$3000+ Gaming PC build critque (including monitor and peripherals)

Originally Posted by Selvanthos 


First off with a 2600 it doesn't allow him to overclock in the future. 2nd, have you considered the 27" samsung PLS display, its only 2560x1440 but i think it looks amazing, and its only 900. Third, I dont think that build will be playing games at max in 2 years at that resolution.

I personally would be little disappointed if i forked out 3k for that, but I guess thats why you are here, to make small tweaks to the build plan so that he gets his 3k worth. I dont see why you dont want to overclock? Its free performance, everyone does it and still has their cpu years later, just make sure you dont go overboard and ship it out stable and no problem. Has he specifically asked for no heat and low noise or is this just an assumption?

Its hard to make suggestions not knowing what your client really wants. Normally if its for gaming heat and noise isn't first priority.

Do you think he will be happy with red ram, blue motherboard? I know i wouldn't be, I like to be proud of my computer and show the world like most of us here. In order to do that it needs to look nice.

Also with current HDD prices does he really need 4TB straight up? maybe you could give him a 1Tb and tell him to come back when its running low and you will hook him up when prices are better.

If it is just purely for gaming maybe an i5 is better and then dual 570's or 6950's? (unless heat is an issue)

Now im not trying to question you as a PC builder, or be mean or anything. These are just all things you have to consider.

So hopefully my post here will help you and your client. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.