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HertzKnight

HertzKnight

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Finish college. Got a decent job, so now I plan on building a new machine. I am on here for any helpful insight possible.

Please advise on the motherboard and graphics card.

Approximate Purchase Date: Throughout the next couple of weeks. I am willing to wait a bit. (Ex. new ivy bridge hopefully will price drop sandy bridge)
Budget Range: under $800 (absolute max is $875) after rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (Diablo 3, Skyrim, etc...), Online Streaming, media streaming to TV, Music, Internet, Skype,

Parts Not Required: Don't need mouse, Power Supply, Moniter, Keyboard, HDD, or Wireless card

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon or Newegg. Though any non bidding sites.

Country: USA

Parts Preferences: So far here is my choice selection:

• Case:
o Thermaltake Overseer RX-I VN700M1W2N
o Price: $120.99 (Amazon)

• Graphics Card:
o XFX HD-687A-ZHFC Radeon HD 6870 1 GB 256-bit GDDR5
o Price: $129.99 (Newegg after all discounts and rebates)
o Note: This deal ends soon please Advise if the card is worth it or not

• Memory
o G. Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR3 1600
o Price: $46.99 (Newegg)

• CPU
o Intel i5 2500K
o Price: $218.98 (Amazon) or $219.99 + $10 Gift card (Newegg)

• CPU Heatsink
o Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
o Price: $26.43 (Amazon)

• Motherboard
o Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3
o Price: $124.99 (Newegg after discounts and rebates)
o Note: This deal ends soon please Advise if the motherboard is worth it or not
o Other Considerations: If you know of any others please say so.


• Disc Drive
o Samsung 22X SATA DDRW
o Price: $14.99

Already Purchased:
• CORSAIR Enthusiast TX750 V2 (non-modular)
o Price: $69.99

Total: $753.35

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Yes

Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050 (I might get new monitor later on)

Additional Comments: I like to have a nice full tower case; however that can change. I have already purchased a 750W Corsair PSU (with 62 A on +12V) . I might be getting a SDD to have my OS.

I might consider the Ivy Bridge since they come out on sunday.
 
benjamincakir

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GPU: Go with Nvidia. Now that the 600 seiries is out, get a 560 for cheap.

Mobo: Asus P8Z68. Has UEFI BIOS and GPU boost.

CPU: i7-2600. It has Hyperthreading.

Case: The best case on the market is the CM Haf 932.

 
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Just make sure to get the CM HAF 932
 
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for gaming 2500k is the best choice.. As azeem says there is no such thing as best case.. You don't have to spend 20 more $ to buy a HAF 932 if you don't want it..
 
andrewcarr

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First of all chose the case YOU like best.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160
this is nice and comes to the same price after shipping so it's your decision.
But both cases are nice with internal USB 3.0 support (no cables running to the rear). Your current motherboard is fine I don't see it being worth the extra money for the ASUS.
Just throwing in another case I personally like.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811553002

Only thing that I would change is the GPU. It seems you have about $100 left in your budget so if you can get one of these (worst to best, but all better than the current GPU).
560Ti- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500196
7850- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102986
570- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130620
Here is how they perform in comparison all the reference model (from left to right, first card listed is the 570, second is 7850, third is the 560Ti and the last one is the 6870).
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2012-vga-gpgpu/compare,2933.html?prod%5B5390%5D=on&prod%5B5454%5D=on&prod%5B5393%5D=on&prod%5B5399%5D=on
The 560Ti listed is $10 more than others but is highly overclocked stock, if you don't mind overclocking then you can get this one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125363
The 7850 listed is good because it is one of the lower prices for a non-reference cooler and thus better to overclock.
Lastly the 570 is overclocked a bit stock with these two being other possible options
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125384
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162075

The ASRock motherboard doesn't have any on board USB 3.0 header.
 
HertzKnight

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The case isn't a big issue to be honest more for look and ease of installation. The main thing I am trying to figure out is the mobo and the graphics card. I know the RAM will be more than enough.

My biggest thing right now will be playing diablo 3.

I want to make sure I am not screwing myself over on the graphics card. I want to get the best one possible, but still remain decently in my budget. If I need to downgrade the case to stay within budget I am ok with that.

Mainly is the graphics card I have good enough to play most of the games on max setting? Should I buy it now?

Should I wait for Ivy Bridge to come out before I buy a mobo and processor?
 
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Nice build... I think you got all the help you can get in that section but Diablo 3 really? A mediocre game for a nice pc? quite sad day.
 
HertzKnight

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I want to get back into PC gaming. and Diablo 3 will be great. lol I pretty sure I can easily run max with this new build.

Also Any suggestions on a better GPU? The max I like to spend is around 200-220. I thought the 6870 for 130 was a great buy.
 
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Yes I do want to have usb 3.0 ports in the front (to be honest the front top). Now the ASUS and Gigabyte mobos seem to be the best so far.

And I might get the 560 ti (after rebates it is still about 60-70 which isnt too bad). I do have room in the budget for it. Now I might not overclock the GPU until I really need to.

Now I might be waiting on the Mobo and CPU. Is it worth to go with an i5 Ivy bridge? I believe it has a 5-10% better performance and lower wattage. If so what north bridge chipset should I be looking into?
 
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But PCI-E 3.0 is useless even a 680 can't max out PCI-E 2.0. When PCI-E can be fully saturated then 3.0 is worth it but this generation of GPU's will experience no benefit.
 
HertzKnight

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I though about getting an ivy bridge. It would boost up preformance. And a PCI-E 3.0 board won't be a bad idea for further upgrades.

Also I been looking into maybe doing crossfire with 2x 6870s. I buy the one today and buy the other later on if I need it. Are there any downsides to that idea?

If not I was thinking this card: EVGA 560 ti

Is there anywhere else I should look to get 560ti. If I can gt one cheaper it would be nicer.
 
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