New 1000$ Gaming Build

[adityar0210]

Approximate Purchase Date: next week

Budget Range: 1000-1200$

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Movies, Internet, etc.

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Intel CPU, preferably i5-2500k.
Overclocking: yes

SLI or Crossfire: later, maybe.

Monitor Resolution: 1600x1200

Additional Comments: I cant RMA, a family member is sending the parts to me from the US.


Help appreciated.


PS:- I already chose a case- Lian Li Lancool PC-k62 DragonLord.

 

[mershaq]

im sorry im no techincal help but were do you live and how are they sending the parts from USA to you, will this cost them or you much?

 

[onefearlesssniper]

i5 2500k 200$
8 gigs gskill 45$
p8z68pro 200$
samsung spinpoint 1tb 60$
24x asus burner 20$
your case
1000w coolermaster 100$
Superclocked GTX 580 Or a 6970

 

[adityar0210]

im sorry im no techincal help but were do you live and how are they sending the parts from USA to you, will this cost them or you much?

no, theyre coming over here to india next week so they're going to bring the parts with them

 

[Nim Chimpsky]

Budget Range: 1000-1200$

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Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024

Are these numbers right? The i5-2500K's IGP could handle that resolution.

 

[adityar0210]

Are these numbers right? The i5-2500K's IGP could handle that resolution.

Whoops! Sorry, its an 1600x1200 ASUS LCD monitor.

 

[Why_Me]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119240 $79.99 FREE SHIPPING
COOLER MASTER Storm Enforcer SGC-1000-KWN1 Black SECC / ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ATX PS2 / EPS 12V (optional ) Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103072 $17.99 FREE SHIPPING
COOLER MASTER Megaflow 200 R4-LUS-07AR-GP 200mm Red LED Case Fan

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.730392 $148.98 - $10.00 Mail In Rebates FREE SHIPPING
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9B

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271 $124.99
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.717978 $448.98 - $20.00 Mail In Rebates FREE SHIPPING
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
MSI N560GTX-TI Twin Frozr II/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 $27.99 FREE SHIPPING
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/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.696141 $67.48 $5 off w/ promo code EMCKAHH23, ends 9/28
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Total: $916.40 *not including shipping, rebates, and promo codes

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442 $196.99 FREE SHIPPING
Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236099 $154.99 - $139.99 after mail-in rebate card
Asus ML228H 21.5" 1920X1080 2ms Full HD LED BackLight LED Monitor Slim Design 250 cd/m2 10,000,000 :1 (ASCR)

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z68%20Extreme3%20Gen3 <----- A better look at that board

http://www.asrock.com/microsite/PCIe3/ <----- PCI-E 3.0

http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?category_id=19&product_id=3038 <----- A better look at that case

 

[Nim Chimpsky]

Both of our setups will make any upgrade to Ivy Bridge and the next-gen video cards easy, and give you good performance at 1600 x 1200. Mine will probably be quieter and give you a higher overclock. I would also recommend the Crucial M4 128GB if you want an SSD.

Corsair Carbide Series 400R: $99.99 ($89.99 after rebate)

3 x Thermalright TY-140 (1 bottom, 2 top): $14.99 each ($44.97)

SeaSonic X650 Gold: $109.99

ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3: $124.99

Intel Core i5-2500K: $219.99

Thermalright Silver Arrow: $82.99

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB DDR3 1333: $47.99

XFX Radeon HD 6850: $149.99 (119.99 after rebate) + Free Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB: $59.99

LG CD/DVD Burner: $17.99

Akasa Flexa FP5: $9.99

Total: $968.87 ($928.87 after rebate)

 

[Why_Me]

Both of our setups will make any upgrade to Ivy Bridge and the next-gen video cards easy, and give you good performance at 1600 x 1200. Mine will probably be quieter and give you a higher overclock. I would also recommend the Crucial M4 128GB if you want an SSD.

Corsair Carbide Series 400R: $99.99 ($89.99 after rebate)

3 x Thermalright TY-140 (1 bottom, 2 top): $14.99 each ($44.97)

SeaSonic X650 Gold: $109.99

ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3: $124.99

Intel Core i5-2500K: $219.99

Thermalright Silver Arrow: $82.99

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB DDR3 1333: $47.99

XFX Radeon HD 6850: $149.99 (119.99 after rebate) + Free Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB: $59.99

LG CD/DVD Burner: $17.99

Akasa Flexa FP5: $9.99

Total: $968.87 ($928.87 after rebate)

That h/s might run quieter, but I don't know about the case seeing how it uses 120mm fans vs the 200mm fans the CM case uses. Also sticking a $82 cpu h/s on a $125 board doesn't make much sense seeing how there's like zero gain in FPS after 4.4ghz with these SB cpu's. Going from a gtx 560ti which is king of the hill atm in regards to o/c vs a... 6850? That's like saying I want to trade in my Z-06 Corvette for a Dodge mini van.

 

[Nim Chimpsky]

That h/s might run quieter, but I don't know about the case seeing how it uses 120mm fans vs the 200mm fans the CM case uses. Also sticking a $82 cpu h/s on a $125 board doesn't make much sense seeing how there's like zero gain in FPS after 4.4ghz with these SB cpu's. Going from a gtx 560ti which is king of the hill atm in regards to o/c vs a... 6850? That's like saying I want to trade in my Z-06 Corvette for a Dodge mini van.

It would be quieter because of the PWM. You're probably right about the HS, though. Did you see the resolution he wants to play at? You're asking him to spend $100 more than he should on a video card that's going to be obsolete soon.

 

[Why_Me]

It would be quieter because of the PWM. You're probably right about the HS, though. Did you see the resolution he wants to play at? You're asking him to spend $100 more than he should on a video card that's going to be obsolete soon.

Not sure about obsolete. I do know that he will have a better chance of maxing out games such as BF3 with that 560ti, and I do know that I posted a build that came in around $50 cheaper than your build and got him a real vid card in the process not to mention he shouldn't have any problems getting to 4.4ghz with that set up.

Maybe you thought the OP was going to replace his gpu and cpu as soon as Ivy Bridge and the new generation vid cards came out and that's why you stuck a 6850 in that build? Anyone with a budget of $800+ these days deserves better than a 6850.

 

[adityar0210]

Best answer selected by adityar0210.

 

[adityar0210]

Thanks guys!