~$1500 for a badass gaming computer?

[ForeverHeartless]

can anyone build me or link me to a good gaming computer that costs around $1500?

The main game i will be playing on it will be Guild Wars 2, and Battlefield 3

i will edit this in a sec

 

[Outlander_04]

it really helps if you ask in the format suggested in the thread about how to ask for advice . You will find it at the top of the messageboard

 

[Why_Me]

can anyone build me or link me to a good gaming computer that costs around $1500?

The main game i will be playing on it will be Guild Wars 2, and Battlefield 3

i will edit this in a sec

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261222-31-build-advice

 

[008Rohit]

Here you go :

Processor : Intel Core i5 2500K
Motherboard : Gigabyte GA-Z68-XP UD3
RAM : Gskill Ripjaws 2x4GB DDR3 1600
Hard Disk : Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm
PSU : Antec Earthwatts EA-650 Green
Case : Rosewill Challenger Black ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case
Bytec 6ft power cord.

Total : $552.99

www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.722562

Now,

Graphics Card : 2x EVGA GTX 560Ti Overclocked - $510
Monitor : 200$

Total : $1260

 

[008Rohit]

Forgot one thing.

HSF : CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ - $29.99

so, add $30 more to it. You haven't mentioned if you need monitor or not.

 

[ForeverHeartless]

it really helps if you ask in the format suggested in the thread about how to ask for advice . You will find it at the top of the messageboard

sorry my computer crashed earlier..i really need a new one haha

Approximate Purchase Date: within 2 months

Budget Range: aiming for $1500 flexible

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming

Parts Not Required: no mouse or keyboard

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg

Country of Origin: US

Parts Preferences: by brand or type no preference

Overclocking: no..maybe in the future

SLI or Crossfire: in the future

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080, 1920x1200

Additional Comments: i would like to max out games like guild wars 2 and battlefield 3

 

[ForeverHeartless]

yes monitor included...i would like a beautiful monitor so i am willing to push up budget for a 27 inch...or a really nice 21.5 inch

 

[Why_Me]

This board down below has the new PCI-E 3.0 slots for the new generation vid cards due out whenever. It just hit the shelves a few days ago. btw if you notice on newegg...the one bad review the moron purchased a cpu that doesn't o/c (non "K" cpu).

This build is set up to add another one of those cards later on for SLI.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371049 $94.99 - $69.99 after mail-in rebate FREE SHIPPING
Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-750 750W 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=N82E16813157271 $129.99 + $7.87 Shipping
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119240 $79.99 FREE SHIPPING
COOLER MASTER Storm Enforcer SGC-1000-KWN1 Black SECC / ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ATX PS2 / EPS 12V (optional ) Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.694806 $264.98 FREE SHIPPING
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 $27.99 FREE SHIPPING
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.696136 $72.48
Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7260S-0B - OEM
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127594 $239.99 - $219.99 after mail-in rebate card FREE SHIPPING
MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 $99.99 FREE SHIPPING
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM

Total: $1,040.10 *not including shipping and rebates

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001475 $469.99
SAMSUNG S23A750D Black 23" 2ms Full HD 3D LED BackLight LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 DCR 1,000,000:1 (1,000:1)

 

[Outlander_04]

Why_me thats a really good build, but but to run good frame rates and good image quality in 3D its going to need more graphics power than a single 560 ti
Id swing back the other way and get a $300 25/25/27 inch monitor and GTX 570 .

 

[Why_Me]

Why_me thats a really good build, but but to run good frame rates and good image quality in 3D its going to need more graphics power than a single 560 ti
Id swing back the other way and get a $300 25/25/27 inch monitor and GTX 570 .

+1

But the OP may be able to get that monitor and the gtx 570.

Here's some solid yet reasonably priced psu's to push dual 570's in SLI...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207011 $119.99 - $99.99 after mail-in rebate
XFX Core Edition PRO850W (P1-850S-NLB9) 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

or...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194093 $119.99 - $69.99 after mail-in rebate card FREE SHIPPING
LEPA B850-MA 850W ATX12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600094002%20600095515%20600007788&IsNodeId=1&name=1280MB <---- matched up with one of those.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.694804 <--- and this RAM + cpu combo saves even more money than the Corsair RAM + cpu combo I posted up above.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

$1400

Case - $ 140 - Antec DF-85 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129087
PSU - $ 95 - Antec CP-850 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371024
Case Fan - Later - Antec Red 120 mm http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835209013
MoBo - $ 380 - ASUS P8P67 Pro http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.660725
CPU - incl above - Intel Core i5-2500K
Cooler - $ 40 - Scythe Mugen 2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185142
TIM - $ 5 Shin Etsu 751 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835150080
RAM - $ 60 - (2 x 4GB) Corsair CAS 9 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145324
GFX - $ 220 - EVGA GTX 560 Ti 900 Mhz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130651
GFX - Later - as above
HD - $ 60 - Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200 rpm http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
SSD - $ 240 - Vertex 3 120 GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227706
DVD Writer - $ 60 - Samsung BR Combo Drive w/ LS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151222
OS - $ 100 - Win 7-64 Home Pre http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

