New computer

[bavley]

im building a computer for the first time and i want to know if this stuff is good and i need it to be a 1500 dollar budget please edit as you please i need all opinios because this is my first build i want to make it good
16gb ddr3
1tb hard drive
really good graphics card
liquid cooler
usb 3.0 mandatory
i5-i7 2.8-3.7 ghz
any of those thanks
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcat17005&type=page&pageId=pcmcat174700050005&pageType=category&_DARGS=/site/en_US/global/nav/olsminicart.jsp_A&_DAV=

 

[g-unit1111]

You posted a link to the Best Buy shopping cart. :lol:

Use PC Part Picker.com instead.

As far as what you want - liquid cooling isn't really necessary and plastic water blocks (H100, etc) are pretty much crap as you get no real performance improvement. i7 isn't necessary for most uses.

Try a system like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($142.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($376.97 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1229.73
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

 

[somethingfishy]

First off I should say that you should stay away from best buy and perhaphs try a store like microscenter, or order from newegg. Are you doing any edditing/rendering? If not then get 8gb of ram as that is more than enough. Second if this is a gaming pc, which i am going to assume it is you will want to get an i5 3570k paired with a noctua d14 for some good ocing. for your hd a samsung spinpoint f3 will be great. as for your graphics card i would say get a 7950 the reason i would recommend this is because of the 3gb of vram making it a great gpu for long term. on top of this you can oc it to outperform a 7970 and you can just crossfire in a year or two to stay on top of the game . liquid cooling is unnecessary imo and you should not get it. Try this build it can be upgraded easily and has crossfire support for the future http://pcpartpicker.com/p/l2E8

 

[somethingfishy]

You posted a link to the Best Buy shopping cart. :lol:

Use PC Part Picker.com instead.

As far as what you want - liquid cooling isn't really necessary and plastic water blocks (H100, etc) are pretty much crap as you get no real performance improvement. i7 isn't necessary for most uses.

Try a system like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($142.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($376.97 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1129.74
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

I always see you recommend a gtx 670 or 7970 ghz, why? Is there something that i am unaware of or is it just preference

 

[g-unit1111]

First off I should say that you should stay away from best buy and perhaphs try a store like microscenter, or order from newegg. Are you doing any edditing/rendering? If not then get 8gb of ram as that is more than enough. Second if this is a gaming pc, which i am going to assume it is you will want to get an i5 3570k paired with a noctua d14 for some good ocing. for your hd a samsung spinpoint f3 will be great. as for your graphics card i would say get a 7950 the reason i would recommend this is because of the 3gb of vram making it a great gpu for long term. on top of this you can oc it to outperform a 7970 and you can just crossfire in a year or two to stay on top of the game . liquid cooling is unnecessary imo and you should not get it. Try this build it can be upgraded easily and has crossfire support for the future http://pcpartpicker.com/p/l2E8

If it's your first time building I wouldn't get the D14 - get the U9B instead as it's a much smaller cooler but still includes two Noctua fans.

And there really isn't a whole lot of difference between 2GB VRAM and 3GB VRAM unless you're using a multiple GPU setup.

And apart from their awful house brand Rocketfish and Geek Squad service I don't really see any reason why you couldn't buy the same parts from Best Buy. Yeah I prefer Newegg (as most serious system builders do) but I don't see why Best Buy is that bad.

I always see you recommend a gtx 670 or 7970 ghz, why? Is there something that i am unaware of or is it just preference

Those are currently the best of the best and if you're spending $500 or $2500 on a build I always recommend getting the latest and greatest hardware you can get. The 670 and 680 use the same GK109 processor and the 670 is $100 cheaper.

 

[somethingfishy]

If it's your first time building I wouldn't get the D14 - get the U9B instead as it's a much smaller cooler but still includes two Noctua fans.

And there really isn't a whole lot of difference between 2GB VRAM and 3GB VRAM unless you're using a multiple GPU setup.

And apart from their awful house brand Rocketfish and Geek Squad service I don't really see any reason why you couldn't buy the same parts from Best Buy. Yeah I prefer Newegg (as most serious system builders do) but I don't see why Best Buy is that bad.

I am unsure about the states but where I live best buy horribly overprices things.

 

[g-unit1111]

I am unsure about the states but where I live best buy horribly overprices things.

I'm definitely not going to argue there! :lol: