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$1000 PC for gaming

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Approximate Purchase Date: in a day or two

Budget Range: $1000

Parts Not Required: peripherals, dvd burner

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg

Country of Origin: USA

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Not for now, possibility for the future.

Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050

My parts:

Case:
COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233

HDD:
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

GPU:
EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604

CPU:
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

PSU:
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.2 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

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

RAM:
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

Total: $992 pre MIR, $942 post MIR


My goal here is to be able to run any game in the next 2 years or so on high settings with no worries as well as to be fairly upgradeable. Thoughts? In particular with the gpu? That's probably what I'm the least sure about.

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the 560ti is a great card, and you will always have to option to crossfire later. most people seem to favor the MSI twin frozr as it comes with a higher factory OC and a superior cooling solution:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...

at your current resolution, the 560ti will be plenty to keep you going strong.

i would also go with the samsung spinpoint f3, but the caviar black is fine.

great build.

First of all great build! I think that would probably run pretty well into the future.

Only comments I could think of would be that you could probably go down to a 650W PSU to save a little money if you aren't going to do SLI, however its probably worth it to get the 750 just to keep your options open.

Oh, and for overclocking you should almost certainly get an after-market cooler, maybe this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Just make sure it will fit in your case with your RAM and GPU though :whistle: 

Quicker and quieter h/d down below combo'd with that Corsair psu...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite... $174.98 - $10.00 Mail In Rebates
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Save another $5 by getting that Asrock board here...

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-P67X4B3&tit... $164.99 Free Shipping
ASRock P67 EXTREME4 B3 LGA1155/ Intel P67 B3/ DDR3/ Quad SLI & Quad CrossFireX/ SATA3&USB3.0/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard

Save a few more dollars on this factory over clocked vid card...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... $234.99 (Before $10.00 Mail-In Rebate Card) FREE SHIPPING
ASUS ENGTX560 TI DCII/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

And with the $ saved get this cpu h/s down below...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002G1YPH0/ref=s9_simh... $27.00 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler, RR-B10-212P-G1
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Thanks for the input everybody! I picked up the psu/samsung spinpoint combo and the msi 560 ti/i5-2500k combo which saved me some money to get the coolermaster you guys linked. Now I'm just worried that my mid ATX case could be too small. Should I change it for a full ATX? I'd definitely rather have the mid if possible.

murk said:
Thanks for the input everybody! I picked up the psu/samsung spinpoint combo and the msi 560 ti/i5-2500k combo which saved me some money to get the coolermaster you guys linked. Now I'm just worried that my mid ATX case could be too small. Should I change it for a full ATX? I'd definitely rather have the mid if possible.

That CM HAF 912 is big. It's the most recommended budget case on here for a dual card set up imo.

http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?category_id... <---- You might want to add a fan or two to that case though. It only comes with one 120mm fan.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=E... <----- Case fans

Yeah, I'm picking up the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler, RR-B10-212P-G1 that you linked me. Do you think another one would be recommendable?

murk said:
Yeah, I'm picking up the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler, RR-B10-212P-G1 that you linked me. Do you think another one would be recommendable?

case fan. You might want to pick up a another "case fan" for that CM case. It's in those links on my last post.
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