idea for a new build?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by debauchee, Oct 1, 2010.

  1. debauchee

    debauchee Private E-2

    well this is my first time building a computer i've spent all morning on newegg and this is what i've come up with so far. my budget is around 800$ and i've tried to take advantage of combo deals to lower the price a little. ideas? changes? thoughts?

    AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX+motherboard 262$

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.507361


    G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL 77$

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231310&cm_re=ripjaw-_-20-231-310-_-Product


    video card: 150(was looking at these on newegg and alot had mixed reviews so help please?)

    hd: 50$(i dont need anything too fancy here)

    case+powersupply: 180
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.512897

    cdrom: 25
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204


    is there anything else I'm forgetting that I need to purchase? this will be a gaming pc but I wont be doing anything really amazing graphics wise maybe WoW or some shooting games like team fortress 2, left for dead 2, fallout 3/new vegas.

    any help would be greatly appreciated I'm hoping to order it soon
     
  2. mwtrempus

    mwtrempus Private E-2

    looks like you got everything, just noticed the cd software doesn't say it supports windows 7, says vista and earlier. Everything else looks fine
     
  3. debauchee

    debauchee Private E-2

    I would like to install xp on it actually Windows 7 is still not compatibly with quite a few games, I'm a little confused about video cards tho. I've looked at quite a few and 1 company had a lifetime warranty but the reviews said thier warranty was a lie and that they make excuses on why they cant hold to it. (xfx) but other companies like msi and gigabyte have I believe 2~3 year warranties. is 2 and 3 years good enough? and is there a major difference between radeon 5770 and geforce cards?

    also a suggestion on a card would be great :p
     
  4. Caliban

    Caliban I don't need no steenkin' title!

    I'd stick with Radeon cards: that motherboard supports ATI Hybrid CrossFire.
     

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