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Hello all, this is my first time posting and first time building a gaming rig, and I was hoping to get some advice on how to optimize performance for price, while maintaining a rig that will perform well for quite a while before requiring a significant upgrade to the CPU/MOBO.
Live in the US, and I want to build a desktop that will be used for gaming, but also to watch blu-ray movies, surf the web, school etc. I don't do any sort of rendering or work of that ilk, so this would be a gaming/everyday utility rig to store music, movies, photos, and play games on Ultra (Crysis, BF, AC...)
My budget for the rig is a firm $1000 (minus the GPU), and I can wait for sales to get good prices. There will definitely be some overclocking, and although there is no such thing as true future-proofing in this world, I would like to get as many components as possible that wouldn't require constant upgrades, i.e. a rig that would last 7 years before having to sink serious cash to get back up to par. With OC, I'd hope to have a CPU/MOBO combo that could perform very well for that time period with the day to day (non-gaming use), and gaming that would be fine with GPU upgrades.
Based on my research, I have been able to pin down some of the necessary requirements, and if the fine folks here could recommend better performing pieces, or combinations, I'd be mighty grateful:
CPU: Intel Core i5 3570k
MOBO: ASRock Extreme4
Microcenter: ~$275
HDD: WD 1TB Black
SSD: Samsung 250GB 840
Online: ~$275
RAM: 2X8 GB
FAN: Cooler Master 212 EVO
Online: ~$125
PSU: 750W
OPTICAL: UNDECIDED
CASE: UNDECIDED (But I really like the look/function of something like the Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition :/)
OS: already have Win7
OTHERS: Thermal paste, wifi adapter, card reader?
Notes on GPU: I would most probably be doing a SLI/CROSSFIRE set-up in the future, with 3-way less likely due to performance issues. I already have a 24 inch 1080p TV acting as my monitor, and keyboard and mouse would be covered for the time being.
Sorry for the long post, but I wanted to hit all the points so I wouldn't waste anyone's time. Thank you!
Live in the US, and I want to build a desktop that will be used for gaming, but also to watch blu-ray movies, surf the web, school etc. I don't do any sort of rendering or work of that ilk, so this would be a gaming/everyday utility rig to store music, movies, photos, and play games on Ultra (Crysis, BF, AC...)
My budget for the rig is a firm $1000 (minus the GPU), and I can wait for sales to get good prices. There will definitely be some overclocking, and although there is no such thing as true future-proofing in this world, I would like to get as many components as possible that wouldn't require constant upgrades, i.e. a rig that would last 7 years before having to sink serious cash to get back up to par. With OC, I'd hope to have a CPU/MOBO combo that could perform very well for that time period with the day to day (non-gaming use), and gaming that would be fine with GPU upgrades.
Based on my research, I have been able to pin down some of the necessary requirements, and if the fine folks here could recommend better performing pieces, or combinations, I'd be mighty grateful:
CPU: Intel Core i5 3570k
MOBO: ASRock Extreme4
Microcenter: ~$275
HDD: WD 1TB Black
SSD: Samsung 250GB 840
Online: ~$275
RAM: 2X8 GB
FAN: Cooler Master 212 EVO
Online: ~$125
PSU: 750W
OPTICAL: UNDECIDED
CASE: UNDECIDED (But I really like the look/function of something like the Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition :/)
OS: already have Win7
OTHERS: Thermal paste, wifi adapter, card reader?
Notes on GPU: I would most probably be doing a SLI/CROSSFIRE set-up in the future, with 3-way less likely due to performance issues. I already have a 24 inch 1080p TV acting as my monitor, and keyboard and mouse would be covered for the time being.
Sorry for the long post, but I wanted to hit all the points so I wouldn't waste anyone's time. Thank you!