| Trunkin said: I'm planning on building my first system later this year, and I am on a budget, so... here's my (future) build. It should be pretty good, for the price, right? Right? >_< CPU: $150 (i5-3470) GPU: $200 (HD7850) RAM: $30 (8gb Ripjaws X) I got it on sale. :) PSU: $38 (Corsair CX600) Got it on sale + rebate. MB: $77 (ASRock Z75 Pro3) Case: $129 Fractal Design R4 HDD: $50 Samsung(250gb) DVD: $20(haven't decided on a brand) Total: $694 Bear in mind, I'll be waiting around for sales before I buy any of these parts, which is what I'd recommend anyone do. Between Newegg, Fry's, Microcenter, and Tiger Direct, there seems to be a computer parts sale almost every day. Also, you could probably shave a good $100 off by buying a cheaper case... |
One big problem: your case is WAYYY too expensive.
Get this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147166 [-$95]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157315 [-$26]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147189 [+$120]
The solid state drive is crazy worth it. It improves ALL performance a lot (Sometimes exponentially). If you need more space, you can add one later. Also the #1 rule to building a PC is "Buy all parts at once." Otherwise if you wait a month or two for the last parts, all your stocked up parts will be cheaper then what you bought them for. Also consider the 7870 LE. It is essentially a 7950 with 1GB less ram for $240.
