Third Tier Gaming Build

The Build:

The AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor is by my opinion (and that of many others) the very best for your money gaming CPU. *I may be saying this because this is what I currently use in my build, but it really is that awesome. This processor can be easily OC’d and is more than capable of handling most games with ease.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 460 SE (Fermi) 01G-P3-1366-TR Video Cardwill have a great resolution capability at 1920×1200 resolution graphics. It is highly rated, and has been very well received in the gaming community.

I find the MSI 880GMA-E55 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard is a nice little micro ATX board. has 2 USB 3.0 ports, which is nice. The only downside perhaps is that it only has 1 PCI Express 2.0 port, but not needed with 1 graphics card.

In this build I included a high quality G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory, a SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5″ SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive, a SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W Power Supply, a good ASUS 24X DVD Burner – Bulk Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS, and chose the COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UB Black /Blue Computer Case.

All parts have a set of constituent products under “Budget Yielding Alternatives” that you may feel like considering if you want to go with something a little different (especially with computer cases), or better (as in a hard drive with more space, power supply with more wattage for future use, or higher quality RAM).

Required Hardware:

Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor $140
Motherboard: MSI 880GMA-E55 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard $105
Graphics Card:
EVGA GeForce GTX 460 SE (Fermi) 01G-P3-1366-TR Video Card
$160
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory $50
Hard Drive: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5″ SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $65
Power Supply Unit: SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W Power Supply $85
Optical Drive: ASUS 24X DVD Burner – Bulk Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS $19
Computer Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UB Black /Blue Computer Case $55
~SUBTOTAL (Before taxes): $673

Visual Representations:

*Note: I try to include parts that will be of best quality within a given bracket, so if you notice a hardware part that may be of greater value within the same price bracket as any of these hardware parts do not hesitate to notify me. I’m always looking to improve, so any critic is welcomed.

Budget Yielding Alternatives:

Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core ProcessorAMD Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition 3.5GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
Motherboard: MSI 790FX-GD70 ATX AMD Motherboard
Graphics Card: HIS Radeon HD 6870 H687F1G2M Video Card with EyefinityXFX Radeon HD 5870 HD-587X-ZNFC Video Card with EyefinitySAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6950 100312-1GSR Video Card

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) GV-N560OC-1GI Video Card

ASUS GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) ENGTX570 DCII/2DIS/1280MD5 Video Card

HIS Radeon HD 6970 H697F2G2M Video Card with Eyefinity

EVGA GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 015-P3-1580-AR Video Card

RAM:

*Note: When purhcasing RAM in quantities of 2+ memory sticks, remember to check how many 240 pin memory slots are available on the memory board you are purchasing
Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory 

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory

Hard Drive:

Internal Hard Drive:

SAMSUNG EcoGreen F2 1.5TB 3.5″ SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 2TB 3.5″ SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Internal Solid State Drive:

OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD2-2AGTE60G 2.5″ MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G 2.5″ MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Mushkin Enhanced Callisto Deluxe MKNSSDCL240GB-DX 2.5″ MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Power Supply Unit: CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-750HX 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active …COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RS800-80GAD3-US 800W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS …SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Optical Drive:

Blu-ray Optical Drives:

LITE-ON Black 4X Blu-ray Reader SATA Model iHOS104-06

LG Black 10X Blu-ray Burner – Bulk SATA WH10LS30 LightScribe Support

Computer Case:

Quality Cases Around $50:

ENERMAX Staray ECA3171-BR-AP Black Computer Case – Retail”>ENERMAX Staray ECA3171-BR-AP Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 3 Apollish Red LED Fan and Mesh Front

NZXT GAMMA Classic Series GAMA-001BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

SILVERSTONE Precision Series PS05-B Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Tool-less Installation Design Computer Case”>SILVERSTONE Precision Series PS05-B Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Tool-less Installation Design Computer Case

NZXT Phantom PHAN-001BK Black Computer Case

NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT White Computer Case

COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Blue RC-932-KKN3-GP Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window

Antec Twelve Hundred Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window

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