$1000 - $1500 New PC Build Advice Needed

frosty11x

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Budget Range: $1000 - $1500

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, movies, music, surfing the internet

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: No

Also I don't need a hard drive.


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com OR tigerdirect.com


Parts Preferences: Preferrably Intel CPU, was thinking about the i5 3570k

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe


Additional Comments: I would love a case that looks awesome, and was thinking about the CM 932 Advanced

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My laptop shuts down because of thermal issues(it gets too hot) while I'm playing my games, so I need a new machine to play my games, like crysis for example, and to play them well, preferrably on max settings
 

jemm

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1 GTX670 is already better than a GTX560i http://www.hwcompare.com/12525/geforce-gtx-560-ti-vs-geforce-gtx-670/

The higher the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general.



I suggest you:

Intel Core i5-3570K http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837

Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104306

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7970 OC 3GB 384-bit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102982

CORSAIR Professional Series HX850 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011

COOLER MASTER HAF 932 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119213
 

frosty11x

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Thanks for that comparison, helps alot, how does that Radeon Card compare to a 670 2GB version, will I notice a lot?
 

darkcam17

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The normal 2 gb 670 will edge out the 7970 don't go for the radeon the 670 also runs quieter and cooler
 

edtheguy

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I actually love my EVGA GTX670 FTW, but the 7970's are reportedly very strong since Radeon's last driver update (Catalyst 12.7) so you wouldn't be disappointed with either card. As for noticing a difference, both cards will handle any routine use easily, so unless you are running multiple monitors or big screen HD tv's, probably not.
 

frosty11x

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Alright, I guess I probably should state that I would eventually like to get dual monitors and one of my plans is to get a blu-ray drive and hook my computer up to my 32" 1080p HDTV so that I can watch movies on it, if this makes any difference.
 

frosty11x

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Alright, so it sounds like i'll be getting a 670, and I have another question, is it worth spending the extra money to get a 680 rather than a 670?
 

edtheguy

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No. See this article: GeForce GTX 670 Versus GTX 680 And Radeon HD 7970
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-670-review,3200-15.html

Knowing all of that, it is still surprising to see our GeForce GTX 670 sample perform just 4.5% slower than our reference GeForce GTX 680—certainly less of a gap then we were told to expect. Knowing that overclocking on air is often enough to overcome a sub-5% spread, this almost negates any reason you might have had for buying a GeForce GTX 680, particularly if you were looking to play games at 1920x1080 with the eye candy cranked up.
 

frosty11x

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Thanks ed, that is very helpful, another main thing I was wondering about, was the motherboard, I guess I'm just not aware of what slot type most manufacturers making different cards are using, like a sound card what type of slot do people typically make that in, so I guess what I'm asking is when looking for a motherboard, what type of slots should I look for?
 

frosty11x

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ah, and how does that board compare to the same board, just the step up, like the pro version, and the deluxe version?