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| Kerog:
Reactor hasn't responded. Did it took you this long to wait for his opinion on what your specs Nick? |
| Reactor Worker:
I'm a busy guy. $250 CPU/Motherboard combo - http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.253957 AMD has a nice lineup of affordable processors for the budget gamer. The motherboard is mini-ATX...something I normally don't recommend but it should work fine for your needs. Nice thing about AMD is that they reuse their CPU sockets a lot so you will likely be able to upgrade to a more powerful CPU in the future without changing out the motherboard. $70 Memory - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227346 The chosen motherboard happens to use DDR3 memory which is nice. I decided to save you some money by going for the cheaper rating of RAM which won't have any noticeable impact on performance. $40 Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119106 This is the same case I used for my first build. It is quite sturdy and has a reasonable amount of room on the inside. Fairly quiet and at a great price. Quality/price was it is a great choice. $50 Powersupply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703017 With all builds on a budget, at some point you will have to compromise; the power supply is not the place to do so. There are cheaper PSUs out there but few will have the same level of quality as the one I have chosen (for the given price). You risk your components and/or poor performance if you cheap out here. $45 HDD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136113 Nothing special happening here. Cheapest option in capacity range, quality brand, good history. $28 CD/DVD Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151187 Same as the hard drive really. $115 GPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150337 Great choice for a GPU and fits well within your budget. There are cheaper brands of this particular model but they don't come with the same lifetime warranty for parts and service. You are, of course, welcome to choose a cheaper brand, there is little tangible difference in quality. Total = $598 (before any applicable taxes and shipping) I didn't forget the monitor, but decided to separate it from the rest of the budget. If necessary you could buy it later when you have more money. $170 Monitor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236050 |
| Kerog:
--- Quote from: Reactor Worker on September 23, 2009, 01:59:08 AM ---I'm a busy guy. $250 CPU/Motherboard combo - http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.253957 AMD has a nice lineup of affordable processors for the budget gamer. The motherboard is mini-ATX...something I normally don't recommend but it should work fine for your needs. Nice thing about AMD is that they reuse their CPU sockets a lot so you will likely be able to upgrade to a more powerful CPU in the future without changing out the motherboard. $70 Memory - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227346 The chosen motherboard happens to use DDR3 memory which is nice. I decided to save you some money by going for the cheaper rating of RAM which won't have any noticeable impact on performance. $40 Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119106 This is the same case I used for my first build. It is quite sturdy and has a reasonable amount of room on the inside. Fairly quiet and at a great price. Quality/price was it is a great choice. $50 Powersupply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703017 With all builds on a budget, at some point you will have to compromise; the power supply is not the place to do so. There are cheaper PSUs out there but few will have the same level of quality as the one I have chosen (for the given price). You risk your components and/or poor performance if you cheap out here. $45 HDD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136113 Nothing special happening here. Cheapest option in capacity range, quality brand, good history. $28 CD/DVD Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151187 Same as the hard drive really. $115 GPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150337 Great choice for a GPU and fits well within your budget. There are cheaper brands of this particular model but they don't come with the same lifetime warranty for parts and service. You are, of course, welcome to choose a cheaper brand, there is little tangible difference in quality. Total = $598 (before any applicable taxes and shipping) I didn't forget the monitor, but decided to separate it from the rest of the budget. If necessary you could buy it later when you have more money. $170 Monitor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236050 --- End quote --- Thanks, I'll check out these prices on Newegg.ca |
| Kerog:
Had to bump. I was checking out these items on Newegg.ca. The AMD and Motherboard combo don't exist and the CD/DVD Drive has expired. Will this CD/DVD Drive still work? http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151188 |
| Inv3rted:
--- Quote from: Kerog on September 24, 2009, 06:39:22 PM ---Had to bump. I was checking out these items on Newegg.ca. The AMD and Motherboard combo don't exist and the CD/DVD Drive has expired. Will this CD/DVD Drive still work? http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151188 --- End quote --- That's the one I have. Haven't had any problems. |
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