Gaming build help

[zacariah]

So basically, i've spent the last month researching and looking at different builds and i'm still really none the wiser on what is good/bad/best/alright and i'm a little frustrated and finding it a bit daunting. Could anyone recommend a decent build for under $1000. i just want to be able to play bf3 really, and skyrim. if i could play on med-high with at least 50/60fps i'd be really happy. it'll probably be at least another month before i put this build together, as i've just had a few weeks off work over christmas and funds are a little low. so any tips, help, builds, components you think i should check out, stuff getting released soon would be greatly appreciated.

thanks!

 

[sosofm]

MOTHERBOARD : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131781
CPU : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
MEMORY : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233186
HDD : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148767
GPU : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121425
DVD-RW : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136236
PSU : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151095
CASE : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233
CPU COOLER : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
TOTAL : $922.91 without rebates. You can buy if you want all exept the GPU to see what the new Radeon 7000 can do. If not that 560Ti is a great video card. Good luck.

 

[DelroyMonjo]

I'd go for the ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard. Same price but you can SLI @ 8X8.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271

 

[zacariah]

I forgot to mention that i don't need a cd drive, or a hdd as i already have them, and i'd probably just get a 60gb ssd for the os, and certain games. but the price will be about the same anyway.

How well would the GTX 560 Ti sli? I've read a bit about it bottlenecking with 8x8.

Do you think the Radeon 7000 will be worth waiting for?

 

[fb39ca4]

There will be no bottleneck with current gen PCIe slots. Also do you have a preference for HD 6950 or 560 TI? The Radeon 7000 series will be worth waiting for so you could get a cheap card that lets you play on low for now, and sell it and get a 7xxx card in the future.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

I like Soso's build...tho I'd....

Up the HD to the Barracuda 1TB 64 MB cache model
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840

DVD Writer - $ 25 - Asus 24X DRW-24B3L w/ LS with Media Combo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135221

I'd spend an extra $10 on the PSU so I could SLI that GFX card later on
$90 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207011

I'd find a case with a USB3.0 USB port up front

And finally, I'd get a P67 or Z68 board that is x8 x8 SLI capable that offers an industry standard 3 year warranty. If ya read the following article, I don't think you will find a need for X68

http://www.ukgamingcomputers.co.uk/difference-between-h67-p67-z68-and-h61-chipsets-a-22.html

Save $35 on this combo between discounts and MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.797221

 

[zacariah]

Alright, so how does this sound

MOTHERBOARD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.797221
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.797221
MEMORY: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233234
SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233194
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121425
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256067
CASE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197
CPU COOLER: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

So i went 4 x 2gb of ram. as far as i'm aware, the more slots used the better?
i already have a 500gb hdd, that will do just fine for now, and a cd drive. so i just went with a 60gb ssd for the os, and probably bf3.

Um, i don't really have a preference for either the HD 6950 or the 560 TI

is there much of a difference? which is better/would you recommend. I'd probably end up adding another in the future as well, so i guess, whichever would work better sli'd or crossfired i guess.

how much do you think the 7000 will be worth?

also, i live in australia, so i'll probably just order parts a little more locally, i guess it'll end up being a little bit more expensive than the prices on newegg.

 

[zacariah]

edit, i'm probably going to need a cheaper power supply, how important is the bronze/silver/gold label?

 

[zacariah]

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