$1200-$1300 Gaming Build

[Gulkor]

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming,web browsing
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1200-$1300 included shipping and tax's
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Toledo,OH
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Cpu,Motherboard,Gpu,Case,Hdd,Psu,Ram,
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Keyboard,Mouse
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes!
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
24" 1920x1080
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
24-48 hours from now.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? etc.
Sli/Xfire,Onboard gpu as bakcup,Sata 6.0/usb 3.0
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes windows 7 ultimate 64-bit Retail


Newegg is out of 2500k and i dont live close to micro center.

Intel Core i7-2600K $319.99 shipped
CORSAIR CAFA70 120mm A70 Dual-Fan CPU Cooler $39.99 Shipped $15 MIR
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 $129.86 Shipped
CORSAIR XMS 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 $47.99 shipped
XFX HD-697A-CNFC Radeon HD 6970 $349.99 shipped $30 MIR
CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 $139.99 Shipped $20 MIR
LIAN LI Lancool PC-K63 Shipped $119.98
SanDisk Ultra SDSSDH-120G-G25 2.5" 120GB $134.99

Total $1284.54 Shipped After MIR $1219.54

nstend of the SSD i could get a Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM for $137.85 shipped.

thanks everyone for your input.

 

[Dangman]

Intel Core i7-2600K $319.99 shipped

Can you buy from Tigerdirect? They have the 2500K in stock:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7073161&CatId=6988

ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 $129.86 Shipped

Not a good choice for the money considering that it only has a 1-2 year warranty and that other AsRock Z68 mobos have faired fairly poor in HardOCP reviews:
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/12/07/asrock_z68_pro3_lga_1155_motherboard_review/
http://hardocp.com/article/2011/11/09/asrock_z68_extreme4_gen3_motherboard_review/

I'd recommend this Gigabyte mobo instead:
$123 - Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 Intel Z68 ATX Motherboard

CORSAIR XMS 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 $47.99 shipped

Not a good choice for the money when this similar performing RAM is $13 less:
$35 - Patriot Signature PSD38G1600KH 2 x 4GB DDR3 1600 RAM

CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 $139.99 Shipped $20 MIR
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XFX HD-697A-CNFC Radeon HD 6970 $349.99 shipped

Note that if you buy the PSU and GPU together from this combo link, you can knock an additional $17 off the total:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.809302

LIAN LI Lancool PC-K63 Shipped $119.98

Not a good choice for the money considering that it's fairly cramped. I recommend this cheaper case instead:
$100 - Corsair Carbide Series 400R ATX Case

SanDisk Ultra SDSSDH-120G-G25 2.5" 120GB $134.99
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Instend of the SSD i could get a Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM for $137.85 shipped.

Neither the SSD or hard drive are a good choice: The SSD is an older and fairly slow model while that WD drive is just overpriced. I recommend the following SSD and HDD instead:
$120 - Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2CCA 2.5" 64GB SSD w/ USB to SATA Adapter and Drive Cloning software
$126 - Hitachi Desktar 7K1000.D HDS721010DLE630 1TB SATA 6.0Gb/s Hard Drive

 

[Gulkor]

Also i will be ordering from newegg only, as i have a newegg preferred account. all the items are from newegg.

but i am picky when its comes to ram/motherboard's

i dont trust nor like Gigabyte, ram wise i like corsair/G.skill only. I like asrock/Asus nothing else.

Here is the updated build.

Corsair Carbide Series 400R $99.99 $10 MIR
Intel Core i7-2600K $319.99 shipped
CORSAIR CAFA70 120mm A70 Dual-Fan CPU Cooler $39.99 Shipped $15 MIR
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 $48.99
ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 $179.99
HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.D 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s $119.99
Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC $109.99
XFX HD-697A-CNFC Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready
CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 (CMPSU-750HX) 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified ...

