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Sly · 07-22-2010, 07:43 PM

Do you guys think this is a good build for a cheap gamer? I copy and pasted from http://www.build-gaming-computers.co...-computer.html

MotherboardAsus M4A785TD-V Evo

($100)
CPU
AMD Phenom II X2 555 3.2 GHz

($100)
RAM
Corsair XMS3 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 RAM

($100)
Video Card
Diamond Radeon HD 5670 1024MB

($130)
Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar Black 750 GB

($75)
DVD Burner
LG GH22NS50R DVDRW Drive

($45)
Case
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Mid Tower Case

($35)
Power Supply
Corsair CMPSU-450VX 450-Watt

($45)

TOTAL COST: $630 (USD)

OR

Processor: Intel Core i3 530 $140Motherboard: ASUS P7H55-M Pro mATX $110RAM: OCZ Gold 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1600 $110Video Card: Powercolor Radeon HD 5670 $90Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA2 7200RPM $54Optical Drive: Samsung 22X Dual Layer DVD Writer $30Power Supply: OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W $55Case: Antec Three Hundred $54

Total: $633

07-22-2010, 07:43 PM	#29
Sly Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Edmonton Exp:	Do you guys think this is a good build for a cheap gamer? I copy and pasted from http://www.build-gaming-computers.co...-computer.html MotherboardAsus M4A785TD-V Evo ($100) CPU AMD Phenom II X2 555 3.2 GHz ($100) RAM Corsair XMS3 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 RAM ($100) Video Card Diamond Radeon HD 5670 1024MB ($130) Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar Black 750 GB ($75) DVD Burner LG GH22NS50R DVDRW Drive ($45) Case Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Mid Tower Case ($35) Power Supply Corsair CMPSU-450VX 450-Watt ($45) TOTAL COST: $630 (USD) OR Processor: Intel Core i3 530 $140Motherboard: ASUS P7H55-M Pro mATX $110RAM: OCZ Gold 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1600 $110Video Card: Powercolor Radeon HD 5670 $90Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA2 7200RPM $54Optical Drive: Samsung 22X Dual Layer DVD Writer $30Power Supply: OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W $55Case: Antec Three Hundred $54 Total: $633 Last edited by Sly; 07-22-2010 at 07:45 PM.