$1100-$1500 Gaming PC

[hova]

Approximate Purchase Date: within 2 weeks, BLACK FRIDAY if possible


Budget Range: $1100-$1500ish


System Usage from Most to Least Important: Pretty Much Pure Gaming


Parts Not Required: KB/M, Speakers, OS


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg


Country of Origin: US


Parts Preferences:Want to try an Intel CPU and preferably an ATI GPU. Bad luck with Nvidia but willing to try.


Overclocking: Maybe (Don't know how but would if taught how)


SLI or Crossfire: Yes or at least SLI or Crossfire ready


Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200 preferably


Additional Comments: Would like to try water cooling if it fits within budget. I plan on selling my current build below so obviously I want the new build to be stronger, faster, better etc.

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Current Build

Case: COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137

PSU: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=N82E16817139006

CPU:AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ940XCGIBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103471

MB: DFI LP DK 790FX-M2RS AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136044

MEM:4 GB DDR2-800Mhz

GPU:SAPPHIRE 100277L Radeon HD 4770 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card (x2) in Crossfire
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102835

Monitor:BenQ FP202W Black 20.1" 8ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 600:1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014105

OS: Windows 7 Home Premium

 

[vindictive]

Intel Core i5-760 2.8Ghz Lga 1156 - $209 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115067&cm_re=i5_760-_-19-115-067-_-Product

ASUS P7P55D-E Pro LGA 1156 - $180 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=13-131-621&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2#scrollFullInfo

Silverstone RV02 - $160 http://www.amazon.com/SILVERSTONE-RV02B-W-Steel-Tower-Computer/dp/B002M78KZG

HIS 1GB Radeon 6870 - $240 x 2 = $480 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161349&cm_re=radeon_6870-_-14-161-349-_-Product

Mushkin Enhanced Blackline (2x2GB) DDR3 1600 Cas 7 - $80 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226103&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=3463938&SID=

XFX Black Edition 750W - $130 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207003&Tpk=xfx%20750

Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB - $70 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme Rev. 1 - $63 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154011

Lite-on 24x DVD burner/reader - $20 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=3463938&SID=

= $1391

 

[hova]

Intel Core i5-760 2.8Ghz Lga 1156 - $209 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115067&cm_re=i5_760-_-19-115-067-_-Product

ASUS P7P55D-E Pro LGA 1156 - $180 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=13-131-621&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2#scrollFullInfo

Silverstone RV02 - $160 http://www.amazon.com/SILVERSTONE-RV02B-W-Steel-Tower-Computer/dp/B002M78KZG

HIS 1GB Radeon 6870 - $240 x 2 = $480 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161349&cm_re=radeon_6870-_-14-161-349-_-Product

Mushkin Enhanced Blackline (2x2GB) DDR3 1600 Cas 7 - $80 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226103&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=3463938&SID=

XFX Black Edition 750W - $130 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207003&Tpk=xfx%20750

Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB - $70 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme Rev. 1 - $63 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154011

Lite-on 24x DVD burner/reader - $20 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=3463938&SID=

= $1391

http://www.techreport.com/r.x/geforce-gtx-580/bc2.gif

Thanks for the reply. That setup looks good but would those 2 gpu's run together ok without any cooling?

 

[zooted]

Yes, the 68xx series run cooler then the 5xxx series, which was already very cool.

 

[vindictive]

^mhm

 

[WWBD]

I think you'll want to do better than an 8ms response time on that monitor. Look for 2 or at the very least 5.

 

[vindictive]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236059

 

[hova]

Thank you all for the response. I'll be ordering these in a few days but if you think of any updates to what you already gave me it would be welcome.

 

[hova]

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