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Title: I'm building a custom pc and need a second opinion
Post by: Bernier77 on May 16, 2009, 01:10:24 PM: So it's that time of.. my life.. where I turn 18 and my parents say "HEY, here's 500$ to build a custom rig". ;)

Here's my components so far. If you reccommend any hardware, keep in mind that I have a max budget of $600, as I have $100 of my own money which I'm willing to spend.

Country: Canada
Budget: Close to 500$, but willing to stretch to $600
Games/Applications that will be used: Steam, All Source Games, Photoshop
Games/Applications that will be used:

Processor:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 Kuma 2.7GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W Dual-Core
(http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggImage/ProductImageCompressAll200/19-103-300-03.jpg)
$72.00

Case: Rosewill R363-M-BK Micro Black Ultra High Gloss Finished ATX Computer Case with 400W ATX 2.2 12V Power Supply
(http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggImage/ProductImageCompressAll200/11-147-099-14.jpg)
$57.99

GPU: SAPPHIRE 100255HDMI Radeon HD 4670 512MB 128-bit
(http://images17.newegg.com/is/image/newegg/14-102-820-TS?$S180W$)
$77.49 +10$ mail in rebate.

RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit
(http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggImage/ProductImageCompressAll200/20-231-122-12.jpg)
$51.99

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 AM2+/AM2 AMD 740G Micro ATX AMD
(http://images17.newegg.com/is/image/newegg/13-128-342-TS?$S180W$)
$58.49

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache
(http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggImage/ProductImageCompressAll200/22-136-074-03.jpg)
$68.99 Double the storage and $1 less than my last choice :)

Keyboard/Mouse: Microsoft CA9-00001 Black 103 Normal Keys 3 Function Keys PS/2 Standard Basic Keyboard and Mouse.
(http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggImage/ProductImageCompressAll200/23-109-132-19.jpg)
$19.99

CD/DVD R/W: Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive
(http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggImage/ProductImageCompressAll200/27-118-030-02.jpg)
$34.99

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC 430W ATX12V Power Supply
There seem to be issues with the capabilities of the +12v Rail, but I'm not making a rediculous PC, so I'm not too worried.
(http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggImage/ProductImageCompressAll200/17-153-023-21.jpg)
$44.99

Total Price: $447.92[/size]

Right under my lowest mark for my budget, and with the cost of a monitor I should be in the sweet spot of my budget including shipping and such.
Title: Re: I'm building a custom pc and need a second opinion
Post by: Dan Dixon on May 16, 2009, 10:01:52 PM: You should be able to get a bigger hard drive for less.

Otherwise they look like reasonable choices.

You can find a 500 GB drive on NewEgg for $50. (and maybe something better than that)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010150014
Title: Re: I'm building a custom pc and need a second opinion
Post by: Bernier77 on May 17, 2009, 12:09:38 AM: Ah, right I forgot to update this here. I got so busy talking to people on some other forum about this.

Updating the OP in case anyone's still interested.
Title: Re: I'm building a custom pc and need a second opinion
Post by: TheMooCows on November 05, 2013, 06:58:12 PM: This is the topic that hasn't had a reply in the longest!!! I am bringing it back from the dead.
Title: Re: I'm building a custom pc and need a second opinion
Post by: blotz on November 05, 2013, 07:40:30 PM: i thought yqt made this
Title: Re: I'm building a custom pc and need a second opinion
Post by: Darvince on November 06, 2013, 08:34:00 AM: Make fun of this for the specs of four years ago
Title: Re: I'm building a custom pc and need a second opinion
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Title: Re: I'm building a custom pc and need a second opinion
Post by: matty406 on November 06, 2013, 03:03:20 PM: My laptop from 2007/8 had 111 gigs, this one has 913gb. It's amazing how we take data space for granted.
Title: Re: I'm building a custom pc and need a second opinion
Post by: Darvince on November 06, 2013, 04:59:10 PM: It's amazing how soon moore's law will no longer apply because we'll have reached the limit where you have to take into account quantum mechanics