It's time to vote on your favorite build for this category!
Please see below for a list of the choices available.
iRaiden's $2000 Intel Gaming Rig
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor $219.99
Motherboard: Asus P8P67 WS REVOLUTION LGA 1155 Intel P67 / NVIDIA NF200 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $259.99
RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory $94.99
Graphics Card: 3x HIS H695FN2G2M Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity $249.99 each ($749.97)
Boot Drive: Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $119.99
Storage Drive: Western Digital WD1002FAEX 1TB Caviar Black Hard Drive - 1TB, 7200RPM, 64MB, SATA 6Gbs $79.99
Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 650D Black Steel structure with black brushed aluminum faceplate ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $189.99
Power Supply: PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W High Performance 80PLUS Silver SLI CrossFire ready Power Supply $149.99
Cooling: CORSAIR CWCH60 Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler $69.98
DVD Burner: SAMSUNG Black Blu-ray Drive SATA With Lightscribe Support $64.99
Total Price: $1999.88
SADAMS04's Intel Gaming Build
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500k - $215
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Z68 20GB SLC SSD - $240
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 1.5v CL7 - $85
Graphics Card: 2 x Galaxy GTX 580 - $420 / $840 ($460 - $40MIR)
Boot Drive: OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III SSD - $210 ($230 - $20MIR)
Storage Disk: SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 2TB - $80
Case: Rosewill FUTURE Gaming ATX Mid Tower Front USB 3.0 - $80
Case Fans: 2 x COOLER MASTER 120mm Blue 69CFM (max) @ 19dBA- $10 / $20
Power Supply: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX950 - $140 ($155 - $15MIR)
Blu-Ray Burner: LG Black 12X - $94
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $30
CPU Cooler Replacement Fans: 2 x KINGWIN 120mm 40CFM @ 19dBA - $7 / $14
Total Price: $2048
Wolfram's Eyefinity Build
CPU: i5 2500k $223.99
Heatsink: COOLER MASTER V6 GT RR-V6GT-22PK-R1 120mm DynaLoop CPU Cooler $52.99
Mobo: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 $209.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) CL8 1.5V $74.99
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" $89.99
SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive $199.99
CASE + PSU: Corsair Obsidian Series 800D CC800DW Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case + CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-850HX $404.98
DVD/RW: LG DVD±RW SuperMulti Drive 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X $18.99
GPU 1: GIGABYTE GV-R697OC2-2GD Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 $354.99
GPU 2: GIGABYTE GV-R697OC2-2GD Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 $354.99
Total Price: $1982.90
Please see below for a list of the choices available.
iRaiden's $2000 Intel Gaming Rig
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor $219.99
Motherboard: Asus P8P67 WS REVOLUTION LGA 1155 Intel P67 / NVIDIA NF200 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $259.99
RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory $94.99
Graphics Card: 3x HIS H695FN2G2M Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity $249.99 each ($749.97)
Boot Drive: Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $119.99
Storage Drive: Western Digital WD1002FAEX 1TB Caviar Black Hard Drive - 1TB, 7200RPM, 64MB, SATA 6Gbs $79.99
Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 650D Black Steel structure with black brushed aluminum faceplate ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $189.99
Power Supply: PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W High Performance 80PLUS Silver SLI CrossFire ready Power Supply $149.99
Cooling: CORSAIR CWCH60 Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler $69.98
DVD Burner: SAMSUNG Black Blu-ray Drive SATA With Lightscribe Support $64.99
Total Price: $1999.88
SADAMS04's Intel Gaming Build
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500k - $215
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Z68 20GB SLC SSD - $240
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 1.5v CL7 - $85
Graphics Card: 2 x Galaxy GTX 580 - $420 / $840 ($460 - $40MIR)
Boot Drive: OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III SSD - $210 ($230 - $20MIR)
Storage Disk: SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 2TB - $80
Case: Rosewill FUTURE Gaming ATX Mid Tower Front USB 3.0 - $80
Case Fans: 2 x COOLER MASTER 120mm Blue 69CFM (max) @ 19dBA- $10 / $20
Power Supply: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX950 - $140 ($155 - $15MIR)
Blu-Ray Burner: LG Black 12X - $94
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $30
CPU Cooler Replacement Fans: 2 x KINGWIN 120mm 40CFM @ 19dBA - $7 / $14
Total Price: $2048
Wolfram's Eyefinity Build
CPU: i5 2500k $223.99
Heatsink: COOLER MASTER V6 GT RR-V6GT-22PK-R1 120mm DynaLoop CPU Cooler $52.99
Mobo: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 $209.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) CL8 1.5V $74.99
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" $89.99
SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive $199.99
CASE + PSU: Corsair Obsidian Series 800D CC800DW Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case + CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-850HX $404.98
DVD/RW: LG DVD±RW SuperMulti Drive 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X $18.99
GPU 1: GIGABYTE GV-R697OC2-2GD Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 $354.99
GPU 2: GIGABYTE GV-R697OC2-2GD Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 $354.99
Total Price: $1982.90