$1,000 Gaming Build. Updated for TH Guidelines / Want to Buy by Friday
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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Within the next 3-10 Days of this Post BUDGET RANGE: $1,000 Before Rebates
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Streaming Movies, Expandability, Homework/Surfing the Web
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Mouse, Keyboard, Operating System, Speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg? COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA-Wisconsin
PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD Quad Core 3.2/3.4.....Corsair PSU......Radeon 5770 or 5780 (Think thats correct?- Whatever has best Combo Deals).....Thinking an Antec Case.....Ripjaw Ram?
OVERCLOCKING: Probably not...
MONITOR RESOLUTION: I'm not even sure....Something that will work on a 22-24 inch monitor greatly, 1900x____? perhaps.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Just would like an overall build, including a monitor. I have my tax money laying around and is extremely sick of trying to game on my Sony Vaio Laptop!
Like I said above, I'm not too sure how to choose the necessary parts to make sure they all work. What i am really looking for, but also, depending on Combo Deals....(Rough Draft as you take it)
AMD Quad Core 3.2 or 3.4
ANTEC THREE-HUNDRED TOWER:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
MONITOR (Although im fairly sure I can find cheaper)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
PSU: Corsair
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
As for graphics, I'm not sure. I play games such as WOW, COD Series, Battlefield Series, Starcraft2, ect......Im by no means a hardcore gamer. Sure would be nice to max out graphics though! I was thinking a 5770, but then again, whatever comes with the best Combo Deals. Hard Drive, Optical Drive-don't really matter all that much to me.
Ram, Again, I'm not sure...Was thinking 4 gig RipJaw? Like I said above many times----Combo Deals!
Anyways Tom's Hardware Forums, I am really looking forward to getting a full Build around $1,000 (900'ish would be even better!!) Once I get a final build and feel that it will blow my out of the water, i would like to purchase it almost immediately before the Combo Deals Expire. Thank you for anyone who Contributes to this thread!![:hello:]( ":hello:")
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Streaming Movies, Expandability, Homework/Surfing the Web
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Mouse, Keyboard, Operating System, Speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg? COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA-Wisconsin
PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD Quad Core 3.2/3.4.....Corsair PSU......Radeon 5770 or 5780 (Think thats correct?- Whatever has best Combo Deals).....Thinking an Antec Case.....Ripjaw Ram?
OVERCLOCKING: Probably not...
MONITOR RESOLUTION: I'm not even sure....Something that will work on a 22-24 inch monitor greatly, 1900x____? perhaps.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Just would like an overall build, including a monitor. I have my tax money laying around and is extremely sick of trying to game on my Sony Vaio Laptop!
Like I said above, I'm not too sure how to choose the necessary parts to make sure they all work. What i am really looking for, but also, depending on Combo Deals....(Rough Draft as you take it)
AMD Quad Core 3.2 or 3.4
ANTEC THREE-HUNDRED TOWER:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
MONITOR (Although im fairly sure I can find cheaper)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
PSU: Corsair
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
As for graphics, I'm not sure. I play games such as WOW, COD Series, Battlefield Series, Starcraft2, ect......Im by no means a hardcore gamer. Sure would be nice to max out graphics though! I was thinking a 5770, but then again, whatever comes with the best Combo Deals. Hard Drive, Optical Drive-don't really matter all that much to me.
Ram, Again, I'm not sure...Was thinking 4 gig RipJaw? Like I said above many times----Combo Deals!
Anyways Tom's Hardware Forums, I am really looking forward to getting a full Build around $1,000 (900'ish would be even better!!) Once I get a final build and feel that it will blow my out of the water, i would like to purchase it almost immediately before the Combo Deals Expire. Thank you for anyone who Contributes to this thread!
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Case
Antec 300 $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
HD
Spinpoint F3 500GB $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
RAM
G Skill Ripjaw 1600 Cas 7 $100 w/ promo code, ends today
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
GPU
XFX 5850 $277
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...
Comboing w/ Free surge protector winds up $3 cheaper than by itself.
PSU/optical
OCZ 700w 80+ and Lite on $90 w/ $20 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...
CPU/MOBO
Phenom II x4 955 and GA-790-UD4 $260 w/ $15 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...
Monitor
Asus 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms $199 w/ $20 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Total $1042 before $55 MIR and shipping ($20 ish)
A little bit over. If you really want to knock it under $1k then you can use the Normal Antec 300 (not illusion) $15.50 savings and a 21" monitor $30 savings
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
is OCZ a Solid PSU? I've been told to stick with Corsair...
I won't have it ordered by today, but that savings on the Ram is only $10 (no biggie)...
Also, how is that Graphics card compared to say, the 5770?
Other than the Graphics and PSU Question, this seems like a pretty decent build for $1000. For a grand, this is what you would go with?
I won't have it ordered by today, but that savings on the Ram is only $10 (no biggie)...
Also, how is that Graphics card compared to say, the 5770?
Other than the Graphics and PSU Question, this seems like a pretty decent build for $1000. For a grand, this is what you would go with?
OCZ Modxstream line is perfectly fine. If you want a Corsair that'll run xfire 5850's in the future, you'll need at least a 650W one, which is also $70 atm after MIR and promo, but no free optical.
If you wanna spend $20 more then, sure, grab a 650TX and a $20 optical.
the 5850 bench's about 40-50% higher FPS than the 5770.
For a $1k build including monitor, yea, I'd be perfectly happy with this.
If you wanna spend $20 more then, sure, grab a 650TX and a $20 optical.
the 5850 bench's about 40-50% higher FPS than the 5770.
For a $1k build including monitor, yea, I'd be perfectly happy with this.
Now you have my mind set for the graphics card ![:D]( ":D")
the only thing I might/would change is the PSU to this:
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Whether or not I change out the PSU, this PC will be fully espandable in the future and everything will fit in/work out great?
Also, I will be using Windows 7, 32 bit I believe.
Only other thing i didn't see was a Optical Drive, but that's ok. Any decent one should work?
And, just to save a couple of dollars, I might switch out the monitor to a cheaper one...
How are your thoughts?
Anyone else have any opinions?
the only thing I might/would change is the PSU to this:
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Whether or not I change out the PSU, this PC will be fully espandable in the future and everything will fit in/work out great?
Also, I will be using Windows 7, 32 bit I believe.
Only other thing i didn't see was a Optical Drive, but that's ok. Any decent one should work?
And, just to save a couple of dollars, I might switch out the monitor to a cheaper one...
How are your thoughts?
Anyone else have any opinions?
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