Looking for Awesome Gaming PC for $1000-$1500

[JrRacinFan]

disc drive

HDD or Optical?

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cac...

If you want the capability:
Blu ray reading/burning
LITE-ON Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-...

Blu ray reading + DVD burning
SAMSUNG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SA...


DVD burner/reader
LG CD/DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 2...


EDIT:

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=152871

Pickup his Sunbeam CCF. Awesome cooler for his asking price.

 

[aries117]

HDD or Optical?

Pickup his Sunbeam CCF. Awesome cooler for his asking price.

An optical drive is what I'm looking for and his thread doesn't specify if its the 120 mm or the 92, it looks like the 92, and if so it's cheaper on newegg for a new one lol

 

[aries117]

If you want the capability:
Blu ray reading/burning
LITE-ON Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-...

I was actually considering this one, it's cheaper
LG Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 1...
thoughts?

 

[springs113]

Alright cool, I'll definitely get one then. And I think I have decided on that HIS IceQ X Turbo H695QNT2G2M Radeon HD 6950 2GB 25...
video card. So now all I need is a disc drive, psu, cpu+cooler, and mobo.

I didn't get a chance to check out the psu...but if you are looking to spend 180ish on a mobo I say go with the msi g3- gd65 z68 chipset. I say go for the LG bluray burner drive for around 79....& give the corsair h60 or 80 cpu cooler...i have the 60 with a 2500k @ 4.2 default voltages and im idling around 30 n load around 40...max temp after 10 hrs prime 95 was 56

 

[aries117]

Well I am still waiting until the AMD FX processors come out to decide, I think I will wait a little bit after they come out to see reviews and see if there are any problems with them, then, if they aren't up to par, maybe I'll go with the intel chipset. I just want to get the most bang for my buck and 275 bucks for a record setting supposedly super powered 8 core processor seems like a good deal lol

 

[springs113]

Well I am still waiting until the AMD FX processors come out to decide, I think I will wait a little bit after they come out to see reviews and see if there are any problems with them, then, if they aren't up to par, maybe I'll go with the intel chipset. I just want to get the most bang for my buck and 275 bucks for a record setting supposedly super powered 8 core processor seems like a good deal lol

That was exactly my thinking but it seems like they taking forever.

 

[aries117]

That was exactly my thinking but it seems like they taking forever.

Well they announced that they will be released October 12th so I'm at least waiting until then.

 

[JrRacinFan]

Its a wise choice even if they don't perform as well as it is being hyped to be.

 

[aries117]

I think I'm going to get this CPU cooler COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R1 120mm ...
it's the new model of the 212+ which got rave reviews and has broad compatibility. It also is pretty cheap.

 

[springs113]

I think I'm going to get this CPU cooler COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R1 120mm ...
it's the new model of the 212+ which got rave reviews and has broad compatibility. It also is pretty cheap.

That was my choice for air cooling but I went with water(all in one).

 

[aries117]

That was my choice for air cooling but I went with water(all in one).

I am considering going with a water cooling system in the future, but I will stick with air for now.

Also I wouldn't even know where to start for water cooling.

 

[JrRacinFan]

Also I wouldn't even know where to start for water cooling.

Watercooling really is simple, just need to make necessary precautions and more maintenance. There are many many people on the forums willing to assist when you're ready.

 

[springs113]

I am considering going with a water cooling system in the future, but I will stick with air for now.

Also I wouldn't even know where to start for water cooling.

the one i referred you to is an all in one heres a link CORSAIR CWCH60 Hydro Series H60 High Performance L...

 

[aries117]

Ok, so now that FX processors have been released some of the reviews don't seem to be going to well. Thoughts?

 

[bear jesus]

Honestly after seeing the results i would have a very hard time recommending that you go with bulldozer.

Really in almost every case you would be better off going with a sandy bridge i7.

 

[aries117]

would it be worth the price jump to go for the 6 core or will the four core be plenty?

