$1500 Gaming Rig

jackyalvin · Oct 19, 2011

Sorry about other Post. It got messed up.

Approximate Purchase Date: Next Month or maybe X-mas

Budget Range: $1550 tops, cannot be over

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, movies, homework

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg or amazon (live in California)

Country of Origin: US

Parts Preferences: Nothing in particular

Overclocking: Yes, probably to around 4GHZ (a noob to overclocking :ouch:

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SLI or Crossfire: Maybe (Probably since 2 gtx 560 beats 1 gtx 580)

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 for games. Watching movies on a 60in Sony 1080p TV.

Additional Comments: Like the rig to cool somewhat eye-catching. Not to much bing please. Like a SSD to be in there

Hey guys, I'm building a rig that should be around $1500, but for the parts I chosen, it was about $1750 :ouch:

abekl · Oct 19, 2011

Save yourself 100 on the motherboard and get this.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128512

You won't even notice any difference in performance.

jackyalvin · Oct 19, 2011

abekl :

Thanks for t he reply, but I don't like the color scheme of the board...

abekl · Oct 19, 2011

jackyalvin :

Not liking the color scheme of a motherboard could be the worst reason I've ever heard for spending 100 dollars unnecessarily;ly.

Seriously, who cares what it looks like? It's going to be installed in a case. No one will see it.

xxwhitexknightxx · Oct 19, 2011

He has a case that has a side panel, and prolly going to go lighting inside his case, and if he is going to go red it will just look off. Same reason why I am going to be going with a black gigabyte board. I dont care for a blue colored board it will mess with color scheme. With i side panel. Everyone who look inside will see it

jackyalvin · Oct 19, 2011

I know it's stupid of my to say that, but really for me, the board looks like the cheap ones manufacters put in retail computers. And yes, I do like to look at my rig sometimes, -_-, but the board seems so.....cheap.

By anyways, can anyone give me some advice for my original question?

jackyalvin · Oct 19, 2011

Suggestions please?

abekl · Oct 19, 2011

Drop either the SSD or one of the graphics cards

G6ET1987 · Oct 19, 2011

I wouldn't bother with SLI if you aren't gaming on multiple screens. might save you some cash getting a better single card instead.

jackyalvin · Oct 19, 2011

G6ET1987 :

Then what should I get? two gtx 560 beats one gtx 580. And a GTX 570 is... in-between. And most people say GTX 580 is a bad bang for buck. What do you think?

G6ET1987 · Oct 19, 2011

are you definately going for nvidia or are you open to both options?

You could always go with a single 560 or 570 and get a second down the track when you have a little more cash.

jackyalvin · Oct 19, 2011

G6ET1987 :

I don't care about the companies, just it seems that nvidia is more popular. I don't want to get another card. I'll be building another rig in a few years. That's why I want to load up with the cards right now.

hellfire24 · Oct 19, 2011

save some more money by getting HAF 932.no lack of performance in this case.some people even consider 932 better than 942.

jackyalvin · Oct 19, 2011

hellfire24 :

I might but the reason I chose the Haf 932 is because of the extra expansion slot. And the dust filters alone make up for the cost.

By the way, has anyone tried the Antec Df-85? Is it good for cooling and cable management? If it is, then I can get that and a CPX PSU and save $100

G6ET1987 · Oct 19, 2011

Might be worth looking at the 6950 as an option too.

however, I would think a single 69xx card or a 560/70ti would get you by for quite some time if your only gaming at that res.

Not sure what you exactly want to use the SSD for but you could always go smaller and just use it to boot Windows and a few apps, just another option to save.

thesnappyfingers · Oct 19, 2011

take a look at this mobo, you probably will like the color.

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

hellfire24 · Oct 19, 2011

i have tried antec 1200 V3 and it is a really awesome case.and of course Darkfleets
are good cases.better than 1200 i guess!!!!@@@@!!.i am havung a thermaltake armour+ full tower.it is a pretty good case IMO.

phenom90 · Oct 19, 2011

if you want to shave some cost... firstly... do you really need that huge case? if not... you can go for smaller, cheaper, yet a very good quality case...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139010

as for motherboard... there is one model that might suit you...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157264

for psu... you can downgrade it to something cheaper... maybe not as good or as popular choice as the corsair... but it definitely good for your need... you can't find it anywhere else with that price after MIR...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194093

$23 for a cpu cooler comes with dual fan? where you want to find it?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181011

for sli i'm not too sure about it... there is pros and cons when going for sli... for instance... two gtx 560ti really does beat one gtx 580... but with a few problems... sli relies heavily on driver profile update... without that... using two cards will perform no better than one... also... the issue of micro-stuttering will bothering your gameplay as well... i think hd 6950 2gb is a good card at 1080p resolution... ecspecially this model... there is a chance that this model is unlockable to hd 6970... while being cheaper...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102951

if you still keen on sli... i found one that is cheaper after MIR... take a look... $380 after MIR...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814134131

well... that should bring your total price closer to $1500

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