EPToh nope lol
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.461691
why is rosewill crowing it own product out lol 5 dollar diff
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.479969
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semantics
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oh nope lol http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.461691 why is rosewill crowing it own product out lol 5 dollar diff http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.479969 | ||
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Megalisk
United States6095 Posts
On August 23 2010 02:32 semantics wrote: Lol i remember those combos isn't there an even cheaper case oh nope lol http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.461691 why is rosewill crowing it own product out lol 5 dollar diff http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.479969 Oo I see..were the parts I listed compatible though? | ||
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Mystor
Canada60 Posts
My budget is in the range of $600-$750 CAD, not including monitor, keyboard and mouse (as I already own them) My current screen resolution on my monitor is 1280x1024, however I plan to eventually purchace a better primary monitor (It would be nice for the computer to be able to support both of the monitors, if you have a monitor suggestion that would be appreciated as well.) I would be using this computer for gaming (RPGs and RTSs) as well as basic coding and graphics/word processing. I am not looking for a powerful computer for running photoshop however. The hope is that I would be able to play starcraft 2 and games like WoW on highest settings. This computer would be expected to be sufficient for around 3 years before I plan to perform a major upgrade on it. I plan on building this computer sometime during September. I do not plan on Overclocking this computer. I already have an operating system, I do not need to purchase it as well. I do not plan on adding a second GPU using Crossfire (It probably wouldn't fit in my budget anyways). I plan on buying as many components as possible in Canada. I live in Calgary, so my best bet may be to purchase these components on the internet through a site like newegg.ca. Thanks in advance for your help. | ||
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mishimaBeef
Canada2259 Posts
On August 23 2010 01:52 Megalisk wrote: Hey guys this is a build for school stuff and playing SC and SC2..since those are really the4 only games I play, how will this rig do? Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7260S-0B - OEM 18.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118039 SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive 54.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181 GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card 229.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125333 G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL 94.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX + Rosewill DESTROYER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ,comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 120mm ... http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.461683 Combo = 179.98 OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC ... + ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.479520 Combo=173.98 I'm getting my OS from school so I didn't include it. In total the hardware comes out to 752.92. Any suggestions? Recently I built my first computer after doing about two weeks of research. I've had some people suggest staying away from OCZ power supplies. After some searching I noticed other sources indicate that the power supplies are fine so I cannot say confidently do or don't go with it. The build seems fine otherwise and should handle SC2 with no problem. | ||
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mishimaBeef
Canada2259 Posts
-------------------------------------------------------- Hey guys. Looking for a decent gaming mouse ($50 or under) and a gamepad. The gamepad will be for fighting games and sports (ie. SSF4, soccer games). The mouse will be for RTS and FPS mostly I guess. Nothing too fancy, it doesn't have to have 10 programmable buttons. These are in stock in my area and I'm considering them. What do you guys think? Gamepad: Logitech Dual Action Gamepad - $24 http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=13_195_199&item_id=010001&sid=aknc5ujfimt6ckc1j0hrjgnea6 Mice: Razer Abyssus Gaming Mouse - $50 http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=46787&vpn=RZ01-00360100-R3U1&manufacture=Razer Logitech Corded Mouse M500 - $50 http://www.bewawa.com/catalog/product/view/id/7109/s/corded-mouse-m500/category/112/ Microsoft Habu Gaming Mouse - $45 http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=21_273_275&item_id=014187&sid=aknc5ujfimt6ckc1j0hrjgnea6 P.S. Does a good mousepad make a big difference? If so, could someone suggest one for $20 or under? Thanks, Chris EDIT: Found the abyssus for $36 CAD | ||
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StimCraft
United States144 Posts
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SONE
Canada839 Posts
EDIT: Oh, the QCK I bought was the starcraft one -_-, but it was 14.99+tax so it was a good buy. | ||
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GambleVII
126 Posts
