My birthday is coming up so I want to buy myself a bday present and I am looking to build a decent gaming/work PC for less than or around 500$. I live in the USA and newegg or compusa (even in stores) is my preferred retailer. I plan to slightly OC my system. I plan to build the PC ASAP, but realistically due to cash, probably in 2-3 months. If there is ANY reason to wait out another 3-5 months please let me know, I know bulldozer is coming out, but I doubt that it will be in my price range.
Requirements
-Able to run wow/sc2/d3/rfit/gw2 at max/med settings with decent fps.(CPU wise)
-Able to simultaneously run Adobe cs4 Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks at the same time.
-Able to use Dual monitors.
I have already picked out some things, but I am unsure of compatibility. Criticism is needed!
Processor CPU - Reviews say easily OCable.
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard - COMBO - Only mobo with decent reviews, but it skips ddr3 1600 compatibility, but I am assuming I will just have to OC it?
ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
Power Supply - COMBO - I assume 500w is enough, I do not know anything in the PSU catagory. Also will it have all the right plugs and enough of them for my setup?
CORSAIR Builder Series CMPSU-500CX 500W ATX12V v2.3 Active PFC Power Supply
Graphics Card - 5770 seams like the way to go for budget gaming. (are cheaper better cards out there?)
HIS H577FK1GD Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ Eyefinity
Case - I have a 77F ambient temp here in South Florida, pluss it looks cool.
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Memory - Cheap, and fast enough for my processor I think.
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
Cd drive - random SATA one just to install windows.
Monitor a fat 21" one, but will upgrade to a nice 23" 1080p one once I get the money.
This is my first time using these forums, I have been using the website for reference as a while now, thanks in advance for any advice.
Requirements
-Able to run wow/sc2/d3/rfit/gw2 at max/med settings with decent fps.(CPU wise)
-Able to simultaneously run Adobe cs4 Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks at the same time.
-Able to use Dual monitors.
I have already picked out some things, but I am unsure of compatibility. Criticism is needed!
Processor CPU - Reviews say easily OCable.
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard - COMBO - Only mobo with decent reviews, but it skips ddr3 1600 compatibility, but I am assuming I will just have to OC it?
ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
Power Supply - COMBO - I assume 500w is enough, I do not know anything in the PSU catagory. Also will it have all the right plugs and enough of them for my setup?
CORSAIR Builder Series CMPSU-500CX 500W ATX12V v2.3 Active PFC Power Supply
Graphics Card - 5770 seams like the way to go for budget gaming. (are cheaper better cards out there?)
HIS H577FK1GD Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ Eyefinity
Case - I have a 77F ambient temp here in South Florida, pluss it looks cool.
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Memory - Cheap, and fast enough for my processor I think.
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
Cd drive - random SATA one just to install windows.
Monitor a fat 21" one, but will upgrade to a nice 23" 1080p one once I get the money.
This is my first time using these forums, I have been using the website for reference as a while now, thanks in advance for any advice.
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