I am in the process of ordering a new rig from newegg specifically for gaming. After a week of research I've come up with two options (minor tweaks may be made) and would like a general consensus on which setup will perform better based on :
1. Gaming Capabilities
2. Value
3. Reliability
PLEASE include the reason why you choose one over the other! If you have any recommendations for part swaps just say which ones. THANKS!
-----Intel Based-----
*CPU - i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66 GHz
*Motherboard - MSI P55-GD65 LGA 1156 Intel P55
*RAM - Corsair XMS3 2 x 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 (PC3 12800)
*GPU - EVGA 512-P3-1154-TR GeForce GTS 250 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
*Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5
*PSU - 1 Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V
*Case - Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower
*Monitor - Acer X223WDbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD
Total - $947
-----AMD Based-----
*CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3
*MotherBoard - ASUS M4A77TD AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD
*RAM - Corsair XMS3 2 x 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 (PC3 12800)
*GPU - SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
*Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5
*PSU - Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V
*Case - Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower
*Monitor - Acer X223WDbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD
Total - $850
1. Gaming Capabilities
2. Value
3. Reliability
PLEASE include the reason why you choose one over the other! If you have any recommendations for part swaps just say which ones. THANKS!
-----Intel Based-----
*CPU - i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66 GHz
*Motherboard - MSI P55-GD65 LGA 1156 Intel P55
*RAM - Corsair XMS3 2 x 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 (PC3 12800)
*GPU - EVGA 512-P3-1154-TR GeForce GTS 250 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
*Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5
*PSU - 1 Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V
*Case - Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower
*Monitor - Acer X223WDbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD
Total - $947
-----AMD Based-----
*CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3
*MotherBoard - ASUS M4A77TD AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD
*RAM - Corsair XMS3 2 x 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 (PC3 12800)
*GPU - SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
*Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5
*PSU - Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V
*Case - Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower
*Monitor - Acer X223WDbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD
Total - $850