Black Friday barebone kits vs. Newegg custom build

[bbooska]

I'm back again.

Due to some scheduling issues and an unexpected issue with my car, I was forced to put my gaming rig build on hold.

Now the time has come to put one together, but I'm starting to look around, and I'm wondering if it's just as good to buy one from the store. I mean Best Buy, and Walmart, and even Target are having some huge sales for Black Friday. and if New egg is still the way to go. Could I get an updated build? Half the parts on the old build are sold out or unavailable.


Requirements:


- Quad core preferred -
- AMD build -
- Good GPU -


Please include a case and if needed extra cooling devices.

Price Range

$700-800

Windows 7 will be used. If that could be incorporated in the price, great. If not I will make due.



Thanks

-Brandon

 

[hellokitty[hk]]

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3RPR1600C8LV4GK
CORSAIR Builder Series CMPSU-500CX 500W ATX12V v2.3 Active PFC Power Supply
SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
AMD Phenom II X4 925 Deneb 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor HDX925WFGIBOX
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

That's $700, let me know if that's out of budget.
Since you don't specify what version of Windows 7, I'll leave that up to you.
Keep an eye out for newegg black friday deals. If you haven't bought anything by then, I can take a look and maybe save some money.

 

[bbooska]

Thanks again


Lets say I don't plan to overclock the heck out of my processor, and I'm really not concerned with having 12 USB ports, and I really don't plan to have more than one graphics card, would dropping the price of the Mobo really affect its performance? I feel like the more expensive boards have a lot of add ons I don't believe I'll ever use. Maybe I'm wrong? Just curious.


Secondly, would dropping the GPU down to roughly 150$ make a huge difference? Or would one around that price still carry its own weight in salt.


any advice helps. Thanks

 

[hellokitty[hk]]

You haven't specifically mentioned what you want this computer to do; I'm assuming that you're looking at a gaming rig here.

If you want USB 3.0 and Sata 6 GB/s, then the cheapest you're going to get is really the GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard or the ASUS one I mentioned above, they're both around $100.
Else, the ASRock 870iCafe AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s ATX AMD Motherboard has Sata 6GB/s only, but costs a bit less. I can't say I know weather you will want USB 3.0 or not; personally, I would, but that's just me.

AMD Athlon II X4 640 Propus 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor ADX640WFGMBOX
Should shave some bucks.

Also there are plenty of cheaper cases too, and they're not half bad; mostly just a cosmetic change.

Secondly, would dropping the GPU down to roughly 150$ make a huge difference? Or would one around that price still carry its own weight in salt.

You get what you pay for.
At $150, you're looking at a GTX 460 768 or GTX 460 SE, not nearly as quick, but not a "huge" difference.

I just looked on your last thread, and apparently I posted nearly the exact same build.

 

[bbooska]

I have no Idea what USB 3.0 honestly. So i'm really not sure if it's something i need or not

0.0 lol



*EDIT


Sorry, my computer will be used for gaming. medium-heavy gaming

 

[bbooska]

Okay... finally got all the money together

900$

Thats including shipping and an OS


Now some of the items are expired...

can I get an update on the build?


Sorry ><

 

[hellokitty[hk]]

Thats including shipping and an OS

Which OS?
Windows 7 premium OEM is 100 USD, and ultimate is about 180 USD

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT55TFBGRBOX
CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ...
OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3RPR1600C8LV4GK
ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 AMD Motherboard
SAPPHIRE 100314SR Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
Total: $765 USD, not counting shipping, excluding a case.

 

[Tedster]

I haven't seen any USB 3 peripherals yet. I have just built a new rig myself with USB 3 and a phenom II X6 CPU. Supposedly they are coming out. I do know some USB 3 flash drives have just been released very recently but they're expensive.