$1000 Gaming Rig

[blackblaze]

Approximate Purchase Date: Not Sure

Budget Range: $1000-$1100

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Video Watching

Parts Not Required: Mouse, Keyboard, Speakers, Monitor

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference

Country: (e.g.: India) United States

Parts Preferences: Whatever is best

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Doubtful

Monitor Resolution: 1080p

Additional Comments: Would like the PC to be as quiet as possible.

 

[redeemer]

SILVERSTONE RAVEN Series RV03B-W Matte Black $169.99

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz $229.99

G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 $48.49

ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 $149.99

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W $99.99

Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F60GB3A-BK 2.5" 60GB $109.99

DIAMOND 6970PE52G Radeon HD 6970 2GB $349.99

Total $1158.43

Newegg.com

 

[somekidxd]

http://budgetcomputershelp.wordpress.com/ Read this, the rig is at the bottom.

 

[aznshinobi]

Check out my $900/$1000 build here:
http://www.squidoo.com/electronicandmore
Here's windows:
http://www.softwaresupplygroup.com/microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-64-bit-oem-branded.html

 

[Why_Me]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013 $69.99 - $54.99 after mail-in rebate card
XFX Core Edition PRO550W (P1-550S-XXB9) 550W ATX12V 2.2 & ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

or...

http://www.amazon.com/Antec-Computer-Power-Supply-HCG-520/dp/B0047YNHI2/ref=sr_1_21?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1328408470&sr=1-21 $69.24 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Antec Computer Power Supply HCG-520

or...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151093 $74.99 FREE SHIPPING 15% off w/ promo code SEASONIC15, ends 2/8
SeaSonic M12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157279 $104.99
ASRock Z68 PRO3 GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220570 $41.99 FREE SHIPPING
Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory with heatshield Model PSD38G1600KH

First card is the 448 core version of the gtx 560 ti.

http://www.amazon.com/MSI-N560GTX-Ti-448-III-PE/dp/B006FCCOII $289.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
MSI N560GTX-Ti 448 Twin Frozer III PE/OC - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (448 Cores) PCI-E 16X Graphics Card

or....

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GeForce-Mini-HDMI-Graphics-GV-N560OC-1GI/dp/B004KM49WO $234.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1 GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 DVI-I x 2 / Mini-HDMI SLI Ready Graphics Card, GV-N560OC-1GI

or....

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-DL-DVI-I-SL-DVI-D-PCI-Express-100312-3SR/dp/B0055Y66A4 $279.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Sapphire DIRT 3 EDITION Radeon HD 6950 2 GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 100312-3SR

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072 $229.99 FREE SHIPPING
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840 $124.99 FREE SHIPPING
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099 $34.99 FREE SHIPPING
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=199ki8obz3nrd $17.99 FREE SHIPPING
LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 $99.99 FREE SHIPPING
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM

 

[somekidxd]

[CPU] i5 2500k 3.3GHz $230

[GPU] Gigabyte Super Overclock Series GTX 570 $370

[Ram] Kingston HyperX 1333/1600 8GB(2x4Gb) $40

[MB] AsRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 $122

[PSU] Antec ECO 620w $70

[SSD] Crucial m4 64GB $100

[HDD] HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721050DLE630 (0F13178) 500GB 7200 RPM $80

[DVD] Lg 22x Dvd Drive $18

Total: $1035

GTX 570 OC edition compares to a GTX 580. +$100 for OS

 

[aznshinobi]

Welcome back Why_Me, it has been too long.

 

[Why_Me]

Welcome back Why_Me, it has been too long.

Hiya shinobi Other than Hunter and Proximan, your the only familiar poster Iv'e seen on here.

 

[aznshinobi]

Haha indeed it has been. Not too many regs anymore. New "regs" but none that I think have great advice to offer no offense to them...

 

[blackblaze]

After reading all of your post I came up with this. Take a look.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4oJ6

 

[aznshinobi]

Drop that 2GB 560 Ti you don't need it and it's a waste of extra money. Just get the cheapest Gigabyte 560 Ti.