1000-1200 GAMING BUILD Review 1st build

malwaro

October 26, 2011 8:51:21 AM

Approximate Purchase Date: This or next week

Budget Range: $1000 - 1100

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Internet

Parts Not Required:keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon.com Cant buy from newegg

Country of Origin: Guatemala

Parts Preferences: Intel

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: in the future...

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Case: http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-SGC-6000-KXN1-GP-Sn... $128.18

MoBo: http://www.amazon.com/ASRock-LGA1155-Z68-Motherboard-PR... $109.99

RAM: http://www.amazon.com/G-SKILL-Ripjaws-1600MHz-PC3-12800... $56.45

or

Ram2: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CRSM4I/ref=s9_simh... $49.99

CPU: http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-2500-Processor-3-3GHz-LG... $209.99

HD: http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Internal-D... $119.99

HD2: http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-VelociRaptor-Cach... $179.99

PSU: http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Professional-750-Watt-Cer... $139.99

Cooler: http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Overclocking-Universa... $57.99

GPU: http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-DL-DVI-I-SL-DVI-D-PCI-Ex... $264.99

OR

GPU op2: http://www.amazon.com/SAPPHIRE-6870-GDDR5-PCIE-Graphics... $179.99

Total Gpu1: 1267.56
Total Gpu2:1182.56

Additional Comments: thinking to avoid the velociraptor HD and maybe buy an ssd later to reduce costs. Not sure which GPU will work better or if theres an nvidia card that will work better. Also the ram not sure which one is the best, amazon doesnt have ripjaws in stock atm. Any other suggestion on the build to reduce costs/improve performance is appreciated.

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Why_Me

October 26, 2011 9:22:21 AM

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EBUXHQ/ref=s9_simh... $214.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Intel Core i5-2500K Processor 3.3GHz 6 MB Cache Socket LGA1155

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Intel-DDR3-Motherboard-G... $119.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Gigabyte Intel Z68 ATX DDR3 2133 LGA 1155 Motherboard GA-Z68A-D3H-B3

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-Tower-Gaming-Comp... $99.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Corsair Carbide Series 400R Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case - CC-9011011-WW

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Enthusiast-Certified-Perf... $113.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Corsair Enthusiast TX V2 Series 750-Watt 80 Plus Bronze Certified High Performance Modular Power Supply CP-9020003-NA

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-Sleeve-RR-B10... $25.19 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler, RR-B10-212P-G1

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dominyon

October 26, 2011 9:34:17 AM

Just a thought about the 1TB hard drive, can also go with the spinpoint F3
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002MQC0P8/sr=1-1/qid=....

Get the 2500K unlocked processor, only $5 more and even if you don't OC it yourself the turboboost on it is higher
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-2500K-Processor-3-3GHz-L...

You can save a bit with a cheaper but still highly effective Hyper 212+ CPU cooler
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-Sleeve-RR-B10...

Ram will be fine either way, don't worry on that one.

I'd also go with the best GPU you can afford at this time which would be the 6950 between the two you posted, I built an OCed 2500K and 6950 for my roommate and that thing screams.

Also I would forego the Velociraptor and just get a 128GB Crucial M4 SSD for practically the same price.
http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-2-5-Inch-Solid-State-CT12...

Proposed changes

Samsung F3 $106.99 vs WD black $119.99: Save $13

Hyper 212+ $25.19 vs TT Frio - $57.99: Save $32.08

2500K $214.99 vs 2500 $209.99: Spend $5 more

Crucial M4 128GB $197.99 vs WD Velociraptor $179.99: Spend $18 more

In total that would be a savings of $22.08 and it would be a faster machine to boot!

You can also consider the samsung spinpoint F4 2TB (double the capacity) as your storage drive, it is surprisingly fast for a 5,400 RPM drive even though speed shouldn't be your main concern for a storage disk. http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Spinpoint-SATA2-5400rpm-H...