Help Building Rig

[kabLe]

I'm gonna build my first ever rig

I just don't know what to get and what works together :3 I need help getting a new rig together. My budget is pretty low though 500-800$. Preferably AMD Six-Core cpu and one of the newer NVIDIA GTX 5 series video cards. The motherboard should be able to support the AMD six core and a psu that can support the video card and everything else. Since my budget is low I'm gonna get a top notch video card and cpu and mobo. But the HDD should be 100-200 GB as I don't use a lot of space. I know what I want I just don't know what the hardware would be called etc. Memory isn't a must but would like to have DDR3 and 3-4 GB of it. I already got the tower so that's out of the way.

 

Appreciate all the help that will be given to me and thanks a lot guise :3

 

Just for reference my tower is the HAF series 922

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197&cm_re=HAF_922-_-11-119-197-_-Product

[Silva]

well this is what i found tried to get what you want tell me what you think.

 

HDD- i know you wanted a smaller amount but after OS and such you have about 450g to fill up and its just not worth it to get a 200g HD

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

GPU

Newegg.com - EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) FPB 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

optical drive

Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDP118-08

PSU

Newegg.com - Rosewill Green Series RG630-S12 630W Continuous @40°C,80 PLUS Certified, Single 12V Rail, Active PFC "Compatible with Core i7,i5" Power Supply

RAM

Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL

Win 7

Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Operating Systems

Mobo/CPU

Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, LED LCD TV, Digital Cameras and more!

 

Everything should be compatible just double check.

 

Grand total: $780 with tax/ship i know its on your higher end but can't help it.

 

Feel free to play around with the stuff.

[kabLe]

Thanks a bunch man. After reviewing everything, I've seen some places that I can cut costs. My current PSU is relatively new and its 680 watt which is better then the one that is listed in there. So thats a good 60$ I can save. I have a corprate copy of Windows 7 so thats 100$ right off the list there. Thanks a lot for the help. One question though, the CPU/Mobo is a package right? That's why its 300$ lol?

[Elfbarf]

Thanks a bunch man. After reviewing everything, I've seen some places that I can cut costs. My current PSU is relatively new and its 680 watt which is better then the one that is listed in there. So thats a good 60$ I can save. I have a corprate copy of Windows 7 so thats 100$ right off the list there. Thanks a lot for the help. One question though, the CPU/Mobo is a package right? That's why its 300$ lol?

 

AMD processors are significantly cheaper than Intel, their 6-core processor is only $190. The motherboard is $130 and you get $15 off for getting the combo.

[Silva]

Thanks a bunch man. After reviewing everything, I've seen some places that I can cut costs. My current PSU is relatively new and its 680 watt which is better then the one that is listed in there. So thats a good 60$ I can save. I have a corprate copy of Windows 7 so thats 100$ right off the list there. Thanks a lot for the help. One question though, the CPU/Mobo is a package right? That's why its 300$ lol?

 

Well if you can cut some costs then the GPU can defiantly be upgraded to a better GTX 5 series theres about ~150 to spend since you have win7 and a psu or you can leave it as is and price will be lower. Just tell me if you want me to look for upgrades to that list without psu/win7.

 

Also you need some thermal paste for cpu.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100014&cm_re=thermal_compound-_-35-100-014-_-Product

 

Total now: $614 without psu/win7. Also im in NJ so theres state tax too, for you price may be slightly lower.

 

And what are you going to be using this computer for? that might help.

[Chaoz`]

don't get the GTX550 TI, it's bad, it's a low budget card.

 

if you want a good card get this 1:

 

Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100314-3L Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

 

this card is much better

 

but if you want nVIDIA get this 1:

 

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GV-N56GOC-1GI GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

 

thermal paste is not necessary seeing as it comes with the pack of the CPU.

 

 

but seeing as the Llano CPU's (socket FM1) are out you should get that 1 as it's a bit like the Sandy Bridge but from AMD.

 

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-A75-D3H FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL

Newegg.com - AMD A8-3850 Llano 2.9GHz 4MB L2 Cache Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU AD3850WNGXBOX

 

this is a setup with the new FM1 socket, just get some other items from previous posts.

 

but these are the most important.

 

but if you really want a six core, thats your choice

[kabLe]

Well if you can cut some costs then the GPU can defiantly be upgraded to a better GTX 5 series theres about ~150 to spend since you have win7 and a psu or you can leave it as is and price will be lower. Just tell me if you want me to look for upgrades to that list without psu/win7.

 

Also you need some thermal paste for cpu.

Newegg.com - Arctic Silver AA-1.75G Thermal Compound

 

Total now: $614 without psu/win7. Also im in NJ so theres state tax too, for you price may be slightly lower.

 

And what are you going to be using this computer for? that might help.

 

don't get the GTX550 TI, it's bad, it's a low budget card.

 

if you want a good card get this 1:

 

Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100314-3L Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

 

this card is much better

 

but if you want nVIDIA get this 1:

 

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GV-N56GOC-1GI GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

 

thermal paste is not necessary seeing as it comes with the pack of the CPU.

 

 

but seeing as the Llano CPU's (socket FM1) are out you should get that 1 as it's a bit like the Sandy Bridge but from AMD.

 

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-A75-D3H FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL

Newegg.com - AMD A8-3850 Llano 2.9GHz 4MB L2 Cache Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU AD3850WNGXBOX

 

this is a setup with the new FM1 socket, just get some other items from previous posts.

 

but these are the most important.

 

but if you really want a six core, thats your choice

 

I'm going to be using this computer for gaming. I mean like anything that could come out in 2-3 years I'd be able to run just fine without upgrading anything.

 

Chaoz, a few questions. Whats bad about the GTX 550 TI that seperates it from the GTX 560?

 

Idk what u mean by "but seeing as the Llano CPU's (socket FM1) are out you should get that 1 as it's a bit like the Sandy Bridge but from AMD."

 

Is the new FM1 socket better then the six core? If I could get a cheap Quad-Core that has at least 3.5 ghz I'd be happy to cut the cost there as well seeing as almost nothing iscalling for a full out quad core yet.

 

EDIT: With this big video card and obviously a lot of bigger sized hardware and a lot of heat should I got for a full sized tower rather then a mid sized?

[Silva]

Your tower is big enough full size is only a few inches taller. And if you want to run future games better you cant really tell what the specs are going to be needed like ARMA 3 is going to need a ridiculously good pc to run it well you probably want more RAM too.

 

Also with the GTX 550 TI i chose that one becuase it was cheaper and wanted to stay in your budget however better cards have more processing streams and cores ect, that make them better so its your choice.

 

So to replace that card, these could be ups:

Newegg.com - EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1463-KR GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121425

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130620

[kabLe]

I've thought about it and what I would really like is the GTX 570 and an AMD Six Core processor and a mobo that can hold the 8 gb of memory. That is all I am caring about at the moment. Everything else could be bought later but I need the MOBO/CPU/Video Card to be able to turn on and run the computer. And if necessary the lesser model of GTX 560 TI. Does anybody know what difference between the performance of the two?

[Elfbarf]

I've thought about it and what I would really like is the GTX 570 and an AMD Six Core processor and a mobo that can hold the 8 gb of memory. That is all I am caring about at the moment. Everything else could be bought later but I need the MOBO/CPU/Video Card to be able to turn on and run the computer. And if necessary the lesser model of GTX 560 TI. Does anybody know what difference between the performance of the two?

 

You have absolutely no clue of what you're talking about. You need a hard drive and RAM to turn on and run a computer.