|
|||||||
5Likes
 |
|
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | Rate Thread | Display Modes |
07-11-2011, 04:59 PM
|
#1 |
|
Member (6 bit)
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 35
|
Could someone review my 1,100 gaming rig (budget is 1500) Want Crysis 2 (DirectX 11)
Shopping new egg for a gaming PC, I already have a monitor. My budget is 1500 + and my main goal is gaming. Minimum (Crysis 2 with DirectX 11 support)
Cart total: $1,104.92 GFX $279.99 SAPPHIRE FleX 100312FLEX Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity CPU $259.99 Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950 MOBO $139.99 GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard PSU $94.99 CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply Memory $84.99 G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL7D-8GBRH HDD $44.99 Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive Case - $99.99 Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Windows 7 Builders - $100 Last edited by plasticslug; 07-11-2011 at 05:25 PM. |
|
|
|
07-11-2011, 05:45 PM
|
#2 |
|
Member (8 bit)
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 181
|
For starters, that CPU and Motherboard are not compatible. The motherboard is socket 1155 and the CPU is 1366. Would you like to stick with the i7-950? Or do you want to go to the new Sandy Bridge architecture by Intel? If you don't care we can point you in the right direction.
Don't get Gskill memory, it reviews well however they have been having some compatibility issues as of late. Get this instead - Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 That hard drive is a blue drive, you want a black one. Also, I would recommend getting a 1tb drive because games are getting larger and larger these days. This HDD should be great - Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive Any leftover money should be going to buying you the BEST graphics card available in your budget. It is the core component of the gaming PC. Also, on your OS - make sure to get 64-bit so you can utilize more than 4gb of RAM. Another thing to know would be how many/how big are your monitors and what resolution would you like to game at? And final question, do you plan on overclocking? Get back to us about the CPU/Motherboard and we will help you out! Last edited by Hippo08; 07-11-2011 at 05:48 PM. Reason: Spelling |
|
|
|
|
07-11-2011, 06:00 PM
|
#3 |
|
Member (6 bit)
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 35
|
Definelty would like to go with the new Sandy Bridge Chip set and corresponding MOBO.
Will definitely make the changes with the ram and HDD. CPU - $299.99 Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600 - Dont know if its overkill and If i should use a cheaper chip and focus more on the GFX card? Suggestions for the mobo? My monitor is a 22" Dell 1080p And yes I would like to overclock if it can be safely done. Last edited by plasticslug; 07-11-2011 at 06:08 PM. |
|
|
|
|
07-11-2011, 06:09 PM
|
#4 |
|
Moderator
Staff
Premium Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Detroit, MI
Posts: 3,794
|
go with a HD6970 card, it will play any game out there. You can back off on the CPU to an i5 or even an i3 for that matter, not gonna give any serious impact on games. K series overclock better if your into that but not needed with any i3 or i5 CPU.
SAPPHIRE 100311SR Radeon HD 6970 Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100311SR Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity Khalil likes this.
|
|
|
|
|
07-11-2011, 09:41 PM
|
#5 |
|
Avanzato Tecnico
Premium Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,380
|
Get a WD Black instead of the blue, it is faster, more durable and has longer warranty.
__________________
Want to help cure Cancer and other Diseases? You easily can, all you need is your Computer, Find out how!
|
|
|
|
|
07-12-2011, 08:48 AM
|
#7 |
|
Member (8 bit)
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Newfoundland
Posts: 245
|
If you have a $1500 budget you could up the video card to a GTX 580 and be set for the next few years or maybe get a small SSD to make use of the SSD caching feature on the Z68 MOBOs.
Few GPU options: Newegg.com - EVGA SuperClocked 015-P3-1582-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card Newegg.com - ASUS ENGTX580 DCII/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card Newegg.com - ASUS MATRIX GTX580 P/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card SSD example: Newegg.com - Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) I would have picked an Intel SSD if the 40 or 60 Gb ones were not sold out on newegg. Check out Best SSDs For The Money: May 2011 : May Updates for other options. Maybe toss a Hyper 212+ in there if you're going with an i5-2500k and you'd like to dabble in overclocking. I would use a newegg link but it seems they've up the price to $50. You can find it for $30 easy on another website. (This is all based on glc's awesome recommended build)
__________________
Asus P67 Sabertooth | Intel i7-2600k | 2x4 GB Corsair 1600 XMS3| EVGA GTX 460 1 GB SC| Corsair TX650 | CM Hyper 212+ | Western Digital Black 1TB 6 GB/s 64 MB Cache | CM HAF 922 Last edited by Sourtop; 07-12-2011 at 08:51 AM. |
|
|
|
|
07-12-2011, 06:06 PM
|
#8 |
|
Member (6 bit)
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 35
|
Ok looking to go with GLC's build and Sourtops suggestions with the GFX card. It brings me to $1,409.92 Which is perfect.
So this build will laugh at Crysis 2 with the new Direct X11 update? EDIT--- didnt post hyper links  but its just a copy and paste from GLC's build plus the GFX card suggested. Newegg.com - Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Newegg.com - CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9R Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive Newegg.com - LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - CD / DVD Burners **Suggestion from Sourtop $529.99 ASUS MATRIX GTX580 P/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Operating Systems |
|
|
|
|
07-12-2011, 08:26 PM
|
#9 | |
|
Techphile.
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: San Francisco Bay
Posts: 5,959
|
Quote:
When you do your DX11 patch for Crysis 2, also get the download which allows you to tweak your graphics settings. Khalil likes this.
__________________
Asus P8P67 WS Revolution | Intel 2600K @ 4.7 GHz | Win 7 Pro 64 |8 gigs Corsair 1600 | Two Diamond 6990's in Crossfire| Corsair AX1200 | Thermalright Silver Arrow | Western Digital Black 2TB 64 meg cache | Lian-Li PC-A71B | Logitec Z-5500 | Three Asus 26" VW266H monitors running under Eyefinity | Last edited by David M; 07-12-2011 at 08:31 PM. |
|
|
|
|
|
07-12-2011, 09:04 PM
|
#11 |
|
Techphile.
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: San Francisco Bay
Posts: 5,959
|
Not only that, you can take those two 6950's and flash them into 6970's.
AMD Radeon HD 6950 to HD 6970 Mod | techPowerUp Khalil likes this.
|
|
|
|
|
07-12-2011, 09:34 PM
|
#12 |
|
Avanzato Tecnico
Premium Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,380
|
I think the GTX580 is a great card, had one in my machine for a month but I think Crossfire owns, I just put in 2 x 6970 in my gaming machine last night.
I am playing 2 instances of Rift in maximum mode on 2 27" LCD monitors batteling out Rifts with 50-60 people with zero lag or FPS loss! The GTX580 could not hack it! |
|
|
|
|
07-13-2011, 12:17 AM
|
#13 |
|
Forum Administrator
Staff
Premium Member
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Joplin MO
Posts: 37,767
|
If you are going to go Crossfire or SLI, you will need a stronger PSU.
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850 V2 850W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply Khalil likes this.
|
|
|
|
|
07-13-2011, 01:32 AM
|
#14 |
|
Avanzato Tecnico
Premium Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,380
|
That Corsair is a great PSU, I am using this one from Antec Newegg.com - Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-900 900W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
|
|
|
|
|
| Bookmarks |
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
| Display Modes | Rate This Thread |
|
|
Linear Mode
