First gaming build

[jcabeen]

Approximate Purchase Date: october


Budget Range: 800 to 1000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, movies, internet


Parts Not Required: monitor

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: any prefer to use just one or to sites tho


Country of Origin:usa


Parts Preferences:don't really care about brand


Overclocking: maybe


SLI or Crossfire: yes or at least in the future


Monitor Resolution:1920x1080


Additional Comments:would like to run to monitors on this system as my roommate just traded me 2 23 inch acers. i would like the system to be able to play games at at least console level while still being able to watch a movie on the other screen or surf the internet. if you need anymore information don't hesitate to ask. thanks for your time

 

[tacobravo]

Here is a pretty decent rig:

SAMSUNG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model SH-B123L LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151222
$59

COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233
$54.99 + $7.99 shipping

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
$219.99

MSI P67A-G45 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130582
$119.99 plus $20 MIR

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
$29.49 + $2.99 shipping

SAMSUNG EcoGreen F2 HD103SI 1TB 5400 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152173
$54.99

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311
$54.99

Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371044
$59.99

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986
$99.99


SAPPHIRE 100314-3L Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102948
$174.99 + $7.56 shipping + $20 MIR

Base Price: $920.40
With Shipping: $938.94
Final Price After MIR $898.94

 

[0ozee]

Getting to console level graphics will be easy, with $800-1000 you're looking for a system thats like 3-4x more powerful then a console.

I would suggest buying parts from newegg.

I would go for this

cpu: I5 2500k
GPU: 560 ti
mobo: ASUS p8z68-v
case: haf 912 or 922
psu: corsair 650w or 750w
hdd: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3

thats about $850 from newegg.com, just add in a dvd writer and ur good to go

this will play most games on max setting at 1920x1080, which is waaay more powerful then a console 😛

 

[0ozee]

oh yea i forgot the ram -.-, i would go with the setup tacobravo suggested, really nice one for the price

 

[jcabeen]

thank you for all the advice i really like the build question tho what is the difference between the two video cards you guys posted performance wise that is

 

[tacobravo]

Here is a decent article:

http://www.hwcompare.com/8890/geforce-gtx-560-ti-vs-radeon-hd-6870/

When it comes down to it, the Nvidia GTX 560 Ti is gonna be faster and a lot more expensive. The cheapest Nvidia GTX 560 Ti on Newegg is:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500190
and that comes in at $219.99 plus $7.59 shipping

For the price point you are better getting the AMD Radeon 6870 and plus you can crossfire another one with the motherboard that I recommended. Another thing is that the Nvidia GTX 560 Ti consumes more power.

Also do you have a computer power cord already? The PSU I recommended does not have one since its "green" for that reason. Great PSU tho

 

[jcabeen]

thank you for the information and are all power cords the same i've never spent the time to look if they are all the same i do from an old comp.

 

[jcabeen]

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