On August 22 2010 02:06 Myrmidon wrote: JackRipper: Cheaper brand of the GPU, RAM (if it's DDR3 RAM and desktop version), hard drive (if it's a modern 3.5" drive), optical drive, etc. are all compatible. You could save a little money on a cheaper optical drive depending on your needs. HD 5770 is not recommended for ultra at those resolutions. Other than that, the only relatively bad deal I saw on NCIX was the case you posted. The Antec 300 is better afaik and is on sale for cheaper now. i3-540 vs. Phenom II X4 955 depends on the game. Differences in general should be pretty small, except in the rare games that use all cores effectively, in which the AMD product is better. For SC2, i3-540 should be enough without overclocking. If you overclocked a non-trivial amount, you'd need an aftermarket heatsink/fan. GambleVII: The i5-760 in general would be a better deal than the Phenom II X6 1055T even if they were the same price. Only if you do heavy encoding work or something that actually uses 6 cores all the time, would the X6 1055T outperform the i5-760. I don't know, probably large/heavy items like case and PSU should be picked up locally. Which canadacomputers location would you go to? Part availability depends on the store location. mississauga location. now id do small encoding and photoshop work but thats pretty much it. I just want best bang for buck, and I do want quad core compared to dual like the i3. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
+ Show Spoiler [build, mostly ripped from R04R] + CPU: Intel Core i3-540 Clarkdale 3.06GHz Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-H55-USB3 LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.460304 $235 Graphics Card: GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-768I GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 768MB 192-bit GDDR5 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125334 $206 RAM: A-DATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211364 $86 Power Supply: CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008 $62 Case: Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 $55 Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218 $50 after $20 Promo Code CEMCYWZW37 ends 8/24 Optical Drive: ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204 $20 Megalisk: core components look good. Btw here is a review of the ModXStream 700W. The unit apparently can't do 700W, but that's fine considering that your system might not even use half that. OCZ PSUs seem to be decent budget options except when operating in extreme conditions. That is, except the 400W StealthXStream, which was better than decent for the price. GambleVII: Same case as above can be found for $50 at canadacomputers. There's 9 in Mississauga. As for the PSU, the Corsair CX400 is available and is known to be good for the price. 400W (360 on +12 rail) is very likely enough, but others may disagree. As a general guideline you can try this PSU calculator for another estimate. I can't find a review of the StealthXStream 2 500W but that should be fine too. | ||
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Mystor
Canada60 Posts
On August 23 2010 05:41 Myrmidon wrote: Mystor: Any GPU can support multiple monitors. Note that prices and deals may fluctuate between now and September. Thanks for your help, I didn't know that. Also thanks for the build, I will look into it. :D I actually have another question: I see that you are using a dual-core processor in that build. Is that sufficient or would a more expensive computer with a quad-core processor be much better? Also, would this computer be able to run Starcraft 2 on ultra settings? or would it run it lower? | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On August 23 2010 05:45 Mystor wrote: Thanks for your help, I didn't know that. Also thanks for the build, I will look into it. :D I actually have another question: I see that you are using a dual-core processor in that build. Is that sufficient or would a more expensive computer with a quad-core processor be much better? Also, would this computer be able to run Starcraft 2 on ultra settings? or would it run it lower? SC2 and most games don't use more than 2 cores generally. Other games and other programs are better threaded and would benefit from a quad core. It's expected that as time goes on and programmers get smarter and/or more experienced, more programs will be better threaded. Many probably feel uncomfortable recommending a dual core these days, and I can understand that argument. If you're worried about it and are willing to spend a little more, maybe this combo may interest you (see this): AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad Core Processor and ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.456060 Earlier I was mostly shooting for the budget limit, though I didn't calculate shipping costs exactly. Whew, I think I'm done with this thread for today.  | ||
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mishimaBeef
Canada2259 Posts
On August 23 2010 04:16 mishimaBeef wrote: Budget Gaming Mouse and Gamepad -------------------------------------------------------- Hey guys. Looking for a decent gaming mouse ($50 or under) and a gamepad. The gamepad will be for fighting games and sports (ie. SSF4, soccer games). The mouse will be for RTS and FPS mostly I guess. Nothing too fancy, it doesn't have to have 10 programmable buttons. These are in stock in my area and I'm considering them. What do you guys think? Gamepad: Logitech Dual Action Gamepad - $24 http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=13_195_199&item_id=010001&sid=aknc5ujfimt6ckc1j0hrjgnea6 Mice: Razer Abyssus Gaming Mouse - $50 http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=46787&vpn=RZ01-00360100-R3U1&manufacture=Razer Logitech Corded Mouse M500 - $50 http://www.bewawa.com/catalog/product/view/id/7109/s/corded-mouse-m500/category/112/ Microsoft Habu Gaming Mouse - $45 http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=21_273_275&item_id=014187&sid=aknc5ujfimt6ckc1j0hrjgnea6 P.S. Does a good mousepad make a big difference? If so, could someone suggest one for $20 or under? Thanks, Chris EDIT: Found the abyssus for $36 CAD Bump  | ||
