Ok, before you all call me crazy.
My sister needs a new computer. I told her I'll build it if she lets me crunch on it.
SHE AGREED!!Now, I only have a $400.00 budget.
This is what I have lying around.
Old case with fans,
HD,
os (Win vista),
monitor,
and I have 2 hd 5870's to put into the box.
The computer will be used by my niece for homework and internet. I'll need a PSU, MB, a processor, (hoping to go with an Amd 6 core if it fits the budget) and memory.
All help is appreciated.
MB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128485
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103851
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182072
Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227583
Right around $400 there. I think 850W is enough to drive those 2 5870s at stock speeds. Someone chime in if I am wrong.
I run dual 5870s OC'd to the hilt w/ 750W. Also have 2 machines w/ 5970s running at 900 MHz on 750W. All machines supporting I7s and crunching too.
I concur, the same set up here..Originally Posted by Bryan
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...:B:WNA:US:1123
I hope some one is watching this one if they are trying to upgrade. This is a good price for this type of board.
RETIRED. NO JOB. NO MONEY. NO WORRIES!
Crunched SETI Classic to the end.
SETI@home classic workunits
17,550
SETI@home classic CPU time 86,861 hours
First the disclaimer The I series are temperamental. Obviously a series made by a woman.
Bang for Buck I love them at $100. You can't find a 3 pci-e board for less.
People do not grow old no matter how long we live. We never cease to stand like curious children before the great Mystery into which we
Same Mobo from newegg same price but free shiping.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-443-_-Product
People do not grow old no matter how long we live. We never cease to stand like curious children before the great Mystery into which we
NP DP. This is what I was looking for with my edit. Get multiple ideas out there and let Mike choose what he likes............or confuse the hell out of him!!
EDIT: My parts were picked based on the $400 budget. That is why I chose what I did.
Last edited by joker; 05-03-11 at 07:37 PM.
Yeah, you did a very good job with the budget, I thought, plus that was exactly what he asked for - a high end AMD system. I just wanted to throw up out a Sandy Bridge option because of the lower electric bill and future CPU upgrade.
The Sandy Bridge platform rig would cost $425 until he got the rebate back from the PSU, making it $400 again.
Thanks to everyone who replied. I should have remembered F$ PSU breakdown from mu last build. Looks like Joker put together a solid option for me. I appreciate the help.
I was thinking that the AMD 6 core processor gave me more bang for the buck. With the Sandy Bridge idea that Dr Pop put out there I have something to think about. A few questions come to mind.
I believe the AM3 is at an end. Will this MB handle newer Sandy Bridge processors in order to upgrade on day in the future? I really don’t think she will be upgrading and she wants this box to be able to get my niece through high school. (She is 10)Her last computer was a Dell P4 from 2003/04
Will I run into any problems running either build (Intel 4 core or AMD 6 core) with only 4 gigs of memory?
I'm looking to get this ordered in a week or so.
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