GAMING PC BUILD ($1300-$1500 STRICT BUDGET)!

[Apollo68]

I'm new to building my own desktop PC and I am having trouble figuring out what is compatible and what is not. Just wondering if someone knows what parts I should buy for the budget and quality I request.

Approximate Purchase Date: this month (May)

Budget Range: $1300-1500 (after rebates & discounts and taxes + shipping costs)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: GAMING

Parts Not Required: none

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com

Country: USA

Parts Preferences: intel i7 processor (3rd generation preferred), LCD monitor, Nvidia Geforce graphics, lots of fans, 18-24 gb RAM, full tower case

Overclocking: Preferred, but not if it affects the price ; Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Monitor Resolution: any

Additional Comments: make it look cool


MY MAIN CONCERN IS COMPATIBILITY; LINKS WOULD BE GREAT, THANKS!

 

[bdbeall]

the case will handle no problem. if your getting the combo from newegg i thought the 3770k was sold out so you might be getting the locked one. in that case stock fan will be fine. Also your right about the 32 16 thing. If you dont spend the extra 30 bucks on windows 7 PRO, you can only run 16GB anyways.

 

[Apollo68]

yea i asked for the combo when it was out, now they have it

 

[Apollo68]

believe me for the server i'm gonna run, it's a safe bet of 5 players for every 512MB or ram so that there is no server lag and it can be modded, and I'm gonna have over a 150-250 and running 24/7. realisticly there will only be 130-170 players on (13-17 gb) but during things like wars (Minecraft server) it would get over 200 (20-25 gb).

 

[UVB076]

32GB of RAM is the max limit for an 1155 board (4x8GB). You need Windows Professional or Window Ultimate for that seeing how Windows Home Premium only recognizes 16GB of RAM.

How would you have 24GB of RAM?
2x8=16
4x8=32
Correct me if I'm wrong but can't you not have 3 sticks of RAM and have it still run "fast"?

 

[Apollo68]

tht is why i would prefer 32, instead of 4X6gb, when i can get 32 without it being expensive

 

[UVB076]

wait 6GB sticks exist? /:

 

[Apollo68]

wait wut am i talking about srry man, tht would be 6X4gb and tht wouldn't fit
so i'm guessing tht ram runs fast on a mobo if it has no empty spaces, right?

 

[UVB076]

no, its just that LGA 1155 boards can't run tri-channel.

 

[Apollo68]

How's this:

OS-$117-Windows 7 Ultimate (EBAY)


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Windows-7-Professional-32-64-Bit-Upgrade-/280875860661?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item41658182b5
Cooler-$35-Hyper 212 EVO

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-RR-212E-20PK-R2/dp/B005O65JXI/ref=pd_cp_e_0?tag=vglnk-c1001-20
PSU-Cooler Master Silent Pro 700W-$110

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171037&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=od9usowt9tln
Secondary Drive-Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM HDD-$100

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=oor6xu2uyoxp
Primary Drive-Primary Drive: Corsair Force Series GT Sata III 90GB-$140

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233205&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=1mpa2w4ctxjx7
Optical Disk Drive-Lite-On DVD Burner-$18

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=esp4n8r7ckox
Case-NZXT Phantom White-$125

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146074
Graphics Card-EVGA 02G-P3-1559-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 2GB-$170

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130652
Monitor-Acer G235HAbd 23'' 5ms 1920x1080 WideScreen LCD monitor-$140

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009266&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=8gntp39e2u73
Memory-CORSAIR Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600-$240

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233232&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=1c8zihhgzoq2c
Motherboard & CPU-ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 & Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000-$380

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.910431&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=13aaend4ccyvv


TOTAL (with rebates + shipping): $1586.18

All compatible, all good?

Uses: moderate video editting, moderate gaming (nothing above BF3 @ normal settings 30fps), massive 24/7 server, everyday web browsing

 

[UVB076]

I'm pretty damn sure that 16GB of RAM is more than enough.

 

[Apollo68]

yea now tht i have researched a little i'm gonna go with 16 gb.

 

[Apollo68]

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 160
$90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231429

 

[bdbeall]

How's this:

OS-$117-Windows 7 Ultimate (EBAY)


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Windows-7-Professional-32-64-Bit-Upgrade-/280875860661?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item41658182b5
Cooler-$35-Hyper 212 EVO

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-RR-212E-20PK-R2/dp/B005O65JXI/ref=pd_cp_e_0?tag=vglnk-c1001-20
PSU-Cooler Master Silent Pro 700W-$110

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171037&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=od9usowt9tln
Secondary Drive-Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM HDD-$100

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=oor6xu2uyoxp
Primary Drive-Primary Drive: Corsair Force Series GT Sata III 90GB-$140

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233205&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=1mpa2w4ctxjx7
Optical Disk Drive-Lite-On DVD Burner-$18

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=esp4n8r7ckox
Case-NZXT Phantom White-$125

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146074
Graphics Card-EVGA 02G-P3-1559-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 2GB-$170

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130652
Monitor-Acer G235HAbd 23'' 5ms 1920x1080 WideScreen LCD monitor-$140

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009266&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=8gntp39e2u73
Memory-CORSAIR Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600-$240

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233232&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=1c8zihhgzoq2c
Motherboard & CPU-ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 & Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000-$380

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.910431&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=13aaend4ccyvv


TOTAL (with rebates + shipping): $1586.18

All compatible, all good?

Uses: moderate video editting, moderate gaming (nothing above BF3 @ normal settings 30fps), massive 24/7 server, everyday web browsing

Use ^^^^This build but downfgrade the ram to your most recent post and change video card to

AMD Radeon 7850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161406
-$240

This will get you back under budget(BARELY) and be a good trade off for ram to video card.

 

[azeem40]

Just saying, you will never need 32GB of RAM, and my PSU is a 80+ Gold Active PFC power supply. Also, the CAFA50 is a better air cooler than the 212.

There is more to a PSU than just efficiency and wattage.

 

[UVB076]

>inplying that Seasonics aren't sone of the best PSUs

 

[Apollo68]

yea forgot about downgrading on the ram, probably gonna get the graphics card so i can get a mouse, keyboard, and mic as well while staying within budget. Thanks.