So yeah I thought it would be cool to see what kind of builds other people in the community have.

I'll start off;

Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.0 Ghz
GPU: HIS Radeon 6850
RAM: 2x2gb PNY DDR2 (1066mhz)
PSU: Ultra 650w atx
HDD: 500gb (don't really know anything else)

Used for gaming, and its pretty good at its job for the price.

CPU : Intel Core i7-930
Motherboard: Asus P6X58D Premium
Ram: OCZ Technology OCZ Gold XTC 6GB
supply: OCZ Technology Z Series Gold 850W Power Supply
Graphics card: MSI N460GTX Cyclone 1GD5GDDR5
HDD: 1.5 TB

MoBo: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3L
CPU: Q8200@2.33
RAM: 2 GB DDR2@800
VGA: 9800GT 512MB
HDD: 1 TB Samsung

CPU: Amd Athlon II x3 440 3.95ghz
Memory: 2x2gb crucial ddr2 800 7-7-7-18
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 460 1gb 256-bit overclocked from 715 core to 840 core
HDD's: 750gb WD Caviar Black, 320gb Seagate Barracuda
PSU: Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 500w
Motherboard: Biostar GF8100 M2+TE

CPU: Quad core i3 @ 2.93GHZ per core
RAM: 2GB DDR3
VGA: ASUS EAH5770 1GB GDDR5
PSU: 350W(Buying 650W soon)
HDD: 500GBs(buying 1TB after the PSU)
OS: 32bit Windows 7 Ultimate

That is all I know about my pc. I use it all for gaming. I run Cod7, BBC2, NFS Hot pursuit 3 and split second velocity all on full graphics.

Intel Core i5 760 overclocked @ 3.2GHz
4 GB RAM
GTX 460 overclocked to 825, 1650, 2020
1 TB HDD
650w

intel core i7 $250 for a decently cheap one
$250 nvidia ($500 already)
$100 for a 1tb hdd + $120-150 for a 2tb external ($720-750 so far)
hd monitor depending on size if you're planning on getting atleast a 23" think $220 - 250
the motherboard will cost you around $100 - 200 ($1040 - 1200 now)
600w power supply $30 - 60

unless you already have a computer case and a dvd drive you're looking at another $100 to $200 on top of that so all together you might be into it around $1170 to $1460 sk8r4life

definitely a good build, i'd still go with something better than a 5770 though if you can afford it

Yeah, I've got the 400 dollar broke ass special.

CPU: AMD Anthlon II X2 250 (Dual core) (3.00GHZ)
RAM: 4GB
MOB: Something small and shitty!
GPU: BUILT INTO THE MOB! Who needs real graphics cards?!?!
HDD: 300GB!!!!

I know how jealous you all are.

In all seriousness though, this build does everything I need, and if I wouldn't have gotten the monitor and speakers and EVERYTHING, would have cost me about $300. Sure I can't run most games at top graphics, but turning them down a bit hardly ruins the game. Learn.


My case cost me like 50 bucks, has four fans and even four of those shity blue LED's. My DVD drive was I think 30 bucks, but more likely it was 20.

although



No probably a good deal more. Go to newegg or tigerdirect and do a mock build.

my estimate was a rough idea of what most people would purchase lol. my case also cost me $50

it's a coolermaster elite 334 so it's nothing special but i added some green led strips to it.

the nvidia "claw" logo really lights up on the side now also added a green IDE cable for my dvd drive.

yes my computer is nvidia themed


also, if your computer does everything you need it to then it's all good. don't listen when people tell you "aww your computer is complete shit because it's not pushed to the MAX, TIME TO UPGRADE!!!!!!!!!!!!11"



here's a cheap i7 build


ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
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$19.99


Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm ...
Item #: N82E16811147153
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-$5.00 Instant
$59.99
$54.99


Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822136534
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$69.99


Acer V243HAJbd Black 24" 2ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor
Item #: N82E16824009245
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-$40.00 Instant
$219.99
$179.99


GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Item #: N82E16814125333
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$20.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$199.99
$189.99
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NVIDIA Free Just Cause 2 + Mafia II Coupon
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$0.00


COOLMAX CU-600B 600W ATX 12V v2.2 Modular and Compatible with Core i3/i5/i7 Power Supply
Item #: N82E16817159088
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-$15.00 Instant
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate
$69.99
$54.99


G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT
Item #: N82E16820231422
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$77.99


GIGABYTE GA-H67M-D2 LGA 1155 Intel H67 SATA 6Gb/s Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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$94.99


Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600
Item #: N82E16819115071
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$299.99


Western Digital Elements 2TB Desktop External Hard Drive WDBAAU0020HBK-NESN
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$109.99
$89.99
Subtotal: $1,132.90

complete minus keyboard and mouse