Hello everyone, Josh Stone here. I posted a thread a couple of months back with a general build I had in mind and got a lot of awesome feedback. I've reflected on that, talked more and did some more research and come up with what I believe is a great build.
CPU - Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core
CPU Cooler - Cooler Master DP6-9EDSA-0L-GP
Motherboard - ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 ATX LGA1155
Memory - Corsair Dominator 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600
Storage - Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
Video Card - EVGA GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB
Case - Antec Two Hundred(v2) ATX Mid Tower
Power Supply - Antec 500W ATX12V
Optical Drive - Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer
Monitor - Asus VE248Q 24.0"
Operating System - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
I didn't want to put much more than a grand in it, and it's added up to be right on the money.
I'm really looking to be able to play Battlefield 3 on Ultra. I have a lot of other games I'm planning to play, but that is my first and foremost requirement. I have seen a lot of great benchmarks from the GTX 480 playing Battlefield 3 on Ultra, so I should be good to go on that front. I've realized for the extra little bit of money I really might as well upgrade to 8GBs of RAM.
So what else? Any input would be welcome, really. Like I said it seems like this will definitely meet my needs and work great, but I want to triple check on it before I start purchasing the parts.
Thanks,
Josh.
CPU - Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core
CPU Cooler - Cooler Master DP6-9EDSA-0L-GP
Motherboard - ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 ATX LGA1155
Memory - Corsair Dominator 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600
Storage - Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
Video Card - EVGA GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB
Case - Antec Two Hundred(v2) ATX Mid Tower
Power Supply - Antec 500W ATX12V
Optical Drive - Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer
Monitor - Asus VE248Q 24.0"
Operating System - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
I didn't want to put much more than a grand in it, and it's added up to be right on the money.
I'm really looking to be able to play Battlefield 3 on Ultra. I have a lot of other games I'm planning to play, but that is my first and foremost requirement. I have seen a lot of great benchmarks from the GTX 480 playing Battlefield 3 on Ultra, so I should be good to go on that front. I've realized for the extra little bit of money I really might as well upgrade to 8GBs of RAM.
So what else? Any input would be welcome, really. Like I said it seems like this will definitely meet my needs and work great, but I want to triple check on it before I start purchasing the parts.
Thanks,
Josh.