I am very pleased to say that my last gaming build was a success. Me and a friend are now building a mildly affordable gaming computer and some feedback on this parts list would be very much appreciated.
CASE: Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ... Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition AM3 CPU HDZ955FBGMBOX - 3.20GHz, Socket AM3, 6MB Cache, 2000MHz (4000 MT/s) FSB, Retail, Processor with Fan
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5752143
MOBO: Biostar TA870U3+ AMD 870 Motherboard - ATX, Socket AM3, AMD 870 Chipset, DDR3 1600MHz, SATA 6.0 Gb/s, 6-CH Audio, Gigabit LAN, USB 3.0
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7265659&CatId=5538
RAM: Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Vengeance 8GB PC12800 DDR3 RAM - 1600MHz, 2x4096MB, Non-ECC, Unbuffered
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7025810
GPU: XFX HD-583X-ZAFV Radeon HD 5830 Video Card - 1GB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0 (x16), Dual DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, DirectX 11, Dual-Slot, CrossFireX Ready
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6488509
PSU: Cooler Master RS700-AMBAD3-US Silent Pro M 700W Power Supply - ATX, Modular, 700 Watt, 80+ Bronze Certified, SLI Ready, 135mm Ultra Silent Fan
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4434988
HDD: Western Digital WD5001AALS Caviar Black Hard Drive - 500GB, 7200 rpm, 32MB, SATA-3G
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4914330
We already have a spare optical drive for this build. Probably could have gone with a smaller wattage on the psu, but for expansion's sake we went with the 700. If you see anything that is just god awful to have in this build or any suggestions really, please post. Thanks for the help.
CASE: Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ... Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition AM3 CPU HDZ955FBGMBOX - 3.20GHz, Socket AM3, 6MB Cache, 2000MHz (4000 MT/s) FSB, Retail, Processor with Fan
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5752143
MOBO: Biostar TA870U3+ AMD 870 Motherboard - ATX, Socket AM3, AMD 870 Chipset, DDR3 1600MHz, SATA 6.0 Gb/s, 6-CH Audio, Gigabit LAN, USB 3.0
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7265659&CatId=5538
RAM: Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Vengeance 8GB PC12800 DDR3 RAM - 1600MHz, 2x4096MB, Non-ECC, Unbuffered
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7025810
GPU: XFX HD-583X-ZAFV Radeon HD 5830 Video Card - 1GB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0 (x16), Dual DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, DirectX 11, Dual-Slot, CrossFireX Ready
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6488509
PSU: Cooler Master RS700-AMBAD3-US Silent Pro M 700W Power Supply - ATX, Modular, 700 Watt, 80+ Bronze Certified, SLI Ready, 135mm Ultra Silent Fan
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4434988
HDD: Western Digital WD5001AALS Caviar Black Hard Drive - 500GB, 7200 rpm, 32MB, SATA-3G
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4914330
We already have a spare optical drive for this build. Probably could have gone with a smaller wattage on the psu, but for expansion's sake we went with the 700. If you see anything that is just god awful to have in this build or any suggestions really, please post. Thanks for the help.
