[Build Help] Non-Gaming, Preformance Orientated PC, under $700
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| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2400 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor | $179.99 @ Newegg |
| Motherboard | ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard | $127.86 @ Newegg |
| Memory | Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $48.99 @ Amazon |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital Scorpio Black 320GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $64.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Hard Drive | Crucial M4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk | $69.00 @ B&H |
| Video Card | Asus GeForce GT 430 1GB Video Card | $44.98 @ NCIX US |
| Case | Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case | $78.98 @ Amazon |
| Power Supply | Antec 550W ATX12V Power Supply | $49.99 @ Newegg |
| Optical Drive | Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer | $21.98 @ Newegg |
| Total | ||
| Prices include shipping and discounts when available. | $686.76 |
I want a really fast computer and this looks like it might fit the bill. I've looked into ivy bridge but it looks too expensive for my budget. The motherboard is pretty much the most popular one and looks really nice (USB 3.0, 4 ram slots!; sorry I come from budget laptops:). I don't do pc gaming (have a ps3) and just selected this GPU for minecraft here and there. Feel free to suggest other good inexpensive cards. I'll be using this PC for some rendering in Vegas, web browsing, video converting, and word processing. I just want it to be as future proof as possible. Thanks!
Posted Jun 23, 2012, 11:42 PM UTC
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