budget core2 build

-N- · 02-02-07, 03:06 PM

so as you guys can see in my sig... my comp is quite old.. although it still runs fast and perfectly fine.
But just to prepare for the occasional gaming and vista, I think it's time for an upgrade. Of course i want to get the most for my money so I'll probably be oc'ing a little bit but not excessive.

i'm a poor student still so my budget is set at ~$800.

i need a cpu, mobo, ram, vid card, psu, case... i'll be using my old drives, and stock hsf.

i'm thinking...
e6400
gigabyte ds3
2gb ram
nvidia 7950gt or ati x1950pro
corsair 520w psu

that's probably gonna put me over my budget already... so sad.

batboy · 02-02-07, 03:25 PM

How about this to save a little cash:

E4300
Abit AB9
2X1GB DDR2-800 G. Skill RAM
GeForce 7900GS (see link for newegg special $150 after rebate)
Corsair 520w PSU (not much available that's as good, but cheaper)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814134001

Evilsizer · 02-02-07, 03:48 PM

was gonna suggest the same thing BB. the gskill ram i am thinking of though has the red heatspreaders and is going for $189 and is 2gig kit ddr2-800 5-5-5 timings. might be able to cut some by using the sparkel FSP550 unit for $101.

02-02-07, 03:06 PM	Thread Starter #1
-N- Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: so.ca	budget core2 build so as you guys can see in my sig... my comp is quite old.. although it still runs fast and perfectly fine. But just to prepare for the occasional gaming and vista, I think it's time for an upgrade. Of course i want to get the most for my money so I'll probably be oc'ing a little bit but not excessive. i'm a poor student still so my budget is set at ~$800. i need a cpu, mobo, ram, vid card, psu, case... i'll be using my old drives, and stock hsf. i'm thinking... e6400 gigabyte ds3 2gb ram nvidia 7950gt or ati x1950pro corsair 520w psu that's probably gonna put me over my budget already... so sad. __________________ AMD XP 1700+ @ 2.31ghz - 11x210, 1.675v 512mb OCZ PC3200 rev.2 @ 2-2-3-8 SLK-800A - TT smartfan2 Epox 8RDA+ rev.1.1 ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Seagate Barracuda 7200, 120gb Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 8, 40gb Pioneer slot-load DVD Plextor PX-708A ------------- Fortron 530W
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02-02-07, 03:25 PM	#2
batboy Senior Moment Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Kansas, USA	How about this to save a little cash: E4300 Abit AB9 2X1GB DDR2-800 G. Skill RAM GeForce 7900GS (see link for newegg special $150 after rebate) Corsair 520w PSU (not much available that's as good, but cheaper) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814134001 __________________ 2600K, Asus P8P67 Deluxe, 2X2GB G.Skill Pi PC3-2133, PC & Cooling 750W watercooled: Eheim 1048 pump, Swiftech Apogee GTX and 2X120mm rad FS020 case, OCZ SSD, Sapphire HD 6950, Acer X241W 24" widescreen
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02-02-07, 03:48 PM	#3
Evilsizer Senior Fourm Spammer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Austin,Texas	was gonna suggest the same thing BB. the gskill ram i am thinking of though has the red heatspreaders and is going for $189 and is 2gig kit ddr2-800 5-5-5 timings. might be able to cut some by using the sparkel FSP550 unit for $101. __________________ i7 920@3.6ghz \| Asus R2G \| GK F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH \| Galaxy GTX660 GC \| C650TX \| OCZ VERTEX EX 120GB, VERTEX 250GB i3 330m \| Jetway NF98 \| 2x2gig DDR3-1066 \| pico 120WI i5 2450 \| Jetway JNF9G-QM77 \| 2x2gig DDR3-1333 \| WIP "I Love To Camp!" "Commensing Shock Therapy!" I'm jonnyGURU of jonnyGURU.com and we don't overload PSU's - JonnyGURU HeatWare
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