Built another PC today (Custom Build: AMD System)

Same Case as mine. I love this case, an absolute breeze to build a system with and it looks great. 

Mitch needed a new PC due to his old PC dying after many years. It was a very old intel build and when I popped it open and saw the nest of IDE cables I was taken back to the olden days. His old system had a fax modem, the capacitors were not sealed etc etc. The new system he got is fantastic. Here are the basics:

• Case
  LIAN LI Lancool PC-K62
  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112239 (Same as mine)

• Motherboard
  MSI 870A-G54 AM3 AMD 870
   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130275

• Processor

  AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition Callisto 3.2GHz
  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103846

• Memory (Ram)
  PNY Optima 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3

  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178238

• Hard Drive
  WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB

  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319

• DVD Burner
  ASUS Black 24X Burner

  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

• Power Supply
  Antec Basiq BP430 430W Continuous Power

  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371023

• Video Card
  HIS H467QR1GH Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support 

  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161315
• Windows 7 64 Bit: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1683211675

If you add it up it is well under $700 and a great mix. Gamers might go with a better video card (or 2) and hence a much bigger power supply but other than that this is a straight forward system to build. You can run almost all the wires behind the mobo and keep the overall look clean and empty. If you did buy this system you will need an extra SATA cable. The mobo only came with one and neither the DVD player or the HD came with one. (Luckily his old system had one we were able to re-purpose)

The Power supply cables were long enough to run behind the motherboard for all devices including the motherboard. What I like about this system is its very basic and if you run into a performance issue its very easy to upgrade. You could pop in another 4 gigs of ram, 3 more hard drives, 2 more video cards etc etc... The case will last for many years while the pieces inside may change a lot. The entire job including the power supply requires no tools. I did screw in the mobo with regular screws rather then the included thumbscrews and I also screwed in the DVD Burner and the power supply but it wasn't necessary.

Not a particularly expensive or high end video card as this isn't a gaming rig. This card didn't even require extra power. But you can game with this card and it does support CrossfireX. Plug and play and looks great.

2 2GB Chips with room for more. (Win 7 64 Bit installed as well)

Up and running. First time too.

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