buying a new pc, ADVICE GIVETH

For better or for worse I'm upgrading, I guess to let Diablo 3 take over my life. I haven't built a PC in like 8 years so I've been out of the game, anyone have any feedback/advice? I'd like a build that I can survive on for the next 5 years or so.

My Public Newegg Wishlist

Case: Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX $54.99
PSU: OCZ ZS Series 750W $89.99
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 $119.99
MB: ASUS M5A97 AM3+ $94.99
RAM: G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 $59.99
Vid Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $134.99
HD: Samsung 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA $79.99
DVD: ASUS 24X DVD Burner $17.99
Monitor: ASUS 23.6" HDMI 1080P Widescreen LCD $169.99
OS: Win 7 ldo $99.99


Total: $922.90

infinite rep points to anyone who can save me $100+.

if its for D3, look at their website and make sure your vid card is supported. Theres some brand that isnt supported, not sure which though.

You're power supply is overkill. Your video card needs a min of 400. I highly recommend getting a small SSD as well. It will do wonders for your performance.

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Originally Posted by bode

if its for D3, look at their website and make sure your vid card is supported. Theres some brand that isnt supported, not sure which though.

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ya, it's supported.

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Originally Posted by !Luck

You're power supply is overkill. Your video card needs a min of 400. I highly recommend getting a small SSD as well. It will do wonders for your performance.

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thaaaaaaaanks, ok i'll think about the ssd.

Don't buy the cpu. Just saved you a hundo. Ship it.

reactivate your current OS and license keys on the new puter ....theres another 99.99$ saved. mobo crash meant you had to update if they query it or go Linux.

id prob splurge a bit more on the gpu, but im no expert

You can prob find all of these parts for cheaper if there's a sale? Power supply does seem a bit overkill if u wanna save money. Win7 can prob find cheaper. And +1 for getting a small SSD.

have you checked prices through Bensbargains and techbargains? Always a place I check.

Here are some savings...

Case

Amazon.com: GAMMA Classic Series ATX Mid Tower Interior Steel Chassis (Black): Electronics

PSU

Amazon.com: OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W Modular High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom: Computers & Accessories

and second da ssd

I'm building this one...

GAMMA Classic Series ATX Mid Tower Interior Steel Chassis (Black) - $40

Crucial 128 GB m4 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SATA 6Gb/s - $125

Intel Core i5 3570K Processor 3.4 4 BX80637I53570K (Ivy Bridge) - $220

MSI Radeon HD 6870 1 GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity R6870 Twin Frozr II - $180

OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W Modular High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom - $65

Crucial 122435 RAM Module - 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) - DDR3 SDRAM 1333 MHz DDR3-1333/PC3-10600 - Non-ECC - Unbuffered - 240-pin DIMM - $45

Gigabyte Intel Z77 LGA1155 AMD CrossFireX/NVIDIA SLI DVI/HDMI Dual UEFI BIOS mATX Motherboard GA-Z77MX-D3H - $130

THAT SAME ASUS DRIVE


Kinda skimped on GPU but I think the 6870 is a good value. I guess my e-penis will shrink because I can't run Witcher 2 on ultra maximum or something. I really like the GTX 570 but I think that's around $300. Also, I think for $50 more you can get an SSD that does 6 gb/s (the Crucial does 3gb/s). I figure since my PC is 8 years old, I'll be happy anyways.

Ya, I got to shell out $99 for win 7 too. I looked a little bit but I don't think you can get it cheaper. Also, gl getting D3 to run smooth on a Linux w/ Wine.

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Originally Posted by givememyleg

infinite rep points to anyone who can save me $100+.

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Pirate windows 7? A cursory glance tells me this hasnt been said yet.

win 8 beta

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Originally Posted by mbiz

Pirate windows 7? A cursory glance tells me this hasnt been said yet.

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Steal the whole computer. I win.

Go to microcenter.com and see if they have a store near you....you can get the 1045t 6 core phenom processor with a free motherboard for 99 bucks...Its what I am currently running and I built one for my brother too. Microcenter always has great combo deals.

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Originally Posted by eugmac

Steal the whole computer. I win.

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