Post: Megatron V1.2
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08-12-2011, 01:29 AM
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Booshykins
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Megatron V1.2
First off, I want to say that I've named my computer Megatron in regards to an inside joke, it isn't an implication that my computer is at all amazing. It's mid-range at best.
I bought my first "gaming" computer in October of last year, and I've made it habitual to upgrade it every time I could afford to do so. When I first used it, I didn't know too much about computers, only the main components needed for a computer to function, and what component carried out what process. I was more keen on Windows 7 than anything. Thankfully, over the past year I've become quite a bit more knowledgeable when it comes to PCs and their components, and wish to, again, upgrade it.
This isn't a thread where I'm asking for help or suggestions, I'm only chronicling my plans and purchases for this next computer.
Most, if not all, components will be bought from You must login or register to view this content., simply because of their constant sales/deals and wonderful service. My intentions are for every component that I buy will have been purchased at a time where it is cheaper than usual, whether it be due to it being open box/used, on sale, or free.
When an asterisk is placed after an item on the list, it means that I am open to suggestions.
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I bought my first "gaming" computer in October of last year, and I've made it habitual to upgrade it every time I could afford to do so. When I first used it, I didn't know too much about computers, only the main components needed for a computer to function, and what component carried out what process. I was more keen on Windows 7 than anything. Thankfully, over the past year I've become quite a bit more knowledgeable when it comes to PCs and their components, and wish to, again, upgrade it.
This isn't a thread where I'm asking for help or suggestions, I'm only chronicling my plans and purchases for this next computer.
Most, if not all, components will be bought from You must login or register to view this content., simply because of their constant sales/deals and wonderful service. My intentions are for every component that I buy will have been purchased at a time where it is cheaper than usual, whether it be due to it being open box/used, on sale, or free.
When an asterisk is placed after an item on the list, it means that I am open to suggestions.
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- Case - Rosewill FUTURE ATX Mid Tower
- PSU - RV2-700
- Motherboard - w/ 970 Chipset
- CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition until next-gen AMD CPUs come out.
- RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL
- GPU - Radeon HD 6790
- Hard Drive - Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS
- CD Drive - LITE-ON 24X DVD Burner
- Operating System - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
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Cost of Each Component (Including discounts.)[/CENTER]
[Component price] + FS = Free shipping, CD = Combo Deal
- Case - $69.99 + FS + CD(Reg. $79.99 + Shipping) C
Case + PSU = $69.99 + FS ($35 spent on this Case)
- PSU - $59.99 + FS + CD (Reg. $79.99 + Shipping) C Case + PSU = $69.99 + FS ($35 spent on this PSU)
- Motherboard - N/A
- CPU - N/A
- RAM - $24.99 + FS (Reg. $34.99 + Shipping)
- GPU - N/A
- Hard Drive - $49.99 + FS (Reg. 64.99 + Shipping)
- CD Drive - Recycled from first PC
- Operating System - Free (Gift)
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Current Build (Defunct.)[/CENTER]
- Case - Logisys Area 51 Black (Damaged)
- PSU - Rosewill RV2-700 (Slightly damaged, still usable.)
- Motherboard - ASUS M4A79XTD EVO (Currently RMA-ing)
- CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition (3.5 GHz/ 3.875 GHz OC'd)
- RAM - Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 996585
- GPU - Sparkle GeForce 9500 GT 512 MB
- Hard Drive - Unusable
- CD Drive - LITE-ON (Unknown Model)
- Operating System - Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narhwal, CD boot.
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Updates
August 12th, 2011
Half-way finished with this build, and I'm only $145 into it.
August 17th, 2011
New case came yesterday. Have it mostly set-up cable-wise. Awesome solution for the price. ASUS is finally sending back my motherboard, so I may stick with it for a while.
August 18th, 2011
Motherboard came today. Nothing was fixed, and it's all beat up. Wow, ASUS. Way to push away yet another customer. ):
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Booshykins ; 08-19-2011 at 02:09 AM.
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