Building 1800ish$ system, need advice! (first build)

[rolfsnuffles]

Hello,

I am building my first desktop with a little help and encouragement from a friend, and he recommended this site for final advise on comparability/performance. I'm building a new gaming computer with roughly 1700-1900$ in mind for a budget.

Here's what I have saved so far:

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
New CPU fan due to cited overheating issues with stock fan: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
Tower: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119225
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128506
Hard drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136795
Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371049

I have two graphic cards picked out, not such which is better for my current system/gaming performance:

Geforce http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130595
Raedon http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161372&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&PageSize=10&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo

Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236117&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&PageSize=10&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo
Keyboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126199&Tpk=logitech%20solar

I am also unsure of which windows to buy, I would prefer one mounted for price, but I am open to suggestions. I'm a newb when it comes to building, and would appreciate any advise on comparability and if there are better/cheaper parts that will perform just as well as what I have rounded up. My friend has a mat and static protector.

Thank you for your time!

 

[tlmck]

This version of the case will save a few bucks. Should work just as well. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160

Based on the benchmark sites, I see that the 1gb cards mostly do better than the 2gb versions. have not really studied up as to why though. Right now, this is about the hottest card going.

Here is the Windows you need for 8gb ram. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

Everything else looks good.

 

[MasterMace]

These parts will do you better
Lower Latency Ram for the Same price
Larger Capacity Hard Drive at Lower Price
i7-2600k has hyperthreading, which allows 2 logical cores per physical core, microcenter has a better price than newegg if you have one near you



I'll post some more after this.

 

[tlmck]

These parts will do you better
Lower Latency Ram for the Same price
Larger Capacity Hard Drive at Lower Price
i7-2600k has hyperthreading, which allows 2 logical cores per physical core, microcenter has a better price than newegg if you have one near you



I'll post some more after this.

i7-2600k does indeed have Hyperthreading, but it still does not benchmark significantly better for gaming applications. Certainly not worth the extra cost IMO.

It is true that the HDD is larger capacity, but quality on Hitachi is suspect at times. Not that WD is any great shakes either these days, but it is still better than Hitachi. Still, with the shortage, you have to go with what you can get.

I would also check the motherboard compatibility with Patriot ram. It can be a bit ticky.

And if Microcenter is in the mix, the i5-2500k can be had for $179.99.

 

[rolfsnuffles]

Changed the case and added the new OS. Keeping the Geforce, and changing the ram. Are the remaining parts compatible? Thank you guys!

 

[tlmck]

You should be good to go.