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Old 10-30-2011, 08:32 PM   #1
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New Computer for a Friend
Hello again!

A new build for a friend.

He is a gammer, Call of Duty 4, World at War, Battlefield 3, Left 4 Dead...
Looking for some suggestions for improvements and to lessen the cost of the build. Max budget is $1000. Perfer to stay under if we can.

CPU: i5-2500
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-2500 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500

Mobo:
Newegg.com - ASUS P8P67 LE (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Ram:
Newegg.com - ADATA Premier Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model AD3U1333C4G9-DRH

PSU:
Newegg.com - Antec EarthWatts Series EA-750 Green 750W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Continuous Power Supply

Video Card:
Newegg.com - EVGA 01G-P3-1561-KR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Case:
Newegg.com - LIAN LI Lancool First Knight Series PC-K9WX Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

OS:
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Operating Systems

We need a hard drive to take advantage of the sata 6, but does he need the 64 mb cache? I have used the Western digital Caviar Black in the past.

Any help is appreciated!

Thanks!
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Old 10-30-2011, 09:20 PM   #2
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A Lian Li case is outstanding, but you are on a Coolermaster budget..........

Also, the price of hard drives is absolutely obscene right now, and will be for a few months. Look at adding a SSD to this list later for caching the hard drive using Intel SRT.

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Elite 430 RC-430-KWN1 Black Steel / Plastic Computer Case

Newegg.com - Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

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 - Intel Core i5-2300 Sandy Bridge 2.8GHz (3.1GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52300

Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Newegg.com - LG DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model GH24NS70 - CD / DVD Burners

Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE FleX 100312FLEX Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Operating Systems
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Old 10-30-2011, 11:01 PM   #3
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That Sapphire card just for gamers, etc., right? Everyday Joe wouldn't notice anything different?
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Old 10-31-2011, 12:07 AM   #4
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Yep - you don't even need a video card in your new system, Sarge - the onboard Intel graphics will do everything else just fine.
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Old 10-31-2011, 12:57 AM   #5
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Yep - you don't even need a video card in your new system, Sarge - the onboard Intel graphics will do everything else just fine.
Geez need coffee. In rush to buy didn't even notice about the graphics but thought it said no. Btw, I did cave and ordered overnight from Newegg the Corsair Vengeance you recommended to other feller, but got 16. Why not? At my age, prune juice and Lotto are big deals.
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The onboard graphics is in the CPU, not on the motherboard - that's why it says "no". However, the motherboard has video ports. Your P67 doesn't have those.
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Old 10-31-2011, 07:35 PM   #7
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So I can use a card if I wish?
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Yes, you can. However, you don't need to.
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Old 11-01-2011, 07:41 PM   #9
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Thanks again for the help glc! I will be building one for myself soon and will come calling again.
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Old 11-07-2011, 08:18 AM   #10
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Is this a good SSD for the money? Would it be better to go with the Z68 board and the HDD cacheing or go with this and use it as a boot drive?

Newegg.com - Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F90GB3-BK 2.5" 90GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

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Newegg.com - Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

The SSD caching uses a maximum of 60 GB I believe.
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I was wondering if this would be a good boot drive. Or if cacheing would be just as good?
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I prefer the Intel 510 series.
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Old 11-07-2011, 11:55 AM   #14
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Sold out.

I agree the Intel 510 series, however a 90gb drive for $100? Does intel have the best ssd's?

Doesn't intel suggest the 311 series for caching? Is there a differnce between going with a SLC vs MLC for caching?
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