New Computer

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#1

I’m planning to buy a new pc with these specs for about 650$:

Fan: Cooler Master Elite 310 Black/Silver Fans: 1x 120mm Bak, ATX, mATX, 2x USB, 1x Audio, 17 dBA

Power supply: Silver Power SP-SS500 500W PSU ATX 12V V2.2, 80 Plus, Standard, 1x 6pin+1x 6+2pin PCIe, 6× SATA, 120mm Fan

Processor: AMD Athlon II X2 250, 3,0Ghz, AM3, 2MB, 65W, Boxed

RAM: Kingston ValueR. DDR3 1333MHz 4GB, CL9, Kit w/two matched ValueRAM 2GB DDR3

Motherboard: MSI GF615M-P33, Socket-AM3, m-ATX, GeForce 6150se, DDR3,SATAII, GbLAN, PCI-Ex16

GFX: XFX Radeon HD 5670 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express 2.0, DVI-I, native-HDMI, DisplayPort, 775MHz

HDD : Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA2 16MB 7200RPM

and i have to buy OS too, the collected price is about 970$

Is this a good idea? :slight_smile:

#2

I recommend getting a WD black instead of blue. Cost a little more (~$10) but they are niiiice. Super quiet and good performance.

#3

:pirate: your OS.

#4

hmm, personally, save up more $$$ first, that GPU isn’t exactly killer. besides, therell be more pricedrops this year, wait a little longer, and get something a little newer.

#5

This is actually what I’m planning on doing. I figure post-Christmas is when I’ll be buying.

#6

not my cupa tea but good little deal for some parts here :

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.482123&cm_sp=ShellShocker--482123--08182010

#7

@Mango
“Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB 7200 RPM” yaNo

#8

No, it’s a lot more struggling. And i’m trying to cut down on the pirating :stuck_out_tongue:

#9

Not to mention if there is something malignant hidden in there, it’d suck to install it on a brand new comp. I’d avoid any unnecessary :pirate: until the comp is a piece of shit and breaking it just gives you a reason to get another.

#10

It also has this overclocking button, someone overclocked this computer to 3,7 Ghz, not gonna use it, i guess :stuck_out_tongue:

I don’t play very much on the computer, i’m probably going to play HL, Portal 2 and something else that i get some time. So i am buying this.

EDIT: after watching some reviews, no i’m not, i’m waiting till christmas :smiley:

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