Here is what I came up with for my new gaming build. I have a budget of $2000 due to winning my pick'em league this year. I'd like to save as much as I can, but don't mind paying for things that I want.
It will mainly be used to play games (BF3, Skyrim + addons, LoL) on a single monitor at 1900x1080. I am still debating on getting the IPS 24" Dell or getting a larger 27" TN monitor. What does BaPC think?
Also plan on getting the new 7970 when it comes out later this week, that should place the price up to 1800-1900. I would rather get a single GPU and then upgrade every other generation. Any suggestions?
Part list permalink: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3rFE
Part price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3rFE/by_merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler ($69.70 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($132.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 600T White Graphite ATX Mid Tower Case ($163.17 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH22NS90B DVD/CD Writer ($20.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Dell U2412M 24.0" Monitor ($329.00 @ Dell)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Logitech G500 Wired Laser Mouse ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1255.63
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated 2012-01-02 21:18 EST-0500)
It will mainly be used to play games (BF3, Skyrim + addons, LoL) on a single monitor at 1900x1080. I am still debating on getting the IPS 24" Dell or getting a larger 27" TN monitor. What does BaPC think?
Also plan on getting the new 7970 when it comes out later this week, that should place the price up to 1800-1900. I would rather get a single GPU and then upgrade every other generation. Any suggestions?
Part list permalink: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3rFE
Part price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3rFE/by_merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler ($69.70 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($132.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 600T White Graphite ATX Mid Tower Case ($163.17 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH22NS90B DVD/CD Writer ($20.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Dell U2412M 24.0" Monitor ($329.00 @ Dell)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Logitech G500 Wired Laser Mouse ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1255.63
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated 2012-01-02 21:18 EST-0500)