ewoksrule
Active Member
Goals are :
Please beat my build if you can, so I can buy the best build on Monday!
Here is my attempt:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($53.30 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($132.98 @ Mac Mall)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($377.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $979.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-23 14:24 EDT-0400)
- Price under 1k shipped w/taxes and rebates included.
- 100% for gaming, no other considerations but the best bang for the buck.
- Will sit under a big desk,
- Don't need monitors or optical drive. Have large storage HDs already.
Please beat my build if you can, so I can buy the best build on Monday!
Here is my attempt:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($53.30 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($132.98 @ Mac Mall)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($377.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $979.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-23 14:24 EDT-0400)