Hey guys, going to be buying parts for my new gaming system relatively soon and wanted to get some opinions before I bust out the wallet.
Approximate Purchase Date: Within 2-3 weeks
Budget Range: 650 before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, game streaming, photoshop, school work, music production
(primary games being played... Starcraft 2, League of legends, diablo 3, modern warfare 3)
Parts Not Required: monitors, I/O devices
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, microcenter, not limited to these two however
Country of Origin: U.S.
Parts Preferences: Whatever gives the best performance for the money.
Overclocking: Possibly
SLI or Crossfire: No, slim chance down the line
Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050 x2
Additional Comments: Looking to play said games on very high-max settings with little to no lag while running background applications as well.
CPU:
Intel core i5 2500k
Motherboard
GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Z68 ATX Intel Motherboard
RAM:
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3
Graphics (need some help/advice/recommendations here):
I'm looking to spend a max of $150 on a card Was looking at...
ATI Radeon HD 5770, ATI Radeon HD 6790, or GeForce GTX 460.
If there's a better alternative please feel free to say so.
HDD:
Western Digital 250g 7200rpm
PSU
LOGISYS 575W
All said and done it's about $610 or so including a $150 graphics card and cd/dvd drive currently.
Approximate Purchase Date: Within 2-3 weeks
Budget Range: 650 before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, game streaming, photoshop, school work, music production
(primary games being played... Starcraft 2, League of legends, diablo 3, modern warfare 3)
Parts Not Required: monitors, I/O devices
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, microcenter, not limited to these two however
Country of Origin: U.S.
Parts Preferences: Whatever gives the best performance for the money.
Overclocking: Possibly
SLI or Crossfire: No, slim chance down the line
Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050 x2
Additional Comments: Looking to play said games on very high-max settings with little to no lag while running background applications as well.
CPU:
Intel core i5 2500k
Motherboard
GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Z68 ATX Intel Motherboard
RAM:
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3
Graphics (need some help/advice/recommendations here):
I'm looking to spend a max of $150 on a card Was looking at...
ATI Radeon HD 5770, ATI Radeon HD 6790, or GeForce GTX 460.
If there's a better alternative please feel free to say so.
HDD:
Western Digital 250g 7200rpm
PSU
LOGISYS 575W
All said and done it's about $610 or so including a $150 graphics card and cd/dvd drive currently.