Last Minute Review - New Build

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Recommend you post the actual components and links versus a Newegg Wish List (they never seem to work very well...   )

First, your link is broken. Second, we do need some of the information from the template, like a budget and proposed purpose. You can never give someone too much information when they're trying to help you with something this important (and in some cases expensive).

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Now
BUDGET RANGE: Definitely less then 2k (before and after rebates)

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: 80% Gaming, 20% everything else.

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: None, as I am redoing everything.

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg, but am flexible.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US

OVERCLOCKING: Willing to give it a go, given how mainstream it has become.
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes, eventually. Starting with one card, upgrading later.

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
- Would like it to be relatively quiet, but doesn't have to be silent
- Play mostly FPS, some strategy FPS, and other less intense games
- Looking for a machine that will perform well, and have longevity. But would like to save where its acceptable.
- Will be running on Windows 7.



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Logitech Keyboard
Link Price: $14.99

HAF 922
Link Price: $99.98

Asus P7P55-E Pro
Link Price: $189.99

Intel Core i5-750
Link Price: $189.99 at Microcenter

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Link Price: $109.99

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB
Link Price: $54.99 for OS and Progs

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB
Link Price: $84.99 for Media and Storage

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX
Link Price: $114.99

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5870
Link Price: $409.99

PLEXTOR 24X DVD/CD Writer Black SATA
Link Price: $46.99

ASUS VW246H Glossy Black 24"
Link Price: $229.99

Logitech G500 Mouse
Link Price: $56.99

SENNHEISER PC156 Circumaural Headset
Link Price: $139.95

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212
Link Price: $29.99

Artic Silver 5
Link Price: $6.99


Total: ~$1770(not including mail-in rebates, and microcenter price for proc.)

Looks great. I'd also suggest the changes techmo made, but also perhaps saving $10 and going with this G.SKILL RAM. It's CL7 so should perform faster than your previous ram, even though the clock is lower. It also has a lower voltage, so more room for overclocking/less heat created.

-- tecmo34

Both of those have some pretty terrible reviews on NewEgg. Would you say that most are unfounded?

-- mavanhel

Do you have any good sites that step through overclocking?

Try the overclocking threads here on Tom's forums. There are a few guides, and if they aren't up to your standards then you can always ask someone there for help. If not that then you could always google, "Overclocking <part> on <motherboard>" where part is what you want to overclock (cpu/ram/gpu) and motherboard is the exact model of your motherboard. To be honest, I'm not an overclocking wizard, I've never actually done it (yet), but I have read quite about here on Tom's and it doesn't look very hard at all. In some situations it's just a matter of clicking a button.

Best answer selected by archanum.