Budget Computer Build[COMPLETED]

[Hfpros]

So I decided that I need a new PC so after months of debating, I picked out these parts:

 

EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST

ASRock Extreme3 970 AMD

Corsair Hydro H60

Corsair CX750M

Thermaltake V3 Black AMD edition

AMD FX-6350 Vishera 3.9GHz 6-Core

Corsair Force 3 120GB SSD (PREOWNED)

Crucial M4 64GB SSD (PREOWNED)

2x4gb DDR3 1333 PC3 10600 PNY RAM (PREOWNED)

2x CoolerMaster 120mm blue LED fan (PREOWNED)

 

BUILD LOG:

 

Complete overview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63MeCXVzsnA

 

 

All the parts!

Power Supply and Drives installed

CPU installed

Memory installed

Motherboard installed in the case + GPU installed

H60 installed

After some work, all done!(for the most part)

 

 

 

 

 

 

[WoodenMarker]

Are you doing any rendering/editing? If not and just gaming, amd is the better route for gpu's at the moment.

You could go with a cheaper motherboard.

The cx750 is major overkill. It could power a titan sli. You're looking at a cx430 psu with this build.

Interesting case. I haven't seen someone use that in a build since Linus's earlier videos.

The samsung 840 is a better ssd. 

Don't waste your money on a 64gig cache. If not for cache, please explain why.

You should go with 1600 ram. It's virtually the same price as 1333 now.

You shouldn't need the extra fans for cooling.

 

Finally--What's your budget?

[MPX309]

Looks solid, but I would maybe try and save some on the PSU, and get a 600, 500 watt? I dunno how much u'd save, but whatever the difference is put it towards a 660?

[nerb]

I recommend getting one huge SSD or a small boot SSD with a regular hard drive.  

[nerb]

1. LG 24X DVD Burner - Bare Drive Black SATA Model GH24NS95 - OEM

 

2.Corsair Obsidian Series 350D CC-9011028-WW Black Aluminum / Steel MicroATX Case

 

3.Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

 

4.ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS AM3+ AMD 760G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

 

5.MSI N650ti-1GD5/OC BE GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

 

6.CORSAIR CX600M 600W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

 

7.CORSAIR Vengeance 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9

 

8.AMD FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8150FRGUBOX

 

subtotal = $700.92

 

I came up with a build that is pretty much around the same price. 

 

I like this build that I came up with because all of the components are from quality companies with great warranties. 

Trust me it's better to have a build with great warranties because you might regret it later like I did when I went with cheap no name companies just because their products looked cool.

oh and also, unless you know your gonna overclock, you don't need a water color.  

[nerb]

oops i forgot a windows 7 disk

[Hfpros]

I made a few changes that would explain my choice(s) on my build, but thanks for the feedback.

I went with the mobo because I've done 2 previous builds for friends with it,

I went with the cx750m because I was planning on upgrading to some sort of SLI or Crossfire X later on when I get some more $,

I went with the 650 tiB because it was a good budget card that I could upgrade and sell to a friend without much loss,

I spent ~$650 on everything I DID NOT pre-own.

The 2 SSD's are preowned(from a previous computer that died not too long ago)

anything else?..

 

oops i forgot a windows 7 disk

 

 

 

1. LG 24X DVD Burner - Bare Drive Black SATA Model GH24NS95 - OEM

 

2.Corsair Obsidian Series 350D CC-9011028-WW Black Aluminum / Steel MicroATX Case

 

3.Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

 

4.ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS AM3+ AMD 760G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

 

5.MSI N650ti-1GD5/OC BE GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

 

6.CORSAIR CX600M 600W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

 

7.CORSAIR Vengeance 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9

 

8.AMD FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8150FRGUBOX

 

subtotal = $700.92

 

I came up with a build that is pretty much around the same price. 

 

I like this build that I came up with because all of the components are from quality companies with great warranties. 

Trust me it's better to have a build with great warranties because you might regret it later like I did when I went with cheap no name companies just because their products looked cool.

oh and also, unless you know your gonna overclock, you don't need a water color.  

 

 

 

I recommend getting one huge SSD or a small boot SSD with a regular hard drive.  

 

 

Looks solid, but I would maybe try and save some on the PSU, and get a 600, 500 watt? I dunno how much u'd save, but whatever the difference is put it towards a 660?

 

 

Are you doing any rendering/editing? If not and just gaming, amd is the better route for gpu's at the moment.

You could go with a cheaper motherboard.

The cx750 is major overkill. It could power a titan sli. You're looking at a cx430 psu with this build.

Interesting case. I haven't seen someone use that in a build since Linus's earlier videos.

The samsung 840 is a better ssd. 

Don't waste your money on a 64gig cache. If not for cache, please explain why.

You should go with 1600 ram. It's virtually the same price as 1333 now.

You shouldn't need the extra fans for cooling.

 

Finally--What's your budget?

[Hfpros]

Build done!

[Marco Martinho]

Its nice to see some solid builds made by people that are on a budget... i mean... I don't know where all those Titans and 4 way 680 are coming from... either way, god job man ;)

[Hfpros]

Its nice to see some solid builds made by people that are on a budget... i mean... I don't know where all those Titans and 4 way 680 are coming from... either way, god job man ;)

Thanks, this being only my second build I'm pretty proud of it. I was on a pretty tight budget so I spent a lot of time debating what parts to get (just from curiosity and necessity).