Budget = 1700 (CND), Whats the best gaming comp i can make with this.

[LetsBuildAComp]

Anyways if you look at my other thread, i listed some components already but if u have any suggestions.

 

[LetsBuildAComp]

OCZ (OCZ3G1333LV8GK) DDR3 PC3-10666 1333MHz Gold Edition 8GB (2 x 4GB) Kit
229.99

OCZ (OCZ3G1333LV8GK) DDR3 PC3-10666 1333MHz Gold Edition 8GB (2 x 4GB) Kit
229.99

Intel Core i7 930 Quad-Core Socket LGA1366, 2.8Ghz, 4.8GT/s QPI, 8MB L3 Cache, 45nm (Retail Boxed) (BX80601930)
309.99

Intel Desktop Board DX58SO (BOXDX58SO) LGA1366 Intel X58 Express Chipset SLI/Crossfire Triple Channel DDR3 1600/1333/1066Mhz 6x SATA 3.0Gb/s GigaLAN 10-Ch HD Audio IEEE1394a 12x USB 2.0 ATX
249.99

EVGA GeForce GTX 480 1536MB SuperClocked (015-P3-1482-AR) nVidia GeForce GTX 480 Chipset (725Mhz) 1536MB (3800Mhz) GDDR5 Dual Display Dual-Link DVI-I/Mini HDMI PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card
529.99


=229.99+229.99+309.99+249.99+529.99
=1549.95+201.4935=1751.4435

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Ultimate Gamer Case
109.99

Western Digital Caviar Black (WD6402AAEX) 640GB SATA3 7200RPM 64MB Cache (OEM)
69.99

 

[joh06937]

are you going for 16 gb of ram? what do you hope to do with this computer?

 

[Atrosity]

I would get a 10,000 RPM hard drive, you only need 8 gigs unless you plan on doing a shit ton of multi tasking IMO

I would go with a full size ATX case, I love the one in my sig...my favorite one to this date.

 

[LetsBuildAComp]

is 16gbs of ram bad?

 

[joh06937]

is 16gbs of ram bad?

it is overkill. unless you do some extreme things (gaming not included) you'll NEVER use that much. 4gb is enough, 6 max (depends on the board you get of course).

 

[LetsBuildAComp]

well i plan to only game and school work, 16gb of ram does seem overkill

 

[LetsBuildAComp]

im just not happy with the 2.8 i7 i feel like i could do better

 

[wellhellothere]

Haha, you've got to be joking?? That setup will play games on whatever settings you like for the next 5 years. If it was me, i would spend a hell of a lot less on ram, and buy more games! Honestly, if your not happy with an i7, you wont ever be happy.

 

[joh06937]

im just not happy with the 2.8 i7 i feel like i could do better

lol, you'll be fine. the 2.8 is deceiving.

 

[LetsBuildAComp]

hmm how deceiving?

 

[LetsBuildAComp]

hmmm... so is there any bottlenecking in this computer?

 

[joh06937]

hmm how deceiving?

most people get to 4.0 ghz without even thinking about breaking a sweat. although, to get there you'll need a different heatsink. stock won't even come close to cutting it.