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s_side
United States700 Posts
What do I want this thing to do? Mainly, I'm going to be gaming, but I would also like to be able to use this machine to do some number crunching (Excel,Stata, Matlab, etc.) as well as a bit of video editing (nothing major, though). I want it to be able to run new FP shooters at high resolution, multiple (up to 3) Eve Online clients, as well as, of course, SC2 on ultra settings. I would prefer good multitasking as well, e.g. running a couple of Eve clients while I play LoL and babble away on TS. Here's what I've been pondering: CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Mobo: Gigabyte GA-890XA-UD3 Memory: Looking for suggestions GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 Powersupply: OCZ ModXStream Pro 500w Hard drive: HITACHI Deskstar 2TB 32mb 3G 7200RPM DVD Drive: LITE-ON DVD/RW Box: Antec Nine Hundred Monitor: Asus 24" 2ms LCD Is only having a 500w PSU going to be an issue? Would an i7 870 or 930 offer superior performance for what I'm looking to do? Would that increase in performance justify the more spendy motherboard I would need to plug it into? Is $1300 too low a budget for what I want to be able to do? | ||
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1312020
United States28 Posts
Basically, I need to find a cheaper mobo/cpu combo, because an i7 930 and anything is just a bit too much for what I'll be able to afford. I've narrowed it down to 3 possible processors but each has it's own nuances that I'm wondering about. I've got a budget of maybe 350 dollars or so, less if possible What I need in a mobo- SLI ready, USB 3.0 would be nice but is by no stretch of the imagination necessary. Mostly just SLI ready for when I eventually jam a second 470 into it. i5 760- this is the most likely scenario at this point because it's the cheapest processor and intel makes it much easier to SLI than AMD does. Also is the 760 worth the 20 dollars extra it is over a 750? i7 860- I can grab this for the same price as a 930, but 30 dollars more than an i5 760. Is it worth the 30 dollars more and is it much of a step back from a 930? AMD Phenom II X4 BE- I can get this for a similar price as the 760, but I'm having a horrid time finding an SLI ready mobo for AMD. I'd kind of like to use AM3 because it seems to have a brighter future in upgrading, but as I said, SLI and AMD don't seem to mix. As a reference, the Microcenter prices of these are: i7 860- 200 i5 760- 170 i5 750- 150 Phenom II X4 BE- 165 And as I was typing this I found a pretty good deal on Newegg for an SLI mobo for the X4 BE (After I complained about how they don't seem to mix of course) and was wondering if it was any good. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.470509 EDIT: Thanks for the quick response, definitely cleared some things up. Also, I'm having a really hard time finding a reasonably priced SLI board for socket LGA 1156 without sacrificing for x8/x8. Any help would be appreciated. EDIT 2: I may actually just be able to scrap this whole post. I found a motherboard that has possibilities for SLI, and actually fits in my budget with the i7 930. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188049 So unless there are any complaints about this board, which I'm hoping there aren't, then I may have found my final deal. | ||
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mav451
United States1596 Posts
Or if you're super nervous, just raise the BCLK on your 750 to 140 and you have the same 2.8Ghz as a i5 760. *shrug* But, stock volts, you can go much higher than that. I wouldn't worry about future upgrades (when considering AMD) just yet. IMO, AMD has been super secretive on BD, Osbourne effect by damned. If it turns out to be great, awesome, but for now I am holding judgement. And before anyone questions my faith, I was 100% AMD from 2000-2007. People hung on to AM2 boards thinking they'd have something great to upgrade to and then Barcelona comes out, TLB and all. | ||
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Speake
United States494 Posts
On August 13 2010 20:33 R04R wrote: Lol ok so decent quality build @$400 = me talking out of my ass. It was really hard finding parts that were cheaper. Here's ~$500 (I hope you don't have California taxes that screw you over.) Processor and Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.478156 AMD Athlon II X3 440 Rana 3.0GHz ASUS M4A77TD AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard $140 Graphics Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150479 XFX Core Edition GS250XYSL4 GeForce GTS 250 512MB 256-bit DDR3 $110 RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231253 G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) $82 Hard Drive and extra SATA Cable: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.425803 SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM Nippon Labs Premium 1M (3.28 ft.) SATA Cable with 2 right Angle Connectors $61 Case and Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.474090 COOLER MASTER ELITE 335 RC-335-KKN1-GP Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower COOLER MASTER Elite 460 RS-460-PSAR-J3 460W ATX12V V2.31 $70 Optical Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289 LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner $18 with promo code EMCYWZY88 Subtotal: $482.92 MIRs: $30.00 for the Graphics Card $15.00 for the Motherboard Downgrading the Hard Drive to something smaller was very unreasonable. There was a $20 difference between 250gb and 1tb. If you wanted to make this cheaper the first thing I would knock down is the RAM. I don't know how well 2gb of RAM will do but if you find it tolerable that's ~$40 saved. Next would be the processor, which is something you probably don't want to touch. Going to the cheapest Athlon dual core would save $20. The video card is good, you'll be running med/high most of the time. I couldn't find a "gaming" card that was worth its price around $75 base price, so the next step up was justified. If you live near a microcenter you can cut ~$40 off this total and get an athlon quad core or phenom dual core and get a free motherboard/$10 motherboard. Just ordered this build, thanks for setting it up for me ! Anything in particular i'll need to get (drivers?) to complete the build? | ||
