Hello everyone, I am in the market to build a good desktop gaming computer. I have $1300 to spend. What I am looking for ... case must glow blue, must be able to do SLI connection only interested in 1 graphic card atm but will get another for sli later unless it can be had in the build. at least 6gb of ram Blu-ray drive would be nice option for dolby digital would be good I have the tritton ax pro's for computer/consoles accessories such as mouse, keyboard, headphones, speakers, cameras, not important atm. monitor may or may not be important, currently have a 19" monitor. I live in Alaska and newegg does not treat us nicely lol. I appreciate the help!
Using amazon pricing, and your large budget... I put this together. There are cheaper deals to be had. I would use this as just a guide. You might find other parts you like more. For instance I went with a full tower, you might want a Mid. You might want the i7 2600k for a cpu... although I think the i5 2500k is the best bang for the buck for gamers. Case - Antec Twelve Hundred V3 $160 CPU - Intel i5 2500K $219 Motherboard - EVGA Z68 FTW 160-SB-E689-KR LGA 1155 $267 Graphics - EVGA GTX 560 Ti 2048 MB 02G-P3-1568-KR $280 Power Supply - Corsair CMPSU-850TX 850-Watt TX Series 80 Plus Certified $110 Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB Bulk/OEM - WD1002FAEX $82 DVD Drive - Samsung Blu-Ray with Lightscribe SH-B123L/BSBP $68 Memory - Around $50-$90 for 8GB $1276 In case you want an aftermarket cooler the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus for $26 will do nicely. For what memory to use, I recommend you read this post "Overclocking & Choosing RAM for Sandybridge" http://www.overclock.net/intel-memory/1085715-overclocking-choosing-ram-sandybridge-h67-p67.html
I would say it's pretty close. You could go higher on the CPU, Video Card, Hard Drive and Power Supply. However, that would start putting you over budget... at least depending on where you bought the parts. Or you could get a cheaper motherboard or case, and put the savings towards one of the other components.
Intel Core i5 2500K ($215): http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=57962&vpn=BX80623I52500K&manufacture=Intel&promoid=1368 Gigabyte P67A-UD4B3 ($145): http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=59166&vpn=GA-P67A-UD4-B3&manufacture=Gigabyte&promoid=1339 8GB Corsair DDR3 ($64): http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=59431&vpn=CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B&manufacture=Corsair 80GB Intel SSD ($169): http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=59825&vpn=SSDSA2CW080G310&manufacture=Intel 1TB WD1002FAEX HDD ($78): http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=50895&vpn=WD1002FAEX&manufacture=Western Digital WD&promoid=1339 2GB XFX HD6970 ($340): http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=57629&vpn=HD697ACNFC&manufacture=XFX Antec Twelve Hundred ($175): http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=59514&vpn=TWELVE HUNDRED V3&manufacture=Antec Corsair TX750V2 ($100): http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=58382&vpn=CMPSU-750TXV2&manufacture=Corsair&promoid=1339 Liteon Bluray drive ($81): http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=48084&vpn=IHOS104-08&manufacture=Liteon This lot should come to $1367 before shipping. Case is personal preference, I have included a high-end case that is illuminated in blue, as requested. By all means switch to a cheaper case if you prefer, but remember that fitting two large graphics cards (you stated an intention to use two later) is not always easy! The SSD can be dropped if you wish to bring the cost down, but they make a considerable difference to the performance of a system. Even the cheaper 40GB drives are good just for installing windows and your web browser to - it makes an amazing difference. This is a higher performance system than the one Griff posted, made possible by not wasting $100 on an overpriced motherboard.
Hey guys thanks for the replies! I will look it all over and when I decide on the final product I will post it so you know my decision I am excited to put this thing together lol.
