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hello

my friend wants to build budget PC, I'm not sure setup I found is optimal, I was wondering if you could give me some advice's.
He wants CPU, GPU, MB, Power Supply and Case for something around 500$(max 600$)
Ordering all from Amazon, (neweggs not an option sadly ;/)

this is setup I have chosen
CPU
http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Phenom-1090T- ... 747&sr=8-2
MB
http://www.amazon.com/Asus-M4A87TD-EVO- ... 953&sr=1-3
PS
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Enthusias ... 003&sr=1-1
GPU
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-PCI-Express- ... 124&sr=1-1
and case around 50$

thx in advance
-hellwalker

Can you order from http://www.directron.com ?


You'll want a Socket-AM3+ motherboard for compatibility with Bulldozer processors.
$100 Asus M5A97
http://www.amazon.com/Asus-Socket-Cross ... 0058G65UU/

Since we know that Bulldozer is coming very soon, you probably don't want to spend $170 for a Thuban processor this week. Consider a less expensive Athlon II X3 455 or a Phenom II X4 955 as a placeholder if you cannot wait until Bulldozer appears.

Add 2x4 GiB of PC3-12800 memory.

There's no reason to spend that much on an old GeForce GTX460 when you can get a GeForce GTX560/GTX560Ti or a Radeon HD6850/HD6870.

The 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3 is a good hard-drive for $60.

A combination Blu-ray reader / DVD burner drive is a good choice for another $60.

Take a look at the Antec Three Hundred case.

That's a good price on the Corsair TX650 power supply.

You'll want Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OEM.

hey
thanks for the suggestions.

Info on Bulldozers seems to be a little vague, Release date mostly pricing info looks promising.
I guess its worth the wait if it'll come out in 1~3 weeks from now.

What is your friend going to use this computer for? Gaming? If it's just web browsing/word processing etc, you can get by with a much cheaper system.

yes gaming too, and some 3d work.
so he needs best performance he can get with this money range.

Have you checked out the System Guide? The Econobox could give you some ideas.

AMD socket-AM3+:
$91¼ Asus M5A97 socket-AM3+ ATX motherboard
$113 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition quad-core 3.2 GHz socket-AM3 processor
or $80 AMD Athlon II X3 455 triple-core 3.3 GHz socket-AM3 processor

or Intel LGA1155:
$115 Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 micro-ATX LGA1155 motherboard
$140 Intel Core i3-2120 dual-core 3.3 GHz LGA1155 processor

Common components:
$0 stock HSF
or $25 CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus
or $38½ CoolerMaster GeminII S
$44 2x4 GiB PC3-12800 Kingston (DDR3-1600, CAS 9, 1.5 V) memory
or $50 2x4 GiB PC3-12800 Corsair Vengeance (DDR3-1600, CAS 9, 1.5 V) memory
$170 XFX Radeon HD6870 1GB graphics card
or $145 HIS Radeon HD6850 1GB
or $190 EVGA GeForce GTX560 1024MB
$0 Integrated audio
$60 1 TB Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3 hard-drive
$55 LG BD-ROM/DVD-RW
$45 Corsair CX430 V2 ATX power supply
$40 NZXT Source 210 ATX case
$100 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OEM
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$724 Total

Does your friend need keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers or UPS?
$12 Logitech K120 USB keyboard
$17¼ Microsoft Comfort Mouse 4500
or $25 Logitech Wireless Mouse M505
$232 HP ZR22w 21½" 1920x1080 IPS LCD monitor
$37 Cyber Acoustics CA-3602 2.1-channel speakers