2500$ Budget Gaming/Movie Server

[ktrainer2885]

I'm currently deployed but I'm planning on building a computer when I get back around Augest. I will probably purchase the parts around late augest or early september. I want my computer to play games very well, plus I will also have my computer be a software router for the network at home. I would only have a few devices connected, a max of 6 with only 2-3 actually pulling any heavy amount of bandwidth. That being said I do plan on having people stream movies from the computer via the network. I'm buying everything minus a sound card for this computer. I'm only going to use small 2 speaker system or haedphones with it. I also plan on overclocking this as I learn more about the systems.

Thanks for all your help.

1
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
Item #:N82E16819115070
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
$314.99

1
COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Item #:N82E16811119225
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$10.00 Instant
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate
$199.99
$189.99
1
OCZ Onyx OCZSSD2-1ONX32G 2.5" MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Item #:N82E16820227510
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy
-$10.00 Instant
$79.99
$69.99
1
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
Item #:N82E16835100007
Return Policy: Consumable Item Refund Only Return Policy
$11.98
1
ZALMAN CNPS9900ALED 120mm 2 Ball Low-noise Blue LED CPU Cooler
Item #:N82E16835118046
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$10.00 Instant
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate
$74.99
$64.99
1
Link Depot 6 ft. HDMI TO HDMI A/V Cable
Item #:N82E16812189053
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$10.00 Instant
$14.99
$4.99
1
VisionTek Bigfoot Killer 2100 Gaming Network Card
Item #:N82E16833189002
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$60.00 Instant
$129.99
$69.99
1
ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD w/Speakers
Item #:N82E16824236052
Return Policy: Monitor Standard Return Policy
-$40.00 Instant
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$219.99
$179.99
1
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit
Item #:N82E16832116986
Return Policy: Software Standard Return Policy
$99.99
1
HITACHI Deskstar 3TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #:N82E16822145493
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$10.00 Instant
$149.99
$139.99
1
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
Item #:N82E16827135204
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$19.99
1
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
Item #:N82E16820231314
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy
$74.99
1
Rosewill RTK-002 Anti-Static Wrist Strap
Item #:N82E16899261005
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$2.00 Instant
$6.99
$4.99
1
BYTECC 18" Serial ATA-150/300 Cable w/Locking Latch
Item #:N82E16812270093
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$3.49
1
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
Item #:N82E16817139006
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$25.00 Instant
$15.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$139.99
$114.99
1
GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #:N82E16813128498
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$169.99
1
EVGA GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 015-P3-1580-AR Video Card
Item #:N82E16814130587
Return Policy: VGA Replacement Only Return Policy
-$35.00 Instant
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$504.99
$469.99
1
GIGABYTE GM-M5050 Glossy Black Wired Optical Curvey Mouse
Item #: N82E16826146011
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy


GIGABYTE GK-K6800 Glossy Black Wired Professional Multimedia Keyboard
Item #: N82E16823334002
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$7.00 Instant
-$5.00 Combo
$33.98
$21.98
Grand Total: $2,027.30

I rather buy everything from one website and I'm using NewEgg.

 

[Why_Me]

Nice build but that psu isn't going to cut it. It's super over kill for a single 580 and won't cut it for pushing two of those cards...which seeing your motherboard I'm sure you want that option later on. You wan't a 900w+ psu for dual 580's so that you have some juice left over for o/c, extra drives, fans, etc... Take a look at these ones...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703028 $149.99 - $129.99 after mail-in rebate card FREE SHIPPING
PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W High Performance 80PLUS Silver SLI CrossFire ready Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194079 $169.99 - $129.99 after mail-in rebate card FREE SHIPPING
ENERMAX REVOLUTION85+ ERV920EWT 920W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703022 $159.99 - $139.99 after mail-in rebate card FREE SHIPPING
PC Power and Cooling Silencer 910W High Performance 80PLUS Silver SLI CrossFire ready Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371050 $149.99
Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-900 900W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139013 $154.99 - $144.99 after mail-in rebate card
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX950 (CMPSU-950TX) 950W ATX12V v2.3/EPS12V v2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

 

[Joelsjet]

Nice Looking System.

Hey this is just my opinion but just a thought.

For the video cards i would go with two 6780 instead just my preference never had trouble with ATI.

