New gaming rig ($1300)

[mixmastertravis]

looking to build a brand new gaming rig for $1300 or less
this includes everything case, graphics card, motherboard, ram, dvd/cd drive, monitor, and PSU. (minus cooling)

looking for:

intel, Nvidia, and cross fire. (if possible.)

if you have anything to help me please leave me a message. sorry im new :$

thanks,


Travis

 

[genghiskron]

hopefully this will get you started. its an i5-2500k build with dual hd6950s.

newegg cart (combos linked)

Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7260S-0B - OEM
Item #: N82E16827118039
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
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$19.99


COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Item #: N82E16811119197
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$10.00 Instant
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate
$109.98
$99.98


HIS H695FN2G2M Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
Item #: N82E16814161368
Return Policy: VGA Standard Return Policy
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-$10.00 Instant
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$519.98
$499.98
($249.99 each)


G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
Item #: N82E16820231428
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy
$82.99


CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power ...
Item #: N82E16817139021
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822152185
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
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-$35.00 Instant
-$15.00 Combo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.668399
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$204.98
$154.98


Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
Item #: N82E16819115072
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
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GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3P LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813128506
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
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-$30.00 Combo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.670601
$409.98
$379.98

Subtotal: $1,237.90
Shipping: $13.17
Grand Total: $1,251.07

 

[mdd1963]

+1!

2500k/Z68, twin 6950s would be a fairly formidable gaming rig indeed....

In my opinion, about the most well thought out gaming performance one could possibly achieve on $1200 or so....

 

[mixmastertravis]

+1!

2500k/Z68, twin 6950s would be a fairly formidable gaming rig indeed....

In my opinion, about the most well thought out gaming performance one could possibly achieve on $1200 or so....

it very well is! but will it work with the i5 and the motherboard? because it says the chipset for the 6950s is for AMD, so is this compatible with the i5?

 

[genghiskron]

this wont be an issue. there is no problem running amd cards on an i5-2500k system. im doing it right now.