- Nov 2, 2013
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What I want to play with this gaming rig:
mostly MMO's, prefer the system be able to play them max or near max
What I value
Longevity and quality over speed and extra features (I don't OC GPU, CPU etc.)
Upgradeability - need system to run 4 years using cpu, ram, and gpu upgrades
Brands I prefer:
Asus motherboards, Nvidia video cards, Kingston Ram, and Intel CPU's. Asus, Kingston and Nvidia I am willing to change brands if the facts show similar quality with a good price/performance gain. I am not willing to Go AMD over Intel for the CPU however.
Last Notes:
I know there are cheaper non-OC IvyBridge CPU's and Motherboards, but I went Haswell over IvyBridge, thinking it would give me more upgradability in the future (am I wrong here?), and I had a really tough time sorting out all of Asus's lineup. Help here saving money (based on what I value etc.) would be appreciated.
*I already have a new 500GB 7200 RPM WD HDD and Monitor to use in this build but need new Windows OS*
Please help me drop the price of the build below ($700 – $1,000 is my range), while keeping quality, upgradability, and performance in mind. If you see any incompatibilities please note them (especially motherboard/case - I hate it when IO on board doesn't work with front IO on case etc.)
Link to compatible RAM for Mobo I've chosen:
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1150/Z87-A/Z87-A_DRAM_QVL_0730.pdf
OS
Windows 8 full retail
$120
PSU's please help choose(had good luck with Thermaltake on my last build, but willing to look at other quality PSU's)
CORSAIR CXM series CX750M 750W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139051
$80
Thermaltake SMART Series SP-650PCBUS 650W ATX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153173
$70
Motherboard
ASUS Z87-A LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131981
$145
CPU
Intel Core i5-4430 Haswell 3.0GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116895
$190
Case
Rosewill THOR V2 Gaming ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=11-147-053&Tpk=11-147-053
$110
RAM(Not much research done here..plucked this off from the list based on CAS 9 and the brand)
Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 HyperX Model KHX1600C9D3P1K2/8G
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104255&Tpk=KHX1600C9D3P1K2%2f8G
$88
GPU (would settle for less GPU than this for now and wait for prices to drop again if needed)
MSI N670 PE 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127685
$220 after rebate
Additional SSD HD for OS and a couple of my favorite MMO's
Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (Stand-Alone Drive)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-239-045&Tpk=20-239-045
$90
Total = $1043 with the Corsair PSU
Thanks in advance for any help =)
mostly MMO's, prefer the system be able to play them max or near max
What I value
Longevity and quality over speed and extra features (I don't OC GPU, CPU etc.)
Upgradeability - need system to run 4 years using cpu, ram, and gpu upgrades
Brands I prefer:
Asus motherboards, Nvidia video cards, Kingston Ram, and Intel CPU's. Asus, Kingston and Nvidia I am willing to change brands if the facts show similar quality with a good price/performance gain. I am not willing to Go AMD over Intel for the CPU however.
Last Notes:
I know there are cheaper non-OC IvyBridge CPU's and Motherboards, but I went Haswell over IvyBridge, thinking it would give me more upgradability in the future (am I wrong here?), and I had a really tough time sorting out all of Asus's lineup. Help here saving money (based on what I value etc.) would be appreciated.
*I already have a new 500GB 7200 RPM WD HDD and Monitor to use in this build but need new Windows OS*
Please help me drop the price of the build below ($700 – $1,000 is my range), while keeping quality, upgradability, and performance in mind. If you see any incompatibilities please note them (especially motherboard/case - I hate it when IO on board doesn't work with front IO on case etc.)
Link to compatible RAM for Mobo I've chosen:
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1150/Z87-A/Z87-A_DRAM_QVL_0730.pdf
OS
Windows 8 full retail
$120
PSU's please help choose(had good luck with Thermaltake on my last build, but willing to look at other quality PSU's)
CORSAIR CXM series CX750M 750W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139051
$80
Thermaltake SMART Series SP-650PCBUS 650W ATX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153173
$70
Motherboard
ASUS Z87-A LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131981
$145
CPU
Intel Core i5-4430 Haswell 3.0GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116895
$190
Case
Rosewill THOR V2 Gaming ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=11-147-053&Tpk=11-147-053
$110
RAM(Not much research done here..plucked this off from the list based on CAS 9 and the brand)
Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 HyperX Model KHX1600C9D3P1K2/8G
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104255&Tpk=KHX1600C9D3P1K2%2f8G
$88
GPU (would settle for less GPU than this for now and wait for prices to drop again if needed)
MSI N670 PE 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127685
$220 after rebate
Additional SSD HD for OS and a couple of my favorite MMO's
Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (Stand-Alone Drive)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-239-045&Tpk=20-239-045
$90
Total = $1043 with the Corsair PSU
Thanks in advance for any help =)
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