 

[tomate2]

that a ocz onyx? someone correct me if im wrong but i thought the onyx was a no no....

 

[r3xx3r]

that ssd seems really small. you will take up about half the drive with windows 7.

go with a seagate or western digital Hard drive, you will be much happier

buy sata 3 6Gbps cables not SATA 1.5/3 Gbps cables

the visiontek killer 2100 network card is totally useless. it wont help you with anything. use the built in ethernet port and ull save some money

you might want to go with one of the Corsair H-series CPU coolers (the all in one liquid cooling). they will keep your cpu much cooler, prefferably the H70 or better

 

[boiler1990]

that ssd seems really small. you will take up about half the drive with windows 7.

W7 x64 won't fit on 32GB. It takes up over half a 64GB SSD with all of the updates and such.
Go with an OCZ Vertex 3, Intel 320 or Intel 510 SSD - much faster and they use the SATA III ports.

go with a seagate or western digital Hard drive, you will be much happier

Go with a Samsung F3 - fastest platter drive and one of the (if not the) most reliable drives.

buy sata 3 6Gbps cables not SATA 1.5/3 Gbps cables

With a new mobo and retail drives, you don't need to buy any cables really. They'll come with the appropriate cables.

you might want to go with one of the Corsair H-series CPU coolers (the all in one liquid cooling). they will keep your cpu much cooler, prefferably the H70 or better

Waste of money - there are plenty of air coolers for half the price that do a better job, and don't make any more noise. Even the Cooler Master Hyper 212+ will do a fantastic job with an OCed i5/i7.

Nice build but that psu isn't going to cut it. It's super over kill for a single 580 and won't cut it for pushing two of those cards...which seeing your motherboard I'm sure you want that option later on. You wan't a 900w+ psu for dual 580's so that you have some juice left over for o/c, extra drives, fans, etc... Take a look at these ones...

+1. I personally like that PC Power and Cooling 950W Silencer, and it is OEMed by Seasonic. I have a 950TX and it does a good job as well, but the Silencers tend to go on sale every once in a while.

I hope you don't have to pay shipping on that case. Amazon has most of the popular cases and ships almost all of them for free.

 

[ktrainer2885]

So I lost the previous list (my cart and links) and so made a new one, from some peoples suggestions.

Approximate Purchase Date: Early September

Budget Range: 2500 US Dollars before rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important:Gaming, movie server, software routing

Parts Not Required: Need Everything

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.newegg.com

Country of Origin: USA

Parts Preferences: I prefer NVIDIA and Intel but if there are good reasons why to switch I will.

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Yes, but down the road

Monitor Resolution:1920x1200

Additional Comments: I will generally go for more bang for buck than the latest thing, I just dont know what the best bang for buck is.

ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM

48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119225

Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache

LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070

CORSAIR CWCH60 Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181015

Western Digital Caviar Green WD25EZRSDTL 2.5TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare

Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136765

OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227706

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop

Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231455

ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131753

PC Power and Cooling Silencer 910W High Performance 80PLUS Silver SLI CrossFire ready Power

Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703022

ZALMAN CNPS11X Extreme V-Shaped Dual Heatpipe Design w/120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler

Compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118091

EVGA 03G-P3-1584-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 3072MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP

Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130655

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116997

ASUS VW246H Glossy Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ASCR 20000:1

(1000:1) Built-in Speakers
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049

GIGABYTE GM-M6800 Noble Black 5+1 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical 1600 dpi Dual Lens

Gaming Mouse
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826146009

GIGABYTE GK-K6800 Glossy Black 103 Normal Keys 14 Function Keys USB Wired Standard

Professional Multimedia Keyboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823334002

Total 2507$

edit was for final price

 

[boiler1990]

You have 2 CPU Coolers listed, just FYI. I would recommend the Cooler Master Hyper 212+ over both of the ones you have because it cools better than the H60 and is cheaper than both of them. You don't need an extreme cooler for the newer Sandy Bridge CPUs since they run cooler.

I can't get to the links for the Mobo and Hard Drive (dumb govt computers), but you'd be good spending $150 on the Gigabyte P67X-UD3-B3, and the WD Greens are slower hard drives. Just wanted to bring that up.

 

[ktrainer2885]

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