$1500 Gaming Build - Thoughts?

Gray

Gray

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Hello, I'll be doing a new build in Hawaii soon, so hopefully these parts stay in effect on Amazon for the free shipping. I'm trying to tweak around the build and get some other perspectives on it. I'd like to stay at $1500.

MOBO - ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - $159.99

HDD - SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $64.99

CPU - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K - $224.99

GPU - EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support - $359.99

PSU - CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.2 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 - $109.99

RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM - $99.99

CASE - COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case - - $199.99

Monitor - ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor - $179.99

OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit English 1-Pack - OEM - $99

Total = $1494
 
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mihir

mihir

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^^ The motherboard he selected would have a smoother power delivery compared to the one you linked to.
The Z68 motherboards allow using integrated and also allow overclocking whereas the p67 cannot use the integrated graphics on the CPU.
But since he is already going with a GPU then the z68 boards could only be helpful while troubleshooting what is wrong with the computer if god forbid there is an issue in the future or if he sells his GPU to get a new one.


I would also suggest getting SATA 6gbps.

Otherwise it is really good build.
 
Gray

Gray

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Thanks for the replies, and the CDROM recommendation. :p
I've modified the build to save some money *military budget*, and I found I saved over $200 for a SLIGHT performance decrease, I mostly saved on the case. Also took your recommendation and chose a new 6gb/s HDD.

MOBO - ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - $159.99

HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $59.99

CPU - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K - $224.99

GPU - 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 - 249.99

PSU - CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power - $109.99

RAM - G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBSR - $79.99

CASE - COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $99.99

Monitor - ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor - $179.99

CDROM - ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818A7T/BLK/B/GEN - $16.99

OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit OEM - $94.99

Total = $1281.94
 
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