First Build 700$ budget

[hunter387]

Alright so I made a thread yesterday concerning a rig I was planning to build. With some help from the community I think I finally found the perfect rig, or so I think.

Here are the specs:

Rosewill DESTROYER ATX tower
EVGA GeForce GTS 450 1GB
Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm 500gb hardrive
Thermaltake 500w Power supply
G.Skill ripjaw 4gb ram
Windows 7
Intel core i3-2100 processor
ASUS P8H61-M ATX Intel Motherboard

the total came to $619.92 My first budget was 600$ but I raised it to 700$. Is there anything I am missing or need to switch? and will this case fit all this stuff and room for more things like a bigfoot network card ect.? Thanks

 

[yummerzzz]

Upgrade that GPU to a GTX 460, and get a Quad core CPU.

 

[aznshinobi]

Hunter, you should stick to that thread. Don't make another thread it's a waste when the members are already looking at that one.

 

[hunter387]

Sorry I wont make that mistake again.

I tried not to pass the 600$ budget but I raised it to 700$ to give me some room for taxes and such. I did upgrade the GPU to a GTX 460 but I'm not sure if I'm up for switching the CPU seeing as I got it in a combo with the motherboard.

 

[aznshinobi]

^ It's OK. Are you planning to crossfire? are you planning to overclock? If not this build is perfect for you.

GPU+CPU $360 AR+PROMO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.620215

Mobo $60: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157241&cm_re=H61-_-13-157-241-_-Product

Ram $43: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161279&cm_re=DDR3_4gb-_-20-161-279-_-Product

HDD+PSU $80 AR: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.624819

Case $40: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811121096

Total: AR $583

Guarenteed lots of perf.
i5 2400+6870 for less than 600? Deal breaker.

 

[aznshinobi]

If you fear the motherboard is a bit weak (it's perfectly good, though Jerreded on the other thread seems to think it isn't).

This board for 40$ more is another board that'd allow room for the future. So the total AR would be 623.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135279&cm_re=ECS_P67-_-13-135-279-_-Product

 

[dalauder]

CPU: $190 i3-2100 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.631850)

Mobo: (Included in CPU Combo) ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM
RAM $75 8GB 1600CL9 DDR3 G.Skill Snipers (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416&cm_re=g.skill_sniper-_-20-231-416-_-Product)

Case: $55 Antec 300 Illusion (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066)

HDD $55 Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB

PSU $50 Corsair CX630 (should handle dual graphics upgrade)

Graphics $180 Radeon 5870

Windows $100 Windows 7 64

TOTAL: $705

A 5870 should match a GTX 560 Ti in performance and top it in crossfire if 6000 series scaling trickled down like AMD said it would. I'd like to see a build that can beat this for $700. You can always decrease the memory to 4GB, but the mobo only has 2 slots, so I went for 8GB.

Some items aren't provided in links because they are often that price, but not currently on Newegg (I was just lazy with Windows & the PSU). Try Amazon or Tiger Direct though.

 

[aznshinobi]

^ Wait but that CPU performs a bit less than the i5 2400 and the 6870 performs similarly.

 

[dalauder]

Hmmm...okay, your build then. I like the 5870 better than the 6870. But it depends on your personal opinions.

EDIT: I personally would splurge and get the vastly superior i5-2500K with a P67 mobo. There's some decent combos using the i5-2500K I think.

 

[aznshinobi]

^ True Dat. I loved the 5870 when it came out. Fact I even wanted it. Sadly it's already showing it's age in comparison to the 6870. Especially with the high power consumption vs the 6870.

 

[Martin9630]

My build,

http://www.squidoo.com/custom-computer-builds-800-gaming-build

 

[aznshinobi]

OP has 700$ to spend, he's already raised it from 600$. Keep that in mind before you mindlessly spam your squidoo link. I'm not trying to be mean, just telling you to help OP in the best way possible.

I will admit I do it myself, but when it is necessary or fits the budget.

 

[Jonathern]

Well im thinking of upgrading 3 things from my current build :

CPU: I7 2600k
Mobo:Asus P8P67-M Rev.3
Ram: DDR3 1333 2GB x 4


My current build :

CPU:Core2Quad Q8400 2.66MHz
RAM: 4GB DDR2 800MHZ
Mobo: Biostar G41-M7
Gpu: EVGA GTS450 FPB GDDR5 1024MB
HDD 1: Samsung f3 spinpoint 250GB SATA
HDD 2: Samsung Spinpoint 1TB SATA
HDD 3: Seagate 1 TB SATA
HDD 4: Samsung G3 station 2TB ( External )
PSU: Raidmax 730ss Hybrid 730w ( Modular )
Keyboard: Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Mouse: Microsoft Sidewinder X3
Monitor: Dell 23inch ST2310 Full HD Monitor
Case: Aerocool Syclone Red