$1,250 budget for gaming build

[I_Bob_DoLe_l]

First time on here wasn't sure where to post this thread
Was just wandering if anyone could give me suggestions to parts for a computer
I have someone to build it
budget is $1,250
Live in U.S.A
Computer will be used for gaming (World of Warcraft, Starcraft 2)

If any other info is needed please let me know

thanks

 

[k1114]

Please fill this out. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261222-31-build-advice

 

[Martin9630]

http://www.squidoo.com/custom-computer-builds-1200-gaming-build

have a look at that build.

 

[Au_equus]

you have a 6 gb/s SATA port. use it.
Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm 32MB cache SATA III: $60 @ NE
Same idea for the ssd:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227706
$300, but 128 GB w/ 500 MB/s write and 550 MB/s read
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148358
$130, 64 GB w/ 75 MB/s write and 350 MB/s read

 

[I_Bob_DoLe_l]

Please fill this out. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261222-31-build-advice

Approximate Purchase Date: Within 2 weeks


Budget Range: $1,250 Before Rebates


System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (WoW, SC2)


Parts Not Required: Need everything

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Whatever is best in your opinion


Country of Origin: U.S.A


Parts Preferences: Whatever is best in your opinion


Overclocking: If it fits in budget and is a considerable difference


SLI or Crossfire: If it fits in budget and is a considerable difference


Monitor Resolution: Do not have one would like ideas on that too


Additional Comments: quiet would be nice i will have a roommate in college so dont want to disturbe them too much

 

[k1114]

This has the option to SLI/CF in the future but goes slightly over budget.

■LG DVD±RW SuperMulti Drive Black SATA Model GH22NS50 Bulk - 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
■Asus VE228H 21.5" Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor w/Speakers
■Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
■GIGABYTE GV-N560OC-1GI GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
■CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
■ASUS P8P67 PRO (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
■G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
■Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
■COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel ...
TOTAL: $1,309.55 Shipping included. Before MIR.


This does not have the option to SLI/CF.

■LG DVD±RW SuperMulti Drive Black SATA Model GH22NS50 Bulk - OEM
■Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
■SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
■Asus VE228H 21.5" Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor w/Speakers
■HIS H695F2G2M Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
■CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible ...
■Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
■MSI P67A-C43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
■G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
■Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
■COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel ...
TOTAL: $1,243.97 Shipping included. Before MIR.

Both builds don't include mouse and keyboard. I have different cases and GPUs in both builds to give you a choice with case looks and amd vs nvidia.

Edit: It just crossed my mind but since you are a student, you can get windows 7 cheaper. But I will keep the builds with retail prices.

 

[Why_Me]

This build allows you to add another one of those factory over clocked gtx 560's later on for SLI. This build includes an after market cpu h/s (thermal paste included), Windows 7, and a 1080p LED monitor. Also those red LED case fans do turn off ...a good feature imo when you have roommates.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.634445 Combo Discount: -$40.00 Combo Price: $149.98 $20.00 Mail-In Rebate Price After Mail-In Rebate(s): $129.98
COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
COOLER MASTER GX Series RS750-ACAAE3-US 750W ATX12V v2.31 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157229 $159.99
ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.632379 Combo Discount: -$10.00 Combo Price: $464.98 $20.00 Mail-In Rebate Price After Mail-In Rebate(s): $444.98
MSI N560GTX-TI Twin Frozr II/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video ...
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-Sleeve-RR-B10-212P-G1/dp/B002G1YPH0/ref=pd_sim_e_1 $29.51 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler, RR-B10-212P-G1

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231427 $49.99 FREE SHIPPING
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001U3S5S0/ref=s9_simh_gw_p23_d1_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=0CKR72V5FAEA0AX232W8&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470939031&pf_rd_i=507846 $59.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Samsung 1 TB Spinpoint 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.5 inch Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive HD103SJ

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204 $21.99
ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754 $99.99 FREE SHIPPING
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009261 $136.99 FREE SHIPPING
Acer S211HLbd 21.5'' 5ms LED-Backlight LCD Monitor Slim Design 250 cd/m2 12,000,000:1 (ACM)

