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Opinions on a $1000 build

Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:48 pm
by Sttm
It looks like I am going to build my brother a new computer. The max he can spend is $1000 with shipping and tax upfront. Gaming will be the only power hungry task it will need to do. I am thinking right now about getting a 3.4ghz Phenom II 965, 870 mobo, 4gb ram, 1gb GTX 460, 1tb HDD, Antec 300 case with Antec 520 watt PSU and Windows 7 64bit.

What would you guys change if anything?

Complete list of parts and costs from NewEgg below.

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX &
ZALMAN CNPS10X Performa 120mm Long life CPU Cooler
-$10.00 Instant
-$18.00 Combo
$187.98

MSI 870A-G54 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard &
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
-$10.00 Combo
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate
$189.98

Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 996679
$93.99

EVGA 01G-P3-1370-TR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
$229.99

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$74.99

Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply &
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
-$30.00 Instant
-$20.00 Combo
$99.94

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
$22.99

Subtotal: $899.86
Tax: $74.24
Calculate Shipping Zip Code: 95132
Shipping: $20.64
Grand Total: $994.74

Re: Opinions on a $1000 build

Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:22 am
by Major_A
Have you looked at Amazon, Directron, or Tigerdirect? Save you from having to pay tax on most of that stuff.

Also do you know anyone attending a 4 year college? If so you can most likely get them to pick you up a copy of Windows 7 for under $20.
Example: http://sell.tamu.edu/Students/Student_S ... udents.php

Re: Opinions on a $1000 build

Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:55 am
by Sttm
Good call on Amazon. Pricing it out now and it looks like it might save $50.

Re: Opinions on a $1000 build

Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 7:04 am
by smack323
Major_A wrote:Have you looked at Amazon, Directron, or Tigerdirect? Save you from having to pay tax on most of that stuff.

Also do you know anyone attending a 4 year college? If so you can most likely get them to pick you up a copy of Windows 7 for under $20.
Example: http://sell.tamu.edu/Students/Student_S ... udents.php
thru my school I was able to get 4 copies of Windows 7 free. 2 32bit licence, 2 64bit licence.. check into that for sure

Re: Opinions on a $1000 build

Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 1:17 pm
by Major_A
One other thing to keep in mind, keep an eye out for deals at Fry's.
http://www.frys-electronics-ads.com/#CPU

Don't know if there is a Microcenter in your neck of the woods but they aren't half bad either.
http://www.microcenter.com/