- Apr 21, 2012
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Hello all, first time poster here. I'm about to order parts for a new PC. My plan is simple enough: I want the best configuration of parts for the purpose of productivity and gaming on a budget of around $1250CA. Productivity-wise, I do a lot of web application multitasking and desktop publishing; but don't have a big need for photo or video editing. On the gaming end, I'd like to play some 2012 titles with reasonably high settings @ 1980x1080, such as Guild Wars II, Diablo III, and Bioshock III. All this with enough space for future upgrades.
That in mind, below is the build I've come up with (case not included). Note that I plan only on a mild overclock to 4-4.2Ghz (more if cooling allows). Also, I'd like to effectively crossfire the single Radeon 7850 in the future.
Any advise or modifications vis-a-vis cost, compatibility, productivity, and gaming would be nice.
PSU: Mushkin Enhanced 800W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Active PFC Power Supply ($114.99)
MOBO: BIOSTAR TZ68A+ LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard ($119.99)
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 ($224.99)
GPU: HIS Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card ($249.99)
Sound Card: ASUS XONAR_DG 5.1 Channels PCI Interface Xonar DG Sound Card ($29.99)
Cooling 1: COOLER MASTER Hyper TX3 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" 92mm CPU Cooler ($19.99)
Cooling 2: 4 X Rosewill RFA-80-BL 80mm 4 Blue LEDs Case Fan ($17.96)
Memory: Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory ($36.99)
SSD: Crucial M4 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive ($144.99)
Optical Drive: SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner SATA Model SH-222BB/BEBE ($16.99)
Keyboard: LITE-ON SK-1788/BS 2-Tone PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard ($9.99)
Mouse: Logitech Optical USB Mouse B100 Black 3 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical Mouse ($7.99)
Monitor: ASUS VS Series VS247H-P Black 23.6" 2ms LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor ($189.99)
Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-M30 Monitor Headphones ($72.99)
Total before tax / shipping: $1261CA
That in mind, below is the build I've come up with (case not included). Note that I plan only on a mild overclock to 4-4.2Ghz (more if cooling allows). Also, I'd like to effectively crossfire the single Radeon 7850 in the future.
Any advise or modifications vis-a-vis cost, compatibility, productivity, and gaming would be nice.
PSU: Mushkin Enhanced 800W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Active PFC Power Supply ($114.99)
MOBO: BIOSTAR TZ68A+ LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard ($119.99)
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 ($224.99)
GPU: HIS Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card ($249.99)
Sound Card: ASUS XONAR_DG 5.1 Channels PCI Interface Xonar DG Sound Card ($29.99)
Cooling 1: COOLER MASTER Hyper TX3 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" 92mm CPU Cooler ($19.99)
Cooling 2: 4 X Rosewill RFA-80-BL 80mm 4 Blue LEDs Case Fan ($17.96)
Memory: Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory ($36.99)
SSD: Crucial M4 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive ($144.99)
Optical Drive: SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner SATA Model SH-222BB/BEBE ($16.99)
Keyboard: LITE-ON SK-1788/BS 2-Tone PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard ($9.99)
Mouse: Logitech Optical USB Mouse B100 Black 3 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical Mouse ($7.99)
Monitor: ASUS VS Series VS247H-P Black 23.6" 2ms LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor ($189.99)
Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-M30 Monitor Headphones ($72.99)
Total before tax / shipping: $1261CA
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