First Gaming Build ~ $1000

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Approximate Purchase Date: This week or next.

Budget Range: $1000 but can go slightly over

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Netflix, Internet usage

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor

Preferred Website: Newegg.com and Amazon.com

Country: US

Parts Preference: None

OC: Yes

SLI/Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: N/A, still undecided on the Monitor(If you have any suggestions for a monitor <$300 let me know)

Plan on Playing BF3 and MW3

Here is what I am thinking so far and this is my first build so let me know if there is anything you would change and your opinions about this build.


CPU: i5 2500k, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115072

Mobo: Gigabyye GA-z68XP, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128512

Case: Antec Nine Hundred, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129021

GCU: GeForce GTX 560 Ti 2 GB, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130683

Ram: G.Skill 8gb(2 x 4 GB), http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231426

HDD: Western Digital Caviar 1.5 TB Sata 6 GB/s 3.5", http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136892

Power: Antec TruePower 550W, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371020

DVD: ASUS 24X, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827135204

CPU Cooler: Need One.
 
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does the $1000 include the monitor? if not, id try and see if you can getter a better graphics card in there. For example, a GTX 570 is going to be a far better choice than that 2gb 560 ti.

some combo deals that might interest you:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.715048
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.707953
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.719171
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.710631
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.694806
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065


for example you could do the ram+mobo and the cpu+cooler, or you could do ram+cpu, mobo+os, with the hyper 212+
 
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Thanks and no the budget is not with the monitor, im looking for a Monitor probably in the range of 200-300. Thanks for all of these suggestions. I didnt want to skimp out on the monitor and make the 570 (which ive decided to go with), and the rest of these parts not able the quality of picture they can. Im looking to play FPS n fast past games so most likely a high max FPS and also a fast response time.
 
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Also, i already switched to 650W power supply for the 570, a mobo/ram combo, and i got a very nice fan from one of my friends who switched to a water cooler system.
 
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Will having the 580 make that much of a difference? with a lot of the charts i saw both the 570 and the 580 were producing FPS that were more than 60 when running on max settings, unless I was mistaken (which could easily be the case)
 
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Why not go with CF/SLI? 2 560 Ti's could easily kill a single 580 for the same cost. Not to mention those 560 Ti's can OC (come stock OC'd) at the level of the 570. So in essence you get cooler running 570s.
http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-560-ti-sli-review/11
Those aren't OC'd FYI.

Also BF3 is going to require more than just a single 580. According to EA/Dice, BF3 was run with a 580 at the E3 demo, but the game was not at max. So with that indication SLI 560 Ti's should be a better bet, plus most FPS games tend to favor SLI/CF such as Crysis and BC2.
 
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Well true, but an overclocked 560 Ti is pretty much capable of getting higher OC than the 6950, plus running cooler. The 6950 2GB, AT STOCK, is better than the 560 Ti, but after OC the 6950 2GB can only get to the similar performance of the 6970, while the 560 Ti can surpass the 570 at which point it is pretty much a little better than the 6950 2GB. Course that's just my 2 cents.
 
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I am buying a similar build. For $1,200 my build will have a msi gtx 580. What is not to like? You should get one gtx 580 now and maybe buy another one later. Or you can wait until the 6xx series come out and buy one when you have enough money. If you crossfire, or sli now, you wont be able to future proof your computer later.
 
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And if someone wanted to run three of those 560 ti's (tri SLI)...well this board comes out on the market sometime next week.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z68%20Extreme7%20Gen3 <----- One bad a$$ board. Looks better than the Asus NF200 boards, and has better spacing than the Gigabyte UD7. The Asrock P67 extreme4 version of this board just showed up on newegg yesterday. :sol:
 
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Rumor has it...right around the $250 range. Asrock is now #3 on the market behind Asus and Gigabyte and gaining fast.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/index.asp?s=1155 <----- All the boards on there that say Gen3

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?273907-**Official**-Asrock-Z68-Gen3-Extreme7-amp-Extreme4-thread <----- Thread on it here

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&cp=24&gs_id=n&xhr=t&q=ASRock+Z68+Extreme7+Gen3&pf=p&sclient=psy&source=hp&pbx=1&oq=ASRock+Z68+Extreme7+Gen3&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=2efe89794edd7b49&biw=1440&bih=775 <----- more on it here

http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/asrock_z68_extreme4_gen3_review,1.html <----- review of the new Asrock extreme4 Gen3 board here
 
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Nice board. $180 is a bit stiff, but that board is nice.



LOL...ya I'm wondering that myself.
 
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Haha if you've been on the forums long enough. And I know you haven't since I was posting with Why_Me a year ago (maybe even more than that). That "status" was during the January SB review craze. The 2500K's high OCs got me hooked. But seeing as its been awhile and BD is almost out. I'm looking at the BD quad since it's cheaper than the 2500K but can still OC. Plus the BD board is cheaper for the performance. (8x/8x/4x) for the Extreme4 970 @ only $105
 
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OK...I was thinking the 990FX extreme4 for some reason.

That last board I linked should come in somewhere around $135 - $145 I'm going to guess. If a guy was to pick up a 2500K on a combo deal ...vid card, RAM...something..that would take some of the bite off the cost.
 
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