My budget is semi flexible. ($1k - $1250)
Was hoping to stay around $1k but recent articles on benefits of SSds really prompted me to go for an SSD in my next build, and there's no way i'm having a drive smaller than 120gig, so i guess my budget is now about $1200.
I'm looking for a gaming rig. So Gaming and I'm a programmer by trade so do some programming (mainly in VS), and then it's pretty much web-surfing, netflix watching, etc...
Current monitor maxes at 1080p.
Don't need keyboard, mouse, monitor.
Do need a wireless card.
My current build which I think is pretty solid. Definitely open to your opinions.
Let me know what you think...
1) Do you think i should wait for IVY-BRIDGE? I can afford to wait another 6 months if i need to.
2) Don't care about blu-ray at this point, that's what i have TVs for, and if i really need one down the road, i can throw one in
3) Graphics card (was debating getting a 6870, and then buying another for crossfire in 1 year), but i could do the same with the 6950 1gb i have below...
Okay my build:
1 Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $69.99
1 ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $124.99
1 XFX HD-695X-ZNDC Radeon HD 6950 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP with Eyefinity $249.99
1 CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified $104.99 [updated from coolermaster due to feed back]
1 Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor $219.99
1 Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F120GB3A-BK 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $179.99 [updated from Samsung due to feed back]
1 G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL $49.99 [updated from blue to red due to feed back on blue being $20 more expensive]
1 Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $79.99 [stuck with WD because have had 0 issues with there drives ever]
1 SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-222AB - OE $16.99
1 ASUS PCE-N13 PCI Express 150/300Mbps Transfer/Receive Rate Wireless Adapter $27.99
1 COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R1 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler $34.99 [updated from Hyper 212 due to feed back]
Subtotal: $1,161.89
Was hoping to stay around $1k but recent articles on benefits of SSds really prompted me to go for an SSD in my next build, and there's no way i'm having a drive smaller than 120gig, so i guess my budget is now about $1200.
I'm looking for a gaming rig. So Gaming and I'm a programmer by trade so do some programming (mainly in VS), and then it's pretty much web-surfing, netflix watching, etc...
Current monitor maxes at 1080p.
Don't need keyboard, mouse, monitor.
Do need a wireless card.
My current build which I think is pretty solid. Definitely open to your opinions.
Let me know what you think...
1) Do you think i should wait for IVY-BRIDGE? I can afford to wait another 6 months if i need to.
2) Don't care about blu-ray at this point, that's what i have TVs for, and if i really need one down the road, i can throw one in
3) Graphics card (was debating getting a 6870, and then buying another for crossfire in 1 year), but i could do the same with the 6950 1gb i have below...
Okay my build:
1 Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $69.99
1 ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $124.99
1 XFX HD-695X-ZNDC Radeon HD 6950 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP with Eyefinity $249.99
1 CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified $104.99 [updated from coolermaster due to feed back]
1 Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor $219.99
1 Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F120GB3A-BK 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $179.99 [updated from Samsung due to feed back]
1 G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL $49.99 [updated from blue to red due to feed back on blue being $20 more expensive]
1 Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $79.99 [stuck with WD because have had 0 issues with there drives ever]
1 SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-222AB - OE $16.99
1 ASUS PCE-N13 PCI Express 150/300Mbps Transfer/Receive Rate Wireless Adapter $27.99
1 COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R1 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler $34.99 [updated from Hyper 212 due to feed back]
Subtotal: $1,161.89