Gaming Build Suggestions

[whargoul]

my friend gave me a $1350 budget to build him a gaming computer. he sent me a newegg shopping cart with something another friend picked out for him but it included a HDD (no SSD), didn't include the case, and the CPU (i7) he had picked out was out of stock/discontinued. anyway building off of that, this is what i came up with so far. it totals $1303, and i'm willing to change anything based on a good suggestion. want to know what you guys think.

ASUS P8B75-V LGA 1155 Intel B75 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813131835

Intel Core i5-3570 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500 BX80637i53570
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16819115233

GIGABYTE GV-R797OC-3GD Radeon HD 7970 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814125413

2 x G.SKILL NS Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C11S-4GNS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820231644

PNY XLR8 PRO SSD9SC240GCDA-RB 2.5" 240GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820178453

ENERMAX NAXN 82+ ENP650AWT B 650W ATX12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16817194094

XION XON-180 Meshed Black/Red Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811208042

ASUS VE258Q Black 25" 2ms HDMI LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor w/Display Port & Speakers 250 cd/m2 50,000,000:1 ASCR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16824236123

PS: the main thing im considering when buying all this is playing battlefield 3 on ultra detail. that is the probably the most demanding thing he'll do but he'd like to get parts that are gonna still be good in a few years for future games too obviously. THANK YOU FOR READING

 

[chulex67]

I see you Picked a B75 instead of a Z77 so with that i understand that your friend wont Overclock and thats why you picked the non K version Cpu am i right?


Try to get atleast 8gbs of ram you are getting an I5 with a 7970 and you are gonna grab only 1 stick of 4gb ram?...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231645

Enermax is a good brand, but so it is corsair, this is a modular psu, 600w and cheaper

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139048


If you are gonna go with a cheap , bad looking case, no one beats these 2 buddys

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811103045

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811121120

 

[whargoul]

thanks for your suggestions. this is more or less the final build. kept the same dirt cheap case, and got some fans. also the ram is a slightly diff part number, CMX8GX3M2A1600C9

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/I5We

all of that plus a super cheap case and some fans came to $1366 before $60 mail-in-rebates.

 

[whargoul]

thanks for your suggestions. this is more or less the final build. kept the same dirt cheap case, and got some fans. also the ram is a slightly diff part number, CMX8GX3M2A1600C9

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/I5We

all of that plus a super cheap case and some fans came to $1366 before $60 mail-in-rebates.

 

[g-unit1111]

all of that plus a super cheap case and some fans came to $1366 before $60 mail-in-rebates.

Bad idea. Super cheap cases on builds really just cheapens the entire thing. Xion, Xclio, Apevia, Raidmax, Coolmax, Diablotek - those are brands to avoid like the plague. Especially on a $1400 budget, you can get a much better case. You don't want to trust your new components to something that can fall apart very easily. You also don't need the H50 either - the Hyper 212 performs exactly the same for less money.

Try this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($74.64 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1191.53
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-07 13:21 EST-0500)

 

[Superbucsfan]

all of that plus a super cheap case and some fans came to $1366 before $60 mail-in-rebates.

Bad idea. Super cheap cases on builds really just cheapens the entire thing. Xion, Xclio, Apevia, Raidmax, Coolmax, Diablotek - those are brands to avoid like the plague. Especially on a $1400 budget, you can get a much better case. You don't want to trust your new components to something that can fall apart very easily. You also don't need the H50 either - the Hyper 212 performs exactly the same for less money.

Try this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($74.64 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1191.53
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-07 13:21 EST-0500)

I think this is an awesome build, go with this if you can! The 3570k will give you that overclocking option when you finally decide that doing just a little overclocking will help your BF3 experience. Also the Video card option of the 7970 is probably better for you, but if you can't fit it in the budget I think the 7950 is an awesome backup.

Good luck!

 

[g-unit1111]

I think this is an awesome build, go with this if you can! The 3570k will give you that overclocking option when you finally decide that doing just a little overclocking will help your BF3 experience. Also the Video card option of the 7970 is probably better for you, but if you can't fit it in the budget I think the 7950 is an awesome backup.

Good luck!

On a $1400 budget I'd probably go with a GTX 670. The Radeon 7970 is nice - especially the GHz edition - but it's not cheap at all. But with the GTX you get the extra NVIDIA hardware acceleration functions. That helps in games like BF3 and Borderlands that take advantage of it.

Maybe try this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($103.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1404.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-07 13:39 EST-0500)

Case and power supply are two things you will reuse over and over so make sure you do not go cheap in this area. It's an extremely bad idea to suggest otherwise.

 

[Superbucsfan]

Oh and you could upgrade your RAM to 16GB for about the same price if you are looking to buy relatively soon. Here's the link:

16GB Corsair Vengence 2x8GB 1600 RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233246

Make sure to use the promo code: VMEPROMOMAR13

And if you want a full tower case that is really nice you can look at the Inwin Grone cases, they are only $100 on Newegg and are some of the coolest looking/ coolest temperature wise cases I've ever seen.

Good luck!

 

[g-unit1111]

Oh and you could upgrade your RAM to 16GB for about the same price if you are looking to buy relatively soon. Here's the link:

16GB Corsair Vengence 2x8GB 1600 RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233246

Make sure to use the promo code: VMEPROMOMAR13

And if you want a full tower case that is really nice you can look at the Inwin Grone cases, they are only $100 on Newegg and are some of the coolest looking/ coolest temperature wise cases I've ever seen.

Good luck!

No need - RAM is not the place to spend excessively on a build, especially for games, the extra RAM will be sitting there going to waste.

Also for cases I'm not the biggest fan of In Win, if you have the money get a Define R4 or Switch 810.