First Build Recommendations

MicroStutter · Nov 6, 2012, 06:21 AM

I am looking to limit myself to no more than $2,000 for my build for just the main components/hardware. I already have a gaming mouse, I would like a better keyboard but its not a pressing item. I plan on using my LED 55" 1080P TV until I can purchase a dedicated monitor and a decent computer chair.

Heres what I have on my wishlist at newegg currently I can buy today or I can wait do you think prices will fall on any of my components for Black Friday or Cyber Monday Sales?

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 $100
CPU: i5 3570k $230
Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO $35
Mobo: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 $135
RAM: G SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB 1600 $40
GPU: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7970 (x2 Crossfire) $810
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM 64MB SATA 6.0 $90
SSD: SAMSUNG 830 256GB $200
PSU: Seasonic X-Series 850W 80 Plus Gold Full Modular $170
Optical: ASUS DRW 24x DVD Burner $20

TOTAL: $1,830 before rebates

Will have to save for: ASUS PB Series 27" HDMI Widescreen LED (2560x1440) Monitor $700 is this monitor worth the dough? Or should 1080P be just fine are there many games that even utilize the above resolution? I wont be playing with multiple monitors due to space limitations and I dont personally care for it.

Also whats a good comfy chair for extended hours of gaming at a desk?

TOTAL w/Monitor: $2,530 before rebates

saknid · Nov 6, 2012, 06:34 AM

Following thread have all good deals expect you are going with LGA 1155 that is also fine as it will help saving some bucks.....

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=174925

And for monitors why don't you take a look at samsung's site u may find some good deals...They also provide good range of monitors in LED-HDMI...

I am using this monitor and till now It is all fine...apart from the one u enlisted comes with a 27' size...

http://www.samsung.com/in/consumer/p...LT23B350AR/XL- spec

Jetster · Nov 6, 2012, 07:04 AM

Definetly wait for sales. The build looks good

The EVO is on sale now
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Contin...

Rowsol · Nov 8, 2012, 06:57 PM

You've probably already bought the parts but if you haven't I'd switch to dual 7850's unless money is no object for you. The 7970 is 50% faster but 2.25x the price. Also, you could save big time on a smaller wattage power supply if you did downgrade the cards.

vawrvawerawe · Nov 11, 2012, 07:50 PM

A build with such a high budget, I would recommend to get at minimum the Core i7 3770K

You should also take a look at the Core i7-3930K if you want some serious performance; although at $569 it's quite an investment. The 3770K on the other hand is not that much lower in performance according to the Anandtech benchmarks, but is less than half the price at only $320 (or $269 if you are near a MicroCenter!).

vawrvawerawe · Nov 11, 2012, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jetster

Definetly wait for sales. The build looks good

The EVO is on sale now
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Contin...

All the sales are today at New Egg!!!

Jetster · Nov 11, 2012, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vawrvawerawe

All the sales are today at New Egg!!!

There will be more. Newegg has presales for there presales

Nov 6, 2012, 06:21 AM	#1
MicroStutter Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	First Build Recommendations I am looking to limit myself to no more than $2,000 for my build for just the main components/hardware. I already have a gaming mouse, I would like a better keyboard but its not a pressing item. I plan on using my LED 55" 1080P TV until I can purchase a dedicated monitor and a decent computer chair. Heres what I have on my wishlist at newegg currently I can buy today or I can wait do you think prices will fall on any of my components for Black Friday or Cyber Monday Sales? Case: NZXT Phantom 410 $100 CPU: i5 3570k $230 Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO $35 Mobo: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 $135 RAM: G SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB 1600 $40 GPU: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7970 (x2 Crossfire) $810 HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM 64MB SATA 6.0 $90 SSD: SAMSUNG 830 256GB $200 PSU: Seasonic X-Series 850W 80 Plus Gold Full Modular $170 Optical: ASUS DRW 24x DVD Burner $20 TOTAL: $1,830 before rebates Will have to save for: ASUS PB Series 27" HDMI Widescreen LED (2560x1440) Monitor $700 is this monitor worth the dough? Or should 1080P be just fine are there many games that even utilize the above resolution? I wont be playing with multiple monitors due to space limitations and I dont personally care for it. Also whats a good comfy chair for extended hours of gaming at a desk? TOTAL w/Monitor: $2,530 before rebates

Nov 6, 2012, 06:34 AM	#2
saknid Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: New Delhi, India Posts: 123 (0.48/day) Thanks: 87 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts System Specs	Following thread have all good deals expect you are going with LGA 1155 that is also fine as it will help saving some bucks..... http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=174925 And for monitors why don't you take a look at samsung's site u may find some good deals...They also provide good range of monitors in LED-HDMI... I am using this monitor and till now It is all fine...apart from the one u enlisted comes with a 27' size... http://www.samsung.com/in/consumer/p...LT23B350AR/XL- spec __________________ Thats no graphics card...its a space station!!- NC37 Last edited by saknid; Nov 6, 2012 at 06:48 AM.

