- Mar 21, 2010
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Hey guys, I was looking for some advice on a new build I will be doing once the LGA 1155 motherboards start coming back in stock at retailers. It will be used for heavy gaming. My budget is $1000-$1200, and I have MOST of the parts I plan on using already picked out. However, I'm stuck/ undecided on a few components. I already have all of the normal peripherals (monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers) as well as Windows 7 x64 (Thank you, Pitt, thank you 
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First off, here's what I'm more or less set on:
Antec Three Hundred Case - $59.95
ASUS P8P67 PRO LGA 1155 Intel P67 - $184.99 (pretty sure that's what it was before going out of stock)
CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - $129.99
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge - $229.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 - $99.99 (I do a lot of heavy multitasking)
Total so far - $705
I will be reusing the case fans from my old build (also using an Antec 300 case), as well as the hard drive (1TB WD Caviar Black). I have been considering getting an SSD, but I'm personally not bothered too much by load/ boot times. I am open to suggestions for all other parts, as I picked based on my personal preferences (so if there are more cost efficient solutions, feel free to share!). I'm particularly interested in other case suggestions, since although I've used the 300 in my previous build with great results, I would prefer something a little... well... "prettier" this time around
The parts I'm still not sure on are the CPU cooler and the GPU(s).
I have kind of a pretty odd setup right now - I regularly switch between 3x 19" 1280x1024 LCDs for normal use and a 24" 1900x1080 for gaming. Everything currently runs off of an HD5770, so as you can imagine, I never really use Eyefinity in spanned mode for anything except older games. My original plan was to get SLI 460's so that I could use 2D surround, but the more I think about it, the less I really care about being able to use the 3 monitors for gaming. Sure, it's cool, but it's really kind of a novelty. I DO still plan on using them for multitasking though.
The idea I'm considering now is going with a single higher end card (possibly a GTX 580) and then using a 9800 GT I have lying around to drive the peripheral monitors. I figure that this would allow me to add a second 580 in the future, which in turn would let me use 2D surround if I wanted to.
As far as the CPU cooler goes, I'm open to any suggestions. I haven't been able to find a lot of specific recommendations, so I thought I would just leave it to the community consensus. I DO plan on overclocking, and I would like to get as high as possible while maintaining stability and without spending a boatload on cooling.
I would appreciate ANY feedback, be it alternate solutions for the GPU situation or alternate parts in general. Thanks!
)First off, here's what I'm more or less set on:
Antec Three Hundred Case - $59.95
ASUS P8P67 PRO LGA 1155 Intel P67 - $184.99 (pretty sure that's what it was before going out of stock)
CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - $129.99
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge - $229.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 - $99.99 (I do a lot of heavy multitasking)
Total so far - $705
I will be reusing the case fans from my old build (also using an Antec 300 case), as well as the hard drive (1TB WD Caviar Black). I have been considering getting an SSD, but I'm personally not bothered too much by load/ boot times. I am open to suggestions for all other parts, as I picked based on my personal preferences (so if there are more cost efficient solutions, feel free to share!). I'm particularly interested in other case suggestions, since although I've used the 300 in my previous build with great results, I would prefer something a little... well... "prettier" this time around
The parts I'm still not sure on are the CPU cooler and the GPU(s).
I have kind of a pretty odd setup right now - I regularly switch between 3x 19" 1280x1024 LCDs for normal use and a 24" 1900x1080 for gaming. Everything currently runs off of an HD5770, so as you can imagine, I never really use Eyefinity in spanned mode for anything except older games. My original plan was to get SLI 460's so that I could use 2D surround, but the more I think about it, the less I really care about being able to use the 3 monitors for gaming. Sure, it's cool, but it's really kind of a novelty. I DO still plan on using them for multitasking though.
The idea I'm considering now is going with a single higher end card (possibly a GTX 580) and then using a 9800 GT I have lying around to drive the peripheral monitors. I figure that this would allow me to add a second 580 in the future, which in turn would let me use 2D surround if I wanted to.
As far as the CPU cooler goes, I'm open to any suggestions. I haven't been able to find a lot of specific recommendations, so I thought I would just leave it to the community consensus. I DO plan on overclocking, and I would like to get as high as possible while maintaining stability and without spending a boatload on cooling.
I would appreciate ANY feedback, be it alternate solutions for the GPU situation or alternate parts in general. Thanks!
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