Best Mobo+Ram+CPU for $250?

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7/22/12 at 9:00am

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Hey guys what is the best Mobo Ram and CPU I can get for $250? Thanks!

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD A8-3850	GA-A75M-D2H	AMD Radeon HD 6550D	Team Group Inc.
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Team Group Inc.	Seagate	Maxtor	Blue Ray Drive
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Stock	Windows 7 64bit Professional	19" ACER LCD	19" ACER LCD
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000	Antec Earthwalker II	Antec Nine Hundred	Logictech G9
Mouse Pad
Black
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-8150	SABERTOOTH 990FX	AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series	Team Group Inc.
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Team Group Inc.	Seagate 320GB 7200rpm SATA	Seagate 750GB 7200rpm SATA	Light Scribe DVDRW
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
CM 212 Plus	Windows 7 64bit Professional	ACER H233H	Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 v1.0
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
NZXT Performance Power PP800	ENERMAX FULMO Advance	Logitech G9	Generic Black
Audio	Other
Line 6 UX2	NZXT SEN-001LX Sentry LX
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD A8-3850	GA-A75M-D2H	AMD Radeon HD 6550D	Team Group Inc.
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Team Group Inc.	Seagate	Maxtor	Blue Ray Drive
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Stock	Windows 7 64bit Professional	19" ACER LCD	19" ACER LCD
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000	Antec Earthwalker II	Antec Nine Hundred	Logictech G9
Mouse Pad
Black
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-8150	SABERTOOTH 990FX	AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series	Team Group Inc.
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Team Group Inc.	Seagate 320GB 7200rpm SATA	Seagate 750GB 7200rpm SATA	Light Scribe DVDRW
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
CM 212 Plus	Windows 7 64bit Professional	ACER H233H	Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 v1.0
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
NZXT Performance Power PP800	ENERMAX FULMO Advance	Logitech G9	Generic Black
Audio	Other
Line 6 UX2	NZXT SEN-001LX Sentry LX
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7/22/12 at 9:08am

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It depends, what will you be doing? Gaming, video editing, simply browsing, etc?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i5 3570k	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H	Gigabyte Windforce 7970	[Future Upgrade] 2nd Gigabyte Windforce 7970
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Corsair Vengeance 16 GB (8 x 2) DDR3 1600	Intel 330 Series 240 GB SSD	[Future Upgrade] 2nd SSD	Asus Optical
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Corsair H100i	Windows 7 Ultimate	(3x) Asus VE248H	Logitech G510
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
Corsair GS700	Corsair Vengeance C70	Logitech G500	Corsair MM2000 Standard Mouse pad
Audio
[Future Upgrade] Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Ti...
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7 3820	Asus Rampage IV Extreme	Radeon HD 6450 ( =[ )	G Skill RipjawsX 8 GB (2 x 4) DDR3 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Plextor M3 128g SSD	(2x) Hitachi 1.5 TB HDD	Asus DVD/CD Burner	CoolerMaster Hyper 212 +
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	Asus VE248H (x3) + Asus VE258H	Logitech G510	Corsair AX1200
Case	Mouse
NZXT Phantom White Full-tower case	Logitech G500 Gaming Mouse
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Athlon X3 450	Biostar Micro-ATX	BFG Geforce 7800 GT	G.Skill value series 2 x 2 DDR3 1333
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Hitachi 1 TB SATA II	Windows 7 Ultimate	Acer 20"	Logitech
Power	Case	Mouse
Antec Earthwatts 380W	Some Compaq lol	Logitech M500
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i5 3570k	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H	Gigabyte Windforce 7970	[Future Upgrade] 2nd Gigabyte Windforce 7970
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Corsair Vengeance 16 GB (8 x 2) DDR3 1600	Intel 330 Series 240 GB SSD	[Future Upgrade] 2nd SSD	Asus Optical
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Corsair H100i	Windows 7 Ultimate	(3x) Asus VE248H	Logitech G510
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
Corsair GS700	Corsair Vengeance C70	Logitech G500	Corsair MM2000 Standard Mouse pad
Audio
[Future Upgrade] Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Ti...
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7 3820	Asus Rampage IV Extreme	Radeon HD 6450 ( =[ )	G Skill RipjawsX 8 GB (2 x 4) DDR3 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Plextor M3 128g SSD	(2x) Hitachi 1.5 TB HDD	Asus DVD/CD Burner	CoolerMaster Hyper 212 +
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	Asus VE248H (x3) + Asus VE258H	Logitech G510	Corsair AX1200
Case	Mouse
NZXT Phantom White Full-tower case	Logitech G500 Gaming Mouse
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Athlon X3 450	Biostar Micro-ATX	BFG Geforce 7800 GT	G.Skill value series 2 x 2 DDR3 1333
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Hitachi 1 TB SATA II	Windows 7 Ultimate	Acer 20"	Logitech
Power	Case	Mouse
Antec Earthwatts 380W	Some Compaq lol	Logitech M500
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7/22/12 at 9:12am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackout621

