Building a computer

[Gargamel]

I have the 750 version pushin a GTS450, GTX260, 98GTX+, Q6600, 3x80mm and 3x120mm fans all at 100% load and OC'd for months now w/out issue.

I've had the 650 Earth Watts model in my other box for 2yrs now pushin a 940BE and GTX46SE, both at 100% load and OC'd.

I'm fond of Antec PSU's. OCZ makes a decent one too.

x2 for the Antec 650 Earth Watts.... Great PSU

[racrguy]

I'm going to go to micro center on Sunday and see what I can do. From what I read in that article, I may need to up my budget to $800 to get what I want. Thanks for the info guys and I will let you know what I come up with.

http://www.pcpitstop.com/betapit/sec.asp?conid=24578083

All bought for 620+shipping in a newegg bundle deal. Without the bundle when I purchased it would have run me $700 give or take. Add in a decent video card and you're around 800-900. I've got an OCZ 700w PSU, and it's running flawless, but I'm not pushing it too hard.

I've got my 1055t OC'd to 3.1GHz (2.8GHz stock) on stock air at 100% seeing 40* stable, so don't sell yourself short on AMD products. I could probably take it to 3.5 GHz or more if I wanted to.

[Ldecharmoy]

Alright im back, here is a final list. What do you think?


COOLER MASTER Elite 430 RC-430-KWN1 Black Steel / Plastic Computer Case
Item #: N82E16811119227

$54.99


GIGABYTE GV-N560OC-1GI GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Item #: N82E16814125363

$234.99

Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-750 750W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE ...
Item #: N82E16817371049

$109.99


G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
Item #: N82E16820231314

$43.99


GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813128512

$129.99


Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 ...
Item #: N82E16819115071

$279.99

total= $840

[Tx Redneck]

Get a 2gig 6870 and save some money. The extra ram is worth it.

[Ldecharmoy]

Get a 2gig 6870 and save some money. The extra ram is worth it.

what brand?

[Tx Redneck]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150563

[Ldecharmoy]

Ok cool, and everything else looks good?

[Tx Redneck]

What are you gonna use for a hdd?

[TruestreetTim]

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115072 - Intel I5 2500k
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130604 - EVGA GTX560
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813138319 - Biostar TZ68A+
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231477 - G.Skill 8gb
PSU : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139028 - Corsair 600W
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133094 - Thermaltake
HDD: http://www.frys.com/product/6596273?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG - 2TB
DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151233 - Samsung DVD

$850....damn.

[Mr_Fiux]

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115072 - Intel I5 2500k
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130604 - EVGA GTX560
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813138319 - Biostar TZ68A+
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231477 - G.Skill 8gb
PSU : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139028 - Corsair 600W
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133094 - Thermaltake
HDD: http://www.frys.com/product/6596273?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG - 2TB
DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151233 - Samsung DVD

$850....damn.

I wouldnt trust biostar with my life. out of the 6 builds ive made with them 4 have failed. Also Microcenter had the i5 2500k for $150 on BF... best deal of the year.

[Lason]

If I could suggest a better motherboard (IMO) that is also cheaper.

Asus Maximus Gene-Z $169

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131759

Asus is my first choice in motherboards, they are very stable, overclock like crazy and are made for gaming/performance.

[motoman]

Damn it guys, you're making me want to build a computer.

[CJ]

If I could suggest a better motherboard (IMO) that is also cheaper.

Asus Maximus Gene-Z $169

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131759

Asus is my first choice in motherboards, they are very stable, overclock like crazy and are made for gaming/performance.

Motherboard manufacturers I've had trouble with, most hated to least

Gigabyte
Abit
MSI

And Best:

Asus
Intel

[roliath]

Motherboard manufacturers I've had trouble with, most hated to least

Gigabyte
Abit
MSI

And Best:

Asus
Intel

Funny you post this, I've had problems with those three as well.
I would consider ASUS the best mobo manufacturer out there for enthusiast systems, and Intels' for reliability. Unfortunately I am running EVGA's mobo and while its been solid thus far I outgrew it looooong time ago.

And another note on the vertex 2, I got a deal on a 200gb one and decided to throw it in my laptop. Speeds are the same as my previous G.Skill ssd but I've got more space now, but I've noticed my boot up times are slower now.

[Lason]

My last mobo before my recent built was a Abit Fatal1ty SLI board. It was real nice and its still running 8 years later as my kids computer. I have used MSI, gigabyte and Epox for previous builds and had issues with all of them. **EDIT** The epox was a good board, very stable I just outgrew it. Just remembered.

My newest build uses a Asus Maximus Extreme-Z board and its SWEEEEET! Expensive but sweet and the bios is top notch. I love being able to use the mouse in the bios and there are so many features to it. I havent been able to get the bluetooth RC overclocking feature to work but there is another feature where you can plug a netbook in and use it to change the overclock settings while the desktop is in windows so you can overclock in real time. The Gene-Z board I posted has that feature too.