The Official Budget-Conscious Dream Machine!

Looks like you fixed it. Still, Intel boards cant overclock AT ALL.

Try something like the EP35-DS3L or EP45-DS3R.

 

The 790i is better than the 780i but still not necessarily free from issues. I would vote an intel chipset board over it, but not the one you've chosen, Intel boards aren't very good, and that one is ANCIENT. Literally, several years out of date. Apart from that, everything in your revised list is good, though you can get an HD4850 graphics card for only $15-$20 more than the 8800GT and it's nearly twice as fast, so I'd recommend getting that. I also dislike Benq's cheap, nasty monitors. Sure they may get the job done, but for how long, and at what cost for picture quality?

 

That would be shaffaaf's ultimate builds, as ever...

 

haha,

next time i'll do those patheic thumbnails

 

Well now that I've changed it up, things have gotten more expensive . Most of this stuff is cheaper than it shows though because of mail-in rebates, but I actually go down to the store when I buy the stuff, so I get it on everything.

I changed up from the benq, but I don't know if it was worth it. I know benq are the shitty ones, but they do the job. I have a syncmaster myself and it's great.

 

Good looking build, no complaints about that whatsoeever.

 

So are you actually going to build this or what? Or is this just the budget builds we post to help out others.

 

The latter belong in the 'suggestions only' thread.

 

Maybe, likely not. I am building a budgetwise comp for a buddy of mine. Once he gives me the money I will make a certain one, he is getting close.

I am pretty good a getting most things, cept Motherboards anddd maybe graphics cards, since I don't see any problems with the 8800's...But yeah they def aren't at the best part of the curve for $ vs Performance apparently. Power supplies aren't a strength of mine either, although I do understand the effect of ripples as it is what I study. The 620 HX looks to be good for him whent he time arises.

 

Yeah, I mean you DID buy a GTX280

jk

 

The 620HX is as good as power supplies yet. Modular, quiet, solidly reliable, affordable.

 

i second that.
my 650TX is awsome, but the modular of the 620hx is sweeter

 

Thirded.

I want a 620HX! lol

 

dang boozer looking at your rig i think its mine.. copy cat...lol

 

lol Just the case and PSU.

 

I was originally going to get the 620HX not the 520, but the shop I found if for cheap (Play.com) was out of stock and it didn't come back for ages, so I cancelled and went with a 520 from Scan instead. Only saved about £7 with the switch, but I got to sell my 750 Thermaltake earlier that way.

 

ODD,250gb sata hdd...lol

im thinking of building me a cheap, small tower,maybe micro system. something easy to take with me when ever i want. anyone got any tip.recomendations?

just a mobo.cpu,1 dvd burner i hdd the plain basics. small tower or even one of them small square type cases

 

I know it'snot that small, but I always liked the NZXT Rogue as a portable PC platform with no compromise. 120mm fans, full size PSUs, the works.

 

I'm actually quite partial to my 600W OCZ. I got it for dirt cheap and I'd compare it as very close to a 520HX or similar. I'd even go so far as to run GTX280 SLI or 4870 Xfire/4870X2 on it. It should have enough power for most setups

I actually bought it to replace my Enermax Liberty 620W with a dying fan controller. Such a shame, I loved that PSU

Though if I were buying a PSU right now, I would go for a 620HX. That's basically the perfect PSU for even heavy duty muti-card systems. It's got way more than enough power for ~90% of users out there and should work great for single-card setups as long as it still works. The only time you need anywhere near 1KW is with tri/quad-SLI or CrossfireX.