- Dec 8, 2011
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I am in the process of building a new computer and need advice on the components. It would primarily be used for gaming on a 1080p monitor, as well as general computer usage. The budget would ideally be $750, but I could stretch that to $800 if necessary. I live in Australia and would most likely buy the parts from http://www.mwave.com.au/
Here is a tentative parts list:
CPU: i5 2500k, or the 2400. I wasn't sure whether it would be worth going for the 2500k as I thought that would also require a more expensive motherboard. I would buy parts for cooling later if the budget doesn't have enough for cpu cooling.
Motherboard: I need advice on this in particular. If I go for the 2500k I would need a z68 board, but am not sure what I need to spend to get a decent overclock, and possible add another GPU latter. I am don't know whether I need a to get a ATX or a micro ATX would save some money.
RAM: 4gb would be fine but I would prefer 8 gb if the budget allows like the g.skill ripjaws.
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-371408 [...] 00_CL9_1_5
Graphics card: I am thinking a 6870 like this
Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 Video Card - GDDR5 1024MB 256Bit VRAM - 900 / 4200MHz Clock - PCIe 2.1 - DVI, HDMI & Display Port - CrossFireX Ready - DirectX 11 & OpenGL 3.2 (11179-09-41G)
or preferably a 6950
Sapphire HD 6950 Video Card - 1024MB 256-bit GDDR5 RAM - 800 / 5000MHz Clock - PCIe 2.0 - 2x DVI, 2x Mini DisplayPort & HDMI - AMD Eyefinity - CrossFireX Ready - DirectX 11 (11188-09-41G)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Tower Gaming Case - Mid ATX Tower - Black - Steel - 9x Drive Bays - SSD Ready - No Power Supply - Very Limited Stock Left
PSU: I don't know about this so suggestions would be very much appreciated
HDD: I would like to get one as the only one I have spare is 40gb, but I might have to wait for the prices to drop.
I do plan to overclock and would like to have the potential to add another graphics card. Thank you for any assistance.
Here is a tentative parts list:
CPU: i5 2500k, or the 2400. I wasn't sure whether it would be worth going for the 2500k as I thought that would also require a more expensive motherboard. I would buy parts for cooling later if the budget doesn't have enough for cpu cooling.
Motherboard: I need advice on this in particular. If I go for the 2500k I would need a z68 board, but am not sure what I need to spend to get a decent overclock, and possible add another GPU latter. I am don't know whether I need a to get a ATX or a micro ATX would save some money.
RAM: 4gb would be fine but I would prefer 8 gb if the budget allows like the g.skill ripjaws.
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-371408 [...] 00_CL9_1_5
Graphics card: I am thinking a 6870 like this
Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 Video Card - GDDR5 1024MB 256Bit VRAM - 900 / 4200MHz Clock - PCIe 2.1 - DVI, HDMI & Display Port - CrossFireX Ready - DirectX 11 & OpenGL 3.2 (11179-09-41G)
or preferably a 6950
Sapphire HD 6950 Video Card - 1024MB 256-bit GDDR5 RAM - 800 / 5000MHz Clock - PCIe 2.0 - 2x DVI, 2x Mini DisplayPort & HDMI - AMD Eyefinity - CrossFireX Ready - DirectX 11 (11188-09-41G)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Tower Gaming Case - Mid ATX Tower - Black - Steel - 9x Drive Bays - SSD Ready - No Power Supply - Very Limited Stock Left
PSU: I don't know about this so suggestions would be very much appreciated
HDD: I would like to get one as the only one I have spare is 40gb, but I might have to wait for the prices to drop.
I do plan to overclock and would like to have the potential to add another graphics card. Thank you for any assistance.
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