First build.

Cams

Cams

New Member
I did have a whole list made up at Newegg but I managed to delete it so we will try this another way. If all you did was play CS1.6 and CS:S and maybe some other first person shooters with a racing game or two in there watched youtube and went on forums, had $1,000.00 to spend, what would you build? This is what I put together but still need a GPU. Any ideas?

Case: NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$50.00 after rebate


Mobo: ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$119.00

PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Compatible ... - Retail
$220.00 after rebate

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX - Retail
$200.00

RAM: CORSAIR DOMINATOR-GT 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CMG6GX3M3A1866C7 - Retail
$340.00

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
$73.00

OD: Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B -
$30.00

SC: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
$82.00 after rebate

HSF: XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler - Retail
$45.00
 
Last edited:
A

Ac3

New Member
It would be nice to know how much it cost so we can choose a gpu and revise within your 1000 budget.

Edit: Can't use 3 sticks of RAM on a dual channel Mobo I don't think. Let me make a build for you.
 
Last edited:
A

Ac3

New Member
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146025
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131402
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231193&Tpk=ddr3 1600
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674
HSF: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161276
DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030
sound: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102006

Just under 1000.
 
Last edited:
A

Ac3

New Member
pies said:
For a gpu you could go with an gtx260 or and ati 4800 series card.
If you plan on playing any super high end games maybe an gtx275-285.
And that power supply is overkill.
Click to expand...

You could just look at the build i made him.
Edit: good find i'll add it into the build
 
Cams

Cams

New Member
Thanks alot, I think it is clear that I still have a very long way to go with this stuff.
 
D

daisymtc

Active Member
PSU - No need for 1000W. 750W would run dual video card.

Mobo - if you are going to crossfire, go for 790FX instead. SLi with 980a

RAM - you'd need 2 x 2GB instead of 3 x 2GB

Video card - ATI 4890/ GTX 275

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black is better
 
Bodaggit23

Bodaggit23

Active Member
Cams

Cams

New Member
Thanks alot for the replies. I will post pics of the process when all the parts get here. I am going to use a combination of your builds.
 
Cams

Cams

New Member
Now I am not sure about my next question but is the AMD vs Intel CPU argument. Is this one of those Ford vs Chevy things or is one Really better for me than the other?
 
D

daisymtc

Active Member
Cams said:
Now I am not sure about my next question but is the AMD vs Intel CPU argument. Is this one of those Ford vs Chevy things or is one Really better for me than the other?
Click to expand...

Performance wise - Intel Corei7 > AMD Phenom II ~ C2Q/ C2D. However, since intel will stop LGA 775 soon, so either intl Core i7 or AMD Phenom II.
 
Cams

Cams

New Member
Thanks. My wife and I just got a great oppertuniy to buy a house so the computer thing went on hold until we close. Two more weeks!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top