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**Brian is Huh?!{CLR}** · 27 Jul 2011, 02:38 AM

Also the APU Build:

APU/CPU/GPU(LOL):
AMD A8-3850 ($140)
Newegg.com - AMD A8-3850 Llano 2.9GHz 4MB L2 Cache Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU AD3850WNGXBOX

Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-A75M-D2H ($100)
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-A75M-D2H FM1 AMD A75 s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB ($37)
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM ($40)
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Case: Rosewill Smart One ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, Black interior ($45)
Newegg.com - Rosewill Smart One ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, Black interior, comes with three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, 1x Top 120mm Fan, Option Fans-2x Side 120mm Fan

PSU: RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-630SS 630W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Modular LED Power Supply ($50)
Newegg.com - RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-630SS 630W ATX12V V2.2 EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Modular LED Power Supply

Total: $412

**SIR Rossy** · 27 Jul 2011, 02:39 AM

does it bother him if its intel ?? i dont see and intel build there

ill have a good look into this in a few hours i got work atm

**Brian is Huh?!{CLR}** · 27 Jul 2011, 02:42 AM

Originally posted by SIR rossy View Post

does it bother him if its intel ?? i dont see and intel build there

ill have a good look into this in a few hours i got work atm

it doesnt matter. but he wants it a Quad core w/ at least a 4gig ram( picky guy >_>)

im only familiar with AMD base builds.
Ive only built 1 Intel everrrr lol

**SIR Rossy** · 27 Jul 2011, 02:50 AM

also does he need an Os? like win 7 premium or something?

or would that not be part of his budget? im guessing he only had a laptop before? if so he will need key board / mouse (headphones/mic if he wants to talk) also a monitor? unless he has all this.. should this be included in the build ?

**Brian is Huh?!{CLR}** · 27 Jul 2011, 03:03 AM

Originally posted by SIR rossy View Post

also does he need an Os? like win 7 premium or something?

or would that not be part of his budget? im guessing he only had a laptop before? if so he will need key board / mouse (headphones/mic if he wants to talk) also a monitor? unless he has all this.. should this be included in the build ?

he has a ASUS Gamer Republic Laptop.. plays on his 42 inch TV.
i believe he has a RAZOR Gaming Mouse. a cheap USB keyboard.
OS, i have a Windows 7 Prem. 64 cd brand new that im giving him.
he doesnt need a mic.

**SIR Rossy** · 27 Jul 2011, 03:09 AM

alright cool. just wondering

**Donziboy2** · 27 Jul 2011, 07:58 AM

Well...

Go with Build 1 but ditch that SLI mobo.

ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard $90.00

also

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-4GBXM $40.00

Dont Skimp on CAS

This will give him room in the future to add a second GPU and CF. And the BE will allow him to OC when it starts feeling slow.

Tight budgets are always a pain. You end up sacrificing.

Also that APU build would be a waste of money. The chip on die is only a 6550. And if you bought say a 6790 in the future it would actually run slower if you CF the ondie with the addon board.

**juneau** · 27 Jul 2011, 08:50 AM

I agree with ditching the mobo from build one. AM3 + Nvidia chipset = crap.

The RAM you have specced is fine. CAS, RAS, Tras all mean very little in real world terms.

I'd also drop the PSU. Raidmax isn't a renowned brand, and why do you need 630W? You shouldn't skimp here. Use more of the budget he's giving you.

You also may want to factor in an after market cooler. The stock AMD cooler while ok at cooling is quite noisy.

Quick spec. No gfx card as i'm not really sure at the moment.

Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX

Newegg.com - ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gbs USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Newegg.com - Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB 4G

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Newegg.com - Rosewill Smart One ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, Black interior, comes with three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, 1x Top 120mm Fan, Option Fans-2x Side 120mm Fan << I'd probably change this too, but not sure what to yet.

