Advice for first budget Gaming Rig build?

January 6, 2011 8:26:14 PM

Hey Everyone, I'm building my first budget Gaming Rig, I'm not a pro but i know some stuff and i would really like for you to send me some advice/feedback on what you think of my hardware. I'm going for a budget of ~$1500, just a rig that will play some good games like COD:Black Ops, WoW, Diablo III, Crysis, ect.So far the hardware i found adds up to about $1080, so like i said send me some advice on what to swap for better parts, what not to get, that kinda stuff.

Here it is:
Case: Thermaltake V5Black Edition Mid-Tower(Not really sure about this one so help me out)
MoBo: EVGA 123-LF-E653
Ram: Corsair Dominator 4GB:2 X 2GB 240-Pin
PCU: Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750W
GPU: Radeon HD 6870 w/ Eyefinity
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1.5 TB 7200 RPM
Optical Drive: Samsung DVD Burner w/ lightscribe
CPU: Intel i7-920 2.66GHz 130W Quad-Core
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Spin Q Performance Series

By the way all these parts are from newegg.com and Thanks in advance to everyone who sends me some advice on my budget build.

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JackNaylorPE

Gaming Expert

January 6, 2011 8:41:24 PM

Case - I'd opt for the Antec Illusion to match the case price or spend a bit more for an HAF-922

MoBo - You're trying to put an 1366 CPU in an 1156 MoBo. I'll assume you want to stick with the 1156 given your memory choice. In that case, 1156 just sunsetted, the new boy on the block is the 1155 chipset. Suggest the Asus Sabertooth P67 as soon a sit hits the streets.

RAM - CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M4A1600C9

GFX read the comparison and decide
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-car...

This is my currently recommended sub $1500 build .... if ya don't need Mouse / KB, get the 2nd GFX card....if ya don't need monitor, get a 2nd set of RAM for 8 GB or consider that SSD

Case - $90 - Coolermaster HAF-922 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Case Fans - Later - CM Red 200 mm http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
PSU - $110 - XFX Black Edition 850 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
MoBo - $170 - Asus Sabertooth P67
CPU - $210 - Intel i5-2550k
Cooler - $40 - Scythe SCMG 2100 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
TIM - $5 - Shin Etsu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
RAM - $70 - 2 x 2GB Mushkin CAS 7 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
GFX - $230 - Asus GTX 470 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
GFX - Later - Same
HD - $55 - Seagate 7200.12 1TB or Spinpoint F3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
SSD - Later - OCZ Vertex 2 3.5" 120GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
DVD Writer - $19 - ASUS 24X DVD Writer http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
OS - $100 - Win 7-64 Home OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Monitor - $180 - ASUS VH242H1920x1080 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Keyboard - $67 - Logitech G110 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Mouse - $45 - Logitech MX-518 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Total $1391

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joelmartinez

January 7, 2011 1:40:54 AM

Actually the HAF 922 is $100 and it should be bought from amazon no shipping
then RAM this should be used instead and it was built for socket 1155 (Sandy Bridge) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Also the samsung spinpoint f3 1tb is 70 dollars

Antec 300 illusion at newegg for 55 dollars today only http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
It's a great case and at a great price buy it now you won't regret it

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