New 800$ Gaming PC Rig Questions

[fiestaforesta]

Hi all.

I'm looking into building an 800$ build that will give me the best performance/dollar. I'm willing to stretch the budget a bit, but I would really like to try and keep it under $1000


Approximate Purchase Date: Middle of next month

Budget Range: ~$800(give or take, no more than $1000) Before rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, internet browsing, movies

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, I do live near a microcenter as well.

Country: US

Parts Preferences: by brand or type Intel CPU, thats about it I believe

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: in the future

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Preferably a case with an all black interior and decent cable management options

Thank you in advance for your help!

 

[fiestaforesta]

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[bartholomew]

ASRock Z68 EXTREME4 GEN3 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157264
Intel Core i5-2500K - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
Corsair Vengeance 8gb - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233199
HD 6870 1Gb - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150521 OR
GTX 560 Ti - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604
SeaSonic S12II 620 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096&Tpk=s12ii%20620
CM690 II Advanced - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119216

 

[z_4]

Here's a suggestion with an SSD:

CPU(Microcenter): $190- i5-3570K

Motherboard(Microcenter): $90- Asrock Z77 Extreme4

Below are from newegg :

Case: $55- Antec Three Hundred Black

HDD: $100- Seagate Barracuda 1TB

GPU: $250- XFX 7850

RAM: $50- Corsair Vengeance 8GB

CPU Cooler: $35- CM Hyper 212 Plus

SSD: $130- Crucial M4 128 GB

PSU & Optical Drive: $53- CM GX450 & Asus

Total(Excluding Rebates): 970 USD

Rebates: 20 USD

 

[fiestaforesta]

Here's a suggestion with an SSD:

CPU(Microcenter): $190- i5-3570K

Motherboard(Microcenter): $90- Asrock Z77 Extreme4

Below are from newegg :

Case: $55- Antec Three Hundred Black

HDD: $100- Seagate Barracuda 1TB

GPU: $250- XFX 7850

RAM: $50- Corsair Vengeance 8GB

CPU Cooler: $35- CM Hyper 212 Plus

SSD: $130- Crucial M4 128 GB

PSU & Optical Drive: $53- CM GX450 & Asus

Total(Excluding Rebates): 970 USD

Rebates: 20 USD

I'd ave some cash by getting a 2500k over the 3570k. Not much of an increase in performance. Maybe get a better psu with the extra cash, but thats an awesome build. I could also hold back on the SSD and get a 7870. Is the performance jump worth it?

 

[z_4]

I suggested the Motherboard and CPU so that together the were cheap. True there's not much performance difference between i5-3570K & i5-2500K. But you are getting it cheap.

Getting a better PSU is good. A 500- 600 Watt PSU should be good enough.

Whether you want to buy an SSD or not it's your own choice. It just help to boot faster and improves responsiveness.

Well the 7870 offers better performance : http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/548?vs=549

But if you are gaming at 1920X1080 resolution, 7850 is good enough.

 

[fiestaforesta]

I suggested the Motherboard and CPU so that together the were cheap. True there's not much performance difference between i5-3570K & i5-2500K. But you are getting it cheap.

Getting a better PSU is good. A 500- 600 Watt PSU should be good enough.

Whether you want to buy an SSD or not it's your own choice. It just help to boot faster and improves responsiveness.

Well the 7870 offers better performance : http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/548?vs=549

But if you are gaming at 1920X1080 resolution, 7850 is good enough.

I've heard that. What kind of framerates would I be seeing in Battlefield 3? I could do some overclocking, as I've read that the GPU is an overclocking monster.

[EDIT]- is there any advantage to the SSD you listed over this one? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226236

~30$ cheaper, still SATA III, and only an 8GB difference

 

[spentshells]

if you can fit in the 7870 then do that. I would try to work around it in fact 7870 is pushing the 580 boudries and also the 6950 is cheap now even in 2gb versions cheap as the 560ti's

 

[fiestaforesta]

if you can fit in the 7870 then do that. I would try to work around it in fact 7870 is pushing the 580 boudries and also the 6950 is cheap now even in 2gb versions cheap as the 560ti's

So you would say that a 7870 would be better than a 7850 + SSD?

 

[spentshells]

So you would say that a 7870 would be better than a 7850 + SSD?

Yes for Gaming deffinately

7850 better than 560 ti but battles 448 and 570

7870 is seems to be review better than both NV cards on all games

SSD loads windows quickly but offers very little in the way of gaming

 

[fiestaforesta]

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