arbalest

Wow, after years of building systems from secondhand parts, I was finally able to build something that is CURRENT Technology! Well... I had a couple things old but no need to updated EVERYTHING I even did it on a small budget! I LOVE MicroCenter sales!


X2 5000+ Black Edition = $84
Gigabyte GA-M57 SLI S4 = $99
Corsair XMS2 4GB Kit = $119
Cooler Master Centurion 5 Case = $49
Cooler Master 500w PSU = $49
Tuniq Tower 120 = $59
WD 250GB SATAII = Already Own
EVGA 7950GT KO = $90 (+1 for Craigslist)
Samsung 20x DVDRW SATA = $29
22" LCD Widescreen Acer = Already Own
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL: $529 before Taxes and Rebates. $489 after Rebates



NOW, I WAS considering going C2D with a 2180, BUT I have faith in AMD that they will come out with something awesome for the AM2+ platform, hence my choice in the AM2/+ board!


I'm not huge into gaming aside from a little WoW and HL2, here and there. No reason to spend $250+ on an 8800 series, when the 7950 will do me just fine, and if I ever decide I need a little more horsepower, I'd probably just run Dual 7950's, but WoW on HIGH doesn't need that much.

__________________

Chozart

Nice for the price

If you ever add a second 7950, you'll need a somewhat beefier PSU though. But for now, excellent choices I think.

__________________

roningai

which cooler master psu is that? they have one w/o ovp (overvolt protection) when the psu goes bad it will likely take out some of ur components. i bought a psu w/o ovp from craiglist i use it for testing only powering on componets outside of case etc..) but never in a rig running 24/7.

__________________
If u make an Ass out of yourself,someone is bound to ride you Bruce Lee

Quote:

Originally Posted by grunion Please to help me understand what is Stock?

KSIMP88

Great, man!
Try to get another HDD, same model down the road.
The only downside is the motherboard, possibly. Is PCIE 2.0 backwards compatible? can you put a 2.0 card in a 1.0 slot?
Later on, upgrade options would be limited to the PCIE 1.0 8800 series.

__________________
^That's right. I typed that.^

sublime0

His psu should be fine for dual 7950's. I ran 1x7950GT 512 on a pos psu that came with my case with only 18 amps on my 12v rails lol.

arbalest

Thanks! If I ever decide to get serious about gaming I'll probably just go dual 8800's I know that goes against my first post, but I've done a little more thinking.

Yep, its got OVP

I actually had a second HD setup in RAID with this one, but I sold it for $50 to pay for my Tuniq Tower! lol The fiance told me I could spend more than $200 + What I sold my old rig for! And yes, its PCIE 2.0 compatible This is the 2.0 revision board!

__________________