Help with building a new gaming computer :)

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paintballer301

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Hey guys!

Im thinking about building a new computer from scratch, i've never done this before but i think i have a pretty good setup.

Please let me know what you think, and what tweaks i should make.

also, will everything work together good?

also, should i buy them now or wait a bit so the prices come down or.. absolutely anything that will help me haha

It comes to around a $800 total

Please give us a hand with it, thanks!! :good::good:


Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$59.95

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 140W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ965FBGIBOX - Retail

$199.99

MSI R5770-PM2D1G/Seaweed Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support ... - Retail

$169.99

Seagate Barracuda LP ST31000520AS 1TB 5900 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$84.99

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL - Retail

$93.99

SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model TS-H663B/UOAH - OEM
$19.99

MSI 770-G45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$79.99


Diablotek PHD Series PHD650 650W ATX12V V2.2 Power Supply - Retail

$50.76

Rosewill RCR-IC002 74-in-1 USB 2.0 3.5" Internal Card Reader w/ USB port / Extra silver face plate - Retail

$9.99

Scythe SY1225SL12SH 120mm "Slipstream" Case Fan - Retail

$8.99

Subtotal: $778.63
 
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I'd get a better PSU from one of these brands:

Corsair
Antec
OCZ
Thermaltake
Seasonic
PC Power & Cooling

something in the 500-650w range will be more than enough.
 
but i think you ought to have a better hard disk, a 7200RPM not 5900RPM. It will run faster and the price is not that different.
 
^ i agree. i have the hitachi thats $5 more and its a great drive. The samsung 7200 is also the same price including the free shipping as the one you linked and it seems to have a lot of good reviews.
 
Thanks for the input guys!

Questions:

What is the main difference in the builds? Like, what makes the 2nd build better? (im going to buy that one simply because you 3 guys said it was better haha)

2nd question:
Why did you put that ram over the ram i had picked in my original build? (not sure how to judge how good ram is)

Thanks so much for your help guys, im really clueless in building comps haha
 
paintballer301 said:
Thanks for the input guys!

Questions:

What is the main difference in the builds? Like, what makes the 2nd build better? (im going to buy that one simply because you 3 guys said it was better haha)
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The advantage is that Core i5 750 is faster processor than Phenom II


2nd question:
Why did you put that ram over the ram i had picked in my original build? (not sure how to judge how good ram is)
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The RAM you picked is actually better and it cost the same

Also, Change the video card that Bodaggit23 suggested to this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102864&cm_re=HD_5770-_-14-102-864-_-Product
 
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ965FBGMBOX

NEW 125 WATT VERSION!!!!
$195.00


MSI R5770-PM2D1G/Seaweed Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

$169.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

$54.99


MSI 770-G45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard

$79.99


G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL

$93.99

COOLER MASTER UCP RS700-AAAAA3 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Power Supply
$129.99

COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$80

Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B - OEM

$25.99

Rosewill RCR-IC002 74-in-1 USB 2.0 3.5" Internal Card Reader w/ USB port / Extra silver face plate - Retail

$9.99


I think ima buy it tonight, comes to a total of $ 815 shipped!!

Let me know what you guys think asap!!
 
Looks good to me, though many people on here say that the core i5 is better than that processor. It won't make a huge difference though...the one you have is fine, and I imagine that platform will have a longer life anyway.
 
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