Hey All,
I've been putting together a parts list for a new gaming PC for under $1,300 and wanted to get some feedback.
I don't think I'll be overclocking, but I might do an SLI with 2 GTX 570s later down the line. As you can see, I prefer newegg for parts
Parts Not Required: (keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, DVD drive) as I already have them.
Also, this is going to be a 1920x1080 dual monitor setup.
Here is the list:
CPU: Core i7-2600 ($300)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115071
GPU: Asus GTX 570 ($350, $320 after MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121432
MOBO: Asus P8Z68-V LGA ($170)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131729
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 (8GB) ($44)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
PSU: XFX Core Edition PRO850W ($120)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207011
CASE: COOLER MASTER HAF 912 ($50)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233
OS: Win 7 x64 OEM (or the student upgrade version if it's cheaper) ($100)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986
HDD/SSD: So for the hard drive, there are 2 options. I can either get a 120GB SATA II SSD ($130) and expand storage with a spinning hard drive when the prices go down, OR I can buy the cheapest SATA III, 64MB cache, 1TB hard drive I can find ($120).
For gaming I like the SSD option, but I'm not too happy about spending the extra money. My question is this: Do you guys think I can get away with just buying the spinning hard drive?
Here are the links:
SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820171545
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840
Any feedback is greatly appreciated!
Also, I want to get this before new year in order to qualify for the Mail-in-rebates on the video card and PSU.
I've been putting together a parts list for a new gaming PC for under $1,300 and wanted to get some feedback.
I don't think I'll be overclocking, but I might do an SLI with 2 GTX 570s later down the line. As you can see, I prefer newegg for parts
Parts Not Required: (keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, DVD drive) as I already have them.
Also, this is going to be a 1920x1080 dual monitor setup.
Here is the list:
CPU: Core i7-2600 ($300)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115071
GPU: Asus GTX 570 ($350, $320 after MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121432
MOBO: Asus P8Z68-V LGA ($170)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131729
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 (8GB) ($44)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
PSU: XFX Core Edition PRO850W ($120)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207011
CASE: COOLER MASTER HAF 912 ($50)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233
OS: Win 7 x64 OEM (or the student upgrade version if it's cheaper) ($100)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986
HDD/SSD: So for the hard drive, there are 2 options. I can either get a 120GB SATA II SSD ($130) and expand storage with a spinning hard drive when the prices go down, OR I can buy the cheapest SATA III, 64MB cache, 1TB hard drive I can find ($120).
For gaming I like the SSD option, but I'm not too happy about spending the extra money. My question is this: Do you guys think I can get away with just buying the spinning hard drive?
Here are the links:
SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820171545
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840
Any feedback is greatly appreciated!
Also, I want to get this before new year in order to qualify for the Mail-in-rebates on the video card and PSU.