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Default New build on an $800 budget, please comment
I havn't build computers in 6 years so I am a bit out of the loop. I was overclocking AMDs when you had to use solder to unlock the chip. LOL

Anyway I am looking to stay under $800 for the system. This will mainly be for Photoshop and photo stitching with a little Left4Dead for sanity.

I spent all day reading up on Tom's Hardware and here; below is what I cam up with please comment. I will be overclocking a bit but stability is more important to me. I will be installing Windows 7 on this machine to see if I like it.

I would like to be able to upgade here and there (GPU/RAM) with no plans for building another system for at least 5 years.

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$10.00 Mail-in Rebate Card13-131-368 $278.99
$183.05

Subtotal: $750.45
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So far so good, but what I would have done is get the 500GB version of the Western Digital Caviar Black and put the savings on a HD 4890 instead of the HD 4870
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Pretty nice, but my only gripe would be to change the AS5. You can get better results with OCZ Freeze, IC DIamond 7, Noctua NT-H1, just to name a few.
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Spend $40 more and get the 4890 from ASUS. Best $40 you'll spend
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I havn't build computers in 6 years so I am a bit out of the loop. I was overclocking AMDs when you had to use solder to unlock the chip. LOL

Anyway I am looking to stay under $800 for the system. This will mainly be for Photoshop and photo stitching with a little Left4Dead for sanity.

I spent all day reading up on Tom's Hardware and here; below is what I cam up with please comment. I will be overclocking a bit but stability is more important to me. I will be installing Windows 7 on this machine to see if I like it.

I would like to be able to upgade here and there (GPU/RAM) with no plans for building another system for at least 5 years.

Thanks

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Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
-$15.00 Instant
$69.95
$54.95

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives - OEM
-$10.00 Instant
$109.99
$99.99

ASUS EAH4870 DK/HTDI/1GD5 Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate Card14-121-291
$159.99

Antec EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active ... - Retail
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$99.99
$76.99

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G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL8D-4GBHK - Retail
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-$20.00 Combo
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$10.00 Mail-in Rebate Card13-131-368 $278.99
$183.05

Subtotal: $750.45
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Its a good build my only suggestion is if your not going to use all of that a space in the hdd get a smaller one and save some money.
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really great budget build but as others have said, spending another forty for a 4890 will be the BEST thing you can do for that rig its just an amazing card and im a nvidia fan
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Agreed, go for the 4890. Totally futureproof.
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