Huge, well cooled case with air filters, hot swap 2.5" drive and PSU that jonnyguru says next best thing is twice the cost. case / PSU combo extremely quiet

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story4&reid=142
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article971-page7.html

I'd stay away from any MoBo that doesn't offer industry standard 3 year warranty.

Mugen 2 outperforms the Hyper 212 by 7C but the "mew and improved" Hyper 612 should be hitting shelves any day now.
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=797&Itemid=62&limit=1&limitstart=4

Given the performance of the factory OC'd 560 Ti's the 570 loses its luster. The 570's don't have the robust VR circuitry that the 560 does.....(a google search will reveal lotta toasted ones tho to be fair they from peeps exceeding voltage limits to get their desired OC's. OTOH, the 560 oft gets to 1000 MHz w/o touching the voltage.

Guru3D uses the following games in their test suite, COD-MW, Bad Company 2, Dirt 2, Far Cry 2, Metro 2033, Dawn of Discovery, Crysis Warhead. Total fps (summing fps in each game @ 1920 x 1200) for the various options in parenthesis (single card / SL or CF) are tabulated below along with their cost in dollars per frame single card - CF or SLI:

$ 220.00 560 Ti - 900 Mhz (495/862) $ 0.44 - $ 0.51
$ 335.00 570 (524/873) $ 0.64 - $ 0.77

With a single card, you pay 52% more for a 6% increase in performance. In SLI, you pay the same 52% more for a whopping 11 fps (1.2 %).

If ya don't need the OS, ya total is $1520 w/ two 900 Mhz 560's

 

[Why_Me]

There's your gtx 570 with the option to add another one later on in SLI. Best part is this build includes that 120hz LED 3D Samsung monitor.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119240 $79.99 FREE SHIPPING
COOLER MASTER Storm Enforcer SGC-1000-KWN1 Black SECC / ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ATX PS2 / EPS 12V (optional ) Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207011 $119.99 - $99.99 after mail-in rebate
XFX Core Edition PRO850W (P1-850S-NLB9) 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

or...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194093 $119.99 - $69.99 after mail-in rebate card FREE SHIPPING
LEPA B850-MA 850W ATX12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271 $129.99 + $7.87 Shipping
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.694804 $256.98 FREE SHIPPING
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory with heatshield Model PSD38G1600KH21

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 $27.99 FREE SHIPPING
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.696136 $72.48
Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7260S-0B - OEM
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130613 $319.99 - $289.99 after mail-in rebate card
EVGA 012-P3-1571-KR GeForce GTX 570 HD w/Display-Port (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 $99.99 FREE SHIPPING
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001475 $469.99
SAMSUNG S23A750D Black 23" 2ms Full HD 3D LED BackLight LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 DCR 1,000,000:1 (1,000:1)

Total: $1,577.39 *not including shipping and rebates

 

[ForeverHeartless]

There's your gtx 570 with the option to add another one later on in SLI. Best part is this build includes that 120hz LED 3D Samsung monitor.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119240 $79.99 FREE SHIPPING
COOLER MASTER Storm Enforcer SGC-1000-KWN1 Black SECC / ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ATX PS2 / EPS 12V (optional ) Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207011 $119.99 - $99.99 after mail-in rebate
XFX Core Edition PRO850W (P1-850S-NLB9) 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

or...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194093 $119.99 - $69.99 after mail-in rebate card FREE SHIPPING
LEPA B850-MA 850W ATX12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271 $129.99 + $7.87 Shipping
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.694804 $256.98 FREE SHIPPING
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory with heatshield Model PSD38G1600KH21

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 $27.99 FREE SHIPPING
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.696136 $72.48
Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7260S-0B - OEM
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130613 $319.99 - $289.99 after mail-in rebate card
EVGA 012-P3-1571-KR GeForce GTX 570 HD w/Display-Port (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 $99.99 FREE SHIPPING
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001475 $469.99
SAMSUNG S23A750D Black 23" 2ms Full HD 3D LED BackLight LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 DCR 1,000,000:1 (1,000:1)

Total: $1,577.39 *not including shipping and rebates

this build looks good but someone above said something about the 570 not being worth it? what about the 6970 or 6870? sorry i cant remember which is in the same ball park

any help is appreciated

-thanks

 

[Why_Me]

this build looks good but someone above said something about the 570 not being worth it? what about the 6970 or 6870? sorry i cant remember which is in the same ball park

any help is appreciated

-thanks

The 570 doesn't o/c as well as a 560, but no card o/c's as well as a 560. But for raw power right out of the box, the 570 has the 560 beat, that and it has more vRAM. As far as the AMD cards are concerned, those 6950 2GB cards are nice cards, but I'm not big on AMD drivers....that and most games seems to favor Nvidia cards these days.

