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Originally Posted by Ritwik7
Ok. For a system to last you well for about three years without an upgrade I think you'd have to shell out at least $1000. These would be my suggestions:
Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz - $199.99
MSI P55-GD65 LGA 1156 - $154.99
G.SKILL 2 x 2GB DDR3 1333 - $94.99
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W - $98.99
COOLER MASTER RC-690 - $69.99
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5850 1GB - $309.99
Total - $928.99 (excluding HDD and optical drive)
You'll be able to save about $50 id you go along with the AMD Phenom II 955 BE and an AMD motherboard instead of Intel.
(I've presumed that you're going to be playing some very graphically intensive games like Crysis along with Fallout 3, etc. If not, and if you're willing to play at lower resolutions, you may not need a system this powerful.) |
If you want to save some money:
- I think a VX550 will be more than enough to feed this system. You can save about 10~15 dollars.
- I don't know a lot about motherboards, but maybe, a less expensive MB will suit him well. -20~30 dollars.
Or/And you could build a AMD based system, with something like:
- Phenom X4 II 955 and cheaper Motherboard. - 70~80 dollars, I think.
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