Hi, I'm planning on building my first computer within then next month or so. I mainly game so that's my biggest priority. This is what I have so far, It comes out to around $1300 USD which is a bit over my original budget of $1000 but I'm having a hard time finding anything I want to get rid of. (if theres anything you think I could sacrifice without giving much up let me know, otherwise I just want some general feedback on how well it'll work for a gaming rig).
Processor: i5-2500k
Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB)
PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W
GPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130738 or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
not exactly sure of the difference besides the slightly higher clock speed of the second one.
SSD: Crucial CT128M4SSD2 m4 2.5" Solid State Drive - 128GB (All I'll get for now, keeping my music, etc on my laptop. will get a hdd later)
Motherboard: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1415935&sku=A455-3140 (I want to be able to upgrade to ivybridge at some point if i feel the need, and from what I understand, this will work with it.)
Case: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4543058&sku=C283-1221 (not sure why, i just like the looks of this case.)
After an operating system, cheap disk drive, and maybe a hyper 212 cpu cooler I'm right in the area of $1300. I'm trying to keep my upgrade routes open, and possibly SLI later on down the road, so I'm hoping the 750w psu will be enough for that.
The goal is to play most games on max settings, Going to start playing Diablo 3 next month and hoping this build would be able to handle it at max.
Processor: i5-2500k
Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB)
PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W
GPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130738 or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
not exactly sure of the difference besides the slightly higher clock speed of the second one.
SSD: Crucial CT128M4SSD2 m4 2.5" Solid State Drive - 128GB (All I'll get for now, keeping my music, etc on my laptop. will get a hdd later)
Motherboard: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1415935&sku=A455-3140 (I want to be able to upgrade to ivybridge at some point if i feel the need, and from what I understand, this will work with it.)
Case: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4543058&sku=C283-1221 (not sure why, i just like the looks of this case.)
After an operating system, cheap disk drive, and maybe a hyper 212 cpu cooler I'm right in the area of $1300. I'm trying to keep my upgrade routes open, and possibly SLI later on down the road, so I'm hoping the 750w psu will be enough for that.
The goal is to play most games on max settings, Going to start playing Diablo 3 next month and hoping this build would be able to handle it at max.