[Build Ready] Christmas is coming and I want to make my little girl happy.
I'm about to buy this build tomorrow for a Christmas present. I'd thought I'd run it by you guys because I have been out of the loop for a little while concerning hardware. I'm actually a computer tech but honestly I'm not sure If I can call myself that anymore just because I haven't been keeping up with hardware in a little while. Anyway, this is what I'm hoping to get:
-
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (125W) Quad Core Socket AM3, 3.4GHz, 8Mb Cache, 1800MHz HT, 45nm DZ965FBGMBOX) $124.99
-
ASRock 970 Extreme3 Socket AM3+ AMD970FX+SB950 Chipset Dual Channel DDR3 2100(OC)/1866/1600/1333/1066/800Mhz 7.1 CH HD Audio GLAN 5x SATAIII 6.0 GB/s 2x USB 3.0 2x PCI-E 2.0 x16 Slot ATX $104.99
-
LG GH22NS90 Black SATA DVD-Writer 22xDVD+/-R 6xDVD+R DL 48x CD-R LG GH22NS90 Black SATA DVD-Writer 22xDVD+/-R 6xDVD+R DL 48x CD-R $24.99
-
Seagate Barracuda (ST500DM002) SATA3 6.0Gb/s 500GB 16MB Cache (OEM) Seagate Barracuda (ST500DM002) SATA3 6.0Gb/s 500GB 16MB Cache (OEM) $94.99
-
Corsair Builder Series CX500 V2 500 Watt 80 PLUS Certified Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXV2) Corsair Builder Series CX500 V2 500 Watt 80 PLUS Certified Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXV2) $49.99
-
Cooler Master Elite 370 Black Mid Tower Case $39.99
-
Asus ENGT440/DI/1GD5 nVidia GeForce GT 440 Chipset (822Mhz) 1GB (3200Mhz) GDDR5 DVI-I/D-Sub/HDMI Display PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card Asus ENGT440/DI/1GD5 nVidia GeForce GT 440 Chipset (822Mhz) 1GB (3200Mhz) GDDR5 DVI-I/D-Sub/HDMI Display PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card $99.99
-
LG EW234T, 23" LED Widescreen Monitor, 1920x1080, 5ms, 5M:1(DCR), VGA, DVI LG EW234T, 23" LED Widescreen Monitor, 1920x1080, 5ms, 5M:1(DCR), VGA, DVI $144.99
-
Logitech (920-002565) MK120 USB Wired Desktop Keyboard & Mouse Combo Logitech (920-002565) MK120 USB Wired Desktop Keyboard & Mouse Combo $18.99
A few side notes: I did not include ram because I have 4 gigs of OCZ DDR3 sitting here doing nothing. I haven't built an AMD setup in probably 8+ years, The last one I remember doing was a Barton 2500+ or something .. Anyway, the grand total is like $800 including taxes and here is the kicker.. its for my 10 year old daughter. So what do you guys think?, I can't spend anymore then what is listed but if you guys have a better processor/mobo combo then I'd be happy to hear it.
Posted Dec 2, 2011, 1:58 AM UTC