Bigpapa42
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System Name | Burning Hammer of the Gaming Gods |
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Processor | Intel i5-2500K Sandy Bridge |
Motherboard | ASUS Sabertooth P67 TUF |
Video Card(s) | HIS Radeon HD 6950 2GB |
Case | Cooler Master HAF X |
Hey folks. I'm making plans for my first build and am just seeking thoughts, advice, and so on. There are so many factors to consider and I want to try to put something together that is going to keep me happy for awhile.
The intent is to put together a fairly high end build that will be able to handle the top end games with at least solid performance. Something that won't go out of date too quickly and can be upgraded. The plan is to run dual monitors, so I would be able to game on one while surfing the web or whatever on the other. It will also be connected to the home entertainment system. At this point, I do most of my gaming (except text sims) on the console, but I'd like to be able to do some on the PC. Its just not very effective right now on a laptop, even a pretty decent one.
I have not absolutely settled on anything yet except the case and power supply. I do have a pretty good idea of what I'd like to go with, but I haven't ordered anything beyond those two things... Though I may have if not for the Sandy Bridge board issues.
I have ordered a Cooler Master HAF X and a Kingwin LZ-1000 Lazer 1000-watt power supply. I was hesitant to go with a lesser-known brand power supply, but it was reviewed fairly well and it came as part of a combo with the case. Too good of a deal to pass up, basically.
The rest of the plans look like this:
Intel i5-2500K Sandy Bridge processor
ASUS Sabertooth P67 SATA6b/s USB3.0 ATX motherboard
HIS H69F2G2M Radeon 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 video card
8 GB DDR3 RAM - undecided, but looking at the G.SKILL Ripjaw kits for P67
SSD hard drive for OS
2-3 TB HD storage
Windows 7 64-bit OS
CPU cooler - again, undecided
The monitor set-up will eventually be dual 23" widescreens, but just a sad 19" to start.
I am still toying with the possibility of going with a Radeon 6870 video card, and possibly adding a second in Crossfire when I get the dual monitors. Or even using the 6870 and going with an AMD Phenom II x4 955 or 965 with a similar level of board to the P67, but while this would save some dollars off the top, it would also sacrifice some performance, at least based on the bench tests I've looked at.
Any suggestions, tips, and so on is appreciated. Thanks!
The intent is to put together a fairly high end build that will be able to handle the top end games with at least solid performance. Something that won't go out of date too quickly and can be upgraded. The plan is to run dual monitors, so I would be able to game on one while surfing the web or whatever on the other. It will also be connected to the home entertainment system. At this point, I do most of my gaming (except text sims) on the console, but I'd like to be able to do some on the PC. Its just not very effective right now on a laptop, even a pretty decent one.
I have not absolutely settled on anything yet except the case and power supply. I do have a pretty good idea of what I'd like to go with, but I haven't ordered anything beyond those two things... Though I may have if not for the Sandy Bridge board issues.
I have ordered a Cooler Master HAF X and a Kingwin LZ-1000 Lazer 1000-watt power supply. I was hesitant to go with a lesser-known brand power supply, but it was reviewed fairly well and it came as part of a combo with the case. Too good of a deal to pass up, basically.
The rest of the plans look like this:
Intel i5-2500K Sandy Bridge processor
ASUS Sabertooth P67 SATA6b/s USB3.0 ATX motherboard
HIS H69F2G2M Radeon 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 video card
8 GB DDR3 RAM - undecided, but looking at the G.SKILL Ripjaw kits for P67
SSD hard drive for OS
2-3 TB HD storage
Windows 7 64-bit OS
CPU cooler - again, undecided
The monitor set-up will eventually be dual 23" widescreens, but just a sad 19" to start.
I am still toying with the possibility of going with a Radeon 6870 video card, and possibly adding a second in Crossfire when I get the dual monitors. Or even using the 6870 and going with an AMD Phenom II x4 955 or 965 with a similar level of board to the P67, but while this would save some dollars off the top, it would also sacrifice some performance, at least based on the bench tests I've looked at.
Any suggestions, tips, and so on is appreciated. Thanks!