*edit* and in either case I'm looking through the various cpu and mobo combos on newegg and I was wondering which combos were just blow you away good.
Thanks :]

 

[springs113]

I'm glad I went sb, now my next upgrade to ivy will result in my wife's pc to jump to a quad which means she's either getting my 955 be p2 or my 2500k which is plenty fast for what she has now. It AMD is banking that win 7 can't utilize the processor effectively then I can't wait till win 8 release with the new refreshes of this CPU

 

[bear jesus]

would it be worth the price jump to go for the 6 core or will the four core be plenty?

*edit* and in either case I'm looking through the various cpu and mobo combos on newegg and I was wondering which combos were just blow you away good.
Thanks :]

With the sandy bridge CPU's there are only quad cores and dual threaded quad cores.

Personally i would want to go with the ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z and Intel Core i7-2600K but at $665 combined they would eat up a large chunk of your budget, honestly i'm not the best person to suggest a board though as i have not read enough reviews of the different LGA1155 boards.

But i would say that your best options for CPU should be the Intel Core i7-2600K or Core i5-2500K and then one of the higher end LGA1155 motherboards but as far as that choice goes i think colour scheme should play a role and then look through reviews or ask others if something you like to look of is good.

 

[JrRacinFan]

I'm looking through the various cpu and mobo combos on newegg

Just noticed that NewEgg listed nearly all of it's combo deals containing a 2500K as out of stock.

 

[springs113]

With the sandy bridge CPU's there are only quad cores and dual threaded quad cores.

Personally i would want to go with the ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z and Intel Core i7-2600K but at $665 combined they would eat up a large chunk of your budget, honestly i'm not the best person to suggest a board though as i have not read enough reviews of the different LGA1155 boards.

But i would say that your best options for CPU should be the Intel Core i7-2600K or Core i5-2500K and then one of the higher end LGA1155 motherboards but as far as that choice goes i think colour scheme should play a role and then look through reviews or ask others if something you like to look of is good.

Your best choice other than waiting is to pick up a gen 3 mono and as of right the main z68 is probably the best bang for your buck with an I5 2500k...if you live near a microcenter you can pick it up for 179...a couple of weeks ago it was going for 150...I currently bought the aforementioned products and I am sitting @4ghz oc on stock voltages.

 

[brandonwh64]

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=6982&name=LGA-1155-/-Socket-H2&

CHECK THAT for combo deals

 

[aries117]

I bought the NZXT Phantom full case. It supports 1 140mm fan in front, 2 200mm fans on top, 1 120mm fan in rear, and 2 120mm fans on the side as well as a 200/230mm fan on the side. Because I will be using a cpu heatsink/fan the 200mm side fan won't fit. I bought 3 120mm fans, 1 140mm and 2 200mms. I was wondering what the best setup for the fans would be. I was thinking that having the front, side, and rear fans all be intake and having the two 200mm fans on the top be exhaust would be pretty good seeing as heat rises and that would just work with the natural flow. I also thought that having the intakes near the psu, graphics card, and hard drives would help to keep them cool. If anyone has any suggestions please comment :]
Thanks

*edit*
also, on my cooler master hyper 212 eve cpu cooler, should i have the fan blowing upwards through the heatsink towards the exhaust fans? or facing upward pulling the air through the heatsink up towards the exhaust fans?

 

[aries117]

Anyone have tips for the fan setup?

 

[phanbuey]

honestly, with that many fans, it really don't matter you can superglue them on sideways....

just do the standard:

front and sides intake, and rear and top exhaust.

 

[sharat]

this psu has the ability to change colors i have one in my current computer.. Even with a broken fan blade( dont ask) it runs quit and nice.. Cant get a new blade for it though basically junk hence why i havent bothered replacing it as of yet
APEVIA WARLOCK POWER ATX-WA900W 900W ATX12V / EPS1...