Sandy Bridge build please...

[jgoff14]

Can someone put together a Sandy Bridge setup for me. I haven't kept up on the products out there so I'd hate to get a mediocre MB and such. It will be for my grandparents, they don't need a video card, I'll give them one of my 3 that are on a shelf. I'll buy off newegg, $1000 +/- 10%. They won't be gaming but I might when I'm over here. Doesn't need a recordable drive it wouldn't get used. just basic DVD maybe Blu Ray ROM. Decent PSU it will have a GTX 295 probably. Needs to include Windows, no peripherals/monitor. Again I don't necissarilly want to spend a bunch but no low power / reduced performance crap. Thanks all!

 

[tizzle]

$139.99 MSI P67A-G45 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...MSI P67A-G45

$230.00 MSI GeForce GTX560 1 GB DDR5 2DVI/Mini HDMI PCI-Express Video Card N560GTX TI TWIN FROZR II OC
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0355979#rebate
http://www.antonline.com/p_56NGH6HS4...383.htm?sID=PG

$190 Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge

http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0354589

Case

$59.99 COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-233-_-Product

$20.00 C ROM/burner/dvd
New egg - SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X

RAM: 50.00

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-427-_-Product

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL


$61.00 HDD: Amazon Samsung 1 TB Spinpoint 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.5 inch Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive HD103S

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Spinpo...4581641&sr=1-1


$129.99 PC Power and Cooling Silencer 760W PPCS760 Max 760W, Peak 836W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Power Supply Compatible with Core i5 & i7

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...0PPCS760 Max


Cooling 25.00

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler, RR-B10-212P-G1

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0315397




Ive been working on it for a week now, i did extensive research so. the microcenter parts might be cheaper on shipping with new egg or amazon thats just a local store for me.

 

[mihir]

Why do you need a sandy bridge build,even given that you will be gaming when you will be there but a phenom II x4 will be more than enough and also cheaper.


I assume you won't be overclocking it since it is your grand parent's.

A Phenom II x4 build will be more than enough for gaming and their purpose.
And since you already have a GPU that to a GTX 295 you can get away with a good build and spending less.

Tell us if you are willing to change.

If you want to change the CPU you can without making any other modifications.
But the above will serve good as an occasional gaming PC.


Anyways here is a sandy bridge build -
CPU - $125
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115078

Motherboard - $120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157249

PSU - $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256072

Memory - $47
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231438

HDD - $70
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

Case - $80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119215

OS - $100

$617


This will play any game you throw at it with your GTX 295 combined

 

[tizzle]

I was just giving him a build. I want a really nice computer why not

 

[daisymtc]

I suggest you go for H67 chipset motherboard. Since they don't really need a video card, you could just leave it with onboard vga

 

[2048Megabytes]

Here is a better hard drive:

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1 Terabyte 7200 RPM 64 megabytes Cache Serial ATA Hard Drive - $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...aviar_Black_WD1002FAEX-_-22-136-533-_-Product

Also definitely go with DDR3 1600 memory over DDR3 1333.

 

[mihir]

He would be putting in a GTX 295
And an H67 will be nice I was going for the H67 but I don't know why I clicked the P67 sorting on newegg.since you won't be overclocking anyways

 

[jgoff14]

Thanks guys, I'm looking them over now and I'll post back!