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Approximate Purchase Date: The sooner the better
Budget Range: I have 700 to spend, however I'd like to keep it closer to 600
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming>Everything else
Parts Not Required: I have all periphs, I just bought a Thermaltake TR2 600W which is still under return policy if it's insufficient, I have a Thermaltake SopranoRS 101 Case, and I also already have a DVD drive.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Anything that ships to the US
Country of Origin: US of A
Parts Preferences: No strong brand loyalty here.. just interested in whatever works best for the money.
Overclocking: Most likely not, I've never OC'ed before, if it's easy as pie with no concern for damaging my system then I suppose it's a possibility
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Monitor Resolution: Right now my monitor has a max res of 1600x900, but I might upgrade in the future.
Additional Comments: I'm just looking for advice on the components I've already selected, with possible alternatives (hopefully with a reason). I would like to stay below 700 on this system, but 715 or so wouldn't break the bank
Here's what I've selected so far and why:
Motherboard: I went with ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard Why? I think because it was rated highly on newegg.. I'm not very knowledgeable with mobo's, but I noticed it has usb 3.0 and other people seem to like it..
CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 Quad Core Processor I went with the 2400 over the 2500 for a couple reasons. The first of which was to save money, and from what I gather the 2500's major advantage is overclocking, which I don't really plan to do. Maybe someone can tell me why it would be worth it to spend the extra money to upgrade to the 2500, otherwise the 2400 seems fine for me.
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti DS Superclocked Once again, not very familiar with the in's and out's of graphics cards, it seems like the technology advances so quickly here that I don't care to keep up on it. I asked a buddy of mine for a recommendation and this is what he gave me. Any thoughts? Crossfire/SLI is an option if it's within my budget and will outperform
RAM: I picked the G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Chose this RAM because it's on the recommended builds by usage page on these forums.
Heat sink: I'm rather torn between these two -
COOLER MASTER Hyper N 520 RR-920-N520-GP 92mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Intel Core i7 compatible
and XIGMATEK LOKI SD963 92mm HYPRO Bearing CPU Cooler bracket included I7 i5 775 1155 AMD and dual fan push pull compatible
The first one seems a bit better, but I also read a review that it's huge, and that people have had some troubles fitting it in mid-towers.
So that's all I have.. last time I did the math I was pushing 700 for these components. Not terrible, as I would like a system that doesn't require much updating in the near future to stay at the curve of new games being released.
Budget Range: I have 700 to spend, however I'd like to keep it closer to 600
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming>Everything else
Parts Not Required: I have all periphs, I just bought a Thermaltake TR2 600W which is still under return policy if it's insufficient, I have a Thermaltake SopranoRS 101 Case, and I also already have a DVD drive.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Anything that ships to the US
Country of Origin: US of A
Parts Preferences: No strong brand loyalty here.. just interested in whatever works best for the money.
Overclocking: Most likely not, I've never OC'ed before, if it's easy as pie with no concern for damaging my system then I suppose it's a possibility
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Monitor Resolution: Right now my monitor has a max res of 1600x900, but I might upgrade in the future.
Additional Comments: I'm just looking for advice on the components I've already selected, with possible alternatives (hopefully with a reason). I would like to stay below 700 on this system, but 715 or so wouldn't break the bank
Here's what I've selected so far and why:
Motherboard: I went with ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard Why? I think because it was rated highly on newegg.. I'm not very knowledgeable with mobo's, but I noticed it has usb 3.0 and other people seem to like it..
CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 Quad Core Processor I went with the 2400 over the 2500 for a couple reasons. The first of which was to save money, and from what I gather the 2500's major advantage is overclocking, which I don't really plan to do. Maybe someone can tell me why it would be worth it to spend the extra money to upgrade to the 2500, otherwise the 2400 seems fine for me.
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti DS Superclocked Once again, not very familiar with the in's and out's of graphics cards, it seems like the technology advances so quickly here that I don't care to keep up on it. I asked a buddy of mine for a recommendation and this is what he gave me. Any thoughts? Crossfire/SLI is an option if it's within my budget and will outperform
RAM: I picked the G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Chose this RAM because it's on the recommended builds by usage page on these forums.
Heat sink: I'm rather torn between these two -
COOLER MASTER Hyper N 520 RR-920-N520-GP 92mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Intel Core i7 compatible
and XIGMATEK LOKI SD963 92mm HYPRO Bearing CPU Cooler bracket included I7 i5 775 1155 AMD and dual fan push pull compatible
The first one seems a bit better, but I also read a review that it's huge, and that people have had some troubles fitting it in mid-towers.
So that's all I have.. last time I did the math I was pushing 700 for these components. Not terrible, as I would like a system that doesn't require much updating in the near future to stay at the curve of new games being released.
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