System Name:	Devil's Den
Processor:	Intel core i7 3930k Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz
Motherboard:	Asus Rampage IV Extreme
Cooling:	Corsair H100
Memory:	G Skill RipJaws Z Series 16 GB (4x4 GB)
Video Card:	POV GTX 680 TGT Ultra Charged (4GB)
Hard Disk:	Segate 500 GB, WMD 250 GB
Optical Drive:	HP
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung T23B350AR
Case:	Corsair Vengence Cabinet
Sound Card:	Motherboard
PSU:	Corsair HX850 W
Software:	Windows 7 64 Bit, Windows server 2008 R/2 64 Bit
Benchmarks:	1st time beast build...

Nov 6, 2012, 07:04 AM	#3
Jetster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,851 (2.34/day) Thanks: 923 Thanked 851 Times in 624 Posts System Specs	Definetly wait for sales. The build looks good The EVO is on sale now COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Contin... Last edited by Jetster; Nov 6, 2012 at 11:44 AM.

System Name:	Delta // HTPC
Processor:	Intel i7 3770K // Intel i3 550 3.2Ghz
Motherboard:	ASRock Z77 Extreme6 // Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2H Socket 1156
Cooling:	Corsair H100 // SILVERSTONE NT07-1156 90mm
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance 1866 16gb //Corsair DDR3 1600 4 Gb
Video Card:	HIS 7950 3 Gb //Sapphire 6670 1 Gb
Hard Disk:	Samsung 840 250 SSD, WD Caviar Blue 500// Corsair M4 64 Gb Solid State, SAMSUNG F4 2 Tb, WD 1 Tb
Optical Drive:	LG DVDR 24X // Lite on DVDR 24X
CRT/LCD Model:	HP 23xi IPS 1080p" // 50" Samsung Plasma 720p
Case:	Corsair Obsidian Series 550D // Silverstone Granada GD05
Sound Card:	ASUS Xonar DS // HDMI Bit Stream to Yamaha RX V571
PSU:	Corsair TX650 // Corsair CX 430
Software:	Windows 7 64bit // Windows 7 64bit with XBMC Eden
Benchmarks:	I scored P8756 in 3DMark 11

Nov 8, 2012, 06:57 PM	#4
Rowsol Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: US Maryland Posts: 431 (0.55/day) Thanks: 194 Thanked 60 Times in 44 Posts System Specs	You've probably already bought the parts but if you haven't I'd switch to dual 7850's unless money is no object for you. The 7970 is 50% faster but 2.25x the price. Also, you could save big time on a smaller wattage power supply if you did downgrade the cards.

System Name:	Good Enough
Processor:	AMD Athlon II x4 620 @ 3.1ghz 1.3v
Motherboard:	ECS IC780M-A2
Cooling:	Rosewill RCX-Z1 92mm
Memory:	G.Skill Ripjaws 4gb DDR3 1600
Video Card:	HIS Radeon 5770 1gb
Hard Disk:	Sandisk 120gb SSD
Optical Drive:	Samsung DVD Burner
CRT/LCD Model:	Hanns-G 23'' 1080p LCD
Case:	Ammo 533 Coolermaster
Sound Card:	SB Audigy
PSU:	Antec 550w
Software:	Windows 7

Nov 11, 2012, 07:50 PM	#5
vawrvawerawe Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 500 (2.65/day) Thanks: 269 Thanked 24 Times in 22 Posts	A build with such a high budget, I would recommend to get at minimum the Core i7 3770K You should also take a look at the Core i7-3930K if you want some serious performance; although at $569 it's quite an investment. The 3770K on the other hand is not that much lower in performance according to the Anandtech benchmarks, but is less than half the price at only $320 (or $269 if you are near a MicroCenter!). __________________ MSI Z77A-G45 \| Sapphire HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 x2 CROSSFIRE \| Intel Core i7-3770K \| Patriot Viper 3 16GB 1866 CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX \| OCZ Agility 4 256GB SATAIII \| Xbt \| 10TB WD SATAIII HDDs \| Rosewill Challenger Case Selling 2x HD 7950 3GB: http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=182118 Last edited by vawrvawerawe; Nov 11, 2012 at 07:59 PM.

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