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Need help planning new gaming rig!!!

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redtiger

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please if u think i can replace something else with something of the same quality and price just comment or add something, or u just want to give me some pointers
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PROCESSOR: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX...129.99

MOTHER BOARD: ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard...94.99

GRAPHIC CARD: EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1461-KR GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card 199.99

POWER SUPPLY: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply 94.99

HDD: SAMSUNG EcoGreen F2 HD103SI 1TB 5400 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive 54.99

Monitor's: (2) Two ViewSonic VA2231WM Black 21.5" 5ms Widescreen Full HD 1080P LCD
Monitor Built-in Speakers 300 cd/m2 DC 100,000:1(1000:1) Built-in Speakers..139.99

wireless adapter: BELKIN F7D2102 N300 Micro Wireless Adapter USB Up to 300Mbps Wireless Data Rates WEP 2WPA WPA2 WPS...28.99

keyboard: Logitech G110 Black USB Wired LED Backlighting Gaming Keyboard...54.99

aoudio card: ASUS Xonar DS 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Audio Card 43.99

speaker system: Corsair Gaming Audio Series SP2500 High-Power 2.1 PC Speaker System 229.99

OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 174.99

RAM: Patriot Viper II Sector 7 Edition 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model PV7312G1333ELK 74.99

OPTICAL DRIVE: LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDS118-04 - OEM 17.99

CPU FAN: XIGMATEK LOKI SD963 92mm HYPRO Bearing CPU Cooler bracket included I7 i5 775 1155 AMD and dual fan push pull compatible 28.99

MOUSE PAD: DOLICA Midnight Edge Series ME-200 Mouse Pad 9.99

case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition RC-932-KKN3-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0, Black Interior and Four Blue LED Fans-1x 230mm front fan, 1x 230mm top fan, 1x 230mm side fan, and 1x 140mm rear fan 159.98

ESTIMATED TOTAL: $1544.85 (newegg)


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That's the best you can do for $1500? You need a much better HDD, 5400rpm just won't cut it for load times. Get a Samsung F3. You should also be able to get at least a 64gig SSD with your budget. Your PSU seems expensive as well. I'm sure you could get a good one for a bit less.

Sound cards are also all but dead. On-board sound has come a long way and most of the time you will not notice a difference. I'd put that money elsewhere.

Right now there's no reason to go with your processor setup over a sandybridge i5 2500k setup. Unless there's some reason you must have those I would go SB all day.
 
You can do much better for the money.

Don't spend $180 on Win7 Ultimate. Home Premium will do everything you need for $80.
 
I would suggest getting either 2 or 4 sticks of ram, not 3, if it's going to be used for gaming as Amd currently only has up to duel channel memory and using 3 sticks will lower it down to 1.

$230 for a 2.1 speaker set also seems like way to much, but that's just my opinion.

Also if spending that much for a new computer for gaming you should opt for a better gpu by shifting around the costs, there is most likely no need for a $160 case.


But yeah the general hardware section would be much more helpful with this.
Links to the parts are also helpful as well.
 
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Matthiasa said:
I would suggest getting either 2 or 4 sticks of ram, not 3, if it's going to be used for gaming as Amd currently only has up to duel channel memory and using 3 sticks will lower it down to 1.

$230 for a 2.1 speaker set also seems like way to much, but that's just my opinion.

Also if spending that much for a new computer for gaming you should opt for a better gpu by shifting around the costs, there is most likely no need for a $160 case.


But yeah the general hardware section would be much more helpful with this.
Links to the parts are also helpful as well.
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The case is actually one of the things I DO like.
 
1. Read the sticky thread on how to ask this question correctly
2. Read the many other gaming system threads to see the standard recommendations for $700 - $1,200 gaming systems

( Intel i5-2500K, Z68 motherboard, 2 x 4 GB RAM, Samsung Spinpoint 1 TB drive, AMD 6950 or nvidia GTX 560 ti, good 5xx-650 watt PSU. )
 
DaveSimmons said:
1. Read the sticky thread on how to ask this question correctly
2. Read the many other gaming system threads to see the standard recommendations for $700 - $1,200 gaming systems

( Intel i5-2500K, Z68 motherboard, 2 x 4 GB RAM, Samsung Spinpoint 1 TB drive, AMD 6950 or nvidia GTX 560 ti, good 5xx-650 watt PSU. )
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Thats all you need son
 
OP, please don't purchase that pile of parts. You can do much better overall for the money (even with monitors, OS, etc. included). Please update this thread with your answers to the questions in the sticky and let's get started!
 
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