- May 21, 2012
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Ok guys, I am looking to build a new gaming rig for under 1000, been doing some research.
I am getting out of the service soon and starting school and it has been a very long time in the computer world. The last system I build I was a freshman or a sophomore in highschool and its still running these days,
This should crack you up, was an
AMD Athlon XP 3000+ Barton core, oc'd daily to 2.6hzg on air(tornadoe fan soo loud..) and would hit 2.7ghz stable(would boot up at 2.8+, not stable for benching) with even more juice. This was pretty hxc back then...
Dfi lanparty ultra b rev a motherboard (back when DFI was The ***), pretty sure this allowed me those overclocks
PQI Ram that was amazing and overclocked like none other
fancy chrome ULTRA 500watt modular psu, modular *** was new back then...
So yeah its been a while and I cannot believe how much has changed... that rig is still running in the garage though
I am looking to build a new rig that can play BF3, Diablo 3, Skyrim, etc at full settings on a full 1080p 42".
I do not need a mouse, keyboard, speakers, or display (have to use 42" old panasonic, coffe pot broke my 56" Sharp...") OS NOT INCLUDED either
CPU: Looking at the new IB 3570k over the 2500k because of features, STILL not totally decided on which one yet. Whichever I can hit the best overclock on with custom water cooling I will go with, my buddy runs 4.8 all day on his 2500 and I like that..
P.S. I AM NOT IMPARTIAL TO AMD or INTEL, I would not mind going the AMD route if it is feasible. Intel seems the better option for me.
2500k or 2570k
-- $200 - $240
MOBO: Looking for a moderately priced overclocking machine, something that can give me stable voltages throughout the range and decent features, proven reliable yet cheap. Probably z77, something that will last.
Once again, would go AMD or INTEL
$100 - $150
RAM - I would assume 8gb of decent chips would be fine, looking for something that can OC pretty good, up to 1866+, with pretty good timings. G. Skill ripjaw series seems to be a favorite? I am not sure if 16gb would be very beneficial?
8gb - 16gb
$50 - $100
GRAPHICS CARD - This is where I am getting stumped most of all, I want something that will last a while but not burn a hole through my wallet. I am all for AMD or Nvidia, whichever. Maybe a 7950? Best bang for buck.
??? - ??? Under $400 FOR SURE, I can't justify over $400 for a video card considering I'm only a SrA, not a millionaire.
PSU - ??? probably will need 600watts to run this? Doesn't need to be some fancy chrome box with lights, just power.
$60+?
COOLING - Air for now JUST to start off due to simpicity, plan on going custom water, get a power steering/transmission radiator/heater core from the junk yard that could fit in a bay, or maybe a cheap radiator, and a pond pump. Not sure on what CPU block to get, may upgrade to more blocks later on..
CM 212+? for air cooling?
$25
CASE - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005869J4O?tag=banforbucga08-20&camp=213761&creative=393545&linkCode=bpl&creativeASIN=B005869J4O&adid=0NEA28J31QWPGHSQKSEK&
NZXT Source 210
$50
HDD - ?? Not sure, don't need any more than 250gb really, would like a SSD but doubt it.
???
AND BTW What is this case? I've always wanted one but can't find it anymore! I cannot remember what it is!
I am getting out of the service soon and starting school and it has been a very long time in the computer world. The last system I build I was a freshman or a sophomore in highschool and its still running these days,
This should crack you up, was an
AMD Athlon XP 3000+ Barton core, oc'd daily to 2.6hzg on air(tornadoe fan soo loud..) and would hit 2.7ghz stable(would boot up at 2.8+, not stable for benching) with even more juice. This was pretty hxc back then...
Dfi lanparty ultra b rev a motherboard (back when DFI was The ***), pretty sure this allowed me those overclocks
PQI Ram that was amazing and overclocked like none other
fancy chrome ULTRA 500watt modular psu, modular *** was new back then...
So yeah its been a while and I cannot believe how much has changed... that rig is still running in the garage though
I am looking to build a new rig that can play BF3, Diablo 3, Skyrim, etc at full settings on a full 1080p 42".
I do not need a mouse, keyboard, speakers, or display (have to use 42" old panasonic, coffe pot broke my 56" Sharp...") OS NOT INCLUDED either
CPU: Looking at the new IB 3570k over the 2500k because of features, STILL not totally decided on which one yet. Whichever I can hit the best overclock on with custom water cooling I will go with, my buddy runs 4.8 all day on his 2500 and I like that..
P.S. I AM NOT IMPARTIAL TO AMD or INTEL, I would not mind going the AMD route if it is feasible. Intel seems the better option for me.
2500k or 2570k
-- $200 - $240
MOBO: Looking for a moderately priced overclocking machine, something that can give me stable voltages throughout the range and decent features, proven reliable yet cheap. Probably z77, something that will last.
Once again, would go AMD or INTEL
$100 - $150
RAM - I would assume 8gb of decent chips would be fine, looking for something that can OC pretty good, up to 1866+, with pretty good timings. G. Skill ripjaw series seems to be a favorite? I am not sure if 16gb would be very beneficial?
8gb - 16gb
$50 - $100
GRAPHICS CARD - This is where I am getting stumped most of all, I want something that will last a while but not burn a hole through my wallet. I am all for AMD or Nvidia, whichever. Maybe a 7950? Best bang for buck.
??? - ??? Under $400 FOR SURE, I can't justify over $400 for a video card considering I'm only a SrA, not a millionaire.
PSU - ??? probably will need 600watts to run this? Doesn't need to be some fancy chrome box with lights, just power.
$60+?
COOLING - Air for now JUST to start off due to simpicity, plan on going custom water, get a power steering/transmission radiator/heater core from the junk yard that could fit in a bay, or maybe a cheap radiator, and a pond pump. Not sure on what CPU block to get, may upgrade to more blocks later on..
CM 212+? for air cooling?
$25
CASE - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005869J4O?tag=banforbucga08-20&camp=213761&creative=393545&linkCode=bpl&creativeASIN=B005869J4O&adid=0NEA28J31QWPGHSQKSEK&
NZXT Source 210
$50
HDD - ?? Not sure, don't need any more than 250gb really, would like a SSD but doubt it.
???
AND BTW What is this case? I've always wanted one but can't find it anymore! I cannot remember what it is!
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