan to OC any I suggest AS5 and a good 3rd party cooler.
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Actually, I think with out the TP it'll be like, within a minute...
 
Could you please elaborate what a 3rd party cooler is? And where exactly would I apply the paste, on the processor?
 
well, i have no idea how long it would take. Never ran one w/o the thermal paste, never been stupid enough to try it.
I assume that some heat would still be transfered between the coper base of the heatsink and the CPU, just as a stove transfers heat to a pot w/o interface paste. But it would probably be minimal at best.
E31 said:
Could you please elaborate what a 3rd party cooler is? And where exactly would I apply the paste, on the processor?
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Its any CPU cooler not supplied by the manufacturer of the cpu. like the ones here: http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=574&name=CPU-Fans-Heatsinks.
 
E31 said:
And where exactly would I apply the paste, on the processor?
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Now it's time to apply the thermal paste. Please note that usually the heatsink comes pre-applied with a thermal compound, so this step may not be necessary. However if yours didn't include any thermal compound on the heatsink, or you wish to use a higher quality thermal paste, then follow these directions. You only need a small amount of thermal paste for proper conductivity, too much or too little will cause an increase in temperatures and may even cause shorting if too much thermal paste is applied and it falls down onto the motherboard. As shown in the picture below, you only need a small amount in the center of the CPU. I usually apply a small dot between the size of a grain of rice and a small pea, then I gently spread it around for a more even distribution.

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Credit to [-OMEGA-], this is just a copy of part of his http://www.computerforum.com/104641-how-build-computer-step-step-photos.html
 
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ZachSand said:
Now it's time to apply the thermal paste. Please note that usually the heatsink comes pre-applied with a thermal compound, so this step may not be necessary. However if yours didn't include any thermal compound on the heatsink, or you wish to use a higher quality thermal paste, then follow these directions. You only need a small amount of thermal paste for proper conductivity, too much or too little will cause an increase in temperatures and may even cause shorting if too much thermal paste is applied and it falls down onto the motherboard. As shown in the picture below, you only need a small amount in the center of the CPU. I usually apply a small dot between the size of a grain of rice and a small pea, then I gently spread it around for a more even distribution.

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Credit to [-OMEGA-], this is just a copy of part of his http://www.computerforum.com/104641-how-build-computer-step-step-photos.html
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Thank you for clarifying! I was afraid I would apply the TP in some ridiculous place and ruin my computer.
 
 
E31 said:
Those are great suggestions, but I really need to stay in budget. I will definitely consider them when upgrading in the future.
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It's $555.
W/ the rest of your list-under$1000 and your list could probly be made less w/o sacrifice.

In any event, I don't see much reason an AMD gaming rig for under 1,000 couldn't have a 6950. Thermaltake isn't to be trusted. 430w is not enough for that 5770.
 
E31 said:
Those are great suggestions, but I really need to stay in budget. I will definitely consider them when upgrading in the future.
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The 6850 is a mid-end GPU, 6950 is high end. Its better to get 6950 now than upgrade to it in the future. Though 6850 will play most of the games at high settings, I think you won't get the proper FPS.
 
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