Gaming Build Advice Please?

Samo_87

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This weekend. Probably in the next few days


BUDGET RANGE: $1800 Before Rebates


SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Games, movies, internet


PARTS NOT REQUIRED:Keyboard/Mouse


PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg/TigerDirect


COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States


PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel and Ati/Nvidia


OVERCLOCKING: Maybe


SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes (future)


MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1080p 1920 x 1200

System~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Case:COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $99.89

CPU:Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I5750 - Retail $199.99

CPU Fan:COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-G1 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long ... - Retail $34.99

Mobo:ASUS P7P55D-E Pro LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $189.99

Ram:G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM - Retail $114.99

PSU:Antec EarthWatts EA750 750W Continuous Power ATX12V version 2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC ... - Retail $119.99

GPU:XFX HD-587A-ZNF9 Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card ... - Retail $397.99

HDD:SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $89.99

DVD/CD Burner:Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B - OEM $25.99

Monitor:Hanns·G HH-281HPB Black 28" 3ms HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail $329.99

OS:Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM $104.99


Total:---------------------$1,703.88

now remember my budget is $1800

advice?

nvidia or ati... half of the people i know tell me ati. and the other half nvidia argh.... HELP!!!!!!!!
 
The PSU jrock linked is fecal (as is the one that comes in that case). The little voltage switch is a dead giveaway to an older, inefficient design (at best; likely also severely overrated). With your budget, there's no reason to try to get a cheap PSU to reliably power your expensive components. Look for full range active PFC (no little voltage switch) and 80+ certification. Antec, Corsair, Seasonic, PC Power & Cooling, and Enermax are among the quality brands. For a single HD5870, 550W would provide plenty of headroom. In your place, I'd probably choose an Antec Truepower New and have done with it.
 

osu43130

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For 1800 you can build an i5 with a HD5970..........

Here is a build leaving you some room for a monitor of your choice.

Optical $20

HAF922 $100

Seagate 7200.12 1TB $95 the 500 gb is only 55 if you wanted to save a bit more money for the monitor

Antec Earth watts 650 $75

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) CL7 1600 $115

GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD3P LGA 1156 $160

i5-750

Hyper 212 plus cooler $35

Win 7 64 bit $105

HD 5970 $700

Total is 1600 before rebates leaving about 200 bucks for Monitor 250 if you drop down to the 500 GB HDD. I also did not spend too much time looking for combos either.



 

jrock3144

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Yea , sorry about that I didn't Notice the switch was too buisy looking at the stats trying to save him some money
it was a crappy PSU! MY bad! did that list in like 20 min.

the one in the case was just extra cause it came with the case. thats all...

I guess it would be pointless to mention it now but I only use Antec truepower & PC Power & Cooling PFC's In my professional builds 500w or better.
Sorry about the crappy link