energy52

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Hi I am looking to purchase a new PC

I reside in South Africa and on average our conversion rate is 10-1, hence this 1000$ build will be a R 10 000 (south african rands)

Approximate Purchase Date: December 2011

Budget Range:$1000- 1200

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, movies

Parts Not Required: mouse, monitor, speakers, OS

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Local sourced

Country of Origin: South Africa

Parts Preferences: by brand or type Intel SB build, open to Nvidia or Radeon

Overclocking: YES

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Mainly used for gaming and internet. Want to get best possible gaming performance for my buck. Not sure on SLI or crossfire as yet. I am trying to save a few bucks by buying a MB with 16x;4x. Is that a viable option. I have listed the 2 Mb's i have in mind. My current build as follows

PSU: Corsair Tx 650 V2 - 100$
MotherB : Asus P8P67 OR Asus P8P67 Pro - $ 140 and $ 170
CPU : i5 2500k + Hyper 212 Evo Cooler $ 240
Ram: 4G x 2 G skill Ripjaws 1600mhz Cl9 $ 110
GPU : GTX 570 OR Radeon 6970 2G - $ 390 and $ 360
DVD : Lite on $ 20
HDD : Barracuda XT 2Tera Sata 3 $ 170
Case: Im still undecided. I dont care how the case looks as long as functionality and space to fit parts is ok. $ 100 budgeted

Any advice where i can improve would be of great help. Advice on the GPU's and MBoards is needed. Im leaning towards the GTX 570
 
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Best build for $1000:

Motherboard

ASUS Sabertooth P67 B3 TUF Edition ($210)

CPU

Intel Core i5-2500K Unlocked Processor ($220)

RAM

Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8GB (2x4GB) ($60)

Video Card

ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti ($230)

Sound Card

Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme ($50)

Hard Drive

Western Digital Caviar Black 750 GB ($120)

DVD Burner

Asus Internal 24x CD/DVD Drive ($25)

Case

Cooler Master HAF 922M ATX Mid-Tower Case ($90)

Power Supply

Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750-Watt ($95)

TOTAL COST: $1100 (USD)

vx53c

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I would pick either asrock z68 extreme3 gen3 or gigabyte z68xp-ud3
the ripjaws might hit your heatsink, i propose low profile memory
the cm hyper evo is mediocre, loud, has one fan and the compound that comes with it is rubbish. Check the corsair a70 for 8$ more
Your gpu will demand some power there, good choices, but i am thinking perhaps up the wattage on the psu a tad bit
Your hdd is a monster, make some room for a crucial m4 128 perhaps
Case... mmm antec 300 illusion, thermaltake msi commander, CM Haf 912 all cheap and solid
 

pcdinesh

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Best build for $1000:

Motherboard

ASUS Sabertooth P67 B3 TUF Edition ($210)

CPU

Intel Core i5-2500K Unlocked Processor ($220)

RAM

Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8GB (2x4GB) ($60)

Video Card

ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti ($230)

Sound Card

Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme ($50)

Hard Drive

Western Digital Caviar Black 750 GB ($120)

DVD Burner

Asus Internal 24x CD/DVD Drive ($25)

Case

Cooler Master HAF 922M ATX Mid-Tower Case ($90)

Power Supply

Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750-Watt ($95)

TOTAL COST: $1100 (USD)
 
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AbdullahG

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I disagree on the choice of the motherboard. Being over $200, P67 chipset, and thermal design issues being present, it's not the best choice. The AsRock Extreme3 Gen3 is overall a better buy. I would add in a bit more cash for a Sapphire Toxic Edition HD 6950.