Souls
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Mostly looking to Weeble or Markb for this one, but just wanting a second (or third ) opinion on what I'm about to spend a bunch of money on.
Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131398
ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - $99.99
Fairly run-of-the-mill, standard mobo. Didn't want to spend an extravagant amount on it, but didn't want to skimp out. Experience has told me that below $80 will get me a cheapo board that will just die.
Processor:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor - $159.99
Couldn't see the sense in dishing out an extra $120 for 6-core when I doubt I'll be needing that much power. I'm on a budget, after all!
PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207002
XFX P1-650X-CAG9 650W ATX12V 2.2 / ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power - $99.99
650W to give me the power that I need. Don't see the sense in buying a bigger one if I don't need the extra wattage.
GPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102873
SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - $149.99
Pretty self-explanatory. I could've bumped up to a 5870, in theory, but I can take care of that if the time comes. 5770 should take care of me pretty well.
Memory:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211451
A-Data 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory - $139.99
Teh ramzzzzz. Mine don't shave their ass though
Hard Drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211412
A-DATA ASINTS-80GM-CSA 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $199.99
80GB for an operating system, and whatever games I plan on running on it. I have ~1.5TB in unused hard drives sitting around that I can throw in on the fly, and a 2TB external that is largely unused.
Have an extra case sitting at home, so unneeded expense. Thoughts, good sirs (and madams)?
Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131398
ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - $99.99
Fairly run-of-the-mill, standard mobo. Didn't want to spend an extravagant amount on it, but didn't want to skimp out. Experience has told me that below $80 will get me a cheapo board that will just die.
Processor:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor - $159.99
Couldn't see the sense in dishing out an extra $120 for 6-core when I doubt I'll be needing that much power. I'm on a budget, after all!
PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207002
XFX P1-650X-CAG9 650W ATX12V 2.2 / ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power - $99.99
650W to give me the power that I need. Don't see the sense in buying a bigger one if I don't need the extra wattage.
GPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102873
SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - $149.99
Pretty self-explanatory. I could've bumped up to a 5870, in theory, but I can take care of that if the time comes. 5770 should take care of me pretty well.
Memory:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211451
A-Data 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory - $139.99
Teh ramzzzzz. Mine don't shave their ass though
Hard Drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211412
A-DATA ASINTS-80GM-CSA 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $199.99
80GB for an operating system, and whatever games I plan on running on it. I have ~1.5TB in unused hard drives sitting around that I can throw in on the fly, and a 2TB external that is largely unused.
Have an extra case sitting at home, so unneeded expense. Thoughts, good sirs (and madams)?