A Newby Building My First PC -- Suggestions?

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VenomSilos

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Hello everyone! Thanks for your time in looking into this post, as it is my first. I am planning on building a PC in the near future, and since I'm fairly unfamiliar with computer hardware, I would really appreciate you guys' suggestions if anyone has the time!*

I'm wanting to keep it at roughly $1,000 ($1,200 being my "max"), so keeping that in mind, what would you guys recommend? I was thinking of an Intel i7 & GTX 580 for the CPU and GPU, respectively, but I'm not sure if others would be superior for the price point I'm looking for. I've not researched any other components extensively, so help on that would be great as well!

The primary application of this machine will be gaming (Battlefield 3, anyone?), but I would also like to try out some editing software, such as Photoshop, Blender, After-Effects, etc, but at the same time I would like to future-proof it as much as possible. If you have any questions, feel free to ask and I'll try to elaborate more if need be.

Thanks in advance!
Venom
 
Manakore

Manakore

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I am making a gaming pc in that price range as well. However, it is AMD, not Intel. Do you need the OS, monitor, keyboard, and mouse, or not?

If you are interested in my AMD build I can post it for you.
 
Manakore

Manakore

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Ok I'll post my build, but do you need the operating system (i.e. windows 7), keyboard, mouse, monitor? or do you already have some of these?
 
Manakore

Manakore

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MB - GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD5 AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.618553

CPU - AMD Phenom™ II X6 1090T BLACK Edition
HDT90ZFBGRBOX - Socket AM3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.618553

PSU - XFX 750w black edition silver certified 80 plus
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...7003&cm_re=750w_silver-_-17-207-003-_-Product

GPU - SAPPHIRE 100312SR Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 (You could be fine with a 6870 as well if money is an issue, should work just fine.)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.604182

RAM - Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.604182

HDD - SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...2185&cm_re=samsung_1tb-_-22-152-185-_-Product

Optical Drive - lite-on dvd burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...lightscribe_dvd_burner-_-27-106-333-_-Product

Monitor - ASUS VE208T 20" LED Backlit Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236106&Tpk=led asus 20

Case - Nzxt Tempest Evo - Crafted Series
http://www.amazon.com/TEMPEST-EVO-POWER-BLACK-INTERIOR/dp/B002YT8B7E/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Cost approx. $1254 w/ tax yet not with shipping (However if you downgrade to a 6870 graphics card, you will save around $70)

Keep in mind that there is probably cheaper cases that you may prefer as well.
 
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VenomSilos

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Awesome, thanks for your list! I will need to look into mice, keyboards, and monitors, but for the time being I'd just like to figure out which components I need for the PC to run. Thanks again!
 
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VenomSilos

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Ahh, I see. So the i5 is better than the i7 in most cases(or at least in PhotoShop)? Interesting, thanks for the heads-up!

I have a question about the GPU: Is it better to go with one GPU (like a 580), or would I get more performance if I went with two GPU's that are slightly less capable than a 580?
 
jd132

jd132

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I agree with maroon...2500k is new and Overclocks VERY nice...up to 5GHZ...Im OCn mine to about 4.4GHZ. Good Luck! :)
 
jd132

jd132

Member
If you SLI 2xGPU's that are a LITTLE bit slower, you'll be much faster than 1x LITTLE bit better card.
 
jd132

jd132

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2xGPU's that are a "little" slower will be much faster tha 1xGPU that is a "little" faster.

Srry bout the double post :)
 
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