$1500 gaming build

[gutnedawg]

Approximate Purchase Date: End of June

Budget Range: 1500-2000 would like to get it as close to 1500 as possible

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, movies, student uses

Parts Not Required: keyboard mouse monitor case psu

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg/cheapest

Country: usa

Parts Preferences: none

Overclocking:Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: eventually

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Things I already have:

Acer H233Hbmid Black 23" 5ms HDMI Full HD 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 40000:1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009162 - Probably could use and update

CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 (CMPSU-750HX) 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010

COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119225

thanks for the help

 

[Why_Me]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.920692 $424.98 save: $20.00
ASRock Z77 Extreme6 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256D/AM 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) Desktop Upgrade Kit

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/z77-extreme6-z77a-gd65-z77h2-a2x,3187.html <---- review of that board done here on Toms

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z77%20Extreme6 <----- another look at that board along with a link to the latest bios update

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.925147 $344.98 save: $15.00 FREE SHIPPING
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103176 $66.00 FREE SHIPPING
Cooler Master TPC 812 RR-T812-24PK-R1 120mm Sleeve with Dual Vertical Vapor Chamber TPC 812 CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+

http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2654 <----- that's a review on that h/s

http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm <----- That h/s on the Top 5 list

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231544 $46.99 FREE SHIPPING
G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-8GAO

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600315498%20600311820&IsNodeId=1&name=GeForce%20GTX%20670 $400
GTX 670 2GB

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5818/nvidia-geforce-gtx-670-review-feat-evga <----- GTX 670 review w/benchmarks

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 $99.99 FREE SHIPPING
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM

 

[TheBigTroll]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8Sxe

heres a build.

i recommend getting asus ve247h monitor because it has a faster response time and is more efficent than your monitor though it will do you fine for now

 

[gutnedawg]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8Sxe

heres a build.

i recommend getting asus ve247h monitor because it has a faster response time and is more efficent than your monitor though it will do you fine for now

I just almost bought this monitor on newegg because it went on sale but I backed off

EDIT: this is the one I looked at should I pick it up?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL052512&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL052512-_-EMC-052512-Index-_-LCDMonitors-_-24236049-L0A


Also, what's the difference between the different versions of the video card?

 

[TheBigTroll]

if it is a refernece design, nothing. if it is a non-reference design, it has better cooling depending on the manufacturer.

for the monitor, its a glossy screen. this means that you get much better contraast ratios but you have to use it in a dark room because its VERY reflective. i like them becuase i play i a pitch black environment. if not get something with a matte finish