$2000 Budget- Gaming PC Please

Akkah · Jun 3, 2009

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: 1 Month
BUDGET RANGE: $2000 Limit

SYSTEM USAGE: Gaming

PARTS NOT REQUIRED:keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS

OVERCLOCKING: Possibly (Should not require overclocking to run games well, but can overclock as not to compromise stability of the system much)

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes, Would like ability to have 2 monitors.

Maziar · Jun 3, 2009

What resolution will u play at ?

Akkah · Jun 3, 2009

1280x1024 I believe.. If I can get more within the $2000 budget then please do.

xaira · Jun 3, 2009

xaira · Jun 3, 2009

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118004

almost forgot the cooler

Helloworld_98 · Jun 3, 2009

^ wow, I thought we established that builds over $1500 are i7 builds.

ok, so go with xaira's idea but drop the cpu, mobo and add some ram for an i7 920 (don't worry about the lower clock speed, it has a lot higher instructions per clock), a nice ASUS P6T or P6T deluxe V2, and 3x2GB of 1600mhz CL8 ram.

then drop two of the gpu's for the best 22/23/24" monitor you can afford with the spare money, or go for a $200 monitor and get another GPU.

drunknmunkys · Jun 3, 2009

Wow xaira.

-Drop the Blu-ray player (you didn't specify you wanted one): +109$
-Drop the Velociraptor, waste of money: +230$
-Drop the Samsung HDD, get a WD 640GB Black: +10$ (or get 2 if you want a raid 0 config for better performance)
-Drop the Rosewill PSU, Corsair 850W: +85$

That's 434$ savings for better/equal performance.

Get yourself a 25.5" or 24" monitor so you can game at 1900x1200 resolution. If you've already got a monitor you can use both.

And get a 2nd 4890.

drunknmunkys · Jun 3, 2009

Ok just to prove it works I made a whole system.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.196672

Case: Antec 900

PSU: Antec 850W

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.194775

CPU: Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz

Mobo: ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.197558

Ram: OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600

GPU1: EVGA 017-P3-1175-AR GeForce GTX 275

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130476

GPU2: EVGA 017-P3-1175-AR GeForce GTX 275

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118032

Optical Drive: Sony Optiarc x2

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319

HDD: WD 640GB Black 32mb Cache

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029

Heatsink: Xigmatek Dark Knight

and...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001280

Monitor: SAMSUNG ToC T240HD Rose-Black 24"

With the ASUS mobo being SLI, had to go with 2x GTX275 instead of 2x 4890s which added some cost, so I only included one HDD (which is more than enough and almost the same speed as the VR) and dropped the Antec 1200 for the Antec 900.

Total cost (/w shipping, no MIR): $1,992.25

Helloworld_98 · Jun 3, 2009

^ actually all X58 mobo's support CF so you can change back to 4890's.

mexpedip · Jun 3, 2009

xaira, I am sorry but that has to be one of the oddest overpriced builds I have ever seen.

DM, excellent build!

drunknmunkys · Jun 3, 2009

Helloworld_98 :

Ah, I saw it supported tri-sli and made a bad assumption.

In that case, there's also a combo with the memory and the Sapphire 4890, which is 60$ cheaper iirc, saving you ~120$. You could either pocket that savings, or add a 2nd HDD and an Antec 1200.

xaira · Jun 4, 2009

redgarl · Jun 4, 2009

xaira :

I am sorry, but that's quite an horrible build and a waste of money.

mexpedip · Jun 4, 2009

xaira :

This is a very nice try and I do not mean that sarcastically. Heatsink - I don't know anything about socket AM3 but I didn't see anything in the specs of the heatsink that indicate it will work with AM3. PSU - 2 4870x2 gpu's require a lot more power then 850W. As stated in an earlier post, if you or anyone is building a comp over $1500 it seems a bit odd to build anything other then a core i7.

with all of that said, if you (OP) are plpannin on waiting a month to buy/build then I would recommend waiting a little longer for the core i5/p55.

Akkah · Jun 4, 2009

DM, Awesome, thank you! But, with changing to Xfire, do I need to change the PSU you selected as well? Also, that heat sink... looking at some reviews some said that they cant fit a fan and it blocks 2 of their memory slots. They don't specify a MB their using however, will it be an issue with the MB you selected? (if you know for sure)

drunknmunkys :

drunknmunkys · Jun 4, 2009

850W should be more than enough for 2x 4890. It's possible to run them on a 700W if you had to.

As far as the RAM goes, I was under the impression it was only an issue with the RAM that has top heat spreaders and thus double the height. However, I'll defer to someone with actual experience with an i7/mobo/ram/heatsink.

mexpedip · Jun 4, 2009

The only time you will run into problems with the heatsink fa/RAM is if you are using an OCZ Repaer style memory.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227417

Akkah, when a psu says "crossfire or sli" certified it just means that's what it was tested with. PSU's are not limited to AMD or Nvidia.

xaira · Jun 4, 2009

am2 am2+ and am3 use the same mounting system

once a psu has the correct pcie connectors and enough watts itll push cfx/sli

psu calc here
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=power

in lets say 2 months prices of alot of things will be alot lower than now every one is pushing out new components to get some of that back to school spending.

drunknmunkys · Jun 4, 2009

xaira :

4 months from now the products coming out in 2 months will go down in price. 6 months from now the products that come out 4 months from will go down in price and the products that come out 2 months from now will be even cheaper, and the core i7 will be old hat.

Live in the present.

Helloworld_98 · Jun 4, 2009

@xaira, if you are thinking AMD builds and the person has a budget of over $1250 (changed my mind since i7 is so cheap now) then you should leave it to people who know the subject.

Then you used dual 4870 X2's when a trio of 4890's for less beats them and costs less.

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