$2000 Gaming rig

[Lamkee]

Okay I want to build a gaming rig. My budget is 2000.
It will be used primarily for gaming but I would like 8gb+ of ram for 3d imaging programs.
otherwise I do not need a monitor, mouse keyboard etc. Only the OS and tower are needed.
My attempt
Intel i7 2600k
Evga super clocked gtx580
Asrock z68 extreme4
Corsair pro 850w silver plus modular psi
Crucial 128gb SSD
WD black caviar 64 mb cache 2tb HDD
Cooler master haf x
Corsair vengeance 16gb(4x4) ram
Windows 7 home -ultimate

You can either make suggestion to my build or give me a new one all together have fun and I will be discussing which build is the best for my final decision thank you.

 

[BohleyK]

Here's what I would get with your budget in mind and whats currently out.

Total Price: $1,879.53

Case:
SILVERSTONE Fortress Series FT01-BW
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163121

CPU:
Intel Core i7 2600K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070

Mobo:
GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128512

RAM:
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (7-7-7-18 1.5V)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231308

GPU:
ASUS MATRIX GTX580
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121467

PSU:
ENERMAX NAXN 82+ 750W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194086

SSD:
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SATA III
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227706

HDD:
SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 2TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152245

OS:
W7 Home Premium 64bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

 

[patti88]

For 20 or 30 dollars more he could go for the f2 which has vastly superior cooling imo

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

Right now very few games can take advantage of more than 3 threads. Because of this limitation the value of the hyper-threading on an Intel® Core™ i7-2600K is very minimal for gaming. So unless you are also going to be doing some video/audio or some other heavily multi-threaded application with this system I would advise that you step down to the Intel Core i5-2500K as it will give you very close to the same performance while saving you some money.

Also on the memory make sure that the memory you select is the 1.5v and not the 1.65v as Corsair does product both in the Vengeance line.


Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team