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Discussion in 'Technology' started by pie4muh, Jan 16, 2012.

  1. pie4muh

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    i have been reading around looking at building my own gaming computer and this is what i am looking at

    Motherboard
    MSI 970A-G45 AMD 9 Series AM3+ (90)

    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition ($120)

    RAM
    Crucial Ballistix 4GB DDR3 (1333MHz) ($27)

    Video Card
    evga GeForce GTX 550 Ti (1GB) ($120)

    Hard Drive
    Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB ($100)

    Optical Drive
    ASUS Internal 24x CD/DVD Drive ($20)

    Case
    Cooler Master Elite 430 Mid Tower ($50)

    Power Supply
    Cooler Master eXtreme 500 Watt ($40)


    if you think i should swap any parts please explain why and please keep in mind i cant go much higher in price than this
     
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    Eh not bad 6/10. It wouldn't hurt to go for an Nvidia GTX 560 and an Intel i5 2500k, that would knock it up to 7 or even 8/10. Perhaps 8GB of RAM as well.
     
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    Don't buy Caviar Blue drives, they fail a lot. Go with the Black or green.
    You could have a much better processor and gpu too. If you change to a 2500k, you'll have to upgrade the motherboard too.
     
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    Save more money, pick up a 6870/560ti & a 2500k and p67 mobo.
     
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    Oh yeah, forgot to mention you'd need the Motherboard upgrade as said above. It's worth saving up a bit longer for those parts, they really make a difference.
     
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    This is probably the best advice we can give you. Trust me, I went from a similar setup to what I have now (2500k / GTX 480 etc) and the difference in terms of my overall quality of experience was so great that I kind of regretted wasting the $500-$600 on the previous build. I could've had a much better experience from the get go if I had just saved up the money to build my current computer. So basically, I'd say patience is your best friend in a scenario like this.
     
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    All the others are right. If it has to be bought right now, get the p67 mobo, but keep the processor and GPU, and upgrade it as you save more money. You might even be able to resell the CPU on Sythe if you save the box
     
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    ^lol.

    Don't offer shit advice please.


    p67 motherboard=1155 so you need an intel socket 1155 processor, not an amd one. rofl.
     
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