building new budget amd system

speedlingz · Post by **speedlingz** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 3:47 am

going to be the first time i build a comp, very low budget system $500-650 if possible 700 i guess, only looking to keep updated with games and play them without a problem, don't really do much besides that.
I plan to overclock the cpu i have below, does everything look ok? any recommendations? everything compatible with each other? Did i miss anything? I am a newbie!

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz Socket AM2 65W Black Edition Processor Model ADO5000DSWOF - Retail
$129.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819103194

GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3 AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$74.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813128034

SAPPHIRE 100208L Radeon HD 2600XT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
$99.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814102700

A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model ADQVE1A16K - Retail
$56.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820211066

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
$19.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835185125

Rosewill RP550V2-S-SL 550W SLI Ready-ATX12V V2.01 Power Supply - Retail
$59.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817182030

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$49.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811119068

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$69.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822148262

Total amount = $614.68 tax and shipping included

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:09 am

What games are you planning to play? That card may not be all that helpful.

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:43 am

^^ What he said. What titles?

speedlingz · Post by **speedlingz** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:19 pm

right now nothing really big but i play counter strike 1.6, warcraft 3
and i plan to play starcraft 2 in the future

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:26 pm

Cool.

Avoid roswell PSUs.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817139004

Little more money but an excellent PSU.

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:01 pm

I just downgraded to the 2600xt. For $100ish it is an amazing value. Too bad you missed out the free black box deal.

loop2kil · Post by **loop2kil** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:36 pm

I would definitely get a better PSU, the one YOS suggested would be a great one...I just ordered myself the 610w modular version from Corsair.

Are you dead set on an AMD setup?

speedlingz · Post by **speedlingz** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 9:56 pm

no im not dead set on an AMD setup
right now im leaning towards an intel setup because overclocking isn't my cup of tea and i just want to run things stocked and alot of people have convinced me to get intel.
below is my current build which is an intel setup. what do u guys think?

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811119068
$49.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$69.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822148262

CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX ATX12V V2.2 450W Power Supply - Retail
$79.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817139003

A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model ADQVE1A16K - Retail
$56.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820211066

GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
$94.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813128059

Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Conroe 2.33GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6550 - Retail
$169.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819115030

TOTAL shipping+tax included = $571.46

i decided to not get a video card right now and just save up for later. since i got a $100 or so before reaching my limit of $700, what should i spend it on? a better PSU? cpu? mobo?

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:11 am

Great system you got picked out there! Still going with the 2600xt or are you looking into something else?

speedlingz · Post by **speedlingz** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:03 am

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811119077
$54.99

CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX ATX12V V2.2 550W Power Supply - Retail
$99.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817139004

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$69.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822148262

A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model ADQVE1A16K - Retail
$56.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820211066

ABIT IP35-E LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
$89.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813127031

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6750 - Retail
$194.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819115029

TOTAL shipping + tax included = $637.12
plus $40 rebate which will actually be like $597

since im not getting a video card right now(waiting on a good deal), i just did a few adjustments? what do you guys think? everything set?

loop2kil · Post by **loop2kil** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:59 am

Very nice looking adjustments to your new system build