New build suggestions

Kashern

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Trying to help a friend build a new gaming desktop. I have a old Dell XPS full tower case I picked up scrapping that should work out for him. So any suggestions or advice would be appreciated.

approximate Purchase Date: ASAP by the end of October.

Budget Range: $850-920 at the moment.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming & Media streaming.

Parts Not Required: Monitor, RAM, HDD

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Tigerdirect & Amazon. Anything really.
Country: United States of America

Parts Preferences:

Overclocking: Sure

SLI or Crossfire: In the future

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080


CPU: Intel i5-3570k around $215 is the CPU that seems most likely!

MOBO: Want reliability + Performance. PCI 3.0 is a must!

RAM: He already picked up some 1866 8GB sticks I believe. So not needed.

GPU: Just bought a GTX 670, not needed anymore

PSU: What you think you can make work with this build. I was thinking around 700-750 would be the best future proof wattage. Not sure though.

Heatsink: Not a priority but something that works great would be a nice suggestion!

HDD: Already have one to give him though it's not the best. Cav blue 500gb. could I get a suggestion for one that is around 60-100 for gaming that works fine. Doesn't have to count towards the budget though.
 

arzbhatia

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First of all, get an SSD. Its speed is literally mind boggling. You can get a good 128GB SSD for $75 tops. Something like a HyperX or M4 is amazing.

As for the graphics card, i recommebd you got for the Radeon HD 7950 3GB by Sapphire. Its availae for 299 on newegg.

PSU: Get a nice Corsair PSU. Something like a A850. Even a 650/70)w is more than enough.

Processor: 3570K is perfect.

Motherboard: ASRock Extreme4 is an AMAZING budget motherboard and yes it supports PCIe 3.0.

Cooling: Corsair H100 or the H80? (H100 if possible)
 

idroid

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kiddo, you don't get to have an SSD at this price range, GPU and CPU are the top priorities and if you have to skip a SSD to have money for a bit better GPU you do it.
 

idroid

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here:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.98 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($360.00 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Tempest 410 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower New 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $938.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-09-18 17:07 EDT-0400)
 

Kashern

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So far some great suggestions!

Read quite a few negative reviews about that Gigabyte motherboard and poor BIOS issues.

ASRock Extreme4 looks nice for the most part.

Still looking for more input! Thanks people.

 

idroid

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BS, gigabyte bios is as good as anyother bios and the Extreme 4 isnt a real ATX motherboard, its almost 3" thinner making it not safe for sli/cfx
 

Kashern

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Well, thanks for the heads up on that GTX 670 deal. He went ahead and bought that last night.

Anymore suggestions for motherboards $140 and below and a good powersupply price?

Almost got this build wrapped up.
 

arzbhatia

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Get the ASRock Extreme4. As for the PSU, get any PSU (Atleast 650w) by Corsair/Antec.