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I haven't built a computer for about 6 years and I do not profess to be a computer wiz. Recently I have wanted to build an affordable gaming comp that will be upgrade-able for the next few years. My goal in building this was to stay close to 500 (not including a monitor).
I was hoping that some of you could look over the hardware I am going to get and critique me (especially the GPU, CPU and motherboard. Let me know of some things I should consider, and also if there is better valued hardware, or better priced hardware than what I have posted.
Your help is greatly appreciated
Here is the list of parts I found on newegg totaling $615.00
1. Case - $50.00
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Item #: N82E16811129066
2. Hard Drive - $100
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
3. CD/DVD Burner - $25
MSI 22X Internal Burner Black IDE Model DH-22AP
Item #: N82E16827100057
4. Motherboard - $90
ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813157280
5. GPU/Video Card - $120
HIS H677FN1GD Radeon HD 6770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
Item #: N82E16814161387
6. Power Supply - $45
Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power ...
Item #: N82E16817371033
7. RAM - $45
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
Item #: N82E16820231314
8. CPU/Processor $140
AMD Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition Deneb 3.5GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDZ970FBGMBOX
Item #: N82E16819103894
Grand total of $615
I was hoping that some of you could look over the hardware I am going to get and critique me (especially the GPU, CPU and motherboard. Let me know of some things I should consider, and also if there is better valued hardware, or better priced hardware than what I have posted.
Your help is greatly appreciated
Here is the list of parts I found on newegg totaling $615.00
1. Case - $50.00
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Item #: N82E16811129066
2. Hard Drive - $100
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
3. CD/DVD Burner - $25
MSI 22X Internal Burner Black IDE Model DH-22AP
Item #: N82E16827100057
4. Motherboard - $90
ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813157280
5. GPU/Video Card - $120
HIS H677FN1GD Radeon HD 6770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
Item #: N82E16814161387
6. Power Supply - $45
Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power ...
Item #: N82E16817371033
7. RAM - $45
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
Item #: N82E16820231314
8. CPU/Processor $140
AMD Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition Deneb 3.5GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDZ970FBGMBOX
Item #: N82E16819103894
Grand total of $615