First Build $750 budget need advice

[lolorne]

Approximate Purchase Date: This month
Budget Range: About $750

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, nd surfing the web

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse moniter speakers

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com

Parts Preferences: none
Overclocking:no

SLI or Crossfire: no

Monitor Resolution: 1920x 1080



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Case COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar Blue WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

GPU GIGABYTE Ultra Durable VGA Series GV-R685OC-1GD Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

DVD ROM LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDS118-04 - OEM

PSU 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

Memory G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL

Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128495

CPU Intel Core i5-2500 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I52500

 

[lolorne]

or would it better to get this Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I52400

 

[lolorne]

Fixed the links. =)

 

[4eyed]

HDD is way too small, for just 15$ more you can have this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148767

Since you game, you'd be waaaay better of with this GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127565 and this CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115078

Everything else seems fine.

 

[lolorne]

how much of a difference would the i3-2100 compared to the i5-2500

 

[lolorne]

I still need more advice .

 

[lolorne]

help me please. I am trying to keep it as close to $750 as I can.

 

[hafronix]

Is there any chance you have a microcenter near where you live? They sell the i5 2500k for $180

 

[lolorne]

Nope there are no Microcenters where I live.

 

[hafronix]

CPU: i5 2500 ($209.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115073&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=6uyowpsasahk

RAM: Gskil Ripjaws X (8gb) ($39.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231426&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-Memory%20%28Desktop%20Memory%29-_-G.SKILL-_-20231426&AID=10440897&PID=3938566&SID=

PSU: SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 80 plus (~$60)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-Power%20Supplies-_-SeaSonic%20USA-_-17151096&AID=10440897&PID=3938566&SID=

Case: Same one ($49.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-Cases%20%28Computer%20Cases%20-%20ATX%20Form%29-_-Cooler%20Master-_-11119233&AID=10440897&PID=3938566&SID=

Mobo: MSI P67A-G43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ($94.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130583&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-Motherboards%20-%20Intel-_-MSI-_-13130583&AID=10440897&PID=3938566&SID=

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500gb 7200 RPM ($84.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148767&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-Hard%20Drives-_-Seagate-_-22148767&AID=10440897&PID=3938566&SID=

GPU: ASUS ENGTX560 DCII OC/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) ($179.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121446&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-Video%20Cards-_-ASUS-_-14121446&AID=10440897&PID=3938566&SID=

Optical Drive: Same one ($18.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106276&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-CD/DVD%20ROM%20Drives-_-Lite-On-_-27106276&AID=10440897&PID=3938566&SID=

Something I together real quick. It's 798.92 before rebates and PSU promo code and approximately 738 after rebates and PSU promo code.

I think its a decent build. I just threw it together really quick. Hopefully at least you can take something from it or other people can suggest some better options from it and such.

 

[samdsox]

get the 2400 and use the saved money to get a 6870

 

[lolorne]

Thanks for the help.

 

[hafronix]

EDIT: I added the prices to each item after rebates.

Another viable GPU (IMO) would be this one for a couple of bucks more
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127593

 

[hafronix]

samdsox is also right you could also get a 6870.

like this MSI one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127545

you may not even have to drop down to a i5 2400

 

[lolorne]

so this is what i am thinking of doing based on what you guys have said.

Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Memory G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL

Case COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Mother Board MSI P67A-G43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

PSU Antec Basiq BP500U 500W Continuous Power ATX12V Version 2.01 Active PFC Power Supply

GPU MSI R6870 Twin Frozr II Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

CPU Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I52400

DVD BurnerLG 22X Super-Multi DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model GH22NS90B - OEM

 

[4eyed]

If you want a gaming build, trust me, you'll be way better off with an i3 and a gtx 560 ti. I3 is a dual core beast, meets and beats non-overclocked quad core phenoms. Gtx 560 ti is a very fast gpu, capable of maxing many modern games ( without full anti-aliasing ).

 

[lolorne]

one more question how much of difference is there between the gtx 560 and the gtx 560 ti.

 

[hafronix]

There is a significant amount of difference between the i5 2400 and i3 2100

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/363?vs=289

The 560 is pretty much the equivalent of Nvidia to the Radeon 6870 maybe slightly better here and there. The 560 ti is faster and near the equivalent of the Radeon 6950.

In my opinion I would stick to four cores for future proofing, but thats just me

 

[lolorne]

so if I were to go with the i5 2400 which gpu should I get.

 

[hafronix]

If you can afford it I would stick to the 6870

 

[lolorne]

Best answer selected by lolorne.