So I've been away for a long time, just rejoining the forum as I've just recently gotten build-fever again. I don't really have a budget, per-se, but I want to spend as little as possible, efficiently as possible. I'd like to spend under $400 on the remaining parts. The only things I have left from my old rig are my PSU and Board. I've got a 650w XFX XXX Edition and an MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 board. So I'm building AMD, shocker for a budget build, right? I'm building mostly to game and design (Photoshop). What I'd really like to do is compile this build entirely from the marketplace here at OCN, but I think that may be too difficult a task for my patience to undertake. This is what I've got in mind right now:
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz ($99.99 @ Newegg)
FAN: Cooler Master Hyper 212+ ($19.99 @ Newegg)
GPU: MSI N460GTX 192-Bit 1GB ($99.99 @ TigerDirect)
MOBO: MSI 790FX-GD70 ATX AM3 (Locked in)
RAM: Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 ($45.99 @ Newegg)
HDD: HGST HDS721050CLA362 500GB 7200 RPM ($71.98 @ Newegg)
PSU: XFX 650w XXX Edition 80+ Bronze Modular PSU (Locked in)
CASE: Thermaltake v3 Black Mid-Tower ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $377.93
Add $20 or so for a DVD+R/W drive puts me right about at that $400 mark. Any suggestions on where I can move some of these parts around to maximize efficient spending? I feel like RAM has tanked in price and HDDs have soared in price since my last build almost 2 years ago. For what it's worth, I prioritize graphics over computing, which makes me keep coming back to the GTX460... I just feel like it's so old, since that's what I used to have. But everywhere I look still says that the 460 is the epitome of efficiency. Thanks for your help, OCN!
Edited by Kny - 6/1/12 at 6:20am
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz ($99.99 @ Newegg)
FAN: Cooler Master Hyper 212+ ($19.99 @ Newegg)
GPU: MSI N460GTX 192-Bit 1GB ($99.99 @ TigerDirect)
MOBO: MSI 790FX-GD70 ATX AM3 (Locked in)
RAM: Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 ($45.99 @ Newegg)
HDD: HGST HDS721050CLA362 500GB 7200 RPM ($71.98 @ Newegg)
PSU: XFX 650w XXX Edition 80+ Bronze Modular PSU (Locked in)
CASE: Thermaltake v3 Black Mid-Tower ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $377.93
Add $20 or so for a DVD+R/W drive puts me right about at that $400 mark. Any suggestions on where I can move some of these parts around to maximize efficient spending? I feel like RAM has tanked in price and HDDs have soared in price since my last build almost 2 years ago. For what it's worth, I prioritize graphics over computing, which makes me keep coming back to the GTX460... I just feel like it's so old, since that's what I used to have. But everywhere I look still says that the 460 is the epitome of efficiency. Thanks for your help, OCN!
Edited by Kny - 6/1/12 at 6:20am
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also costs less (and is WD... I don't even know what is the HGST brand) but other than that I think this build config is ready to go!
