UPDATE: DOA motherboard, Looking for a replacement
hey guys, helping a friend build a new rig for SC2 / WOW / Schoolwork, here's a copy/paste from the sticky:
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
mainly Starcraft 2, World of Warcraft, Sims 3, School/Office work
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
$1500 USD including monitor and all accessories
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA, newegg specifically
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
No Preference, though I'm more comfortable with Intel platforms
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
no current parts
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
of course
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
default speeds
8. What resolution YOU plan on gaming with.
Will eventually depend on the monitor, but I'm 99% sure it will be either 1920x1080 or 1920x1200
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
in 3 weeks
Here's what I'm thinking so far:
Intel i5-750 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115215) $194.99
Gigabyte GA-H55M-USB3 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128429) $109.99
Cooler Master Hyper 212 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103065) $49.99
G.Skill 4GB DDR3-1600 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231193) $96.99
Antec TruePower 650W (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371021) $99.99
Gigabyte GTX-460 1GB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125333) $229.99
Intel X25-M 80GB boot drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820167018) $207.99
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB storage drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152185) $74.99
Lite-ON CD/DVD Burner (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106289) $18.99
Antec 300 Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129066) $69.99
Asus 24" LCD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824236049) $219.99
Logitech LS21 2.1 Speakers (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121019) $25.99
Microsoft Explorer mouse (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121019) $34.99
Microsoft Comfort Curve keyboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823109043) $12.99
Total: $1447.86
Anyone see any glaring issues with this build, or have any suggested changes?
The main question I have is what does starcraft 2 stress more? being an RTS I'm going to assume its going to stress the CPU a lot more than other games, but from what I've read, it seems to be destroying GPUs as well. In the setup I have above, will I be GPU or CPU bound running SC2 at max settings at 1920x1080? Will it be better to drop down to an i3 and grab a 5870? I'm fairly confident anything i put together these days will be able to handle WoW and Sims3 with no issues.
thanks
hey guys, helping a friend build a new rig for SC2 / WOW / Schoolwork, here's a copy/paste from the sticky:
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
mainly Starcraft 2, World of Warcraft, Sims 3, School/Office work
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
$1500 USD including monitor and all accessories
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA, newegg specifically
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
No Preference, though I'm more comfortable with Intel platforms
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
no current parts
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
of course
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
default speeds
8. What resolution YOU plan on gaming with.
Will eventually depend on the monitor, but I'm 99% sure it will be either 1920x1080 or 1920x1200
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
in 3 weeks
Here's what I'm thinking so far:
Intel i5-750 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115215) $194.99
Gigabyte GA-H55M-USB3 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128429) $109.99
Cooler Master Hyper 212 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103065) $49.99
G.Skill 4GB DDR3-1600 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231193) $96.99
Antec TruePower 650W (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371021) $99.99
Gigabyte GTX-460 1GB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125333) $229.99
Intel X25-M 80GB boot drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820167018) $207.99
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB storage drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152185) $74.99
Lite-ON CD/DVD Burner (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106289) $18.99
Antec 300 Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129066) $69.99
Asus 24" LCD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824236049) $219.99
Logitech LS21 2.1 Speakers (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121019) $25.99
Microsoft Explorer mouse (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121019) $34.99
Microsoft Comfort Curve keyboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823109043) $12.99
Total: $1447.86
Anyone see any glaring issues with this build, or have any suggested changes?
The main question I have is what does starcraft 2 stress more? being an RTS I'm going to assume its going to stress the CPU a lot more than other games, but from what I've read, it seems to be destroying GPUs as well. In the setup I have above, will I be GPU or CPU bound running SC2 at max settings at 1920x1080? Will it be better to drop down to an i3 and grab a 5870? I'm fairly confident anything i put together these days will be able to handle WoW and Sims3 with no issues.
thanks
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