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I've always wanted to get into PC gaming but was detered because of the cost. However, after doing some research and watching a few videos on assembling a computer, I've decided that now is the time to get going!
Now since this is the first custom build I've ever done, any suggestions would be much appreciated! Here's what I've come up with:
- Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0
- COOLER MASTER GX Series RS750-ACAAD3-US 750W ATX12V v2.31 SLI Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
- GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
- CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B
- AMD FX-6100 Zambezi 3.3GHz Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core Desktop Processor FD6100WMGUSBX
- SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity (100315L )
- SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
-ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM
- Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit - OEM
My budget is about $900 and this comes out to $912 (I don't mind going over by a few bucks). I was also considering an aftermarket CPU cooler but I don't plan on overclocking, so I don't know if that's really neccessary or not. Any thoughts or suggestions?
ionusX
yah, if you want the best performance for your money i would only spend half as much on the case, and save $50 or more. pretty much any midi tower case will do you fine. cases never fail. you only pay more for more bells and whistles, no extra performance or anything. and with just 1 hard drive and 1 graphics card in there, heat wont be a problem even if you did overclock. nor would it be a problem if you put another couple of drives in there.coolermaster gx is a crappy psu., read here http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/11/22/cooler_master_gx_650w_power_supply_review/3 get a http://www.ebuyer.com/257232-corsair-tx-650w-v2-psu-80plus-bronze-certified-cmpsu-650txv2uk instead. and save yourself some more money for a better psu.
i would also save money on your mobo, and spend about £75 on a intel z68 board which will support up to 2133ddr3 and sata3.
you can also save a bit of money by buying practically any other brand of ram with the same specifications. remember, cool names dont count for anything, nor do black motherboards or any of the other aesthetical things manufacturers do to raise prices. all that matters are the specs and the warranty.
these savings will allow you to get a 2500k, and although you say you arent interested in overclocking, once you can see how easy it is you will appreciate being able to get 4.5ghz from a 2500k with no problem at all, just whack a £15 aftermarket cooler on there, change the bios settings and its as easy as that, for a massive boost in power that will blow any zambezi system out of the water, and still save you money in electricity in the long run, as the 2500 is far more effecient.
you may even save enough money for a soundcard and headphones, which i consider neccessary for a gaming pc, as it is a huge improvement over onboard and any competitive pc gamer worth their salt uses a sound card and headphones.
lolololol the cheapest intel boards all suck and has lousy chipsets z68 boards are generally more expensive than even his 990 chipset board :P and the 2500k is quite a bit more nearly 75 quid more than his 6100 in most places :P you advice is spend mroe money not save money hahaha ignore the board troll. this guy follows me around and is always first to post after me. dont believe him. you can get many z68 mobo's cheaper than 990fx,especially this 990fx board. the z68 boards arent "lousy" at all, infact they do everything perfectly fine. the 2500k is around £75 or $ more, and that is found from money saved on your case - £40 easily, mobo - £20 easily. ram - £10 easily, this easily gives you the extra funds to afford a 2500k which would be a massive upgrade over a zambezi.ionius, stop following me around troll before i report you, you talk nothing but crap. a b s o l u t e crap. you are just an attention seeking troll who tries to ridicule other people giving proper information because it takes attention away from you, because you are an attention seeking phukwit whose entire life revives around kudos you feed yourself for being a loudmouth on internet forums.
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