HX750+Xfx 6970 combo Price $472.99 MIR 382.98

Shipped $1,401.86 After MIR $1,311.86

I found a combo on newegg depending on what you guys say

Combo Link http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.789290

Rosewill THOR V2-White Edition
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s
LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA

Total shipped $905 after MIR $890.99

XFX HD-697A-CNFC Radeon HD 6970 2GB $349.99 MIR $324.99
Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC $109.99

Total for combo+gpu+ssd $1340.97 MIR $1300.97

Unless i should stay with the first build, i dont mind spending a little extra for better product's

 

[Forceman]

I'd consider trying to stretch for a 128GB SSD, if you can. 64GB is do-able, but you'll have to pay attention to space fairly closely. 128GB gives you a lot more flexibility.

You could make up some of the price difference by switching to the Antec High Current Gamer 750:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371049

Also, have you considered going with the i5-2500K instead of the i7-2600K? For gaming and normal productivity stuff it will perform the same (and overclocks the same also). It is only if you do highly threaded stuff like video encoding that you would really need the HT support of the i7. That knocks $100 off the price also.

 

[Gulkor]

I'd consider trying to stretch for a 128GB SSD, if you can. 64GB is do-able, but you'll have to pay attention to space fairly closely. 128GB gives you a lot more flexibility.
^
64gb is only holding BF3 and windows 7.

You could make up some of the price difference by switching to the Antec High Current Gamer 750:
^
as for the psu the 6970+corsair 750watt is a combo deal.

Also, have you considered going with the i5-2500K instead of the i7-2600K? For gaming and normal productivity stuff it will perform the same (and overclocks the same also). It is only if you do highly threaded stuff like video encoding that you would really need the HT support of the i7. That knocks $100 off the price also.

Newegg has no 2500k's, and thats where my line of credit is on newegg. The psu is part of a combo.

 

[Dangman]

Intel Core i7-2600K $319.99 shipped
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 $48.99

Go with this Intel CPU + Corsair RAM combo to knock off $14 off the total cost:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.805838

I found a combo on newegg depending on what you guys say
Combo Link http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.789290
Total for combo+gpu+ssd $1340.97 MIR $1300.97

Unless i should stay with the first build, i dont mind spending a little extra for better product's

You didn't add the cost of a HSF. Adding the Corsair HSF you mentioned earlier bumps the total up to around $1381. As such, it's only an ok deal if you really like that Rosewill case and that Asus mobo and really don't care about the one year warranty on the Seagate drive and lesser PSU quality. I'd stick with the first build for the faster and longer warrntied hard drive and better quality PSU.

 

[Gulkor]

will this work good for me then, did i get all the good stuff now XD. i dont mind paying extra, i am planing on keeping this computer for 3 years.

I forgot to add that in my first post what games would be played

My games BF3/Wow/and others

Corsair Carbide Series 400R $99.99 $10 MIR
Intel Core i7 2600k
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
CORSAIR CAFA70 120mm A70 Dual-Fan CPU Cooler $39.99 Shipped $15 MIR
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 $48.99
ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 $179.99
HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.D 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s $119.99
Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC $109.99
XFX HD-697A-CNFC Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready
CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 (CMPSU-750HX) 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified ...

XFX 6970+Corsair HX750 combo price $472.00
Core i7 2600k+Corsair Vengeance 8GB Combo price $354.98

Total shipped before MIR $1,466.86
Total shipped after MIR $1376.86

After the rebates i am only $76 over budget. which i can live with.

Does the build look soild now? or do i need to change something?

Thanks

 

[Dangman]

Besides listing the RAM twice (Ignore if you're planning on 16GB), setup looks fine to me.

Though the HD 7950 is supposedly due out later this month. Considering that those combo deals don't expire till the end of the month, I'd hold off on the GPU purchase at the very least and see what the HD 7950 brings to the table.

 

[Gulkor]

honestly this will be the biggest custom i have done in a longgg time.

I have been on a laptop playing bf3. it only has a T6600/GT240m. so anything is better. i will look into the 7950. i just wanna play bf3 so bad at high setting @ 1920x1080 lol