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post #1 of 13
11/4/12 at 2:40pm
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Yo whats up! I want to build a new rig, but first I need some suggestions. I have been out of the scene for almost a year now, and I know lots of things have changed in that short period of time. I just don't know whats good and whats bad anymore. Also, I am in the market for something other than just a rig, I need a decent monitor for a decent price too. I want to stay at $350 budget for the monitor, gpu, cpu, ram, mobo, and cooler. I already have a hard drive, case, and power supply. Just give me some suggestions, I am aware that black friday is coming up and hopefully there will be some nice deals. I like to play games like BF2, Skyrim with loads of mods (my g74sx can hardly handle it), Borderlands, Crysis. But most of all, I want it to top my g74sx in terms of performance. I don't know much about the new processors or graphics cards but I want to actually be able to WANT to be able to use my desktop rather than my laptop.
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post #2 of 13
11/4/12 at 2:51pm
$350 is not alot for a monitor and almost a whole rig...
i'll edit my post with a rig, but dont expect too much from it, the budget is very small Revised Rig (Click to show)
CPU $120
AMD A10 5800K
us.ncix.com/products/?sku=76269

Mobo $87
Asrock FM2A75 Pro4-M
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157334

Ram $30
Kingston HyperX 1600mhz 8GB
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104339

Video Card $50
MSI Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=70043

Monitor $120
Acer 21.5"
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009437
This is probably as good as it's gonna get
Edited by thepoopscooper - 11/4/12 at 3:06pm
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post #3 of 13
11/4/12 at 2:54pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thepoopscooper View Post

$350 is not alot for a monitor and almost a whole rig...
i'll edit my post with a rig, but dont expect too much from it, the budget is very small

I could probably throw an extra $50 on top of the budget. But that's about it. I was hoping to get a bunch of used parts.
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11/4/12 at 3:06pm
alright, i revised the rig to fit $400
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Artic Silver 5 Windows 7 Professional  Samsung Syncmaster SA10 18.5" Logitech K520 
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11/4/12 at 3:24pm
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I will give it a run:

CPU: 960T $95
Ram: 4gb DDR3 1600 Cas8 $23
Mobo: Foxconn A88GMX AM3 $65
Monitor: 23" Gateway FHD2303L DVI/HDMI Blu-ray 1080p Widescreen LED LCD $105 (use promo: Geekbert at checkout for a discount)
GPU: EVGA GTS 450 "superclocked" $65

This setup will spank your laptop and you can sit and fold when not gaming thumb.gif

Total = $353 shipped.
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post #6 of 13
11/4/12 at 3:52pm
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Ballistics Tracers 4x2 1600mhz - $40.00
http://www.overclock.net/t/1316795/msi-p67a-gd-65-4x2-red-tracers-2-wd-raptors-look-an-atom-combo-lamptron-fc-2-45x6-watt-fan-cont/0_40

23" Gateway FHD2303L - $105
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=FHD2303L-FB-R&cat=MON

EVGA GTX480 - $135
http://www.overclock.net/t/1323064/2-evga-gtx-480-video-cards-nib-dangerden-waterblocks/0_40

Visiontek HD5850 - $90
http://www.overclock.net/t/1295677/price-drop-hops-massive-gpu-liquidation-asus-7970dcii-gigabyte-7970-sapphire-7950-dualx-6970-lightning-2x-5850-3x-sapphire-5830-evga-9800gt-sold-6990-6970ref-6950-gtx/0_40

960t + 890GX mobo - $175
http://www.overclock.net/t/1317507/gigabyte-890gx-ga-890gpa-ud3h-v1-0-and-x4-960t/0_40
Edited by Grath - 11/4/12 at 5:06pm
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WD Scorpio Black 500gb WD Scorpio Black 500gb Slimtype DVD Writer Windows 7 Home Premium x64 
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Intel Core i7 2670QM G74Sx-BBK8 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M 2gb Overclocked 2x4gb Samsung 1333MHz 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveOS
WD Scorpio Black 500gb WD Scorpio Black 500gb Slimtype DVD Writer Windows 7 Home Premium x64 
MonitorMouse
17.3" 1600x900 Logitech M515 
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Intel Pentium T2080 Toshiba A135 Intel 945gma 2gb DDR2 
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post #7 of 13
11/4/12 at 4:16pm
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How does this motherboard look?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157319

What about this combo?

http://www.overclock.net/t/1317507/gigabyte-890gx-ga-890gpa-ud3h-v1-0-and-x4-960t/0_40
Edited by Grath - 11/4/12 at 4:19pm
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WD Scorpio Black 500gb WD Scorpio Black 500gb Slimtype DVD Writer Windows 7 Home Premium x64 
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WD Scorpio Black 500gb WD Scorpio Black 500gb Slimtype DVD Writer Windows 7 Home Premium x64 
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Intel Pentium T2080 Toshiba A135 Intel 945gma 2gb DDR2 
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11/4/12 at 4:31pm
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I highly recommend the 890 chipset. Great setup in that if the gpu goes out you can fall back on the onboard gpu.
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Windows 7 ViewSonic ViewSonic VX2739wm Ducky 1008 OCN edition Cooler Master Silent Pro 700 
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post #9 of 13
11/4/12 at 4:39pm
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Uh oh, I might need a better power supply if I want to run the 480. The little cx430 probably won't cut it, lol.
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WD Scorpio Black 500gb WD Scorpio Black 500gb Slimtype DVD Writer Windows 7 Home Premium x64 
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17.3" 1600x900 Logitech M515 
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Intel Pentium T2080 Toshiba A135 Intel 945gma 2gb DDR2 
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Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveOS
WD Scorpio Black 500gb WD Scorpio Black 500gb Slimtype DVD Writer Windows 7 Home Premium x64 
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17.3" 1600x900 Logitech M515 
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Intel Pentium T2080 Toshiba A135 Intel 945gma 2gb DDR2 
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post #10 of 13
11/4/12 at 4:59pm
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Would a cx430 run everything including a 5850 instead of a 480?
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WD Scorpio Black 500gb WD Scorpio Black 500gb Slimtype DVD Writer Windows 7 Home Premium x64 
MonitorMouse
17.3" 1600x900 Logitech M515 
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Intel Pentium T2080 Toshiba A135 Intel 945gma 2gb DDR2 
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WD Scorpio Black 500gb WD Scorpio Black 500gb Slimtype DVD Writer Windows 7 Home Premium x64 
MonitorMouse
17.3" 1600x900 Logitech M515 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Pentium T2080 Toshiba A135 Intel 945gma 2gb DDR2 
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