Custom Budget Gaming Rig

Discussion in 'New Build / Upgrade Advice' started by schulte3, May 22, 2010.

  1. schulte3

    schulte3 Geek Trainee

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    Hey guys, I've got a setup for my first computer that I'm going to build myself, geared towards gaming, and wanted to know what you all thought. I'm trying to keep the price (excluding the OS which will be Windows 7 x64) below $800. Here are the components

    CPU: [URL=" Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz[/URL]

    Motherboard: [URL=" GA-790XTA-UD4 AM3 AMD 790X [/URL]

    RAM: [URL=" Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM[/URL]

    HD: [URL=" Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache[/URL]

    Graphics: [URL=" R5770 Hawk Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16[/URL]

    Case: [URL=" Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case [/URL]

    PSU: [URL=" EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V[/URL]


    I've tweaked the setup a few times and wanted to get some thoughts on it. Again, this will be my first home built computer, so any advice is much appreciated.
     
  2. edijs

    edijs Programmer

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    It's mainstreamish. Just like mine. I would suggest a better CPU, though (something towards 650 or 665 or something)
     

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