Friday, September 24, 2010

Computer Build

So since a few people asked about the specs on the computer I ordered, I'll go ahead and post them up here since I'm still waiting on everything to come in the mail. This is only my 2nd build but hopefully I did alright picking stuff out.

Total with shipping came out to $805.66

Case: Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Video Card: SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 ...
DVD/CD Drive: SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223L LightScribe Support - OEM
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM
Heatsink/Fan: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm Ceramic CPU Cooler
Motherboard: ASUS M4A77TD AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
Hard Drive: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Also includes Windows 7, I could have saved $90 by torrenting that but didn't feel like dealing with it. So, how'd I do? Is this an ok build for the price?

33 comments:

  1. I'm liking your 5770, they're nice huh? Thinking about crossfiring two of them? that would be sick...
    Well bro i'm supporting, hope you do the same ;D

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  2. Should post some about overclocking ;)

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  3. nice stuff, looks solid, I've always been an Nvidia and Intel fanboy though

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  4. Jealousy.. :(
    I dont even have a video card lol... just the stock graphics chipset.

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  5. damn nice build. im thinking about building myself a pc as well...laptops getting old D:

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  6. Looking forward to your future posts... GTL man

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  7. Pretty decent build. Look forward to seeing more

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  8. MAKE SURE YOU REFRESH THE MEMORY ON THE CORSAIR or else they rust pretty quick. sorry bout caps its just i lose lots of clients for them being stupid not refreshing their ram.

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  9. I'd buy it..... If I had the money :(

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  10. I like it, except I will never be a fan of AMD chips.

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  11. nice computer build, ya will be glad u didn't skimp on the ram :)

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  12. that's pretty cool actually. i built my last computer on a pretty tight budget, so it wasn't this nice lol

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  13. very nice price.. i love building PCs on a low budget. gonna OC it?

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  14. I am drooling over that setup :(

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  15. Wow man thats gonna be sick.l Good luck

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  16. An absolutely legit computer build, however I would have gone with an nvidia card just because they tend to last longer than ati, good choice though. Digging the ram.

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  17. I OC'd the CPU to 3.6 GHz and it's running good temps still.

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  18. Very cool post bro !

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