Advice needed on new build...

[XzyluM]

Approximate Purchase Date: 2-4 weeks

Budget Range: $1000 -/+ (would prefer to keep it around a grand though)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, internet, etc.

Parts Not Required: none

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com and any others I may not be aware of

Country: USA

Parts Preferences: intel core i5-2500K

Overclocking: yes

SLI or Crossfire: maybe later

Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080


It's been a few years since I've built any systems or did any desktop gaming. So I am a little outdated with all the hardware. With the release of several games I have anticipated, I have decided to build a new system. From doing some research, it looks like the i5-2500K is the way to go for gaming systems. I'm still debating the video card and monitor and other things, but looking to start with the i5-2500K. Looking forward to any and all advice. Thanks!

 

[gary1]

Wait until next week when Ivy Bridge releases and see if it's any better, then post up!

 

[XzyluM]

Thanks for the reply. I do plan on waiting until IB comes out to see if does anything with the prices. But other than that, I'm still trying to piece together the GPU and other stuff.

 

[gary1]

The 7850 and 7870 are great cards for the price right now.

 

[XzyluM]

Thanks again for the quick response. I have been looking at the 7850HD cards. With quiet a few different brands sporting the same card, is one better than the other? For example, Asus, Sapphire and Power Color?

 

[gary1]

Sapphire, MSI, Gigabyte, and XFX are all very good cards. I'm biased towards the Sapphire, but it beats the XFX in terms of temperature and noise!

 

[XzyluM]

Excellent. Could you throw me a couple suggestions for power supply and hard drive? Thanks again.

 

[gary1]

TX650, HX650, AX650 from Corsair, or Seasonic X-650.

Hard Drive, you can't go wrong with a Western Digital.

 

[Why_Me]

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Tower-Case-RC-912-KKN1/dp/B003ZM7YTA/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1334815011&sr=1-1 $49.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Cooler Master HAF 912 Mid Tower ATX Case (RC-912-KKN1)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341049 $89.99 - $64.99 after mail-in rebate card FREE SHIPPING
OCZ ZS Series 750W 80PLUS Bronze High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293 $139.99
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://pcper.com/news/Processors/Intel-Ivy-Bridge-Processors-Launch-March-23-2012 $225
Intel i5-3750K Ivy Bridge CPU 3.4Ghz-

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-Sleeve-RR-B10-212P-G1/dp/B002G1YPH0/ref=pd_cp_e_2 $26.81 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler, RR-B10-212P-G1

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231546 $44.99 FREE SHIPPING
G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-8GAB

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST1000DM003/dp/B005T3GRNW/ref=pd_cp_e_1 $99.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Seagate Barracuda 7200 1 TB 7200RPM SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST1000DM003

http://www.amazon.com/Asus-24xDVD-RW-Serial-Internal-DRW-24B1ST/dp/B0033Z2BAQ/ref=pd_bxgy_e_img_c $17.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25
Asus 24xDVD-RW Serial ATA Internal OEM Drive DRW-24B1ST (Black)

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ASUS HD7850-DC2-2GD5 Radeon 2GB DDR5 VGA/DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort GPU Tweak Utilities PCI-Express 3.0 Graphics Card HD7850-DC2-2GD5

http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-64bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0PT3I/ref=br_lf_m_1000219721_1_1_ttl?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=software&pf_rd_p=1292309362&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_i=1000219721&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1AFD5KKF12ES2MBG2PC7 $99.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit (Full) System Builder DVD 1 Pack

Total: $1,044.73 *not including shipping and rebates

 

[dudewitbow]

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SKUSearch.asp?px=DS&scriteria=AA82388&pagetitle=Arctic%20Cooling%20MX-2%20Thermal%20Compound%20-%201.5Gram

if you want to go that extra mile and use a thermal paste to shave off a couple of degrees. hot deal going on right now. (use paypal or amazon on checkout, rather not have a company get your card info directly)

 

[XzyluM]

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