Top Gaming Rig Build From Scratch

[justanothername]

I currently have a pretty substantial check in hand and have been wanting to move away from my macbook pro and now that the opportunity has come, I have no idea where to start. My budget is 2500k which I'm sure is more than enough to get some above average hardware. I do have Windows 7 and that's pretty much it. No monitor or shell. Thanks in advance.

 

[azeem40]

What country?

 

[justanothername]

United States

 

[idroid]

buy this:

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($314.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 90.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($58.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (CrossFire) ($414.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (CrossFire) ($414.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($101.93 @ Mac Connection)
Power Supply: Antec 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus VW246H 24.0" Monitor ($183.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $2038.77

 

[justanothername]

Perfect, thanks for the quick answer. This no doubt will run BF3 on ultra at max resolution? Or guild wars 2 max settings?

 

[idroid]

Perfect, thanks for the quick answer. This no doubt will run BF3 on ultra at max resolution? Or guild wars 2 max settings?

Absolutely do doubt! it can run Crysis 2 @5760x1080

 

[Why_Me]

I currently have a pretty substantial check in hand and have been wanting to move away from my macbook pro and now that the opportunity has come, I have no idea where to start. My budget is 2500k which I'm sure is more than enough to get some above average hardware. I do have Windows 7 and that's pretty much it. No monitor or shell. Thanks in advance.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261222-31-build-advice <------ This is the sticky at the top of this forum. Copy & paste it on here please.