Is this build good?

[icefire7454]

I'm trying to build a gaming rig for about $800 max. After a bit of research and searching for deals i believe i found a great gaming rig on a budget, after MIR and all its down to 800. By the way im using a monitor with a resolution of 1680x1050, so keep that in mind when looking at the gpu. Please give me your thoughts on the overall build and if you think it is adequate parts to overclock.

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131646

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849
CPU Cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150523

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

Case & PSU combo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.634450

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136544

Thanks for your help and input.

 

[k1114]

At $800 you could get a SB build.
■LITE-ON DVD Writer - Bulk - Black SATA Model iHAS224-06 LightScribe Support - OEM
■COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
■SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
■HIS H695F2G2M Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
■Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
■G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL8D-4GBHK
■ASRock H61ICAFE LGA 1155 Intel H61 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
■Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52400
TOTAL: $801.94

But if you want to stick with amd, the x4 is better than the x6 for gaming. Change the hdd to the one in this build. And here's a cheaper mobo. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157198 With the money saved you could also change the gpu to the one I have and flash it to a 6970.

 

[garyhope]

I'm trying to build a gaming rig for about $800 max. After a bit of research and searching for deals i believe i found a great gaming rig on a budget, after MIR and all its down to 800. By the way im using a monitor with a resolution of 1680x1050, so keep that in mind when looking at the gpu. Please give me your thoughts on the overall build and if you think it is adequate parts to overclock.

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131646

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849
CPU Cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150523

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

Case & PSU combo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.634450

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136544

Thanks for your help and input.

Check out Micro Center's price on the Intel Sandy Bridge i5 and ASUS P8P67-R3 LGA 1155 P67 Intel ATX Motherboard for about $347 for both. $180 for the i5 2500K cpu and about $140 for the ASUS mobo.

 

[icefire7454]

Check out Micro Center's price on the Intel Sandy Bridge i5 and ASUS P8P67-R3 LGA 1155 P67 Intel ATX Motherboard for about $347 for both. $180 for the i5 2500K cpu and about $140 for the ASUS mobo.

Can you provide me with a link because im interested in this deal but i cannot find it...

 

[garyhope]

The Micro Center is here: http://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.phtml?N=4294966996+4294945904+4294957467+4294941771&sht=Any&prt=NewProduct&

You may have to put things in your "cart" for the cheaper prices to show up. Check out the Sandy Bridge prices too.

 

[garyhope]

And the $347 price includes Texas sales tax of 8.25%

 

[icefire7454]

ohhh ok thanks man

 

[icefire7454]

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