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FragKrag
United States11566 Posts
On August 23 2010 11:56 1312020 wrote: Hey guys, as I am slow at making money, I still have not managed to gather the funds to build my computer unfortunately. Additionally, an untimely foot injury may put me out of work for the rest of the lifeguarding season and is basically being a pain for me to deal with now. Basically, I need to find a cheaper mobo/cpu combo, because an i7 930 and anything is just a bit too much for what I'll be able to afford. I've narrowed it down to 3 possible processors but each has it's own nuances that I'm wondering about. I've got a budget of maybe 350 dollars or so, less if possible What I need in a mobo- SLI ready, USB 3.0 would be nice but is by no stretch of the imagination necessary. Mostly just SLI ready for when I eventually jam a second 470 into it. i5 760- this is the most likely scenario at this point because it's the cheapest processor and intel makes it much easier to SLI than AMD does. Also is the 760 worth the 20 dollars extra it is over a 750? i7 860- I can grab this for the same price as a 930, but 30 dollars more than an i5 760. Is it worth the 30 dollars more and is it much of a step back from a 930? AMD Phenom II X4 BE- I can get this for a similar price as the 760, but I'm having a horrid time finding an SLI ready mobo for AMD. I'd kind of like to use AM3 because it seems to have a brighter future in upgrading, but as I said, SLI and AMD don't seem to mix. As a reference, the Microcenter prices of these are: i7 860- 200 i5 760- 170 i5 750- 150 Phenom II X4 BE- 165 If gaming is the only thing you care about, the i5 750 or 760 is the best CPU for you! As far as the i7 860 goes, it's the same CPU (in stats) as the i7 930. However, it has the onboard PCIe controller that will hamper the overclocks at stock voltages. Phenoms are a good buy as well, but the problem with them is that they don't have good chipsets that support SLI, and the i5 is generally superior And as I was typing this I found a pretty good deal on Newegg for an SLI mobo for the X4 BE (After I complained about how they don't seem to mix of course) and was wondering if it was any good. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.470509 EDIT: Thanks for the quick response, definitely cleared some things up. Also, I'm having a really hard time finding a reasonably priced SLI board for socket LGA 1156 without sacrificing for x8/x8. Any help would be appreciated. EDIT 2: I may actually just be able to scrap this whole post. I found a motherboard that has possibilities for SLI, and actually fits in my budget with the i7 930. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188049 So unless there are any complaints about this board, which I'm hoping there aren't, then I may have found my final deal. LGA 1156 x16/x16 is actually impossible without an additional Nvidia NF200 chip which offers an extra 16 lanes of PCIe. Since the NF200 chip is quite expensive, if you want to go SLI X16/X16 full bandwidth you generally want to go with an i7 9xx CPU. x8/x8 really isn't too bad though. It will work fine with an HD 5850/GTX 460. EVGA is generally a solid board maker so I don't have any problems with it | ||
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United States28 Posts
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mav451
United States1596 Posts
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz Socket AM3 Motherboard: ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.470531 $265 Graphics Card: GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 Game: STARCRAFT II http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.477295 $270 RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231190 $83 (2) Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433 2 for $118 ($59 each after $16 EMCYWZX27 promo code, from $75) Case: COOLER MASTER RC-692-KKN3 CM690 II Basic Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Power Supply: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro M600 RS-600-AMBA-D3 600W 80 PLUS Certified Modular Cabling http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.473630 $150 Optical Drive: LITE-ON DVD Writer with Lightscribe Support - SATA http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106333 $20 Subtotal: $937.90 ($32.00 discount of promo not included yet, which is taken off the grand total) If someone else clarifies that AMD's hexacore is good for your needs, this should be sufficient. I haven't included a monitor as that should be up to you. I gave you an 870 motherboard which only has 1 PCI-express 2.0 x16.0 lane, which I assume you'll only ever use 1 card (considering your PSU choice), so the 890FX was not considered to reduce the price. This 870 still has USB 3.0 and SATA 6.0 so it has what you want for future-proofing. | ||
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