Hey family , i'm new builder is this build good enough for mostly high

[Juan3to]

Approximate Purchase Date: 6 months at most?

Budget Range: 800-1000

System Usage from Most to Least Important : gaming

Parts Not Required: No mouse, tv, etc.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com

Country: US

Parts Preferences:by brand or type : No pref.

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe


Motherboard
ASUS P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 Motherboard ($115)

CPU

Intel Core i5-2500K ($220)

RAM

Patriot G2 Series 8GB DDR3 (1600 Mhz) ($48)

Video Card

EVGA GTX 560 Ti 1GB OR Asrock z68 extreme 3 gen 3

Sound Card

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 7.1 ($30)

Hard Drive

Seagate Barracuda 1TB ($100)

Optical Drive

Lite-On Internal DVD Writer ($18)

Case

Cooler Master HAF 912 Mid-Tower ($60)

Power Supply

Ultra LSP650 650-Watt Power Supply ($55)



I want to play comfortably on high with the newest games and be future ready for a good while too, maybe some games on ultra , but high and ultra to me don't make much difference since i'm comming off consoles. This is about a 900 doller build so i don't want to go over my budget. My first build to. Any tips would be helpful. I play all games, rpgs, fps, racing, etc. prolly a 22 inch tv. highest resolution. dunno yet.

 

[SkiYakiToz37]

In my honest opinion I would scratch out the sound card and change the PSU for something more well know for quality

 

[Juan3to]

Yeah i've been told that , i will power it up. , what do you think of my build what do you think it's capable of?

 

[SkiYakiToz37]

This would do well but also include an after market cooler since your overclocking I suggest getting the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo

 

[Juan3to]

havent' heard of it any info? I was thinking about the Corsair Hydro H60

 

[z_4]

Here's a build suggestion with almost the same components, but with a better GPU under your budget.

CPU & Cooler: $242- i5-2500K & Xigmatek Gaia

Motherboard & RAM: $175- Asrock Z77 Extreme4 & Corsair Vengeance 8GB

Case & PSU: $123- Corsair CX500 & Corsair Carbide 300R

HDD & Optical Drive: $102- WD Cavier Blue 1TB & Samsung

GPU: $240- XFX Radeon 7850

Total(Excluding Rebates): 881 USD

Rebates: 30 USD

 

[SkiYakiToz37]

^+1
By the way do you need an OS?

 

[Juan3to]

^+1
By the way do you need an OS?

windows 7?

 

[Juan3to]

Here's a build suggestion with almost the same components, but with a better GPU under your budget.

CPU & Cooler: $242- i5-2500K & Xigmatek Gaia

Motherboard & RAM: $175- Asrock Z77 Extreme4 & Corsair Vengeance 8GB

Case & PSU: $123- Corsair CX500 & Corsair Carbide 300R

HDD & Optical Drive: $102- WD Cavier Blue 1TB & Samsung

GPU: $240- XFX Radeon 7850

Total(Excluding Rebates): 881 USD

Rebates: 30 USD

thanks , wow , it's a huge difference. I've been researching my products so it's a big difference i'll have to check that stuff out, why do you suggest these products?

 

[loops]

Here's a build suggestion with almost the same components, but with a better GPU under your budget.

CPU & Cooler: $242- i5-2500K & Xigmatek Gaia

Motherboard & RAM: $175- Asrock Z77 Extreme4 & Corsair Vengeance 8GB

Case & PSU: $123- Corsair CX500 & Corsair Carbide 300R

HDD & Optical Drive: $102- WD Cavier Blue 1TB & Samsung

GPU: $240- XFX Radeon 7850

Total(Excluding Rebates): 881 USD

Rebates: 30 USD

this^

OP ur build will work fine but the stuff here^ is a better way to go

 

[SkiYakiToz37]

thanks , wow , it's a huge difference. I've been researching my products so it's a big difference i'll have to check that stuff out, why do you suggest these products?

His build is somewhat better than yours and saves more money to tell you the truth XD but I'm not sure about 500w and the 7850 is better (IMO) than the 560ti.

 

[Juan3to]

this^

OP ur build will work fine but the stuff here^ is a better way to go

It's only 10 dollers more than my current buiild, i'll really have to look at the review of all the parts, i don't know too much about each individual piece.

 

[loops]

7850 > 560 ti for the money
You PSU pick is iffy.

Otherwise all is fine. You can skip a CPU cooler for now if you want to save money.