$700-$800 Gaming Rig

[addikt]

Hi,

Would greatly appreciate help on building new gaming rig- with best price to value

Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next 3-4 weeks
Budget Range: $700-$800 BEFORE REBATES
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Hardcore gaming, Watching movies/TV, Light clerical stuff
Parts Not Required: Monitor (Samsung- max res: 1680x1050), 2x2GB DDR2 RAM sticks (will probably need more RAM), Antec 900 case, Corsair VX 550W ATX (May need new power supply, not sure)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com/Buy.com
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: Prefer Nvidia for VGA, the rest doesn't matter
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Not sure what this means?


Monitor Resolution: Currently my max 1680x1050 on my samsung

Additional Comments:

Thank you!!!

 

[mgf derp]

Based on the following three performance tests I will suggest some possible build ideas that would fall into your budget range. http://www.techspot.com/review/305 [...] page7.html, http://www.techspot.com/review/336 [...] page5.html, http://www.techspot.com/review/405 [...] page5.html
CPU- Intel Core i5 2400 $190 or Intel Core i5 2500k $225
GPU- Nvidia GTX 560Ti $240 or AMD Radeon HD 6950 1Gb $240 Or Higher if possible
Motherboard- P67 ASRock Extreme 4 $160 Z68 Gigabyte UD3P $160 Depends on your connection needs, perfered brand (if any), and style choices
PSU- Single card- Corsair CX600 V2 600w $70 or Silverstone Strider 600w $70
Multicard- Antec Earthwatts 750 750w $90
RAM- 4Gb GSkill Ripjaw X DDR3 1333mhz $47
8Gb GSkill Sniper DDR3 1333mhz $80
HDD- Westren Digital Carvier Blue/Black ~$44 or Samsung Spinpoint F3 ~$44 depends on your storage needs, these are prices for 500Gb versions I recommend getting one that is Sata 6Gb/s capable
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115074
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 0HD%206950
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157229
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128493
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139028
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817256071
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371026
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Prices Lowest- $752
Assuming that if you have a case you probably have a DvD drive so I didnt include that in the price, would add about $20. Newegg Links are in order of when the parts was first suggested. Hope this gives you some ideas.

 

[teelzy]

I'm looking in this same price range but the links don't seem to be working for me. I can find the pieces without them but it'd be nice to have working links.

 

[mgf derp]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/312559-31-help-working-system#t2324922
Check this thread as they are the same links, I just copied and pasted as it saved me alot of time

 

[teelzy]

Thanks mucho, senor