1st Build with Diablo III in mind
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Purchase Date: Around June/July
Budget Range: Around $1000 before tax/shipping
System Usage: Mainly gaming
Country: US
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: In the future
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
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CPU: i5 2500k ($180)
CPU heatsink: Cooler Master Hyper 212 ($25)
Mobo: Asrock extreme3 gen3 ($122)
GPU: Radeon HD 6850 ($135)
PSU: Seasonic x 650 gold ($140)
RAM: corsair vengeance 8gb ($54)
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 500gb ($101)
Case: Antec 902 V3 ($115)
Optical Drive: Asus 24x DVD Burner ($18)
OS: Windows 7 Home 64 bit ($100)
Total: $990
Not sure if i want to get a better GPU. I do not really want to go over budget
Also, the Seasonic x650 Gold is not on the AMD Certified Power Supplies list http://support.amd.com/us/certified/power-supplies/Page... , wondering if that matters
I was also wondering since the new Ivy Bridge is coming out, if i should wait to get that, or wait if prices drop for the sandy bridge.
Would appreciate any input on this. Thanks
Budget Range: Around $1000 before tax/shipping
System Usage: Mainly gaming
Country: US
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: In the future
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
____________________________________________________________________
CPU: i5 2500k ($180)
CPU heatsink: Cooler Master Hyper 212 ($25)
Mobo: Asrock extreme3 gen3 ($122)
GPU: Radeon HD 6850 ($135)
PSU: Seasonic x 650 gold ($140)
RAM: corsair vengeance 8gb ($54)
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 500gb ($101)
Case: Antec 902 V3 ($115)
Optical Drive: Asus 24x DVD Burner ($18)
OS: Windows 7 Home 64 bit ($100)
Total: $990
Not sure if i want to get a better GPU. I do not really want to go over budget
Also, the Seasonic x650 Gold is not on the AMD Certified Power Supplies list http://support.amd.com/us/certified/power-supplies/Page... , wondering if that matters
I was also wondering since the new Ivy Bridge is coming out, if i should wait to get that, or wait if prices drop for the sandy bridge.
Would appreciate any input on this. Thanks
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First, taking into account that you have the 2500K listed price wise @ $180, you must have a microcenter nearby. If they are still doing the combo for the "K" series chips, that mobo @ microcenter will only be around $74. That gives you a $50 savings.
Next, drop the PSU down to this: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650
While it isn't a gold rated PSU, it is still a fantastic PSU and will provide more than enough power for your system. This is another $50 savings.
You could lower the total overall price of the build by $100 by doing this, or preferably you would take that $100 and add it to the GPU and get this: PowerColor AX7850 Radeon HD 7850
Even though Diablo 3 isn't extremely taxing, this GPU will allow you to play more demanding games in the future and is the best performance for the buck you can get out of a GPU at the moment.
Or if you felt that going with a traditional HDD might not suit you best, take that $100 savings and grab one of these: Crucial M4 64GB Solid State Drive
Useing this as a boot drive and it can hold a few games. I currently have Guildwars and the Diablo 3 beta on mine as well as the OS and essentials and it has room left. Boot times and load times did a notable increase vs my Caviar black 1TB drive.
Next, drop the PSU down to this: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650
While it isn't a gold rated PSU, it is still a fantastic PSU and will provide more than enough power for your system. This is another $50 savings.
You could lower the total overall price of the build by $100 by doing this, or preferably you would take that $100 and add it to the GPU and get this: PowerColor AX7850 Radeon HD 7850
Even though Diablo 3 isn't extremely taxing, this GPU will allow you to play more demanding games in the future and is the best performance for the buck you can get out of a GPU at the moment.
Or if you felt that going with a traditional HDD might not suit you best, take that $100 savings and grab one of these: Crucial M4 64GB Solid State Drive
Useing this as a boot drive and it can hold a few games. I currently have Guildwars and the Diablo 3 beta on mine as well as the OS and essentials and it has room left. Boot times and load times did a notable increase vs my Caviar black 1TB drive.
6850 probably wont hold up for FPS and other graphic intensive games after about 1 year. But its not optimal to spend more now, b/c when you do start seeing problems, you can always buy a much better card than what you could right now for the same price.
Wait to see what comes from Nvidia Kepler. You are not purchasing till June/July, so you may get a better deal with the new range of cards.
Wait to see what comes from Nvidia Kepler. You are not purchasing till June/July, so you may get a better deal with the new range of cards.
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First, taking into account that you have the 2500K listed price wise @ $180, you must have a microcenter nearby. If they are still doing the combo for the "K" series chips, that mobo @ microcenter will only be around $74. That gives you a $50 savings.Next, drop the PSU down to this: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650
While it isn't a gold rated PSU, it is still a fantastic PSU and will provide more than enough power for your system. This is another $50 savings.
You could lower the total overall price of the build by $100 by doing this, or preferably you would take that $100 and add it to the GPU and get this: PowerColor AX7850 Radeon HD 7850
Even though Diablo 3 isn't extremely taxing, this GPU will allow you to play more demanding games in the future and is the best performance for the buck you can get out of a GPU at the moment.
Or if you felt that going with a traditional HDD might not suit you best, take that $100 savings and grab one of these: Crucial M4 64GB Solid State Drive
Useing this as a boot drive and it can hold a few games. I currently have Guildwars and the Diablo 3 beta on mine as well as the OS and essentials and it has room left. Boot times and load times did a notable increase vs my Caviar black 1TB drive.
Thanks for the suggestions Pezcore, completely forgot about the microcenter $50 off on the motherboard with i5 2500k. Also, I was hoping to look for a power supply that was modular, but i will definitely consider the Corsair TX650.
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