Updated $630 Gaming PC Build (Please Check Out]

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So before, i posted my Gaming PC build that costed around $630. I updated it and i want to see what you think!

This really helps me out because this is my first ever PC Build of any kind and i'm new to this so thank you for the help! This Updated Build's price is $626

Okay, so here it is :

CPU : AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

 

Mobo : ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIO

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131873

 

Memory : CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2X1600C8

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233255

 

Graphics Card : EVGA 02G-P3-1559-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130652

 

CASE : COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233

 

HARD DRIVE : Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769

 

POWER SUPPLY : CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

 

DVD : ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

 

OTHER : Rosewill RCR-IM5001 USB2.0 75 in 1 internal Card Reader w/ 3 ports USB2.0 Hub / eSATA port / Extra silver face plate / Molex ...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820223108

 

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much faster

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/549?vs=541

 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mxOc2P1ju8

that CPU is .1Ghz faster so it would see slightly better results

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This looks really good. I think I'm going to be building one just like/very similar to this in a month or two. 

 

I'm hoping though to maybe get an i5 processor. Do you think that is a good idea Gigabuster? What kind of effects will that have? 

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Think I'm gonna try to make a game of "inb4 giga wants to redo your entire build" ;) Also glad you adopted the use of bullet points for your link lists giga, much cleaner.

 Arcen, you made some minor improvements, but most of my recommendations from last post still stand, you want to spend more on the GPU and trim from other areas, you don't need to drop $100 on a mobo for this system. The difference between PhenII and i3 will be unnoticable in games with the GPUs in your price range, so if your feeling the PhenII then go for it.

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that is true but with 1155, if he ever wants a better CPU he can buy one, with am3 he's kinda already at the best it can offer, also the 55w tdp is nice since its like half of the phenom

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well I really don't believe in a build, even if you change just one thing out of it, will fit multiple people, my builds are based on per person, how much money they can spend, what they want to do with it, and current deals, whenever you're ready to order your build, let us know your budget and what you want to use it for and I'll make a build custom to fit your needs/means

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How big is the difference? because i heard AMD phenom x4 can render better than the i3 and i need a bit of desktop performance also.

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Well, the board he is currently looking at is an AM3+, so it will support the new piledriver chips as well, not that I expect their single core performance to suddenly spike enough to enter the realm of gaming superiority over Intel with the new piledriver chips.

And yes, power, the woes of those who's hydro isn't included with their rent. But that is a valid point, though, in the realm outside of gaming, in the land of heavily threaded applications, the PhenII's multicore performance still easily trumps that of Intel's dual core solutions.  

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everyone happy now, will you really need a ODD, when was the last time you burnt a CD

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If a motherboard doesn't have usb 3.0 can a Case that has front usb 3.0 work with the motherboard? or does it work with it but uses 2.0?

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nope

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I don't know how to Pick MY GPU, can you pick something on the $ 150- $160 price range?

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Actually would you recommend this GPU over the HIS ICEQ that was in the $700 Build?

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no the IceQ 7870 is much better