I5 2500K Gaming

[leviathanII]

Approximate Purchase Date: (e.g.: this week (the closer the better))
- this week/ASAP

Budget Range: (e.g.: 600-800) Before / After Rebates
 - $2500 after rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: (e.g.: Folding@Home, gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies)
- Gaming (Diablo 3 on max settings 60fps, skyrim high settings 50-60 fps)

Parts Not Required: (e.g.: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS) **Include Power Supply Make & Model If Re-using**
- Keyboard,Mouse,Monitor (Samsung Syncmaster BW 1600x1200 native resolution),speakers

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (e.g.: newegg.com, ncix.com -- to show us selection & pricing)
- ncix
 
Country of Origin: (e.g.: Grand Fenwick)
 - Canada

Parts Preferences: by brand or type (e.g.: I would like to use an AMD CPU & Biostar mobo with a 24" LCD and full tower case)
- CPU: Intel
- GPU: Nvidia / MSI
- Motherboard must have UEFI bios

Overclocking: Yes / No / Maybe
- Yes to CPU overclock
- No other overclocks

SLI or Crossfire: Yes / No / Maybe
- No. And not in the future either.

Monitor Resolution: (e.g.: 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200)
- 1600x1200

Additional Comments: (e.g.: Need to have a window and lots of bling, I would like a quiet PC)

 

[cutebeans]

I'm going to use www.directcanada.com. It has free shipping and it's more or less the same price with ncix

i5-2500k $220
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12200BD1527&vpn=BX80623I52500K&manufacture=INTEL

Corsair CX600 $64
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11180AC1730&vpn=CMPSU-600CXV2&manufacture=CORSAIR

GTX 560ti Twin Frozr II $235
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12980BD8066&vpn=N560GTX-TI%20Twin%20Frozr%20II/OC&manufacture=MSI

ASUS P8z68 $124
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530BD4074&vpn=P8Z68-V%20LX&manufacture=ASUS

G.skill Ripjaws 8gb $49
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15380BD5798&vpn=F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL&manufacture=G.SKILL

Haf 922 $97
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11130AC5964&vpn=RC-922M-KKN1-GP&manufacture=COOLERMASTER

Hyper Evo CPU cooler $31
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11130AC0554&vpn=RR-212E-20PK-R1&manufacture=COOLERMASTER

Seagate Barracuda 1tb $129
http://www.ncix.com/search/?categoryid=0&q=seagate+barracuda+1tb

Samsung DVD Writer $19
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950DR6784&vpn=SH-222AB/BEBE-OEM&manufacture=Others

Windows 7 64bit
$99

$1050

 

[Emelth]

^+1 to the above build

 

[siege_templar]

might want a powerfuller gpu for skyrim to run on high, and the budget is big... go for a gtx580 and i7 2600k, instead of the mb above go for a asrock extreme 7 gen3 board, and get a 750watt psu or higher. and ur done

 

[Emelth]

he isnt going to be doing video/3D editting so there is no reason for him to really go with an i7. Save the money stick with a i5 2500k, GTX 580 sure why not if you got the money to spare it will do good at your resolution.

 

[sceen311]

i2500k and 580 +1

 

[cutebeans]

You kinda missed the 1600 x 1200 resolution part. It will max skyrim for sure.

 

[hellfire24]

a single 560ti or 6950 will max out anything at your listed resolution(still overkill a bit).
a 750w PSU will do good job for 560ti SLI or 6950 Crossfire.

 

[leviathanII]

Is there a big performance difference between ASUS P8z68 for $124 and a higher end board Ex. p67 extreme4 gen3 $199?

 

[vitornob]

Well, if he willing to spend till $2500 he should get a GTX 580 cause if someday he exchange the monitor for a fullHD he would need to get a new VGA.

Another recommendation is to get a FullHD Monitor, many games today have a 16x9 coded vision. So, playing in a 4x3 is getting less game (I'm suposing ur monitor is 4x3 by the resolution)

 

[vitornob]

Is there a big performance difference between ASUS P8z68 for $124 and a higher end board Ex. p67 extreme4 gen3 $199?

MOBO doesn't give substancial performance difference, IMO don't even get u 2~3% diff comparing low and hi end paired with single vga.

Mobo is about connections, sata ports, sli/crossfire possibilities, and fancy stuff. Don't mind about performance.
I got my P8Z68 Deluxe by the front panel, bluetooth included , the awesome auto OC feature and nice bios. no performance considerations at all

 

[leviathanII]

OK here is my parts list so far. Any final thoughts before I buy it?

Part list permalink / Part price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.69 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.70 @ DirectCanada)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.98 @ NCIX)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB Video Card ($489.69 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Corsair 650D ATX Mid Tower Case ($189.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair 850W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($129.99 @ Canada Computers)
Optical Drive: LG GH22NS70 OEM DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($105.90 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Total: $1494.90
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated 2011-11-06 16:20 EST-0500)

 

[raptorxrx]

OK here is my parts list so far. Any final thoughts before I buy it?

Part list permalink / Part price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.69 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.70 @ DirectCanada)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.98 @ NCIX)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB Video Card ($489.69 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Corsair 650D ATX Mid Tower Case ($189.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair 850W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($129.99 @ Canada Computers)
Optical Drive: LG GH22NS70 OEM DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($105.90 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Total: $1494.90
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated 2011-11-06 16:20 EST-0500)

That looks good! Good Luck!

~Raptor

 

[hellfire24]

OK here is my parts list so far. Any final thoughts before I buy it?

Part list permalink / Part price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.69 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.70 @ DirectCanada)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.98 @ NCIX)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB Video Card ($489.69 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Corsair 650D ATX Mid Tower Case ($189.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair 850W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($129.99 @ Canada Computers)
Optical Drive: LG GH22NS70 OEM DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($105.90 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Total: $1494.90
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated 2011-11-06 16:20 EST-0500)

the case is pretty good but very expensive.i would recommend this one -
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139008
a good case with quality,space,cooling and attractive pricing.