need help on first gaming build

[DR DEUCE]

yo so this is my first build and I need help. I have a budget of around 700$ and want it to be decent for gaming. this is what my homie bigdfootball recommended

case- Antec Six Hundred Black Computer Case

CPU- AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor

PSU- CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

MB- ASUS M4A88T-M LE AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

VGA- EVGA 01G-P3-1366-TR GeForce GTX 460 SE (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

HDD- SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

RAM- G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBRL

The total price come out to around $694

 

[EarthDog]

Dont get teh 460 1GB SE, get the non SE version. Outside of that, looks good.

 

[DR DEUCE]

Dont get teh 460 1GB SE, get the non SE version. Outside of that, looks good.

Ok thanks alot.

 

[Theocnoob]

Take the same amount of money, get the antec 300, which is bleh by comparison but gets the job done, and get the Phenom 1055 or 1090T. 2 extra cpu cores.

 

[M3dley]

yo so this is my first build and I need help. I have a budget of around 700$ and want it to be decent for gaming. this is what my homie bigdfootball recommended

case- Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

CPU- AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor

PSU- CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

MB- ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD

VGA- EVGA 01G-P3-1366-TR GeForce GTX 460 SE (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

HDD- Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

RAM- G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBRL

The total price come out to around 715$

Your going to love your ripjaws. Mine have been fantastic thus far. Also I would maybe check out the 750gb version of the caviar black for your hdd. Same thing just a little more storage for ten more dollars.

 

[Marshmallow64]

yea take a look at the 640 wd black or 750 gb. Only a small difference in price.

 

[DR DEUCE]

Take the same amount of money, get the antec 300, which is bleh by comparison but gets the job done, and get the Phenom 1055 or 1090T. 2 extra cpu cores.

I took the advice nd got to phenom 1055 but not the antec 300 cuz I dont like it. instead im getting the 600

 

[DR DEUCE]

Can someone explain what is cache on a hdd?

 

[M3dley]

Can someone explain what is cache on a hdd?

cache is temp. memory. the fastest of the fast. chache is lvl1 memory, the fastest, smallest amount but more expensive.

so you would like the most amount of cache for the best possible price. find a median of that and you will be fine

 

[DR DEUCE]

What do u suggest then the spinpoint i have now or a WD black caviar

 

[Andreal]

Tbh I'm not entirely sure you would notice the speed difference, maybe if you were transferring massive files or something, that said I would still go for the WD Black just for the reliability of a high quality drive.

At the end of the day it's gonna come down to your budget.

 

[DR DEUCE]

Im a newbie at this and just want to make sure the mobo and the gpu are compatable im pretty sure but not 100%

 

[EarthDog]

Yes, mobo and GPU are compatible.

 

[DR DEUCE]

My bad i meant the cpu

 

[Marshmallow64]

Yes the mobo is socket AM3, compatible with all current amd processors.