Intel gaming pc 1800 First build Please Look [ordered] [solved]

[neikan]

Im looking for a new gaming build intel only prefer nvidia cards only 1 card possible ssd not real set on one yet. I have monitor,keyboard,mouse.

so far but not set in stone wanna spend 1500-1800
i7 2600k
[strike]ASUS MAXIMUS IV EXTREME (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard
gtx 480[/strike]


Antec Nine Hundred Two V3 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case
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GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD4 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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$209.99

EVGA 012-P3-1578-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) Classified 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video ...
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$359.99


CORSAIR Professional Series HX850 (CMPSU-850HX) 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC ...
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Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
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$219.99


G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL11D-8GBXL
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$99.99 also go 25 more off of that


SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
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$64.99
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LG Black Super Multi SATA WH12LS30 LightScribe Support - OEM
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$79.99
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Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
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$264.99


Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
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$11.98


Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
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$89.99




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any help would be awesome thanks in advance

 

[tokencode]

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
Here's my build, comes to under $1800 without the monitor and includes SLI. It is lacking mass storage only because I have a 3TB NAS I use.


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Antec Lanboy air Blue Black / Blue ATX Mid Tower Computer Modular Case
Item #: N82E16811129093
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$25.00 Mail-in Rebate11-129-093 $199.99
$164.99
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Hanns-G HZ281HPB 27.5'' 3ms Full HD 1080P HDMI WideScreen LCD Monitor Built-in Speakers
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ASUS ENGTX560 TI DCII TOP/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support ...
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Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-750 750W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE ...
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Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
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CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9
Item #: N82E16820233144
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$79.99
$74.99
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ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
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OCZ RevoDrive OCZSSDPX-1RVD0230 PCI-E 230GB 4 x PCI Express MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
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Subtotal: $2,017.88

 

[z_4]

Since you will be using one one GPU, the choice reduces to GTX 570, GTX 580, and Radeon 6970. GTX 580 is the fastest no doubt but also costly. By going cheap you can have GTX 570 which has good overclocking potential and also great SLI prformance .
Based on these facts here's a build just under $1500. You can definitely bump up the build depending on your wish

CPU & Optical Drive: $322- i7 2600K & Sony DVD Writer

Motherboard & SSD : $280- Gigabyte Z68X UD4 & OCZ Agility 3 64 GB (great motherboad , & good ssd)

Asus maximus extreme is a great one, but you can have the same features with a board that will cost less than $200.
Gave you 64 GB since you are not sure, you can give it a try, if you like get another one.

Power Supply & RAM : $175- Thermaltake Black Widow 850 & Corsair Vengeance (2x 4GB) (modular PSU & cheap RAM)

Cooler: $75- Noctua C12P (Will give you the headroom to overclock to around 4.5 GHz)

OS: $100- Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64bit)

Thermal Paste : $5- Shin Etsu

GPU: $325- EVGA GTX 570

HDD: $55- Samsung Spinpoint 1TB

Case : $160- Corsair Graphite 600T

Total (Excluding Rebates) : 1497 USD

Rebates: 85 USD

I can't help on speakers though.

 

[neikan]

How much better would it be to go with the 580? I forgot to add i need it to run 2 screens.

 

[grody]

From: Recommended Builds by Usage

Enthusiast: $1,317.89■CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K
■MOBO: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
■RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBXM
■HSF: COOLER MASTER Intel Core i7 compatible Hyper N 520 RR-920-N520-GP 92mm Sleeve CPU Cooler
■HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
■PSU: CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
■GPU: ASUS ENGTX570 DCII/2DIS/1280MD5 GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
■DVD: SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223L LightScribe Support - OEM
■Case: CCOOLER MASTER RC-692-KKN2 CM690 II Advanced Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
■Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Swap parts as you see fit, but this is a great framework.

 

[neikan]

would a full tower case be more optimal due to the size of the gpu and the cooling unit?

 

[grody]

How much better would it be to go with the 580? I forgot to add i need it to run 2 screens.

A 570 will run dual monitors fine, but go for the 580 if you have the money to burn.

 

[grody]

would a full tower case be more optimal due to the size of the gpu and the cooling unit?

Almost all gaming towers are mid towers. Full towers just allow you to put in lots of drivers and extrended atx mobos, which are only for servers.

 

[neikan]

how much VRAM do I need should I go with the 1.5g or 3g gtx 580

and is there any reason to get a sound card?

 

[neikan]

possible set up as of right now
Corsair Special Edition White Graphite Series 600T Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

EVGA 015-P3-1580-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

CORSAIR Professional Series HX850 (CMPSU-850HX) 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 15000) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9B

GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD4 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K

Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler

LG Black Super Multi SATA WH12LS30 LightScribe Support - OEM

Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Antec FORMULA 7 Nano Diamond Thermal Compound

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium


$1905 with shipping

 

[neikan]

any thoughts?

 

[wenqi]

wait, what have i missed? why i7 over i5? and why not a samsung F3? DON'T PAY FOR SATA 3, a HDD can't dream of using 6gb a second (SSD can...)

 

[neikan]

why go i5 over i7? and link the samsung if you would please.

 

[wenqi]

here is just one of MANY sites that recommends the samsung @ http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/storage/2009/10/06/samsung-spinpoint-f3-1tb-review/10, and here is a benchie showing the i5 keep up and occasionally beat the i7 @ http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/20, seriously have a read around, the i7 is only good for heavily threaded applications and the only HDD that can match the F3 (that i'm aware of) is the WD caviar Black, which is double the price

 

[neikan]

thankyou for the the help wenqi

 

[wenqi]

no problem, hope this saves a few $$ for a nicer GPU (although there isn't much else that is better than the card your getting) say i haven't added it all up, but what about SSD? and cooling wise, an cheap, good cooler (air) is the coolermaster hyper 212+, IDK the price of the Noctua, but if you need extra $$ for SSD, then why not?

 

[grody]

I think if he's aiming for a budget this high he might as well get the Noctua. That thing is slick.

 

[neikan]

how good is the gtx 570 classified from evga?

 

[wenqi]

IMO, all the cards are the same (except for factory OCed ones) the companies just stick stickers on them...

 

[wenqi]

some GTX 560ti factory oc cards can keep up with a 570 (i think MSI twin frozer was one of them, but IDK so don't quote me) and are cheaper. but on a 570 can OC as well, so if you want the performance of a 570 but don't want to oc then i would recommend a 560ti OC edition