Total: $1,173.41 *not including shipping, mail in rebates, etc...

http://www.madshrimps.be/articles/article/1000116#axzz1EqpvWFEN <---Review on that Asrock motherboard after the latest bios update

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1098/pg2/asrock-extreme4-p67-and-fatal1ty-professional-p67-vs-x58-with-core-i7-950-review-asrock-p67-extreme4.html <---Review on that Asrock motherboard after the latest bios update

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4080/welcome-to-sandy-bridge-with-the-asrock-p67-extreme4 <--- Review before the latest bios...and it still smoked the Asus and Gigabyte boards

http://www.asrock.com/news/events/201102ex/warranty.html <----- Asrock two year warranty

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=P67%20Extreme4 <----- ASRock P67 Extreme4 - this mobo even comes with a Front USB 3.0 Panel (2 x 3.0 USB ports and an SSD bracket)...it's on this link.

http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?category_id=19&product_id=2912 <----- more pics and specs on that CM Sout

 

[JackNaylorPE]

$1252 ....

Case - $155 - Antec DF-85 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129087
PSU - $110 - Antec CP-850 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371024
MoBo - $395 - ASUS P8P67 Pro http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.622007
CPU - incl above - Intel Core i5-2500K
Cooler - $40 - Scythe Mugen 2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185142
TIM - $5 Shin Etsu 751 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835150080
RAM - $145 - (2 x 4GB) Mushkin CAS 7 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226178
GFX - $215 - Gigabte GTX 560 Ti 900 Mhz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125363
GFX - Add later - Gigabte GTX 560 Ti 900 Mhz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125363
HD - $65 - Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200 rpm http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
SSD - Later - Vertex 3 120 GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227706
DVD Writer - $22 - Asus 24X DRW-24B3L w/ LS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135221
OS - $100 - Win 7-64 Home Pre http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

Case - Goal ... Full tower case w/ great cooling, front USB 3 port(s) ... Options HAF-X or DF-85 ... went w/ DF-85 for CPX form Factor PSU capacity and hot swap external SATA port.

PSU - http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story4&reid=142

It is completely unmatched by any ATX unit on the market I can think of. You'd have to spend twice as much as this thing costs to find the next best thing, performance wise.

MoBo / CPU - Consensus best buy and THG Editor's Choice

Cooler - Beats the Hyper 212 by 7C .... TIM matches AS% performance w/o having to deal w/ AS5's curing issues.

GFX - Guru3D uses the following games in their test suite, COD-MW, Bad Company 2, Dirt 2, Far Cry 2, Metro 2033, Dawn of Discovery, Crysis Warhead. Total fps (summing fps in each game) for the various options in parenthesis (single card / SLI or CF) are tabulated below along with their cost in dollars per frame single card - CF or SLI:

Example 6850 (371 fps w/ single card / 634 fps in CF) $0.42 per frame single card - $0.49 per frame in CF (or SLI)

6850 (371/634) $0.42 - $0.49
6950 (479/751) $0.51 - $0.65
6950 Frozr OC (484/759) $0.59 - $0.75
560 Ti (455/792) $0.53 - $0.61
6970 (526/825) $0.64 - $0.81
560 Ti - 900 Mhz (495/862) $0.44 - $0.51
570 (524/873) $0.64 - $0.77
580 (616/953) $0.81 - $1.05
6990 (762/903) $0.95 - $1.61
590 (881/982) $0.79 - $1.43

At $215 the Gigabyte 900 MHz 560 Ti is a steal

RAM - Budget allowed it so went with lowest CAS available

http://www.anandtech.com/show/2792/12

22.3 % (SLI) increase in minimum frame rated w/ C6 instead of C8 in Far Cry 2
18% (single card) / 5% (SLI) increase in minimum frame rated w/ C6 instead of C8 in Dawn of war
15% (single card) / 5% (SLI) increase in minimum frame rated w/ C6 instead of C8 in World in Conflict

PSU sized to to maintain stable voltages w/ twin GFX cards OC'd to 1000 MHz and CPU @ 4.8+ Ghz .... I have built several of these already w/ minor variations .... all went extremely smooth.