Laura asks…
How is this gaming pc build for about 450?
Rosewill Blackbone Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Item #: N82E16811147023Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$10.00 Instant
$39.99
HITACHI HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive Item #: N82E16822145299Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$79.99
ASUS M4A88T-M AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard Item #: N82E16813131657Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$79.99
Rosewill Stallion Series RD500-2DB 500W ATX12V Power Supply Item #: N82E16817182044Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$20.00 Instant
$39.99
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B Item #: N82E16820145345Return Policy: Memory Standard $49.99
AMD A8-3850 Llano 2.9GHz Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6550D AD3850WNGXBOX Item #: N82E16819103942Return Policy: CPU
$134.99
Codemasters Gift – DiRT 3 Coupon Item #: N82E16800992065Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$24.99 Saving
Subtotal: $443.93
admin answers:
Not too bad, If i were you I would make sure of a few tihngs though.
A. Make sure your power supply has enough juice to run all of your hardware.
B. You have neglected to remember one of the most expensive things. The operating system.
C. Are the processor and Graphics card integrated? You may want to reconsider those tend to have less power than a seperate processor and Graphics card.
D. Other than that, it looks fine. Nothing special but good for the money.
Maria asks…
knowledgable gaming computer guy please help!2?
this is the secound post on my quest to build a gaming pc under 1000bucks. ive been doing a lot of research and im getting closer to making a purchase.
i have a shopping cart of hardware from newegg.com after searching around for prices, however i dont know shit about computers and the termonology gives me a headache.
are all these items compatible?
what am i missing?
what should i replace, or remove?
could this grind out todays games?
is this an effective set up, would u build it?
please please give me some constructive critisim here i need alot of help. all this stuff is about 900 dollars at the moment, let me know if im ready to buy.
—–Case—–
APEVIA X-Plorer ATXB8KLW-BK/420 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply – Retail
Item #: N82E16811144100
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$74.99
—–hard drive—–
HITACHI Deskstar T7K500 HDT725025VLA380 (0A33423) 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive – OEM
Item #: N82E16822145132
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$69.99
—–graphics card——
ATI 100-437807 Radeon X1950PRO 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card – Retail
Item #: N82E16814195029
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$214.99
—–RAM—–
OCZ Gold Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ26672048ELDCGE-K – Retail
Item #: N82E16820227047
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$192.99
—–CPU—–
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Windsor 2.6GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADA5000CSBOX – Retail
Item #: N82E16819103030
Return Policy: Processors (CPUs) Return Policy
—-mother board—–
MSI K9N SLI Platinum Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard – Retail
Item #: N82E16813130048
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$122.99
admin answers:
What you’ve chosen there is excellent except…
1. RAM * DDR2-667 will do but 800 doesn’t cost a lot more, considering that you’re looking to buy OCZ branded RAM anyway. I would spend a few dollars more and get better RAM – it will help with overclocking as well 
2. You didn’t choose an optical drive (DVD/RW?). Don’t forget to include one when you order it.
Other than that you’ve chosen well.
Although I’m an nVidia fan, the X1950 Pro is the best “bang-for-buck” card in the $200-$230 range.
The X2 5000 is a good value chip and overclocks well (I’ve had one running stable at 3.2GHz with a good air cooler and DDR2-800 RAM).
Excellent choice for motherboard. I’ve built about 8 machines based on the K9N Platinum and all have been very happy. Feature rich and great BIOS with overclocking features. Just make sure you update it to 1.40 before trying to overclock.
Although I’m not familiar with the case, it looks of good build quality and the two 80mm fans that are included with it is great value.
David asks…
Newegg or Cyberpower & PC parts validation?
Hi guys,
This is my first time buying a gaming PC. First of all, I am surprised that Cyberpower can sell me a customized PC for only $55 more after all shipping and taxes. So it is pretty much if I want to save $55 and build it myself. This is what I am looking for in my PC.
