Bought a custom built PC....was this a good buy ??

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  1. dabig25

    dabig25 Regular member

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    My previous Desktop crashed & had to buy another one. Not too PC savy

    Here's what it has.......Paid $450 USD

    Hardware:
    AMD Phenom II X4 965 Quad Core Black Edition AM3 CPU HDZ965FBGMBOX - 3.40GHz, Socket AM3, 6MB Cache, 2000MHz (4000 MT/s) FSB, Retail, Processor with Fan

    Motherboard:
    ASUS M5A97 Evo - AM3+ - 970 - SATA 6Gbps and USB 3.0 - ATX AMD ATX DDR3 2133

    Product Description
    The ASUS M5A97 EVO AMD 970 AM3+ Motherboard features the AMD® 970 + SB950 chipset and supports the latest AMD® socket AM3+ for 8-core processors. With a new Socket AM3+, it offers usability of Socket AM3 or AM3+, allowing the user a choice of previous or current AMD CPUs.

    Memory:
    Corsair XMS3 CMX16GX3M4A1600C9 Desktop Memory - 16GB (4x 4GB), PC10666, DDR3-1600MHz, 9-9-9-24 Letency, XMS Heat

    Hard Drive:
    SEAGATE ST31000524AS-FSW Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000524AS 1 TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - SATA/600 - 7200 rpm - 32 MB Buffer (1TB 7200RPM 32MB BUFFER SERIAL ATA/600 3.5INCH SEAGATE BARRACUDA

    ASUS GH24NS50 24X SATA Dual Layer DVD±RW

    Case:
    Nighthawk Mid Tower Case - ATX, Micro ATX, 4x 5.25" Drive Bay, 6x 3.5" Drive Bay, 7x Expansion Slots, 3x USB 2.0, 1x USB 3.0, Front Card Reader
    • ATX and Micro ATX; the unit can accommodate large form factors of motherboards
    • 4x 5.25-inch Drive Bays and 6x 3.5"-inch Drive Bays; support large hard drive form factors
    • 7x Expansion Slots; allow you to install seven expansion cards
    • 3x USB 2.0 and 1x USB 3.0 ports; for optimal data connection with USB peripherals
    • Front Card Reader; provide various media card utility

    Power Supply:
    Power Gamer Series 650W 20+4-pin Blue LED Fan ATX Power Supply w/SATA, PCIe & Dual 12V Rails (Black)ool Power Gamer

    Graphics Card:
    6670PE32G Radeon HD 6670 2GB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

    Software:
    [Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit with SERVICE PACK 1!!!]
    Microsoft office 2010, Antivirus Microsoft security Essentials
     
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  2. borhan9

    borhan9 Active member

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    I havent been that up to date with the latest from AMD but from what i read in your post it seems to be a good deal for $450USD.

    That setup should run smooth for what you want to do with it. Im guessing gaming??
     
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  3. dabig25

    dabig25 Regular member

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    not planning to use for gaming.....

    just internet browsing. backing up DVDs & backing up music
     
    dabig25, Sep 19, 2012
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    dabig25 Regular member

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    not planning to use for gaming.....

    just internet browsing. backing up DVDs & backing up music
     
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    borhan9 Active member

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    This machine should be good enough for what you want to do. It doesn't need to be really powerful for web browsing and dvd burning etc..
     
    borhan9, Sep 20, 2012
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    dabig25 Regular member

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    thanks....wanted to get something wouldn't have to upgrade for awhile
     
    dabig25, Sep 20, 2012
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    I wish I could find a good deal like that.
     
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    Nice post. I like it. Thanks for sharing these information. Keep it up. :)
     
    altonherry, Oct 6, 2012
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  9. dabig25

    dabig25 Regular member

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    you can.....found on Craigsl**t
     
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    You were a lucky one dabig25! Craigslist can be such a pain sometimes! Mostly because there are scammers on there... But ya you got that for a decent price! Specially with a graphics card like that, you can do gaming if you wanted to... Just sayin...
     
    DavGerm4, Oct 7, 2012
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