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I'm looking to build a new pc from the ground up...I've selected the Parts that i want to use and as far as i can tell there compatible. But i've never done this before so i'm looking for input and suggestions on what to improve.
It will be used as a Media PC, Downloading/Watching also playing games, Starcraft 2 and a few others.
Case Gigabyte GZ-X3 $ 69.10
PSU Corsair VX550W
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX $155
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
Motherboard MSI 785GM-P45 $99
http://www.pcmarket.com.au/20790_MSI-785GM-P45-AMD-785G-Socket-AM3-DDR3-Motherboard-.php
500GB WD Primary Drive Sata II $75
2TB WD Secondary Drive Sata II $140
ATI Radeon 5450 1GB DDR3
Ram Corsair DDR3 4gb 1333 (not sure on exact type) need help
Possible Upgrade Corsair TX750 V2 Enthusiast Series 750W ATX Power Supply $180
http://www.pcmarket.com.au/11193_Corsair-TX750-V2-Enthusiast-Series-750W-ATX-Power-S.php
Possible Upgrade MSI N520GT-MD1GD3/LP nVidia GeForce GT 520 1GB PCI-Express Video Card with DVI & HDMI $98
Possible Ram Type http://www.pcmarket.com.au/24351_Corsair-Vengeance-CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9B-4GB-PC3-12800-1.php $140 (need suggestions on this)
Win 7 home premium 64bit
I know the Graphics card blows, but its what i already have, so i'll try and stick with it. But will probably have to be uploaded.
From the research in costs, i can build it for about $600
Thanks for any suggestions and help
I'm looking to build a new pc from the ground up...I've selected the Parts that i want to use and as far as i can tell there compatible. But i've never done this before so i'm looking for input and suggestions on what to improve.
It will be used as a Media PC, Downloading/Watching also playing games, Starcraft 2 and a few others.
Case Gigabyte GZ-X3 $ 69.10
PSU Corsair VX550W
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX $155
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
Motherboard MSI 785GM-P45 $99
http://www.pcmarket.com.au/20790_MSI-785GM-P45-AMD-785G-Socket-AM3-DDR3-Motherboard-.php
500GB WD Primary Drive Sata II $75
2TB WD Secondary Drive Sata II $140
ATI Radeon 5450 1GB DDR3
Ram Corsair DDR3 4gb 1333 (not sure on exact type) need help
Possible Upgrade Corsair TX750 V2 Enthusiast Series 750W ATX Power Supply $180
http://www.pcmarket.com.au/11193_Corsair-TX750-V2-Enthusiast-Series-750W-ATX-Power-S.php
Possible Upgrade MSI N520GT-MD1GD3/LP nVidia GeForce GT 520 1GB PCI-Express Video Card with DVI & HDMI $98
Possible Ram Type http://www.pcmarket.com.au/24351_Corsair-Vengeance-CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9B-4GB-PC3-12800-1.php $140 (need suggestions on this)
Win 7 home premium 64bit
I know the Graphics card blows, but its what i already have, so i'll try and stick with it. But will probably have to be uploaded.
From the research in costs, i can build it for about $600
Thanks for any suggestions and help
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