Core i7 build

[jdelsignore911]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: In 2-3 months

BUDGET RANGE: $900 for the pc itself

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: I need everything

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg

PARTS PREFERENCES: I like Intel cpu's and nvidia gpu's

OVERCLOCKING: Possible if I find out how to...

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes in the future

MONITOR RESOLUTION: most likely 1680x1050

Comments: I want a core i7 920 with ddr3 ram and sli option.
Thanks guys for helping a noob at comp building.

 

[jbakerlent]

CPU
MOBO
RAM
GPU
HDD
PSU

Check those parts out... for the GPU you could also use a gtx 260 or 275

 

[hunter315]

Since you specifically requested an nVidia GPU and the difference between a 275 and a 4890 arent significant im not going to try to argue you out of it. Now you say you need everything im hoping you dont need a monitor correct? If you do an i7 is out of the question. Anyway the changes i would make to jbakerlent's build are combo the mobo and CPU, and a GTX275 only costs you $10 more

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.216038
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150387

Everything else he suggested is good.

 

[jdelsignore911]

Since you specifically requested an nVidia GPU and the difference between a 275 and a 4890 arent significant im not going to try to argue you out of it. Now you say you need everything im hoping you dont need a monitor correct? If you do an i7 is out of the question. Anyway the changes i would make to jbakerlent's build are combo the mobo and CPU, and a GTX275 only costs you $10 more

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.216038
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150387

Everything else he suggested is good.

Im not saying i need a nvidia but most of the games i play recommend it. Does it really make a difference??

 

[jbakerlent]

No, it shouldn't make much difference. It depends on which games you're playing... Nvidia cards are better at some and ATI cards are better at others.

 

[hunter315]

It can actually make a fairly significant difference depending on the game, check out the benchmarks for the games that you want to play, if they have no preference then the GTX275 will be right next to the 4890, but there are some games that prefer the nVidia architecture and will end up letting the GTX260 perform similarly to a 4890, so check and see which one your games will benefit most from.

 

[jdelsignore911]

The games I will most likely play are crysis, crysis 2, left 4 dead 2, battlefield series, and call of duty.

 

[micky_lund]

im kinda in the same category.... what will modern warfare 2 prefer? nvidia or 4890? and what about the games jdelsignore911 listed?

 

[jdelsignore911]

What case do you recommend and what are some good cases that will fit all of the goodies and some room to upgrade???

 

[waynec121]

antec 1200, coolermaster 932, and if you want to get a cheaper case that is top quality the coolermaster 690 is one of the best.

 

[micky_lund]

antec 1200 is big, and pretty expensive..... but u can get good combos with it and other components.....
i reckon the antec 902...good size, pretty decent cooling..looks better than the HAF 932 (my opinion)

 

[Helloworld_98]

with MW2 it won't make much difference between cards, and you'll probably get above 50fps anyway since it runs on a 2 year old engine which is extremely well optimized for PC's..

Crysis 2 will probably prefer Nvidia in dual cards by a fairly large advantage (5-10fps), but for single cards they'll be pretty close for equivalent cards.

L4D is easy to get a high fps so I'd imagine L4D 2 will be the same.

for the battlefield series, if you mean BF: BC2, then it will depend if they use PhysX or not.

 

[jdelsignore911]

with MW2 it won't make much difference between cards, and you'll probably get above 50fps anyway since it runs on a 2 year old engine which is extremely well optimized for PC's..

Crysis 2 will probably prefer Nvidia in dual cards by a fairly large advantage (5-10fps), but for single cards they'll be pretty close for equivalent cards.

L4D is easy to get a high fps so I'd imagine L4D 2 will be the same.

for the battlefield series, if you mean BF: BC2, then it will depend if they use PhysX or not.

Thank you so much. I love people like you. You give a straightforward answer. Some other do buy yours was the best.