It depends, what will you be doing? Gaming, video editing, simply browsing, etc?

Mainly Gaming but I do audio composition and video editing as a hobby from time to time using Premiere CS, and Propellerhead Reason.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD A8-3850	GA-A75M-D2H	AMD Radeon HD 6550D	Team Group Inc.
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Team Group Inc.	Seagate	Maxtor	Blue Ray Drive
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Stock	Windows 7 64bit Professional	19" ACER LCD	19" ACER LCD
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000	Antec Earthwalker II	Antec Nine Hundred	Logictech G9
Mouse Pad
Black
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-8150	SABERTOOTH 990FX	AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series	Team Group Inc.
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Team Group Inc.	Seagate 320GB 7200rpm SATA	Seagate 750GB 7200rpm SATA	Light Scribe DVDRW
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
CM 212 Plus	Windows 7 64bit Professional	ACER H233H	Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 v1.0
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
NZXT Performance Power PP800	ENERMAX FULMO Advance	Logitech G9	Generic Black
Audio	Other
Line 6 UX2	NZXT SEN-001LX Sentry LX
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD A8-3850	GA-A75M-D2H	AMD Radeon HD 6550D	Team Group Inc.
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Team Group Inc.	Seagate	Maxtor	Blue Ray Drive
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Stock	Windows 7 64bit Professional	19" ACER LCD	19" ACER LCD
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000	Antec Earthwalker II	Antec Nine Hundred	Logictech G9
Mouse Pad
Black
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-8150	SABERTOOTH 990FX	AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series	Team Group Inc.
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Team Group Inc.	Seagate 320GB 7200rpm SATA	Seagate 750GB 7200rpm SATA	Light Scribe DVDRW
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
CM 212 Plus	Windows 7 64bit Professional	ACER H233H	Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 v1.0
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
NZXT Performance Power PP800	ENERMAX FULMO Advance	Logitech G9	Generic Black
Audio	Other
Line 6 UX2	NZXT SEN-001LX Sentry LX
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7/22/12 at 9:25am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ITAngel

Mainly Gaming but I do audio composition and video editing as a hobby from time to time using Premiere CS, and Propellerhead Reason.

It went a little over, but how's this?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2HXK

