Best value, price yet to be decided.

[443330]

Approximate Purchase Date: (possibly this month)

Budget Range: (depends on which build will give me the best bang for my buck) Before / After Rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: (gaming, movies, surfing internet)

Parts Not Required: (keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers) **Include Power Supply Make & Model If Re-using**

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (www.pbtech.co.nz or any other website from New Zealand and possibly Australia if they ship here)

Country of Origin: (New Zealand)

Parts Preferences: by brand or type (I have not followed the whole computer parts scene for a long time so consider me unknowledgeable)

Overclocking: Yes (I would like to overclock my system to get the best bang for buck)

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe (only if it gives me the best value, which I doubt)

Monitor Resolution: (It depends at the moment but possibly 1080p, why does this matter though?)

Additional Comments: (I live in New Zealand and would like to get the absolute best value possible, I am very frugal at the moment and I know how fast systems devalue, I would like a build that has tons of performance and no bottlenecking at all, and some may know which components compliment each other more than others. Also I don't expect nor want any one doing all the work for me so if you have a list of good resources which is a must read please link me.)

 

[abekl]

This is a performance build using parts that I personally have experience with.

Case: http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=CHACLM3000&name=COOLER-MASTER-Storm-ENFORCER-w-Side-window-Mid-Tow $170
DVD: http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=DVWPIO2857&name=Pioneer-DVR-219LBK-22X22-DVDCD-Writer-Labelflash-S $41
Cooling: http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=FANCLM0212&name=COOLER-MASTER-HYPER-212-PLUS-all-in-one-mounting-s $49
CPU: http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=CPUIT2601&name=Intel-Sandy-Bridge-Core-i7-2600K-Unlocked--3.4GHz- $389
HDD: http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=HDDSE2103&name=Seagate-1TB-Barracuda-7200.12-SATA3-HDD-32M-CACHE- $79
Memory: http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=MEMKIN1131988&name=Kingston-DDR3-8GB-1600MHz---Gaming-Performance-Hyp $129
Motherboard: http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=MBDGBM0313&name=GIGABYTE-Z68XP-UD4-Socket-1155-ATX-4x-DDR3-2133-On $289
Power Supply http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=PSUCOR0750&name=CORSAIR-750W-TX-750v2-ATX-PSU-80PLUS-Bronze-4xPCI- $219
Video Card: http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=VGASAP6876&name=Sapphire-FLEX-HD6870-1G-GDDR5--DL-DVI+SL-DVI+HDMI+ $299

Total (excluding GST) $1664

 

[443330]

Hey thanks for the reply, It sounds nice but not what I had in mind. Im looking for the best performance for value possible.

 

[abekl]

Hey thanks for the reply, It sounds nice but not what I had in mind. Im looking for the best performance for value possible.

Well, then you need to provide a price you are willing to pay for the system. You said you wanted a top performer at a value price, and that's what I put together for you. If you have a different idea of what a value price is, then you need to say so.

 

[443330]

What I am looking for is a build that gives the best performance for its price. I believe that with a cheaper build than the one you provided I could get close to its performance but for less of the cost. This is the build I would be looking for.

 

[Wiseguy321]

You need a amd CPU then they overclock very well. Also a 212 Evo for overclocking. Depends on the place but some 7950s are easily under 300 usd.