Thoughts on Building

[N3PH3RIDUS]

I have been having alot of troubles that i am trying to fix on my comp now and its getting to be a little too much to bother.

I was wondering if anyone could enlighten me on what the new rage is CPU's and GPU's and R.A.M these days?

I was also thinking about buying a built PC from ibuypower.com but i also wouldn't know about buying one because i have always built my own.

Its been awhile since i have built or bought or even thought about it all.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Roark]

Depends on what you plan on using the machine for, but the current most common specs:
CPU - Intel Sandy Bridge i3/i5/i7 or AMD Phenom II x4/x6
RAM - DDR3 1600MHz
GPU - Here is the performance list, I'd start at #26 (HD5770) and go as high as you can afford.

I would avoid ibuypower.com machines they don't have a good track record for competence.

Suggest posting your projected budget and what you will use the computer for and let the community make some build suggestions.

 

[N3PH3RIDUS]

I plan on using and building for Gaming at 100%.
Budget wise i am def. looking for about the $1200.00 range after all is said.

I have always used AMD but been thinking about switching to Intel lately due to Intel not doing to bad the last couple of years
or atleast thats my impression.

CPU: open to suggestions
RAM: def. would like to stay at DDR3 for sure (open for suggestions on brands)
GPU: open to suggestions and will check out list and very much appreciated.
Mobo: Open to Suggestions but have been looking into EVGA or ASUS series
Power Supply: def. open to suggestions something that will be able to push everything nicely overall.

I play WoW and FPS's quite often and WoW is primary though
so looking for high frames and great quality.

I don't really want to skimp on too much as far as price it can go a little higher then $1200.00

 

[jasonalwaysready]

what do you need the $1200 for? just tower? or monitor, os, and peripherals as well?

 

[N3PH3RIDUS]

$1200.00 is for parts just mentioned its just a max i set for myself that's all. I am not worried about a case because i already have quite a few of them that do just fine and push enough air flow for anything. Monitor i am not concerned because i have a couple that vary from 23" to 26" that i will use. As i said before i don't wanna skimp on the items mentioned. Just a cap thats all.

 

[jasonalwaysready]

Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K

Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z68-V LE LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9

Newegg.com - XFX HD-695X-ZNDC Radeon HD 6950 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

Newegg.com - OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD3-2VTX90G 3.5" 90GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Newegg.com - CORSAIR Professional Series HX650 (CMPSU-650HX) 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

$1131

though there are some rebates and maybe some combos you could use to bring it down more. and peoples better suggestions.

 

[N3PH3RIDUS]

Awesome thanks for the links I will check it out I appreciate the suggestions.

Also, how is newegg i havent bought from them before? As far their packaging goes and stuff of that nature I have herd from several others that they had some problems with delivery? Which I am sure that's not the case most of the times but just curious.

 

[Roark]

I plan on using and building for Gaming at 100%.

I'd take Jason's build and swap a few components.

CPU - i5 2500k, gamers don't get much benefit from the 2600k features.
GPU - Take the $ you saved from the CPU and get an EVGA Superclocked GTX570.

For the rest, the motherboard is fine if you don't plan on overclocking, I've read the LE version of Asus's P8P67 can be lacking in options, assume the same goes for the P8Z68.
If you're going to get an aftermarket heatsink you might want ram with smaller heatspreaders for clearance, 8GB G.Skill Sniper 1600, same specs as the Corsair, just smaller.

 

[jasonalwaysready]

Awesome thanks for the links I will check it out I appreciate the suggestions.

Also, how is newegg i havent bought from them before? As far their packaging goes and stuff of that nature I have herd from several others that they had some problems with delivery? Which I am sure that's not the case most of the times but just curious.

imo, newegg is the best.

delivery, packaging, returns, customer service in general is superior.

 

[N3PH3RIDUS]

Awesome thanks guys i really appreciate all the help i think i have gathered all i need from what you guys have suggested. I printing and keeping for next week when i start buying my stuff. I greatly appreciate the feedback and have passed out rep and hope to talk again. =) I will post back when all is ready and let y'all know how it turns out.