Actually, if you're doing a new build and haven't purchased anything/some parts, I could put a rig together if you tell me the budget. Would be easier.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i5 3570k	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H	Gigabyte Windforce 7970	[Future Upgrade] 2nd Gigabyte Windforce 7970
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Corsair Vengeance 16 GB (8 x 2) DDR3 1600	Intel 330 Series 240 GB SSD	[Future Upgrade] 2nd SSD	Asus Optical
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Corsair H100i	Windows 7 Ultimate	(3x) Asus VE248H	Logitech G510
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
Corsair GS700	Corsair Vengeance C70	Logitech G500	Corsair MM2000 Standard Mouse pad
Audio
[Future Upgrade] Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Ti...
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7 3820	Asus Rampage IV Extreme	Radeon HD 6450 ( =[ )	G Skill RipjawsX 8 GB (2 x 4) DDR3 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Plextor M3 128g SSD	(2x) Hitachi 1.5 TB HDD	Asus DVD/CD Burner	CoolerMaster Hyper 212 +
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	Asus VE248H (x3) + Asus VE258H	Logitech G510	Corsair AX1200
Case	Mouse
NZXT Phantom White Full-tower case	Logitech G500 Gaming Mouse
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Athlon X3 450	Biostar Micro-ATX	BFG Geforce 7800 GT	G.Skill value series 2 x 2 DDR3 1333
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Hitachi 1 TB SATA II	Windows 7 Ultimate	Acer 20"	Logitech
Power	Case	Mouse
Antec Earthwatts 380W	Some Compaq lol	Logitech M500
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i5 3570k	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H	Gigabyte Windforce 7970	[Future Upgrade] 2nd Gigabyte Windforce 7970
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Corsair Vengeance 16 GB (8 x 2) DDR3 1600	Intel 330 Series 240 GB SSD	[Future Upgrade] 2nd SSD	Asus Optical
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Corsair H100i	Windows 7 Ultimate	(3x) Asus VE248H	Logitech G510
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
Corsair GS700	Corsair Vengeance C70	Logitech G500	Corsair MM2000 Standard Mouse pad
Audio
[Future Upgrade] Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Ti...
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7 3820	Asus Rampage IV Extreme	Radeon HD 6450 ( =[ )	G Skill RipjawsX 8 GB (2 x 4) DDR3 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Plextor M3 128g SSD	(2x) Hitachi 1.5 TB HDD	Asus DVD/CD Burner	CoolerMaster Hyper 212 +
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	Asus VE248H (x3) + Asus VE258H	Logitech G510	Corsair AX1200
Case	Mouse
NZXT Phantom White Full-tower case	Logitech G500 Gaming Mouse
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Athlon X3 450	Biostar Micro-ATX	BFG Geforce 7800 GT	G.Skill value series 2 x 2 DDR3 1333
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Hitachi 1 TB SATA II	Windows 7 Ultimate	Acer 20"	Logitech
Power	Case	Mouse
Antec Earthwatts 380W	Some Compaq lol	Logitech M500
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7/22/12 at 9:33am

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i figured you probably want AMd, becouse it's in the AMD general section, so here's my reccomended items:
parts

if you chose this you will have good overclock potential. and it's under 250 bucks

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
1100T	asus crosshair v	sapphire HD 6870	corsair dominator gt
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
ocr vertex 2	asus something,nothing special	spire thermax eclipse 2	windows 7
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
logitech wave	corsair tx 750	antec df35	razer lachesis
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Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
ocr vertex 2	asus something,nothing special	spire thermax eclipse 2	windows 7
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
logitech wave	corsair tx 750	antec df35	razer lachesis
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7/22/12 at 9:33am

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Ic, most people keep saying to go i3 which is dual core compare to quad-core or six core how come? Also I will be reusing parts like my Antec Earthwalker 500watt 80 certified, EVGA GeForce GTX 260, and my 23 inch HDMI 1920x1080 resolution LCD.

I c what you did bud, you took the Z68 for later upgrade option with more room for i5 and i7 but getting me started with an i3 chipset. Interesting approach
Edited by ITAngel - 7/22/12 at 9:37am

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD A8-3850	GA-A75M-D2H	AMD Radeon HD 6550D	Team Group Inc.
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Team Group Inc.	Seagate	Maxtor	Blue Ray Drive
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Stock	Windows 7 64bit Professional	19" ACER LCD	19" ACER LCD
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000	Antec Earthwalker II	Antec Nine Hundred	Logictech G9
Mouse Pad
Black
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-8150	SABERTOOTH 990FX	AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series	Team Group Inc.
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Team Group Inc.	Seagate 320GB 7200rpm SATA	Seagate 750GB 7200rpm SATA	Light Scribe DVDRW
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
CM 212 Plus	Windows 7 64bit Professional	ACER H233H	Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 v1.0
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
NZXT Performance Power PP800	ENERMAX FULMO Advance	Logitech G9	Generic Black
Audio	Other
Line 6 UX2	NZXT SEN-001LX Sentry LX
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD A8-3850	GA-A75M-D2H	AMD Radeon HD 6550D	Team Group Inc.
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Team Group Inc.	Seagate	Maxtor	Blue Ray Drive
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Stock	Windows 7 64bit Professional	19" ACER LCD	19" ACER LCD
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000	Antec Earthwalker II	Antec Nine Hundred	Logictech G9
Mouse Pad
Black
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-8150	SABERTOOTH 990FX	AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series	Team Group Inc.
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Team Group Inc.	Seagate 320GB 7200rpm SATA	Seagate 750GB 7200rpm SATA	Light Scribe DVDRW
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
CM 212 Plus	Windows 7 64bit Professional	ACER H233H	Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 v1.0
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
NZXT Performance Power PP800	ENERMAX FULMO Advance	Logitech G9	Generic Black
Audio	Other
Line 6 UX2	NZXT SEN-001LX Sentry LX
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7/22/12 at 9:35am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Sh4dowH4ze

