It's that time of the year

[madchemist83]

Hello.

I'm looking for suggestions on a new build.

Date: Xmas

Purpose: Gaming, etc

Budget: ~ $1000 ( after shipping and taxes)

Parts not needed: keyboard, mouse, dvd drive, monitor ( 50" 1080p)

Location: USA, California

I've decided on i5-2500k ...
so now it's down to the point of getting a system that can pull ~ 60fps on most modern game titles at high or ultra settings

I will not SLI or CF as I don't want to deal with microstuttering.

I would like motherboard being a healthy overclocker. Please do not suggest any Asrock motherboards as imo they are still poor quality build.

Thanks for all your input

 

[madchemist83]

Anyone?

 

[crimsonpc]

i5-2500k
Hyper 212 Plus
ASUS P8Z68-V Pro
8GB Vengeance 1600 low profile
1TB drive
HD 6870 1GB
Corsair TX750 V2
Lite-On iHAS124

Put all that in your favorite $100 case and you'll be right under a thousand.

 

[madchemist83]

I also need OS.
I doubt 6870 can pull 60fps
And I would not need 750 w psu

Any other thoughts?

 

[mrwhit30ut]

You should probably go with a case of your pref under 100, because any more than that is out of your budget, a 560 ti 448 runs cheaper than the GTX 570, can be overclocked to and surpass the GTX 570 in performance, IHMO. and get a good quality 650 PSU from XFX, their PSUs are made by seasonic, and are excellent PSUs.

 

[mrwhit30ut]

OH and also thank you so much for acknowledging the fact that Asrock mobos are cheap. I don't get where all this Asrock fanbase came from, but I would stick with gigabyte UD3, ooooh matte black finish PCB, might be a little expensive though but definitely go with a trusted and proven brand, none of this Asrock bullshit. If you can hold off on your HDD or find a cheap supplier, i would never buy an HDD right now at theses prices.

 

[madchemist83]

That's what I was thinking about gpu. I'm not sure about psu though. I'd rather get actual seasonic, fsp or pc p&c

 

[madchemist83]

Anyone else

 

[madchemist83]

bump

 

[008Rohit]

If I were you, I'd wait for Ivy Bridge. Just wait until Q1-Q2 2012 and get a better product.

other things,
Cooler : Hyper 212 Evo

Motherboard : ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (SOLID Quality, beleive me or not)
newegg review :
ASUS PZ68 M Pro : 36% 5 star
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 : 67% 5 star
GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 : 47% 5 star
MSI Z68MA-ED55 (B3) : 57% 5 star

RAM : Ripjaws DDR3 1866 or Vengeance 1866 2x4GB

GPU : GTX 560 Ti 448 cores

PSU : Seasonic S1II 620W Modular

Case : 50$

Hard Drive : Should not buy at this time

 

[madchemist83]

Im not willing to wait. I want it now
Like I said please don't suggest Asrock. 1 year warranty just not gonna cut it for me. Also I would not make the purchase based on new egg reviews. I need quiet case that is of high quality I doubt there is one for fifty bucks

 

[madchemist83]

ok how about this one
case: Fractal Design Arc Midi - $120
cpu+mobo combo : i5-2500k and either Gigabyte z68xp-ud3h-b3, Asus p8p67 pro or whatever available to bundle at microcenter ~ $300-340
GPU: EVGA 560ti superclocked - $220(after MIR)
hdd: my old 2 drives
RAm: vengeance 8Gb - $40
PSU: corsair tx750m v2 - $115
cooler - thermalright if I can find it .. or Corsiar A70 - $40
thermal paste: arctic silver ceramiq - $6
extra 140mm fan - cougar $20
OS - $100

Total - $1001