System upgrade finalized but ....

echarlie

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Ok. A few weeks ago I posted a topic to get help / ideas to upgrade my current system. I ONLY need a new motherboard, CPU, ram and a GPU. I have everything else in my current system.

Here is what I will be reusing :

Antec 1200 case
Rosewill 850w "Extreme" PSU
Tuniq 120 HSF
64GB Vertex 2 SSD
Samsung 1 TB hard drive
Windows 7 64 bit

Now I've picked this from newegg :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.564031

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127510

Total before rebates is $670.00. My budget is $800.00 so I have $130.00 to get RAM. What do you guys suggest to go with this motherboard ?

The main focus of the system is gaming with an emphasis on World of Warcraft with Cataclysm. I want to run high FPS on ULTRA graphics setting while raiding and FRAPSing the raids for my guild. I play on a 32" 1080p flat screen.
 


going with a i5 760 over that CPU will give him 100 bucks more to add to a GPU, the i5 760 will be plenty of CPU for wow + there is no need for the HT CPU.

I would look into a HD 6870 or GTX 470
 

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Well i was going with this because i liked the motherboard and the combo deal.

I originally was going to go with an i5 760 but newegg doesn't have the mboard i wanted. I want a mboard that i can use my 9800gtx gpu as a Physx card.

Can you guys recommend a mboard, ram and gpu for an i5 760 build then?
 
EVGA 012-P3-1470-AR GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Item #: N82E16814130550
$249.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130550

CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M2A1600C7
Item #: N82E16820145285
$89.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145285

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel ...
Item #: N82E16835103065
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $29.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

Intel Core i5-760 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80605I5760
Item #: N82E16819115067

ASUS Maximus III Formula LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813131482
$364.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.572500
Subtotal: $734.96


You can still use your old GPU for Physx
 


The 1156 MOBOs lets you sli or xfire on BTW
 

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I'm not really looking to SLI or xfire. Just want to run my old 9800 GTX GPU as Physx.

What about an i7 950 build ? would it be fine with that Asus mboard too?

Reason I ask about the i7 950 is because Microcenter has it for $230.00 and I work like 15 mins. from a Microcenter.

The 950 would be $250 after tax. The 760 is $205 shipped from newegg. Would the 950 be with the extra $45 ?
 


The i7 950 CPU will not fit ANY 1156s MOBOs..... for a i7 950 you need a 1366s MOBO.

IMO a AMD 955 or the i5 760 with the best GPU you can buy, Will give you what your looking for in WOW.

@1080 rez the GTX 460 is a ok GPU ( but there are better GPUs you can get ) if your not spending so much money on a CPU.