i figured you probably want AMd, becouse it's in the AMD general section, so here's my reccomended items:
parts
if you chose this you will have good overclock potential. and it's under 250 bucks

not a bad chip I been debating between that chip but every post I read say to stay away from FX chipset, =/ and to get a Phenom ii X4 955 instead. I guess I myself trying to figure out is it really that bad?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD A8-3850	GA-A75M-D2H	AMD Radeon HD 6550D	Team Group Inc.
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Team Group Inc.	Seagate	Maxtor	Blue Ray Drive
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Stock	Windows 7 64bit Professional	19" ACER LCD	19" ACER LCD
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000	Antec Earthwalker II	Antec Nine Hundred	Logictech G9
Mouse Pad
Black
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-8150	SABERTOOTH 990FX	AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series	Team Group Inc.
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Team Group Inc.	Seagate 320GB 7200rpm SATA	Seagate 750GB 7200rpm SATA	Light Scribe DVDRW
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
CM 212 Plus	Windows 7 64bit Professional	ACER H233H	Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 v1.0
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
NZXT Performance Power PP800	ENERMAX FULMO Advance	Logitech G9	Generic Black
Audio	Other
Line 6 UX2	NZXT SEN-001LX Sentry LX
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD A8-3850	GA-A75M-D2H	AMD Radeon HD 6550D	Team Group Inc.
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Team Group Inc.	Seagate	Maxtor	Blue Ray Drive
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Stock	Windows 7 64bit Professional	19" ACER LCD	19" ACER LCD
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000	Antec Earthwalker II	Antec Nine Hundred	Logictech G9
Mouse Pad
Black
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-8150	SABERTOOTH 990FX	AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series	Team Group Inc.
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Team Group Inc.	Seagate 320GB 7200rpm SATA	Seagate 750GB 7200rpm SATA	Light Scribe DVDRW
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
CM 212 Plus	Windows 7 64bit Professional	ACER H233H	Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 v1.0
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
NZXT Performance Power PP800	ENERMAX FULMO Advance	Logitech G9	Generic Black
Audio	Other
Line 6 UX2	NZXT SEN-001LX Sentry LX
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7/22/12 at 9:36am

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Originally Posted by ITAngel

not a bad chip I been debating between that chip but every post I read say to stay away from FX chipset, =/ and to get a Phenom ii X4 955 instead. I guess I myself trying to figure out is it really that bad?

if you can get a phenom ii, get it the fx isnt good in my opinion, but i thought that phenomii's are scarse these days

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
1100T	asus crosshair v	sapphire HD 6870	corsair dominator gt
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
ocr vertex 2	asus something,nothing special	spire thermax eclipse 2	windows 7
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
logitech wave	corsair tx 750	antec df35	razer lachesis
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sony stereo system	a load of fans
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Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
ocr vertex 2	asus something,nothing special	spire thermax eclipse 2	windows 7
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
logitech wave	corsair tx 750	antec df35	razer lachesis
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sony stereo system	a load of fans
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7/22/12 at 9:40am

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a Thuban CPU would be ideal ..wait..I need one..no no..get a pentium dual core!

j/k Thuban would be good for you.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Sempron 145 powah! er..or..Thuban with 4 coars ;)	Crosshair 4	GT 240	Samsung @ 7-8-8-20
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	Monitor
OCZ Agility2 40GB	Lite-On	Rasa Waterblock + Bong	Samsung 2 ms
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
dell	Thermaltake Tr2-800	Elite 330	cheap
Mouse Pad	Audio
Newegg box flap	onboard
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
2500K Gimped @ stock	Gigabyte H61-DS2	XFX 5870 800/1250	The Samsung RAM (Awesomeness)
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Crucial m4 64	Sunbeamtech Core-Contact 92 attached via zip-ties.	Varies	Samsung 2ms
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
varies	Corsair GS800	eMachine	cheap
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Sempron 145 powah! er..or..Thuban with 4 coars ;)	Crosshair 4	GT 240	Samsung @ 7-8-8-20
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	Monitor
OCZ Agility2 40GB	Lite-On	Rasa Waterblock + Bong	Samsung 2 ms
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
dell	Thermaltake Tr2-800	Elite 330	cheap
Mouse Pad	Audio
Newegg box flap	onboard
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
2500K Gimped @ stock	Gigabyte H61-DS2	XFX 5870 800/1250	The Samsung RAM (Awesomeness)
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Crucial m4 64	Sunbeamtech Core-Contact 92 attached via zip-ties.	Varies	Samsung 2ms
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
varies	Corsair GS800	eMachine	cheap
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Newegg Box Panel	onboard
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7/22/12 at 9:41am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ITAngel

