$1100 sandy bridge build

[exhail]

pproximate Purchase Date: TOMORROW

budget range: $1100


System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, movies etc

Parts Not Required: case, keyboard, mouse (have an optical mouse but would like to get a gaming mouse if I could squeeze it in)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I CAN ONLY BUY FROM NEWEGG (ordering it from america shipping it to South Africa through myUS)


Country of Origin: South Africa


Parts Preferences: by brand or type : want a 23 inch monitor


Overclocking: yes


SLI or Crossfire: Yes


Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

need a monitor

I have a case (a coolermaster storm scout)

dont need an ssd will get 1 as an upgrade


its $1100 for the PC my shipping ad other expenses are aside

thinking of getting an hd 6950 and bios flashing it into a hd 6970 but apparently it wont fit in my case (coolermaster storm scout) its very close though so il just mod it apparently a bit of the hd cage is in the way

I have fallen in love with the i7 2600k so I would really want one (dont know what pricing is like but ive heard about $317)

thanks (hoping to hear from batuchka and some of the REAL system builders )

 

[wasupmike]

with a budget of $1100... (and you still need the monitor and the OS), suggest you go down to a core i5-2500k over the i7-2600k... save you over ~$120 -> something to put into the video card instead

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151188
- Samsung DVDRW drive: $17

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

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009266
- Acer 23" WideScreen LCD 1920x1080: $147

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
- Corsair TX650W PSU: $90 ($70 after mir)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit: $100

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125356
- Gigabyte Radeon HD 6950 2GB: $300

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211409
- A-DATA Gaming Series 4GB (2x2) DDR3 1600: $48

sub total: $770 ($750 after mir)

so add to that an ASUS/Gigabyte P67 1155 motherboard: ~$170

Intel Core i5-2500K: ~$200

TOTAL: ~$1120

 

[exhail]

thanks so much!!! well ive decided to get the monitor here in SA so ive got about $950 to spend

this is what im thinking

GPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125356&cm_re=hd_6950-_-14-125-356-_-Product&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3899435&SID=skim1402X558040

HDD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181&cm_re=samsung_spinpoint_500gb-_-22-152-181-_-Product&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3899435&SID=skim1402X558040

RAM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181&cm_re=samsung_spinpoint_500gb-_-22-152-181-_-Product&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3899435&SID=skim1402X558040

PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371026&Tpk=antec%20earthwatts%20750%20watt&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3899435&SID=skim1402X558040

and $400 for i5 2500k and motherboard

 

[wasupmike]

btw - all those items are 'free-shipping' (to your US destination)..!

 

[mdd1963]

links not viewable at this time....

one of the GTX460 (1 gb) cards is a nice place to be for 1080P res...

 

[wasupmike]

(your links aren't working)

 

[wasupmike]

ok - they are now...

 

[exhail]

and I would like a gaming mouse

 

[exhail]

so what do you think? myUS are going to ship it here im going for a 10kg order is that too much?

 

[wasupmike]

HDD size is your preference of course - but for $20 more - you get twice the size (right now the 1TB drives are best bang-for-buck... or Rand )

Antec is a good PSU brand... but Corsair/Seasonic seem to be the "Mercedes Benz" of the PSU's... try this one if you want 750w:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
- Corsair TX750W PSU: $110 ($90 after mir) + free-shipping

 

[wasupmike]

i like this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104318

 

[exhail]

na I think the antec should be fine.... ok say for $75 should I rather get this mouse? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826102062&Tpk=R%2cA.T%207 (voted best of 2010) or an extea 4gb of RAM?

 

[wasupmike]

i don't know anything about that mouse unfortunately...

however, RAM prices are at an all time low right now... would be smart to take advantage...

 

[exhail]

I guess il just get more RAM over here I think il get a gaming mouse