$800 Do your Worst..

[muscles|]

$800 Budget Challenge Issued.

Need:

CPU
MOBO
GPU
RAM
CASE
PSU
HDD

Please provide links and reasoning.

Graci,

-muscles|

 

[lehtv]

Challenge declined, need more details.

 

[muscles|]

1. Use: Will be used for heavy browsing and media. Some games, but not much. Will need to power two 24in LCDs

2. Budget: $800, $850 max.

3. Country: USA

4. Brands: No preference on brands, want best bang for buck.

5. Parts: What I listed above.

7. Overclocking: No.

8. Two 24in LCD's dual 1920x

9. Building: Probably in a week or two.

10: Software: Have it already.

 

[lehtv]

CPU i5-2400 $185 non-overclockable but being i5 it's fast at stock
Mobo Intel BOXDH67CBL3 $90 USB3.0, SATA 6gb/s, 4 RAM slots, Intel network controller, HDMI/DVI for your secondary monitor, 3-yr warranty
RAM G.Skill 2x4GB DDR3-1333 $38 good price/performance/capacity
GPU MSI 6870 Twin Frozr II $160 AR best price/performance mid range card, great cooling
HDD Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM $98 best value 1TB 7200 drive
SSD Crucial M4 64GB $85 removes your HDD bottleneck, speeding up the OS considerably
Case NZXT H2 Black Silent Case $90 AP excellent set of features, keeps your rig quiet
PSU XFX 550W $50 AR high quality, 5-yr warranty, room for expansion

Total = $796 AR AP shipped.

 

[AnitaPeterson]

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/build_it_powerful_all-purpose_rig_830

Read the main article, then look at the comments. There are people who suggest alternative configurations - some of them cheaper! - and discuss the various pros and cons.

 

[jpeyton]

$800 Do your Worst..

Challenge accepted.

 

[lehtv]

^ Nice one!

 

[muscles|]

Thanks Lehtv!

I was thinking along the same lines with the core i5.

-muscles|

 

[muscles|]

Core i7 960 > Core i5 ?

I wont be doing any virtualization...is there an advantage?

Only a 500 watt PSU?

-muscles|

 

[lehtv]

Jpeyton took the challenge quite literally. He did well, IMO.

 

[DSF]

Core i7 960 > Core i5 ?

I wont be doing any virtualization...is there an advantage?

Only a 500 watt PSU?

-muscles|

In case it went over your head, when you said do your worst, jpeyton tried to waste your money the best he could while also building a complete PC for $800.

To answer your other question, a quality 500W PSU is fine.

 

[muscles|]

^ I dont frequent this forum enough to identify trolls yet.

-muscles|

 

[lehtv]

Troll? He's a moderator. He was trolling a bit though. But it's all good fun :O)

 

[Insomniator]

I've been thinking about making my next (or transforming my current) PC into a LAN cube.

Laptops are expensive and useless for gaming.

 

[FiLeZz]

Buy used parts from the forsale Trade forum, save lots cash and get great RIG..

 

[T_Yamamoto]

Buy used parts from the forsale Trade forum, save lots cash and get great RIG..

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[mfenn]

CPU i5-2400 $185 non-overclockable but being i5 it's fast at stock
Mobo Intel BOXDH67CBL3 $90 USB3.0, SATA 6gb/s, 4 RAM slots, Intel network controller, HDMI/DVI for your secondary monitor, 3-yr warranty
RAM G.Skill 2x4GB DDR3-1333 $38 good price/performance/capacity
GPU MSI 6870 Twin Frozr II $160 AR best price/performance mid range card, great cooling
HDD Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM $98 best value 1TB 7200 drive
SSD Crucial M4 64GB $85 removes your HDD bottleneck, speeding up the OS considerably
Case NZXT H2 Black Silent Case $90 AP excellent set of features, keeps your rig quiet
PSU XFX 550W $50 AR high quality, 5-yr warranty, room for expansion

Total = $796 AR AP shipped.

:thumbsup::thumbsup: Nice build.

Challenge accepted.

D: