Build under $800

[fablext19]

Hello,
County of Origin: Australia

System used for gaming

Overclocking: Maybe

Approx purchase date : End of this month

Case
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119068

Hard drive
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

Graphics
EVGA 01G-P3-1371-TR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130565

Ram
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314

Motherboard
MSI P67A-C43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130571

Processor
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 2500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Power Supply
Antec EarthWatts EA-500D Green 500W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371035

CD/DVD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Pretty sure im missing something T.T
Don't need monitor, keyboard or mouse or OS.

 

[xophaser]

looks fine. Maybe get a 550 or 600w psu. Blu-ray burner are fairly cheap now too. I just picked up a sony.

 

[mershaq]

I hope you know newegg don't ship to Australia, MSY is the go in Australia

 

[madchemist83]

That PSU is good as long as u don't plan on SLi
also might wanna get cpu cooler

 

[008Rohit]

Overclocking a Sandy Bridge i5 isn't really necessary for current games. Will save you some valuable bucks.

Processor : i5 2400 - $185
MoBo : ASRock H61M-GE - $63
RAM : 2x4GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 - $42
Graphics : MSI N570GTX-M2D12D5 GeForce GTX 570 - $270
Hard Disk : Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB - $60
Optical Drive : LG 24X DVD R/W - $20
PSU : CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 - $60
Case : Rosewill CHALLENGER-U3 Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower - $60

Total : $760 after rebates

This build will perform a lot better than your original build in gaming. The GTX 570 can run all the current games at ultra high settings. You can spend $62 more and get a more feature packed ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 motherboard with PCIe 3.0 slots and Ivy Bridge upgradibility guaranteed. The Samsung Drive is cheaper, faster and quieter than Western Digital.

 

[fablext19]

Better to get a cpu cooler or stick with stock cpu cooler?

 

[008Rohit]

Stock is just fine for under 4Ghz.

 

[mershaq]

are you sure that the i5 2400 is ok, when do you think he will have to upgrade the CPU for solid gaming

 

[008Rohit]

Yeah, the i5 2400 itself is a solid gaming CPU. He won't have to change that in the near future for sure. It also has turbo boost, so no real need of overclocking.

 

[amk-aka-Phantom]

Stock cooler is NOT fine for Sandy Bridge even on stock clocks/voltage. In hot countries especially. Also, will you stop spamming that H61 build all over the place?!

 

[madchemist83]

^+1
seriously Rohit
just cause u posting it from the phone doesn't mean u have to smack that build everywhere

 

[008Rohit]

@ amk

Stock Cooler IS fine even in hot countries. I live in India, and my i3 2100 idles at 27C. Room Temp. 27-28C.
Load Temp. is around 55-60C. Thats all fine. If you have a bad airflow in your case no CPU Cooler is gonna help much. or are you trying to squeeze in liquid nitrogen cooling in a $800 build.

about that build, do whatever you want, report to moderators. I've just posted it in two threads where two OPs needed a gaming system for under $800 with similar requirements. I don't see a crime in it.

 

[amk-aka-Phantom]

I live in India, too, and my i7 used to idle @ 40C even when I got a better case and a BIOS update, and any CPU-intensive game (DAO, for example) would push the temps to 70-80C. Hyper 212+ got rid of this for me and it's CHEAP. There's no point in NOT buying it.

 

[008Rohit]

Your case cooling wasn't good I guess.
I have a MicroATX Case and inside it the i3 2100 idles at 27C.

No real need of the Hyper 212+ with a i5 2400 IMO.

 

[amk-aka-Phantom]

In YOUR opinion. My case cooling was good. And remember that i5-2400 gets hotter than a i3-2100. Though, the OP can always go with stock and once I see another "i5 temps too high?" thread here on Tom's, I'll know I was right.

 

[008Rohit]

Yeah the i5 should be hotter than i3 2100 but Intel is not that fool as you think to supply crappy Heatsinks because of which the processors die and they'll have to replace them. I've seen a lot of non-K Sandy Bridge users using the stock HSF without any issues.

 

[amk-aka-Phantom]

They don't die. They just run way too hot. Just search Tom's for the type of threads I mentioned - I see at least 2 or 3 a day, and the general advice is to avoid stock HSF. Besides, the way it's fixed on the mobo is HORRIBLE. I had to deal with these heatsinks falling out because of the crappy plastic pins more times than I can recall, and if you can avoid them, DO IT.

 

[008Rohit]

If the OP can afford him, let him buy an aftermarket HSF. but if he can't, leave it.

 

[onefearlesssniper]

Just build him it. >.<

i5 2500/2500k (k for overclocking) 215$/210$
Asus z68 v pro 125$
8 gigs of ripjaws 40$
sony spinpoint f3 1tb 60$
rosewill challenger 55$
antec high current gamer series psu 620w 80$
asus 24x cd/dvd burner 20$
560 ti 200$ after rebates


795$
this will run anything on ultra
790 if you don't want the K version of the i5 2500k

 

[eagleblueline]

What about an i5 2400 or even an i3 over a 790?

 

[amk-aka-Phantom]

Asus z68 v pro 125$

No way. P8Z68-V Pro is about $190.

 

[onefearlesssniper]

Oops, thinking of my mobo >.<

 

[des74]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136238 (ODD)


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371048 (PSU)


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311 (RAM)


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127565 (GPU)


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072 (CPU)


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271 (Motherboard)


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061 (Case)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185 (HDD)


This IS the best you are probably gonna get in your price range, you can switch up the case, graphics card, and optical drive to fit your needs, but all the other parts are the best for your price range, you can skimp and get a 570 or you can get a 6950, your choice. But this is gonna be your best bet and value at your price range.

$820 not including rebates, taxes, and shipping.