My First Build

[Bonechillin]

Well, like the title says... I'm going to be doing my first gaming build.

My budget is $1500, so I think I should be able to get a decent computer out of it. I already know what case I want to get, but for the motherboard and everything else I'm not sure what to do.

This is the case I had in mind: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119213

As far as the CPU, I'm not too fussy between AMD and Intel, but I would like to get the best build for what I can afford. So can you guys recommend some parts, like the HDD, RAM, PSU, MOBO, graphics card, etc.

Like I say I just want the best build I can get for my budget.

 

[genghiskron]

please use the form here so we can better advise you on your build.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261222-31-build-advice
thanks

 

[Bonechillin]

Approximate Purchase Date: June 2011

Budget Range: 1200-1500 (1500 max)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.ca (or.com)

Country of Origin: Canada

Parts Preferences: Not fussy about brands

Overclocking: Maybe (depending on the processor)

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe (don't know what they mean...)

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: i would like a quiet pc

 

[Bonechillin]

I probably should've mentioned that the only games I play are WoW, SC2 and Diablo, so I just need something that can run them all on the highest settings.

 

[aznshinobi]

2500K + MSI P67A-G43 $350 (Not including 10$ MIR): http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.622014

HIS 6950 2GB $265 (Not including $20 MIR): http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161355&cm_re=6950_2gb-_-14-161-355-_-Product

Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA III $40: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148701&cm_re=500gb_seagate_barracuda-_-22-148-701-_-Product

Antec EarthWatt EA650 $80 (Not including $20 MIR): http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015

Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 4GB DDR3 $42: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226092

OCZ Vertex 2 60GB $132: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227704&cm_re=60gb_vertex_2-_-20-227-704-_-Product

HAF 932 Blue $164: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119213

Total: $1073 before taxes and shipping.
I personally wouldn't choose that case just because it costs practically as much as a quarter of the system, but meh.

 

[Why_Me]

All orders over $50 CAD @ Direct Canada are Free Shipping.

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11130AC5964&vpn=RC-922M-KKN1-GP&manufacture=COOLERMASTER $79.69
Coolermaster Haf 922 Mid Tower ATX Case Black 5X5.25 5X3.5INT Front Audio USB eSATA No PSU

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10370AC5950&vpn=TP-650&manufacture=ANTEC $69.69
Antec Truepower New 650W Modular Power Supply ATX12V V2.3 Active PFC 80 Plus SLI Ready 120MM PWM Fan

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12980BD9423&vpn=P67A-C43%20(B3)&manufacture=MSI $115.84
MSI P67A-C43 (B3) P67 ATX LGA1155 DDR3 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E 3PCI SATA3 USB3.0 Audio GBLAN Motherboard

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12200BD1527&vpn=BX80623I52500K&manufacture=INTEL $206.54
Intel Core I5 2500K Quad Core Unlocked Processor LGA1155 3.3GHZ Sandy Bridge 6MB

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11130AC8843&vpn=RR-B10-212P-G1&manufacture=COOLERMASTER $24.69
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366 LGA1155 LGA1156 120MM

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15380BD5211&vpn=F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL&manufacture=G.SKILL $81.95
G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Memory

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=25350DR0783&vpn=WD1002FAEX&manufacture=Western%20Digital%20WD $84.69
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA3 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB Cache 3.5IN Dual Proc Hard Drive OEM

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530DR5213&vpn=DRW-24B1ST%20Bulk&manufacture=ASUS $21.32
ASUS DRW-24B1ST 24X SATA DVD Writer OEM Black

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12980BD7021&vpn=N570GTX-M2D12D5/OC&manufacture=MSI $314.41 MIR. $294.41
MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Fermi 786MHZ 1280MB 4.2GHZ GDDR5 2XDVI Mini-HDMI PCI-E DirectX 11 Video Card

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12850SW2113&vpn=GFC-00599&manufacture=MICROSOFT $99.69
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64BIT DVD OEM

Total: $1,098.81 CAD *not including tax, rebates, etc...

 

[Bonechillin]

I personally wouldn't choose that case just because it costs practically as much as a quarter of the system, but meh.

The only reason I like it is because of the blue LED lights, if you can find a cheap black case with blue LED light by all means link it to me lol.

 

[aznshinobi]

Antec 600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129079
$75 + Free shipping.
Not including 10$ promo and 15$ MIR.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

The case is not the "updated" HAF, no USB 3 ports on front.

WoW greatly favors nVidia at 1920 x 1200

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/world-of-warcraft-cataclysm-directx-11-performance,2793-5.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/world-of-warcraft-cataclysm-directx-11-performance,2793-3.html

$1493 ($1537 with the Cooler and TIM)

Case - $120 - Antec 902 V3 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129097
PSU - $110 - XFX 750 WBlack Edition PSU http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207003
MoBo - $175 - ASUS P8P67 Pro http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.622007
CPU - $220 - Intel Core i5-2500K http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
Cooler - - Scythe SCMG 2100 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185142
TIM - - Shin Etsu http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835150080
RAM - $95 - (2 x 4GB) Corsair CAS 9 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145324
GFX - $265 - Asus GTX 560 Ti 900 Mhz http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121425
GFX - Later - Same
HD - $75 - Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200 rpm http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
SSD - $300 - OCZ Vertex 3 2.5" 120GB http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227706
DVD Writer - $23 - Asus 24X DRW-24B3L w/ LS http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135221
OS - $110 - Win 7-64 Home Pre http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

 

[Bonechillin]

Some of those links are deactivated and the combo for the MoBo is unavailable.