[HELP!!!!] $500 gaming build

[forr3zt]

Approximate Purchase Date: August 10-11 (in store due to tax free weekend in GA)

Budget Range: 650-ish

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, word documents, surfing the web

Are you buying a monitor: Yes


Parts to Upgrade: none

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: microcenter.com, frys.com, and tigerdirect.com

Location: Lawrenceville (metro atlanta) Georgia U.S.A.
Parts Preferences: EVGA and Intel

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: eventually

I would like to have a i5 2500k and a EVGA 550ti 2gb in the build if possible

 

[forr3zt]

come guys there are posts after mine that have over 400 views i can't get 1 reply

 

[forr3zt]

Bump.. sorry about the triple post I need replies quick because I need to run this by my uncle so he can look it over

 

[Spicy_benie]

im coming up with a build just hold on ok?

 

[forr3zt]

ok thanks i am eternally grateful

 

[Spicy_benie]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dIkK ok so this is 627 which is lowest possible just on the bottom chose lowest possible merchants and then if you want 550ti 2 gb try this for 130$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130744 750 but can overclock but will need once again a cooler like 212 plus so thats 30$ more. the reason your not getting as many responds is because you want i5 2500k and 550ti 2 gb and the os included at around 650$ price range and i think its kinda impossible i think i3/ 550 ti or something like that also why 2 gb? what is your res?

 

[forr3zt]

I need to purchase a monitor as I stated in the Original Post, and I don't need a OS

 

[zooted]

Why do you want a 2gb 550ti? The extra ram is only beneficial in higher resolutions that the card it self is not fast enough to run. It's a gimmick.

 

[forr3zt]

I was going to get that one because at microcenter by my house it is only $10 more and I thought that if it performs better then yay but if it is just a gimmick then i only wasted $10

By the way I was looking around and it looks like a i5 2500k is not going to happen on this budget, and was wondering what you guys thought of the i3 and the amd phenom 2 x4 965 Black edition, keeping in mind that I will be overclocking

 

[bogo663]

If you are overclocking, don't look at an AMD CPU. They are known for having over heating problems.

 

[zooted]

If you are overclocking, don't look at an AMD CPU. They are known for having over heating problems.

? What are you basing this on? Amd's are the only choice for overclocking in the sub $200 market. Overclocking in general produces more heat from both intel and AMD. Oh and btw you should check out ivy bridges temps in overclocking vs sandy.

 

[forr3zt]

I was looking at the AMD because I was going to upgrade to haswell when it releases in 2013, and since the z77 will not be compatible I was just going to go with a cheaper phenom for the time being

 

[forr3zt]

what is a good mobo for overclocking with the phenom 2

 

[FLanighan]

Here goes. $500 gaming pc with a 2500k processor although it would be better if you went with an i3 2100. No optical drive or OS cause you can do without those

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157315&nm_mc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Motherboards+-+Intel-_-ASRock-_-13157315

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231310&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=4176827&SID=4jhireld5i40

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=4176827&SID=1kwgr00j42p3j

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131477&nm_mc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Video+Cards-_-PowerColor-_-14131477

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769&nm_mc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Hard+Drives-_-Western+Digital-_-22136769

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147073&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=4176827&SID=adtpnrmgb72x

 

[forr3zt]

I plan on playing games like battlefield with the build, so if I still wanted a quad core processor coul I go with an AMD phenom 2 x4 965 Black edition to overclock up to 4.0ghz