Building a gaming pc

[BubbaThing]

This is my first build and i was wondering if i could get some help. I decided on the haf 932 case, i7 950 and im not sure about getting a gtx 460. I really need help finding a motherboard, and the rest. My my budget is 1.5k including the monitor speaker mouse and keyboard. Pleease respond fast

 

[stormy05]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.563962 maybe this combo could help get you started

 

[drewtech]

Intel has new processors coming out next month in your price range.
Do you ever plan on going crossfire/sli? If not then an i5 build would be the way to go if you bought today.

 

[Guest]

The link is dead i think

 

[Guest]

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HIS H697F2G2M Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
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Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950
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ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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[Guest]

An i7 and 6970 makes an attractive choice

 

[drewtech]

The OP needs a monitor, mouse, keyboard, and speakers as well. Probably change out the SSD for those parts.

 

[Guest]

@drewtech thbx i changed out the SSD

 

[BubbaThing]

Thanks so much i think im going with the stuff you gave me. But what site did you use to get those rebates

 

[BubbaThing]

is this everything because there seems to be no cd drive

 

[BubbaThing]

and can i change the case to a haf 932

 

[Guest]

@Bubbathing
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204 DVD Burner 20$

yes you can change to the HAF 932

 

[wiseguy142]

Bumping for interest.

Am I crazy or is there no motherboard in this set up? Is the stock cooling/what's in the case enough for this rig?

Edit: nevermind, saw motherboard hiding at the end there. Still wondering about cooling.

 

[Guest]

the stock cooling is enough if hes nor overcocking

 

[joelmartinez]

get 6950 then flash to 6970 bios article: http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/overclocking/vidcard/159

Also stick with the Apollo or get the HAF 922 there is no reason to spend over 100 dollars on a build in the 1500 dollar range

 

[BubbaThing]

Also woud a gtx 470 be better than the 6970 because i heard amd is closing

 

[joelmartinez]

Okay where did you here AMD is closing? That doesn't seem probable but if they do close they'll liquidate their entire stock, the problem would be drivers, I really can't see AMD closing

okay the 6950 is a better deal than the 470 because you get 70 dollars of free performance from the BIOS unlock and it runs on less power and cooler

 

[BubbaThing]

which version should i go with

 

[BubbaThing]

And should i wait for the new proccesor from intel because its going to be a new motherboard. I dont really care about the voltage and i dont need the integrated grapghics

 

[Guest]

its ideal to wait since it will release this week

 

[BubbaThing]

its ideal to wait since it will release this week

When and is it beter

 

[joelmartinez]

sr26 waiting would definitely be the best strategy as for the model 6950 I would recommend this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103181&cm_re=6950_ati-_-14-103-181-_-Product comes with a couple free goodies and is currently the cheapest 6950

 

[BubbaThing]

I decided to wait till the i7 950 price drops down. ill get a evga 3 sli motherboard, asus gtx 460(later ill sli), western digital 500 gb hardrive( i wanted the terabite one u gave me but its out of stock), the monitor that u said, 8gb of ram from g skill ripjaws, Corsair CMPSU-850TX, ASUS Black 24X DVD+R, Razer deathadder, and a haf 932. Is there anything im missing? the reason i went to a gtx 460 is because i want to go as low as possible in the money. and should i buy from newegg or amazon because amazon has no tax

 

[BubbaThing]

changed my mind im going for the i7 2600

 

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Subtotal: $1,489.90