RaoulDuke
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I haven't spent time inside a computer case since before they broke the 1GHz barrier and dual-cores weren't even an idea yet. My Vostro 200 is getting tired and I decided to build my own, but I'm not sure if my on-paper build is viable.
The idea is a fairly cheap (<$1000) build that can play not too demanding games (TF2, L4D2, WoW) be fairly easy to upgrade, and possibly overclock. This is what I've got so far:
CPU:AMD Phenom II x4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W
Mobo:ASUS M4N98TD EVO AM3 NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
RAM:G.SKILL Ripjaws 4GB (2x2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 SDRAM (PC3 12800)
GPU:MSI GeForce GTX460 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
HD:Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
PSU:CORSAIR 750W 80+ Certified, SLI/XFire Ready
Case:NZXT Guardian 921 ATX Mid Tower
OS:Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Optical Drive: ...Suggestions?
Total so far comes to $864.92 (not counting rebates or shipping).
The idea is a fairly cheap (<$1000) build that can play not too demanding games (TF2, L4D2, WoW) be fairly easy to upgrade, and possibly overclock. This is what I've got so far:
CPU:AMD Phenom II x4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W
Mobo:ASUS M4N98TD EVO AM3 NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
RAM:G.SKILL Ripjaws 4GB (2x2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 SDRAM (PC3 12800)
GPU:MSI GeForce GTX460 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
HD:Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
PSU:CORSAIR 750W 80+ Certified, SLI/XFire Ready
Case:NZXT Guardian 921 ATX Mid Tower
OS:Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Optical Drive: ...Suggestions?
Total so far comes to $864.92 (not counting rebates or shipping).