You can run dual 6950's with a 750w psu, and an 850w psu for dual 570's. Nvidia cards use more power, but they run cooler than AMD cards and generally o/c better.

 

[ForeverHeartless]

The 570 doesn't o/c as well as a 560, but no card o/c's as well as a 560. But for raw power right out of the box, the 570 has the 560 beat, that and it has more vRAM. As far as the AMD cards are concerned, those 6950 2GB cards are nice cards, but I'm not big on AMD drivers....that and most games seems to favor Nvidia cards these days.

You can run dual 6950's with a 750w psu, and an 850w psu for dual 570's. Nvidia cards use more power, but they run cooler than AMD cards and generally o/c better.

so you suggest the 570?

idk if i would go sli/crossfire 570s, maybe if it fit the budget...but you say the 560s o/c better? im not going to o/c..maybe in the future.

what about a single 580?

 

[Why_Me]

so you suggest the 570?

idk if i would go sli/crossfire 570s, maybe if it fit the budget...but you say the 560s o/c better? im not going to o/c..maybe in the future.

what about a single 580?

A single 580 is an excellent choice imo. You can pick one up these days for under $500.

Here's a quality non modular psu if you ever feel like pushing two 580's cards later on in SLI.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371050 $129.99 - $109.99 after mail-in rebate FREE SHIPPING
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

And this modular psu down below is manufactured by Enermax for LEPA.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194083 $179.99 - $129.99 after mail-in rebate card
LEPA G900-MA 900W SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

 

[ForeverHeartless]

A single 580 is an excellent choice imo. You can pick one up these days for under $500.

Here's a quality non modular psu if you ever feel like pushing two 580's cards later on in SLI.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371050 $129.99 - $109.99 after mail-in rebate FREE SHIPPING
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

And this modular psu down below is manufactured by Enermax for LEPA.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194083 $179.99 - $129.99 after mail-in rebate card
LEPA G900-MA 900W SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

ok cool, can you link me to a quality 580?

and what is the difference between modular psu and non modular psu?

sorry im new to this haha

-thanks

 

[Why_Me]

ok cool, can you link me to a quality 580?

and what is the difference between modular psu and non modular psu?

sorry im new to this haha

-thanks

Any of those down below. Modular = the cables plug into the psu...you only use the cables you need and it makes less clutter in the case...but they cost more. With a non modular you take a plastic zip tie and tuck them away.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130587

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121429

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127579

 

[ForeverHeartless]

Any of those down below. Modular = the cables plug into the psu...you only use the cables you need and it makes less clutter in the case...but they cost more. With a non modular you take a plastic zip tie and tuck them away.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130587

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121429

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127579

okay thanks, i think i would go with the asus 580, and if i purchased these parts for 2 months would it be fine or would i be looking for newer components?

im still not sure when i will be able to buy, hopefully soon

 

[ForeverHeartless]

actually i may go the evga 580, is it just me or does that one look thinner in size?

 

[Why_Me]

actually i may go the evga 580, is it just me or does that one look thinner in size?

Good call. That Asus card is as wide as a small house. Iv'e never seen a card that wide.

 

[ForeverHeartless]

Good call. That Asus card is as wide as a small house. Iv'e never seen a card that wide.

haha can that mobo run sli 580s? im willing to pay a little more for a better one if need be

mobo

 

[Why_Me]

haha can that mobo run sli 580s? im willing to pay a little more for a better one if need be

mobo

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z68%20Extreme3%20Gen3 <--- SLI and Crossfire.

2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and NVIDIA® Quad SLI™

 

[ForeverHeartless]

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z68%20Extreme3%20Gen3 <--- SLI and Crossfire.

2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and NVIDIA® Quad SLI™

okay, is asrock a solid brand? Im willing to shell out a little more for better quality parts if necessary

-thanks

 

[Why_Me]

okay, is asrock a solid brand? Im willing to shell out a little more for better quality parts if necessary

-thanks

Yep it's solid. It's the #3 board manufacture in sales behind Asus and Gigabyte, and if they keep going like they have been the past few years their going to catch Asus and Gigabyte in sales no time flat. Asrock used to be affiliated with Asus and then they parted ways over a year ago and Asrock has never looked back since then.