I'm trying to save up some money and get a better PC, but i'm also going to the Air Force soon (before February) and dont really NEED to do this. I'm also just assuming once I get stationed i'll have the capability to have a computer of my own in my living quarters. So that being said help me make some new computer decisions;
I could buy a computer that fits the gaming description (without a monitor)
iBUYPOWER Gamer Power 525D3 Phenom II X2 550(3.1GHz) 4GB DDR3 500GB NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Free MS Windows 7 Upgrade - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883227151
Price: 689.99 shipping not included
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Which isn't really all that bad but honestly, I think custom building one would be so much cooler because I get what I want in the computer. Here's what i've come up with (tell me if im missing any parts for the computer itself)
Specs:
POWER SOURCE
CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail***
Voted Best Power Supply Manufacturer by Custom PC 2008
PROCESSOR
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor
CASE
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail***
KickAss Award by Hardware Geeks
HARDDRIVE
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
MOTHERBOARD
ECS BLACK SERIES GF8200A (V1.0) AM2+/AM3 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail***
Recipient of Hot Product, Good Value & Recommended Award
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GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail***
Customer Choice Award1x Winner of Customer Choice Award - AMD Motherboards
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ASUS M3A78-EM AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail***
Display option w/ HDMI, DVI, VGA, DisplayPort support
CDROM (not sure if I need regular CD-ROM + CDRW or what)
Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive - OEM
------AND / OR-------
LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDS118-04 - OEM
RAM
Crucial 4GB (2 x 2G240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model CT2KIT25664BA1339 - Retail
Video Card (I dont know video cards too well so help me out on an epic inexpensive one if this isnt)
SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 4870 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
Vapor-X cooling design w/ native HDMI port
Price: $850+
Links-- (As shown listed)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139009
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103471
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129021
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136319
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131324
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827118030
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128392
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148262
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102826
So to summarize and clear up anything.. Money isn't really a huge deal, especially once im in the Military, i'll be gettin paid and have nothing to spend it on. The specs I want are pretty much as listed, 3.0GHz or higher processor, 4-6GB RAM, 500GB+ Harddrive, a nice looking case with alot of cooling, nice power source, and a nice video card.. I'm not going to be playing Crysis, but it wouldnt hurt if I could. I do however like the new games coming out, especially MMO / FPS / RPG ones. I've never built my own computer before so I dont know how much of a struggle it is. Should I just get the comp with all the parts or build my own?


240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model CT2KIT25664BA1339 - Retail


I'll post a build after you answer my last question I guess..
