Future proof $1000 build?

[Travis09]

Approximate Purchase Date: 2-3 weeks

Budget Range: $950-1000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming only?

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, speakers, monitor(already have one thats 17 inches its small and older but its LCD and it works for now, I will purchase LED LCD 23 inch in a few months)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.newegg.com

Country of Origin: usa

Parts Preferences: i5-2500k of course and 6950 2gb

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: maybe in a few months or half a year or so

Monitor Resolution: Dont need a monitor.

Additional Comments: I want a future proof build I want to build a computer for around $1000 that will play all games on highest settings and hopefully play BF3 on highest also. Most of the stuff is in a combo as you guys can see because it gives me a discount for purchasing one of their combo's. Please recommend anything that needs to be upped or changed thanks.



Parts I have currently put together in newegg cart:

CPU: I5-2500K
PSU: Antec Truepower 650W
Motherboard: MSI P67A-C43 (B3)
Hard Drive: 1TB 7200 RPM Seagate Barracuda
Case: Rosewill Challanger
Ram: G.Skill Ripsaw 4gb SDRAM DDR3 1600

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.634263



GPU: HIS Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161355


OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit for System Builders

 

[ukee1593]

Approximate Purchase Date: 2-3 weeks

Budget Range: $950-1000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming only?

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, speakers, monitor(already have one thats 17 inches its small and older but its LCD and it works for now, I will purchase LED LCD 23 inch in a few months)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.newegg.com

Country of Origin: usa

Parts Preferences: i5-2500k of course and 6950 2gb

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: maybe in a few months or half a year or so

Monitor Resolution: Dont need a monitor.

Additional Comments: I want a future proof build I want to build a computer for around $1000 that will play all games on highest settings and hopefully play BF3 on highest also. Most of the stuff is in a combo as you guys can see because it gives me a discount for purchasing one of their combo's. Please recommend anything that needs to be upped or changed thanks.



Parts I have currently put together in newegg cart:

CPU: I5-2500K
PSU: Antec Truepower 650W
Motherboard: MSI P67A-C43 (B3)
Hard Drive: 1TB 7200 RPM Seagate Barracuda
Case: Rosewill Challanger
Ram: G.Skill Ripsaw 4gb SDRAM DDR3 1600

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.634263



GPU: HIS Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161355


OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit for System Builders

Future proof is going a bit far ... but that system should stand up well!
First off I'd upgrade to 8GB of RAM ... save doing that later! ($80)
Secondly you'll need a DVD drive! ($30)
Perhaps a Seasonic brand PSU might be a little cheaper ... If not probably be of better quality ($80 for a S12II 650 WATT
GPU ALL GOOD
I preferr the Western Digital HDD! Budget allowing an SSD may speed it up a little

 

[Why_Me]

That MSI board is a single card board. No Crossfire, no SLI.

This board down below allows for Crossfire.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130582 $139.99 FREE SHIPPING
MSI P67A-G45 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

 

[ScrewySqrl]

overall its a good build, but it won't do crossfire, as Why_Me mentioned. However:

a 6950 2 GB should be more than plenty for 1920x1080 gaming for at least a couple years, maybe longer depending on the Console Wars. A second card should only be used if you plan to go into multiple monitors or one of those huge 30" monitors that does 2560x1600 or something like that.

 

[Travis09]

Ok thanks guys!

 

[Travis09]

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