I've been reading the forums and looking into some popular component and I wanted to build a gaming PC that would run BF3 at High settings. The PC that i'd like to build would be used mainly for gaming, internet, watching movies and listening to music.
Approximate Purchase Date: Sometime next week
Budget Range: About $1000
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming(BF3 and Batman Arkham City), internet, HD movies and music
Parts Not Required: Windows 7, monitor, keyboard and mouse.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Amazon and Microcenter.
Country of Origin: US(Cali)
Parts Preferences: None
Overclocking:Maybe don't know much about it
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe sometime in the future
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: None
This is what i've come out with
CPU: Intel I5 2500k http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354589&bc=
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128512
GPU: HIS H697F2G2M Radeon HD 6970 2GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161356
Case and DVD Burner: Corsair 500 R and Lite On Dvd Burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.743719
PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850M 850W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139029
Heatsink: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint 1TB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
Ram: G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB 1600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
What do you guys think? Any help will be much appreciated.
Approximate Purchase Date: Sometime next week
Budget Range: About $1000
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming(BF3 and Batman Arkham City), internet, HD movies and music
Parts Not Required: Windows 7, monitor, keyboard and mouse.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Amazon and Microcenter.
Country of Origin: US(Cali)
Parts Preferences: None
Overclocking:Maybe don't know much about it
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe sometime in the future
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: None
This is what i've come out with
CPU: Intel I5 2500k http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354589&bc=
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128512
GPU: HIS H697F2G2M Radeon HD 6970 2GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161356
Case and DVD Burner: Corsair 500 R and Lite On Dvd Burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.743719
PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850M 850W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139029
Heatsink: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint 1TB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
Ram: G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB 1600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
What do you guys think? Any help will be much appreciated.