Ic, most people keep saying to go i3 which is dual core compare to quad-core or six core how come? Also I will be reusing parts like my Antec Earthwalker 500watt 80 certified, EVGA GeForce GTX 260, and my 23 inch HDMI 1920x1080 resolution LCD.
I c what you did bud, you took the Z68 for later upgrade option with more room for i5 and i7 but getting me started with an i3 chipset. Interesting approach

Because despite being a dual-core, it performs better or on-par with many Phenom II 4/6 core CPUs. If you are loyal to AMD, try to pick a used Phenom II X4 960T Zosma. Many unlock to 6-cores and it's a great CPU.

goes for about $100, but they sell like crazy since it was discontinued, so you got to be fast. Either will be an excellent option for you. Good luck!

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i5 3570k	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H	Gigabyte Windforce 7970	[Future Upgrade] 2nd Gigabyte Windforce 7970
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Corsair Vengeance 16 GB (8 x 2) DDR3 1600	Intel 330 Series 240 GB SSD	[Future Upgrade] 2nd SSD	Asus Optical
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Corsair H100i	Windows 7 Ultimate	(3x) Asus VE248H	Logitech G510
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
Corsair GS700	Corsair Vengeance C70	Logitech G500	Corsair MM2000 Standard Mouse pad
Audio
[Future Upgrade] Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Ti...
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7 3820	Asus Rampage IV Extreme	Radeon HD 6450 ( =[ )	G Skill RipjawsX 8 GB (2 x 4) DDR3 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Plextor M3 128g SSD	(2x) Hitachi 1.5 TB HDD	Asus DVD/CD Burner	CoolerMaster Hyper 212 +
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	Asus VE248H (x3) + Asus VE258H	Logitech G510	Corsair AX1200
Case	Mouse
NZXT Phantom White Full-tower case	Logitech G500 Gaming Mouse
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Athlon X3 450	Biostar Micro-ATX	BFG Geforce 7800 GT	G.Skill value series 2 x 2 DDR3 1333
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Hitachi 1 TB SATA II	Windows 7 Ultimate	Acer 20"	Logitech
Power	Case	Mouse
Antec Earthwatts 380W	Some Compaq lol	Logitech M500
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i5 3570k	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H	Gigabyte Windforce 7970	[Future Upgrade] 2nd Gigabyte Windforce 7970
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Corsair Vengeance 16 GB (8 x 2) DDR3 1600	Intel 330 Series 240 GB SSD	[Future Upgrade] 2nd SSD	Asus Optical
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Corsair H100i	Windows 7 Ultimate	(3x) Asus VE248H	Logitech G510
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
Corsair GS700	Corsair Vengeance C70	Logitech G500	Corsair MM2000 Standard Mouse pad
Audio
[Future Upgrade] Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Ti...
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7 3820	Asus Rampage IV Extreme	Radeon HD 6450 ( =[ )	G Skill RipjawsX 8 GB (2 x 4) DDR3 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Plextor M3 128g SSD	(2x) Hitachi 1.5 TB HDD	Asus DVD/CD Burner	CoolerMaster Hyper 212 +
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	Asus VE248H (x3) + Asus VE258H	Logitech G510	Corsair AX1200
Case	Mouse
NZXT Phantom White Full-tower case	Logitech G500 Gaming Mouse
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Athlon X3 450	Biostar Micro-ATX	BFG Geforce 7800 GT	G.Skill value series 2 x 2 DDR3 1333
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Hitachi 1 TB SATA II	Windows 7 Ultimate	Acer 20"	Logitech
Power	Case	Mouse
Antec Earthwatts 380W	Some Compaq lol	Logitech M500
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