Can you put me together a nice Core i7 system within a $2,000 budget?

Feb 16, 2010, 06:15 AM

I am considering building a new PC. I was wondering if you could put me together a nice Core i7 gaming PC within a $2,000 budget. Initially, I intended to build an AMD gaming rig, but the Core i7 outperforms all of the AMD chips. A Ci7 platform is far more costly than AMD's products. I'm trying to stay within budget.

TIGR · Feb 16, 2010, 06:22 AM

Hey Monkey, welcome to TPU!

For $2k you can put together a nice rig. Besides gaming (actually on that note, which games do you play and want to play in the future?), what do you want to use the system for? Do you need a lot of hard drive space? Want to run RAID and/or SSDs? Any other system-intensive tasks like multimedia (audio/image/video) editing? That would impact how much memory you might utilize.

Do you have and preferred cases or case styles? And any favorite brands for various components?

Any specifics you can give on intended use will help us help you.

Binge · Feb 16, 2010, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by TIGR

Hey Monkey, welcome to TPU!

For $2k you can put together a nice rig. Besides gaming (actually on that note, which games do you play and want to play in the future?), what do you want to use the system for? Do you need a lot of hard drive space? Want to run RAID and/or SSDs? Any other system-intensive tasks like multimedia (audio/image/video) editing? That would impact how much memory you might utilize.

Do you have and preferred cases or case styles? And any favorite brands for various components?

Any specifics you can give on intended use will help us help you.

Great outline post TIGR. This is exactly the sort of details a seasoned builder would want to know before putting together a machine.

Fourstaff · Feb 16, 2010, 06:57 AM

What TIGR says, give us a nice list of wants (such as good keyboard, water cooling etc) and a nice list of avoids (such as GT 240) and the TPU "Spec me a rig" team will churn out something!

richardbel · Feb 16, 2010, 08:18 AM

better yet if you're not into any particular specifications you just can tell us a case style you want, games you played, software you're gonna use. so spec rig team can help you out.

Feb 16, 2010, 06:15 AM	#1
Monkey_Business Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	Can you put me together a nice Core i7 system within a $2,000 budget? I am considering building a new PC. I was wondering if you could put me together a nice Core i7 gaming PC within a $2,000 budget. Initially, I intended to build an AMD gaming rig, but the Core i7 outperforms all of the AMD chips. A Ci7 platform is far more costly than AMD's products. I'm trying to stay within budget.

System Name:	TIGRAlpha4
Processor:	i5 750 @ 3.6GHz
Motherboard:	Asus P7P55 WS Supercomputer
Cooling:	S1283 + FFB1212VHE
Memory:	12GB DDR3 1800, 7-8-7-24
Video Card:	3x GTX 470
Hard Disk:	128GB Kingston SSD + 4x 500GB RAID 0 + 8x 1.5TB RAID 6
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 275T + 3x Dell P1130
PSU:	Silverstone OP1000-E

System Name:	Molly
Processor:	i5 3570K
Motherboard:	Z77 ASRock
Cooling:	CooliT Eco
Memory:	2x4GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks
Video Card:	Gigabyte GTX 680
Case:	Coolermaster CM690 II Advanced
PSU:	Corsair HX-1000

System Name:	Asus K50-X5DAB
Processor:	Athlon QL-65 2.2Ghz
Memory:	1x1GB + 1X2GB
Video Card:	Mobility Radeon HD4570 512mb
Hard Disk:	Samsung 840 250Gb
CRT/LCD Model:	15.6" 1366x768

Feb 16, 2010, 08:18 AM	#5
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Feb 16, 2010, 06:22 AM	#2
TIGR Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 2,098 (1.21/day) Thanks: 739 Thanked 1,030 Times in 598 Posts System Specs	Hey Monkey, welcome to TPU! For $2k you can put together a nice rig. Besides gaming (actually on that note, which games do you play and want to play in the future?), what do you want to use the system for? Do you need a lot of hard drive space? Want to run RAID and/or SSDs? Any other system-intensive tasks like multimedia (audio/image/video) editing? That would impact how much memory you might utilize. Do you have and preferred cases or case styles? And any favorite brands for various components? Any specifics you can give on intended use will help us help you.

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