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Old 11-23-2010, 10:48 AM   #1
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Hey all! I come to you for some assistance. I'm looking for a gaming pc that would give you the most power & performance but without spending so much money for it. I'm looking to spend around $1000 - $1200 so its not a whole lot but I feel it would be enough for games that I look forward to play (SC2, Diablo3 (when arrives), ) etc. I'm kind of looking for a recommended build since there are so much hardware out there and I'm not really sure which is one most noob friendly.

I appreciate your time and look forward to discussing

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Old 11-23-2010, 11:50 AM   #3
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I agree with jdeb's build.

The only thing I would do differently is to spend another $240 and buy a 5970 graphics card for $500. You will be able to max out all your game settings and still have great frame rates on any single monitor. You need a 1920 x 1080 monitor or larger to justify purchasing this card.

Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100280SR Radeon HD 5970 (Hemlock) 2GB 512 (256 x 2)-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

If you choose this card I would take the same PSU but up one notch to the 750 watt version.
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Old 11-23-2010, 04:15 PM   #4
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Thanks for the response! Looking at the build that you have suggested, everything looks outstanding, Plenty of RAM, solid PSU, and a wonderful graphics card! Looking at the CPU though, a lot of the reviews have complained about the fan that comes with the cpu and how hot it becomes, is this just due to people OCing it? (I plan on doing no OCing)

Thanks for the other graphics card David, can't quite afford that one yet (Probably buy a decent monitor with the left over $$$)
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Old 11-23-2010, 04:25 PM   #5
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Sandy Bridge?

New intel cpu's coming out in january.
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Old 11-23-2010, 04:36 PM   #6
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And their going to be quite pricey
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Old 11-23-2010, 04:44 PM   #7
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Thanks for the response! Looking at the build that you have suggested, everything looks outstanding, Plenty of RAM, solid PSU, and a wonderful graphics card! Looking at the CPU though, a lot of the reviews have complained about the fan that comes with the cpu and how hot it becomes, is this just due to people OCing it? (I plan on doing no OCing)

Thanks for the other graphics card David, can't quite afford that one yet (Probably buy a decent monitor with the left over $$$)
I7's generally run a little hotter but not at an unsafe level with the stock cooler.
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Ok, i'll have to look a little bit more, but thanks for the input. Is there an i5 that might be comparable in performance? I would hate for the heat to overtemp some of these parts
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Ok, i'll have to look a little bit more, but thanks for the input. Is there an i5 that might be comparable in performance? I would hate for the heat to overtemp some of these parts
it will not damage anything if you are running stock voltages and cooler. the heatsink fan is designed for the CPU.
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Old 11-23-2010, 11:32 PM   #10
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If you get the 5970, you may want to downgrade the CPU to stay within budget. Gaming is all in the video card, and frankly a cheap dual core i3 is enough.
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