New build need a hand

[daman]

Building a new cmputer for a friend at work for gaming under $1400. He wants to play arrma2 dayz that i know of on 1920 by 1080. He may want to do sli later on, also he wants nvidia card not amd.

Here is the build I have picked out so far.

Mobo ud3h http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128544

CPU i5 3570k

GPU GTX670 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125438

SSD Samsung 840 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147189

Ram 8gig gskill http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231546

CPU Cooler 212 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

dvd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

OS windows 7 64bit oem

Case He is picking out case still.

HDD ???

PSU ???

Price so far $1,114
Its been so long since i have looked at psu and hdd that idk whats out there thats good right now. He wants a psu he can count on and can handle sli just find.

 

[TheBigTroll]

fix your spelling while you are on it. people wont take you seriously

get this
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GAWF

ram
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=74758&promoid=1321

hard drive
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=74462&promoid=1324

case
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=75051

the 7950 is a better value overall given it performs about the same as the 670, comes with 2 games, and is almost 100 dollars cheaper. id tell him about the 7950 first before jumping straight into a 670 purchase
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125423&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

[daman]

Sorry I was typing this up fast. Anyways that still leaves a psu that we need and the case he is picking out, he wants somthing big with a window in it. I have built with amd gpu before and had some problems with drivers, is amd still having problems with that?

 

[g-unit1111]

Sorry I was typing this up fast. Anyways that still leaves a psu that we need and the case he is picking out, he wants somthing big with a window in it. I have built with amd gpu before and had some problems with drivers, is amd still having problems with that?

Not really unless you plan on running dual cards.

PSU and case - that depends on what you want to spend. There's good ones from Antec and Corsair with windows for ~$120.

And then power supply is one of the most critical components you can buy. You definitely want to make sure you get a good one.

 

[daman]

Not really unless you plan on running dual cards.

PSU and case - that depends on what you want to spend. There's good ones from Antec and Corsair with windows for ~$120.

And then power supply is one of the most critical components you can buy. You definitely want to make sure you get a good one.

He may want to do sli as the rig gets abit older. Whats a good psu for less then $120? Since we may do sli you think about 750w psu?

 

[ronintexas]

You might want to consider the Samsung 840 PRO....much better SSD....
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147193

For hard drives - a 1TB or 2TB Western Digital Black Drives are the ones I always use - a few bucks more - but worth every penny for reliability/performance.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

PSU - I am a big fan of Corsair, but Seasonic/Antec work well also:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371044
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151107

 

[ronintexas]

As for the case, three things to consider:
1) Air flow - make sure it isn't cramped, it has multiple fans - and you can add fans.
2) Space - need to make sure you have room for all his items.
3) Aesthetics - does it look cool - or what? LOL.

I use Antec cases - but in reality, it is a hunk of steel....just a personal preference:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021

 

[daman]

OK so i think im going to go with this PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
and this HDD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

That SSD does look better but its like $80 more and we are mushing the price already.

 

[burritobob]

fix your spelling while you are on it. people wont take you seriously

get this
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GAWF

ram
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=74758&promoid=1321

hard drive
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=74462&promoid=1324

case
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=75051

the 7950 is a better value overall given it performs about the same as the 670, comes with 2 games, and is almost 100 dollars cheaper. id tell him about the 7950 first before jumping straight into a 670 purchase
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125423&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

I love the top statement for a couple reasons.

He forgets a couple of these such as won't and forgets to capitalize every sentence. There are also no complete sentences within his statements. Also a lack of periods is quite frustrating.

 

[ronintexas]

Sorry....but I can't help myself. The lack of periods may be menopause......ROFLMAO. Ok - enough bad humor for the day....

 

[daman]

lol gee thx guys!

 

[g-unit1111]

You might want to consider the Samsung 840 PRO....much better SSD....
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147193

For hard drives - a 1TB or 2TB Western Digital Black Drives are the ones I always use - a few bucks more - but worth every penny for reliability/performance.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

PSU - I am a big fan of Corsair, but Seasonic/Antec work well also:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371044
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151107

Those are good choices. I really like Seasonic and PC Power & Cooling - especially the Silencer MKIII series.

 

[TheBigTroll]

Sorry I was typing this up fast. Anyways that still leaves a psu that we need and the case he is picking out, he wants somthing big with a window in it. I have built with amd gpu before and had some problems with drivers, is amd still having problems with that?

amd has most of their problems fixed out. the only problems that some people face is multi-monitor and micro stuttering (to a certain degree on cf)

i provided a good psu for the build. might want to read it

my case is avaliable with a window. here it is
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=75046&vpn=FD-CA-DEF-R4-TI-W&manufacture=Fractal%20Design