$700ish budget for new gaming rig

[stedfunk]

I use to be pretty hardcore into gaming, the computer I have now I finally have to abandon, I have an AMD x2 4400+, just recently grabbed an 8800 from an RMA of my old 7800GTXs with 1.5GB ram, it's lasted me a while (mostly due to the fact that I haven't played much of anything in the past year) but I'm wanting to upgrade. I have about $700 available to spend, I don't need a monitor, os, keyboard, mouse, headset, hard drive or sound card. I'm going to reuse the ones I already have because I love them my usage is going to be that of a pretty casual gamer, and honestly most of my time will be spent in counter-strike 1.6 which you can play on a phone probably at this point. I'll be playing just random stuff like world of warcraft, starcraft2, call of duty, some source games when I get bored, but of course I havent tried any 'newer' games because my computer couldnt handle them so I'd like to know if it'd handle new games on a decent setting. I also do a little bit of photo editing because photography is a hobby of mine. Thoughts on what I have? Also planning on OCing the proc a little bit that's why I grabbed an aftermarket hs/fan just to be safe and I've heard bad things about the stock one.

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Newegg.com - MSI R5770 Hawk Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL

Newegg.com - ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard

Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I5750

Newegg.com - Thermaltake Silent 1156 CLP0552 92mm CPU Cooler For Intel Socket LGA1156

and then either grab a $20 DVD/CD combo or just use the one I have now, not sure, I don't really use my drive much other to install games and to put movies on my computer.

Total price $693

Also, I'm clueless about a good power supply, if somebody could recommend one I'd appreciate it. I was thinking I wouldn't need more than 500W, correct?

 

[Sean W.]

This is better...

The processor isnt as good but the graphics card is significantly better...

this build would be able to play anthing but the most recent cutting edge games at high settings, and games like Crysis at medium settings quite nicely ( Crysis at medium is still very enjoyable to play )

anyway, here it is

Case: $40
NZXT GAMMA
Newegg.com - NZXT GAMMA Classic Series GAMA-001BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Mother Board: $100
ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO
Newegg.com - ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

processor: $135
AMD Phenom II X4 945
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDX945WFGMBOX

Ram: $91
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL

Graphics card: $180
MSI N460GTX Cyclone
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...re=MSI_N460GTX_Cyclone-_-14-127-512-_-Product

PowerSupply: $90
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX
Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Hard Drive: $42
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 HD322GJ/U 320GB
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 HD322GJ/U 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

DVD Burner: $17
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache EIDE/ATAPI 22X DVD±R DVD Burner - CD / DVD Burners


Total: $695

 

[Trotter]

It's all about the combos, mate.

* AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX
* ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
Combo Price: $247.98 (better CPU)

* G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
* Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS
Combo Price: $156.98 (just as good PSU)

* NZXT GAMMA Classic Series GAMA-001BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
* Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Combo Price: $79.98 (better hard drive)

Newegg.com - SPARKLE SXX460768D5UNM GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 768MB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
$169.99 w/free shipping (lifetime warranty)

Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X 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 24X DVD Writer
$19.99 w/free shipping (better burner)

Total = $674.92. You still don't have an OS, though.

 

[Sean W.]

i dont know how to do combos... how do you find combos for the exact parts you want on new egg?

 

[S0ULphIRE]

I look up the part I know I'll need (e.g. i7 920) then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click 'view all combos'

 

[Sean W.]

...ohreallyfull

 

[stedfunk]

I don't need a hard drive, I have more than I know what to do with and just recently bought a 1TB HD and I have a few 320GB/500GBs lying around, I don't need an OS either I already have it (microsoft hooked it up when I worked at best buy just before the launch of 7) are those cpus you guys are posting better than the i5 I posted? if not maybe i'll just grab something similar to that build of yours but with an i5/intel mobo and just go with a 460

 

[Trotter]

Phenom II x4 965 = i5 750 in performance but not price. AMD mobos are also less expensive than Intel's.

With the combo discount you would be getting the WD Black drive for $30. The Blacks are super-fast and nearly match the speeds of the Raptor series. That 500GB would make an awesome OS drive.