New system build

[Guest]

i need a gaming pc for $1,000 & i require an intel processor with a motherboard that can support both ati & nvidia cards possibly dual card setup & ddr2 & ddr3 ram support. Which products would you recommend?

 

[alvine]

go on newegg.com and look at the parts

 

[Raidur]

You have to pick between DDR3 and DDR2 btw.

 

[mexpedip]

Case - $59.00 good air flow, well tested, cheap and free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042

MOBO- $168 open box Asus P6T
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131359R

CPU - $290 Intel core i7 920
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

CPU Fan/Heatsink - $40 XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029

Memory - $95 Patriot Viper 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220365

GPU - $170 Recertified: EVGA 896-P3-1265-RX GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130463

HDD - $65 Seagate ST3640323AS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148335

CD/DVD Drive - $27 LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X (CAV) DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136153

PSU - $100 I leave this for the last part because I have read some great reviews on this particualr psu but I have always used corsair and PC & Power Cooling psu's any additional input would be appreciated. Your PSU is the foundation for everything so you might want to add another $20-$50 to your budget for a different PSU.
Rosewill RX750-D-B 750W 80Plus Certified, ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91 SLI 8800GTX SLI CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182069

Misc. - $19 Sata 2 cables. Open box mobo's do not have any accessories so you need to buy these seperately. Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound. Your cpu comes with thermal paste but this stuff works better and you don't want to take chances on a $390 cpu to save $5.


Grand total before shipping and mail in rebates = $1032

You are going to hear arguments for and against open box and recertified items. My personal opinion is that as long as you are buying form newegg then you are safe. I have bought both from newegg and have been very happy with the quality and as always their customer service is far better then anything else I have experienced.

 

[aevm]

I don't know if you can do that properly for only $1000. You'd need an X58 board, because those are the only ones that support both Crossfire (two ATI cards) and SLI (two nVidia cards) at the same time. That kind of setup costs about $300 for CPU + $300 for MB, and $1000 total does not leave room for all that and a quality PSU and even one decent graphics card, let alone two.

I suggest you make up your mind if you want ATI or nVidia. If ATI, get a P45 board like GA-EP45-UD3P. That saves you $200+ on the MB, money much better used oh gaming cards. If nVidia, get a 750i board.

 

[Outlander_04]

You can do a quad core AMD gamer for that price
[ and from new un-opened parts too ]

 

[aevm]

I hadn't seen mexpedip's post yet. It proves my point. You end up paying $168 and $170 for a second hand MB and a second hand and also obsolete GPU. Hint, never ever buy second-hand MB and GPUs. You risk getting junk that others have overclocked until it fried and then returned it. Also, that GTX 260 is kind of old and weak, compared to what else is available: GTX 285, HD 4890, etc.

I suggest you buy a GA-EP45-UD3P and a HD 4890 and an E8400. All new, of course. If you prefer nVidia, an eVGA 750i and a GTX 275 (or GTX 285), and again E8400.

Get the Corsair 750W, not the Rosewill 750W. Much safer.

 

[mexpedip]

aevm I usually agree with you but 2 things here. 1) I have used 2 open box mobo's and 3 open box/recertified gpu's and have never had a problem other then forgetting to order ssata cables. 2) the gtx 260 core 216 (55nm) will run any game at max settings and by far provides the best performance/price ratio of anything on the market. I currently have a gtx 260 core 216, a gtx 275FTW and a gtx 285 OC'd to 720/1584/1260. There is no noticeable performance difference on any game except crysis. as you know, crysis is good for benchmarking but that is it.

You argue that the gtx 260 core 216 is old and week yet you recommend an e8400? yes, current games only use, at most, 2 cores but that leaves 2 cores for background apps and all/most games coming out this summer and later can utuilize multiple cores. 1 thing anyone should take into consideration when building a computer is any possible future needs. The core i7/x58 at least gives more flexibility for the future.

 

[aevm]

I'm glad it worked for you. My own experience with open box was painful. 🙁

OK, if the OP really wants an i7 build and only has $1000, your solution is the only way to go.

"all/most games coming out this summer and later can utilize multiple cores"... I'd LOVE to see this happening

 

[mexpedip]

the only other thing I would add to this is that with the mobo (most x58's) can sli or crossfire. by everything I have read (some articles were written in crayon) when the dx11 gpu's come out ATI will have a big advantage.