$1000 Gaming PC

ferrom

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I've never put together a computer before so I'm looking for some help.

Purchase Date: Fairly soon.

Budget Range: $1000. Maybe a little bit more.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming. Surfing Internet.

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, mouse, speakers, and OS.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com

Country: United States of America

Parts Preferences: Intel CPU

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Monitor Resolution: Not sure

Here's what I thought. I'm not sure this is all compatible though so help is appreciated! :D

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352007

Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130738

Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371044

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231426

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131773

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Monitor: Suggestions needed!
 
Solution
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Tower-Case-RC-912-KKN1/dp/B003ZM7YTA/ref=br_lf_m_193870011_1_11_ttl?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=electronics&pf_rd_p=1318425922&pf_rd_s=center-11&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=193870011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0B50Z15EF1HMSJ15X1P2 $59.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Cooler Master HAF 912 Mid Tower ATX Case (RC-912-KKN1)

http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-80PLUS-Bronze-Performance-compatible/dp/B005A2RJOI/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1329590271&sr=1-7 $99.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
OCZ ZS Series 750W 80PLUS Bronze High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom

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Grand_Admiral_K

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Some people may come along and make a small suggestion or two, but the core of your build is very solid, there's nothing wrong that I can see here. Very good job for your first time configuring a build and best of luck to you on building it!

As for a monitor, I'm not quite sure how much you want to spend on it, what screen size, etc; but here is a good one to look at...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236100

LED, 1920x1080, 21.5in, and a 5ms response time all for $145

If you were willing to spend a bit more, you could probably get a larger screen, but I have a 22" monitor and I've never felt that it was too small.
 

ferrom

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That monitor looks like a great choice. Thanks!
 

The board you have up there is meant for a single card set up. It runs dual cards @ x4, and if you want the option to add another card later on you want a board that runs dual cards @ x8. That 650w psu is over kill for a single 560 ti, and under powered for dual 560 ti's. You want a 750w psu for dual 560 ti's in SLI. Also that case is decent, but when you tack on the $15 for shipping it becomes a hose job.
 
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Tower-Case-RC-912-KKN1/dp/B003ZM7YTA/ref=br_lf_m_193870011_1_11_ttl?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=electronics&pf_rd_p=1318425922&pf_rd_s=center-11&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=193870011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0B50Z15EF1HMSJ15X1P2 $59.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Cooler Master HAF 912 Mid Tower ATX Case (RC-912-KKN1)

http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-80PLUS-Bronze-Performance-compatible/dp/B005A2RJOI/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1329590271&sr=1-7 $99.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
OCZ ZS Series 750W 80PLUS Bronze High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom

or....

http://www.amazon.com/Antec-Computer-Power-Supply-HCG-750/dp/B0046L1PC6/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1329591240&sr=1-5 $99.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Antec Computer Power Supply HCG-750

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271 $121.99
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-Sleeve-RR-B10-212P-G1/dp/B002G1YPH0/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1329548785&sr=1-3 $24.27 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler, RR-B10-212P-G1

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

http://www.amazon.com/Asus-24xDVD%C2%B1RW-Serial-Internal-DRW-24B1ST/dp/B0033Z2BAQ/ref=pd_bxgy_e_text_b $22.88 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25
Asus 24xDVD±RW Serial ATA Internal OEM Drive DRW-24B1ST (Black)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125401 $209.99
GIGABYTE GV-N560UD-1G GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009315 $139.99 FREE SHIPPING
Acer S230HLAbii Black 23" 5ms HDMI LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 ACM 100,000,000:1 (1000:1)

or....

http://www.amazon.com/ML228H-22-Inch-Ultra-Slim-Widescreen-Monitor/dp/B00413PHEQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329549014&sr=1-1 $154.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
ASUS ML228H 22-Inch Ultra-Slim Widescreen LED Monitor
 
Solution

ferrom

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I've noted all of this. Thanks man! I think I'm going to stay with the GTX 560 Ti 448 GPU though. Are those products as reliable as the ones I listed? I wouldn't know.
 

ferrom

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Say that I do decide to get a second 560 Ti 448 Core, will a 750w PSU be able to handle two 448 cores? I think you may have thought I was getting a standard 560 Ti. Also, I've heard ASUS is a great motherboard manufacturer. Should I invest money to get an ASUS motherboard able to handle dual cards @ x8 or should the ASRock you recommended be fine?
 

A 750w psu will handle two of those cards in SLI. They use a little more juice than the normal 560 ti but it still gets the job done.

Also check out this...better cooling system and it's the top over clocking card on the market atm. It's a beast.


http://www.guru3d.com/article/msi-geforce-gtx-560-ti-448-core-oc-power-review/23 <------ If only they did 1920x1080 on there. That's that MSI gtx 560 ti 448 core (over clocked) vs a gtx 580

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_560_Ti_448_Cores_Twin_Frozr_III/30.html <---- there's that MSI card again vs a gtx 580. There's a few more reviews on it also.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127615 $294.99 - $264.99 after mail-in rebate card FREE SHIPPING
MSI N560GTX-Ti 448 Twin Frozr III PE/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti - 448 Cores (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
 

The 570 is a dog. It's on an older die than the 560 series cards, it's a power hog, and it's not all that great when it comes to over clocking. The 560's rule the roost when it comes to over clocking. A 560 ti when over clocked will run on par with a 570, a 560 ti 448 core when over clocked will come close to running on par with a 580.