Making a gaming rig for the first time (and thus posting on these forums the first time), with considerable help from a friend. Just wondering if it will work together and if there are better/cheaper(If still reliable) alternatives for the parts. Would prefer that it last a while, my old PC is 10 yrs. old and is only now starting to fail.......
Approximate Purchase Date: July
Budget Range: $750-800
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (I want to be able to play all of the new games such as GW2, BF3, SWTOR, on max settings on a 1900 x 1200 res)
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, speakers, OS, HD (Scavenging old one), Optical Drive
Case- COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case- $90 (Sturdier, Easier to move from dorm to dorm)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119196
Processor/Mobo (Combo) - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K/ Mobo- MSI P67A-G43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard (Same as enthusiast build)- $325
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.660241
RAM- G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL- $46
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277
GPU- EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1563-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card- $260- Lifetime warranty. recommended in thread.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130610
PSU- CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply- $110- Also recommended in thread. (Enough power for when I SLI)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021
Monitor- Hanns-G HW-191APB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1 Built-in Speakers- $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254023
Before rebates: $831
After rebates: $766
Including Monitor: $856
THANKS FOR THE HELP!
(and sorry about the links)
Edit: Got less ram and a better gpu
Edit2:Major revamp
Approximate Purchase Date: July
Budget Range: $750-800
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (I want to be able to play all of the new games such as GW2, BF3, SWTOR, on max settings on a 1900 x 1200 res)
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, speakers, OS, HD (Scavenging old one), Optical Drive
Case- COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case- $90 (Sturdier, Easier to move from dorm to dorm)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119196
Processor/Mobo (Combo) - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K/ Mobo- MSI P67A-G43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard (Same as enthusiast build)- $325
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.660241
RAM- G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL- $46
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277
GPU- EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1563-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card- $260- Lifetime warranty. recommended in thread.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130610
PSU- CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply- $110- Also recommended in thread. (Enough power for when I SLI)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021
Monitor- Hanns-G HW-191APB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1 Built-in Speakers- $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254023
Before rebates: $831
After rebates: $766
Including Monitor: $856
THANKS FOR THE HELP!
(and sorry about the links)
Edit: Got less ram and a better gpu
Edit2:Major revamp