So, my mom who games wants a new computer. She tells me that if I build her one, she will buy 2 of everything and let me build myself a new computer also. So, here we go
I'm looking for suggestions for a i5 gaming system that has a ssd drive. The idea of this system would be to utilize money where its most necessary. IE. not to spend $200 on a case when a $50 works. I do want to overclock this. off the top of my head, this is what I have.
i5 750 $200
cpu cooler $50-100
mobo $100-200
ram $50-150
hdd (data _everything else) $50-100
ssd (os + cpl games) $200-300
gpu $250-300
psu $50-100
oem os $100
lcd $200-300
misc drives $50-100
keyboard,speakers,mouse,etc $50-100
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my projected range---$1350-2050
her idea was to spend 1200 on a premade asus i7 920 desktop w/ geforce 260 in it and tossing a after market cpu cooler and ssd in it. so cost closer to $1600... I convinced her otherwise... so the more money I can save, then the more likely my nefarious plan will work.
I realize that this is quite a range. just keep the rule of thumb that if a more expensive item doesnt produce a noticeable difference... swap it out. Noticable= something that would make you sit there and go "damn, why is this taking so long" or "why is this game playing poorly"... stuff like that.
I'm looking for suggestions for a i5 gaming system that has a ssd drive. The idea of this system would be to utilize money where its most necessary. IE. not to spend $200 on a case when a $50 works. I do want to overclock this. off the top of my head, this is what I have.
i5 750 $200
cpu cooler $50-100
mobo $100-200
ram $50-150
hdd (data _everything else) $50-100
ssd (os + cpl games) $200-300
gpu $250-300
psu $50-100
oem os $100
lcd $200-300
misc drives $50-100
keyboard,speakers,mouse,etc $50-100
----------------------------------------------------------
my projected range---$1350-2050
her idea was to spend 1200 on a premade asus i7 920 desktop w/ geforce 260 in it and tossing a after market cpu cooler and ssd in it. so cost closer to $1600... I convinced her otherwise... so the more money I can save, then the more likely my nefarious plan will work.
I realize that this is quite a range. just keep the rule of thumb that if a more expensive item doesnt produce a noticeable difference... swap it out. Noticable= something that would make you sit there and go "damn, why is this taking so long" or "why is this game playing poorly"... stuff like that.
I actually built a similar computer yesterday, parts are in 
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