New gaming rig for $2000 - $2500

SumYungGuy · Nov 6, 2011

michxymi · Nov 6, 2011

What games will you play and what's your monitor's resolution?

SumYungGuy · Nov 6, 2011

Thanks for the fast reply.

I want to play bf3, metro, and other benchmarks and I play on 1920 x 1080 resolution. Also i forgot to mention, this is my first time building a computer and this website.

Michilius · Nov 6, 2011

SumYungGuy :

Up the SSD memory (32 GB is just too small, I'd go minimum 120 GB for such a high end machine). Decrease the RAM by half, gaming just doesn't need that much.

michxymi · Nov 6, 2011

SumYungGuy :

Generally good choices then...I would go for GTX 570 SLI with a better 850W PSU...

EVGA 012-P3-1571-AR GeForce GTX 570 HD w/Display-Port (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130621

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850 V2 850W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139022

SumYungGuy · Nov 7, 2011

ok, so

New SSD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.742779

or for the RAM - I was going to give to a cousin that needs it.

I was planning to go 580sli in the future when i have the money, thats why i have 1200w for

Nigelfrost · Nov 7, 2011

+1 to michxymi- never buy a Coolermaster PSU they suck. Get an Msi Twin Frozr II if you are going to OC your video card- it has a better cooler.

nonnac7 · Nov 7, 2011

Unless your planning on encoding videos or the like drop the 2600k for a 2500k(that you wouldn't get use out of anyway) to save $100.

Is there a reason you chose that particular motherboard? Asrock z68 extreme 4 Gen 3 is a viable alternative for near 60 dollars cheaper.

Those EVGA video cards get hot(80-85 during games), actually almost all reference cards get hot and are noisy as hell.

I personally have a MSI 580 Lightning. With fans at 80% I can't hear them over normal gaming, and are barely audible at 80% with normal room noise.

Temps: ambient of 24c (75F)
Idle: 34c
Load(100% during BF3): 69c

Current FPS in BF3(on ultra and everything up as high as possible in Nvidia Control Panel)
Absolute Min: 49
Max: 88
Average would be somewhere in the 70's it only hits 49 when there is extreme explosions with lots of smoke and stuff going on.

My cards overclocked to a core of 950 for daily use and gaming.

Changes I would go with:

Motherboard - ASRock Z68 EXTREME4 GEN3 - $190 (honestly any motherboard will do but paying 250 for one these days is not worth it)
Video Card- MSI N580GTX Lightning - $525
CPU - i5 2500k - $219 (Go to local Microcenter for $179)
SSD - Crucial M4 64gb - $119
PSU - Corsair AX850 - $190

Unless you plan on going SLI drop down to a 850. Btw, BF3 is about the most graphics intensive First person shooter that will be out until 2013.

dudeguzman · Nov 7, 2011

I would get this video card!!!!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130665

dudeguzman · Nov 7, 2011

PS. IF your using your ssd to run the OS. Get larger than 60. I just bought a 60 and installed that and avg on it and it only had 12 mb left after all the updates. I didnt feel confortable with that...

evongugg · Nov 7, 2011

You probably want to add a nice cooler like this one:

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

dudeguzman · Nov 7, 2011

I would get this one instead of the 212.. Its the newer version..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099&Tpk=evo

carder21 · Nov 7, 2011

Get a SATA III ssd not a SATA II... I have this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233191

and couldn't be happier, it is blazing fast.

mjmjpfaff · Nov 7, 2011

here is a very good psu that will easily run 2 580's. 1200w is kind of overkill- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703028

dudeguzman · Nov 7, 2011

SATAIII definetly.

SumYungGuy · Nov 9, 2011

Update:

SSD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167050

MOBO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131759

im not exactly sure about this one but i heard its pretty good and since the other one i had before sold out.

CPU COOLER
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

cpu is going to be the 2600k because i do encoding and multitask a lot.
although i am looking for a cooler that doesnt block ram slot..

PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139014

this time its a Corsair

and thank you everyone for the suggestions

SumYungGuy · Nov 9, 2011

oops meant

SSD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820233191

mjmjpfaff · Nov 9, 2011

SumYungGuy :

it is the crucial m4 128gb because the link is broken?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131792- spend a little extra and get this motherboard. it is a gen3 so it can run the next series gpu's

i think the ax1200 is the best psu on the market but you should be fine with this psu- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341045 it was rated a 9.5 on jonny guru the ax1200 (which jonny guru thinks is the best psu on the market) got a 9.7. 1000w is plenty for 2 580's.

SumYungGuy · Nov 9, 2011

hmm thats weird

SSD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167042

mjmjpfaff · Nov 10, 2011

the 510 is a little pricy. you wont see a difference in performance between the it and the crucial m4 128gb.

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