~$700 build

[creamnosugar]

Hey can you guys check out my build? My budget is ~$700. I plan on playing sc2 and using revit/3dsmax. I have a 23" acer led monitor.

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

COOLER MASTER ELITE 335 RC-335-KKN1-GP Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

HITACHI Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3020ALA632 (0F12117) 2TB SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

MSI 870A-G54 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

EVGA 01G-P3-1366-TR GeForce GTX 460 SE (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-530SS 530W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular LED Power Supply

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX

Rosewill RFA-120-K 120mm Case Fan

 

[fffblackmage]

Please don't buy a crappy PSU. Here's a much better power supply:
$55 ($40 AR) - Antec HCG-400

The GTX 460 SE is the most crippled version of the 460-series. The 768MB version is actually better.
$150 ($120 AR) - ASUS GTX460 768MB

 

[aphelion02]

Cough up $40 more for a better rig:

i5 2500k+ Gigabyte GA-Z68-D3H

G.Skill 8GB RAM

XFX 6870

Corseair CX430

Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB

Antec 300

Total: $740 after EMCKDKA29 promo and rebates.

If you really want to save that last $40: Downgrade to a 6850 (-$15), get 4gb of ram instead (-$25).

 

[MustangSVT]

sc2 is a major cpu hog. it will run well even on mid/low gpu but its a cpu killer.

i recommand 2500k as well. and although case is one thing you can skimp on, the antec 300 (v2 is better) is a really solid case.

 

[Davidh373]

another vote for the 2500K or at least a 2400 to save a few bucks. Phenom II X4 gets completely wrecked by Intel's new line. If you really must have AMD, wait for Bulldozer to release soon.

 

[Patrickz0rs]

http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph4083/35050.png

 

[mnewsham]

http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph4083/35050.png

 

[mfenn]

Cough up $40 more for a better rig:

i5 2500k+ Gigabyte GA-Z68-D3H

G.Skill 8GB RAM

XFX 6870

Corseair CX430

Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB

Antec 300

Total: $740 after EMCKDKA29 promo and rebates.

If you really want to save that last $40: Downgrade to a 6850 (-$15), get 4gb of ram instead (-$25).

:thumbsup::thumbsup: Much better.