Updated budget build! Budget is now $100 more.

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george93pr

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Ok so on my last topic I had a $500 budget. Now I have $100 more to spend on a computer. I decided to start all over and pick some good parts. In the end, it pretty much stayed the same, except for the case, the hard drive and the motherboard.

Tell me if I should change everything. I also need to buy a new keyboard and mouse. The ones I have right now are fading. A new desk for the computer and a chair would be nice too.

APEX TX-381-C Black Steel Micro ATX Tower Computer Case - $24.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154094

AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9GHz - $58.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103926

GIGABYTE GA-880GM-D2H AM3 AMD 880G - $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128458

XFX HD-567X-YNF3 Radeon HD 5670 512MB 128-bit DDR5 - $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&cm_re=xfx_radeon_5670-_-14-150-504-_-Product

Mushkin Enhanced Essentials 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 - $39.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146748

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM - $49.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181

Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W - $39.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033

ASUS DRW-24B3LT SATA DVD Burner - $21.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&cm_re=asus_dvd_burner-_-27-135-221-_-Product

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit - $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ..._7_home_premium_64-bit-_-32-116-754-_-Product


I'm in the process of picking a keyboard and mouse. Any ideas?

EDIT - I picked the keyboard and mouse. Tell me if there's other I should consider please!

Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 - $18.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823109149

Microsoft D66-00069 Wheel Mouse Optical - $12.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826105164
 
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Well I won't be upgrading this desktop. It does have 32amps (17 on one rail, 15 on the other) which is pretty good. For the Radeon 5670, it's a overkill isn't it?
 
george93pr said:
Well I won't be upgrading this desktop. It does have 32amps (17 on one rail, 15 on the other) which is pretty good. For the Radeon 5670, it's a overkill isn't it?
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It has 336W on the 12V rail. With a total of 28 amps . The 17 and 15 amps listed, that just what any one rail can max before it cuts out. You dont add them together, unless its a true dual rail which this is not.
 
StrangleHold said:
It has 336W on the 12V rail. With a total of 28 amps . The 17 and 15 amps listed, that just what any one rail can max before it cuts out. You dont add them together, unless its a true dual rail which this is not.
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Well the "minimum requirement" for the Radeon 5670 is 400w. But they take into consideration if it's a cheap non quality power supply. And the antec power supply is only 20w below the recommended. I don't think it'll have a problem running it, but if I will please tell me and I'll change it.
 
StrangleHold said:
It has 336W on the 12V rail. With a total of 28 amps . The 17 and 15 amps listed, that just what any one rail can max before it cuts out. You dont add them together, unless its a true dual rail which this is not.
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Well the radeon 5670 pulls about 9-10 amps. The processor pulls another 10 amps. That means there's 8 more amps available. How much does the hard drive pull and the motherboard and ram?
 
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