1) 7.1 HD audio for high end headphones (movies & games)
2) 3D gaming ready
3) HDMI
4) Bluetooth (I think there are bluetooth USB adapters)
5) Wireless internet (I think there are bluetooth USB adapters so motherboard
may not need to have it)
6) Firewire
7) Running Battlefield 3 at least 30 frames per second on Ultra 
Crossfire/SLi ready for future upgrading
Question # 1:
How can I be sure that the parts that I bought from Newegg are compatible? I did choose these parts based on configurator on Cyberpower so it should work. But it would really stink if I bought all these parts and it keep crashing when I run the PC. How can I be make sure these parts can run well together?
Question # 2:
Would you buy from Cyberpower or build it yourself? It is just $55 more but I see some bad reviews on Cyberpower which makes me lean towards building it myself. My reasoning is that when parts come in, I can assemble it more carefully than operators on an assembly line and also I don’t have to worry about parts coming loose or getting damaged because of shipping. But cyberpower has 3 year warranty and if things don’t work together, I can send it back to them to troubleshoot whereas if my newegg parts don’t work together, I have no idea how to troubleshoot myself. Could it be a faulty CPU, graphics card, memory or whatever that’s causing the PC to hang/crash/bluescreen? That would be a nightmare to me.
Anyway, here are the details of my 2 choices.
Buying parts from Newegg = $1418 + Windows 7 $99 = $1517
Qty. Product Description Savings Total Price
1
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822148697
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $149.99
1
EVGA 012-P3-1571-KR GeForce GTX 570 HD w/Display-Port (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Item #: N82E16814130613
Return Policy: VGA Standard Return Policy $339.99
2
Rosewill 2+1 Port Firewire/1394a Low-Profile PCI Card (Cable Bundle) Model RC-501
Item #: N82E16815265002
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy -$3.00 Instant $25.98
$19.98
1
Corsair Carbide Series 400R Graphite grey and black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case
Item #: N82E16811139008
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $5.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$99.99
1
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850 V2 850W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply
Item #: N82E16817139022
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy -$25.00 Instant
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$159.99
$134.99
1
Zonet ZEW1642S PCI Wireless Adapter w/Fixed Antennas
Item #: N82E16833130073
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy -$6.00 Instant $24.99
$18.99
1
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K
Item #: N82E16819115070
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy $319.99
1
GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD4 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813128507
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy -$10.00 Instant
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$209.99
$199.99
1
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMP4GX3M2A1600C9
Item #: N82E16820145296
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy $52.99
1
LG Black Super Multi Blue Internal SATA 12x Blu-ray Disc Rewriter SATA WH12LS38 LightScribe Support
Item #: N82E16827136239
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $81.99
Cyberpower PC configuration
•CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-2600K 3.40 GHz 8M Intel Smart Cache LGA1155 (All Venom OC Certified)
•HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Hard Drive)
•MEMORY: 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module [-37] (Corsair XMS Gaming Memory with Heat Spreader)
•MOTHERBOARD: * [CrossFireX/SLI] GigaByte GA-Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ Intel Smart Response Technology & 7.1 Dolby Home Theater Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, 4x SATA-III RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI (All Venom OC Certified) [+101]
•SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
•VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB 16X PCIe Video Card [+165] (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
Subtotal: $1,497.00
ethod: Please select UPS Ground UPS 3 Day UPS 2 Day UPS 1 Day APO Priority Mail Pick Up (CA residents only) UPS Ground (for Canada) Charge: $75.00
Fuel surcharge: $0.00
Grand Total: $1,572.00
The Cyberpower PC do include the same blu-ray drive and power supply
•LG Black Super Multi Blue Internal SATA 12x Blu-ray Disc Rewriter SATA WH12LS38 LightScribe Support
•CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850 V2 850W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply
admin answers:
Everything you listed is compatible with each other. The hard part is putting everything together and making sure that it’s plugged in. You choose what you think is best for you.
You really won’t save much money because you’re already spending alot of cash and 75 bucks won’t do much either.
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