Newegg.com - CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 V2 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

= $387.94

**Brian is Huh?!{CLR}** · 27 Jul 2011, 11:39 AM

Okay so heres an revised(i also edited Build 1)

Build 1:
GPU: HIS H679F1GD Radeon HD 6790 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 ($140)
Newegg.com - HIS H679F1GD Radeon HD 6790 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX ($120)

Mobo: ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard ($90)
Newegg.com - ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gbs USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-4GBXM ($40)
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-4GBXM

PSU: CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 V2 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply ($60)
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 V2 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive ($40)

DDrive: LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24X
Newegg.com - LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVDR DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - CD / DVD Burners ($20)

Case:Rosewill Smart One ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, Black interior
Newegg.com - Rosewill Smart One ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, Black interior, comes with three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, 1x Top 120mm Fan, Option Fans-2x Side 120mm Fan ($45)

Total: $545

Build 1:
GPU: HIS H679F1GD Radeon HD 6790 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 ($140)
Newegg.com - HIS H679F1GD Radeon HD 6790 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX ($120)

Mobo: ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard ($90)
Newegg.com - ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gbs USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-4GBXM ($40)
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-4GBXM

PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower XT 650-Watt 80+ Bronze ATX 2.3 Power Supply ($40)
Thermaltake Toughpower XT 650-Watt 80+ Bronze ATX 2.3 Power Supply at TigerDirect.com

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive ($40)

DDrive: LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24X
Newegg.com - LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVDR DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - CD / DVD Burners ($20)

Case:Rosewill Smart One ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, Black interior
Newegg.com - Rosewill Smart One ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, Black interior, comes with three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, 1x Top 120mm Fan, Option Fans-2x Side 120mm Fan ($45)

Total: $535

**Brian is Huh?!{CLR}** · 27 Jul 2011, 11:47 AM

Im also looking at some cases:

Newegg.com - Thermaltake V4 Black Edition Gaming Chassis Mid Tower Steel Computer Case Fully Black Powdered Interior VM30001W2Z

Newegg.com - Rosewill DESTROYER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 120mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, option Fans-2x Side 120mm Fan, 1x Top 120mm Fan, 1x Bottom Fan

Newegg.com - Sentey Black Box Series BX1-4285 v2.1 Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

also what aftermarket cpu fans do you guys recommend?

**WalkinTarget** · 27 Jul 2011, 11:47 AM

Pay close attention to the RAM deals on Newegg lately. They had an 8gb G.Skill RipJaw kit for $44 shipped 2 weeks ago. I missed out on that deal, but on Monday they offered an 8gb Patriot DDR3 deal for the same $44 deal (AR).

Keep in mind if you add an aftermarket cooler to the build that you may run into clearance issues on the RAM bank closest to the CPU socket, which is why the RipJaws may cause you undue hassle.

Edit: Ohh, did we forget to include the OS in this build ??? Gotta go Win7 64 bit to use the 8gb RAM, so that may be why you had 4gb kits listed. I really do like my Win7 64bit Pro corporate key !! BOOYA !!

**Brian is Huh?!{CLR}** · 27 Jul 2011, 11:50 AM

Originally posted by WalkinTarget View Post

Pay close attention to the RAM deals on Newegg lately. They had an 8gb G.Skill RipJaw kit for $44 shipped 2 weeks ago. I missed out on that deal, but on Monday they offered an 8gb Patriot DDR3 deal for the same $44 deal (AR).

Keep in mind if you add an aftermarket cooler to the build that you may run into clearance issues on the RAM bank closest to the CPU socket, which is why the RipJaws may cause you undue hassle.

Yes im aware of the newegg deals since theres alot of Back to School deals going on..but they are limited.

but these are IDEAL parts.

**Rand{CLR}** · 27 Jul 2011, 02:15 PM

Originally posted by Brian is Huh?!{CLR} View Post

Yes im aware of the newegg deals since theres alot of Back to School deals going on..but they are limited.

but these are IDEAL parts.

You need to sign up for their email alert deals. That's where the really good offers on RAM and other things are coming down. The general public deals aren't as nice.

-Rand

**Duke{CLR}** · 27 Jul 2011, 02:27 PM

Originally posted by Rand{CLR} View Post

You need to sign up for their email alert deals. That's where the really good offers on RAM and other things are coming down. The general public deals aren't as nice.

-Rand

+1 sign up for all of the deals, I picked up that Gskills 8gb kit for $49.00 the other day.

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