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post #11 of 18
8/3/12 at 11:32am
If you don't mind buying used like someone said about the 6870 you can score some sweet deals out of the market place on processors and mobos there as well.
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post #12 of 18
8/3/12 at 11:41am
Another way to go for the CPU / MoBo is go to that Micro Center and get these:

CPU $189.99

Motherboard $109.99 - $50 = $59.99

For $68 more than MisterFred's system you can upgrade to 3570K and a Z77 board that will allow you to overclock when you are ready. smile.gif
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8/3/12 at 11:50am
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB Video Card ($187.55 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill 530W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $754.45
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
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post #14 of 18
8/3/12 at 11:54am
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Originally Posted by Deviin934 View Post

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB Video Card ($187.55 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill 530W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $754.45
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-03 14:49 EDT-0400)
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That's good, but I have to factor in the cost of Windows. $800 is an absolute max. I'd really be comfortable the closer to $700 I get.
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post #15 of 18
8/3/12 at 12:02pm
Be advised the 7870 significantly out-performs the 560ti.
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post #16 of 18
8/3/12 at 12:16pm
Go to Frys and pick up a i5-2400. There's a Frys in Duluth and Milton, not sure how far they are away from you. They have it on sale right now for $118!!! Then get the 7870 like somebody else mentioned and you'll be set.
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8/3/12 at 7:24pm
The i5-2400 is a REALLY good deal. Do it.
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post #18 of 18
8/4/12 at 5:11pm
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Originally Posted by MisterFred View Post

If your purpose is gaming, you should definitely step down to an i3-2120.
A build I put together earlier:
i3-2120 - ($110)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115077
MSI B75 Mobo - is cheap, works, and even has USB 3.0. Luxury! ($72)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130654
MSI 7870 ($280-$20 rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127662
2x4gb 1333mhz RAM ($35 after promo code)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178333
Antec One - good budget case, front panel usb 3.0 ($50)
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=67322&vpn=ONE&manufacture=Antec
Antec Neo Eco 450c - Quality power for cheap. nice. Yes this is MORE than enough wattage for this build. Overkill, even. ($35)
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=60491&vpn=NEO%2DECO450C&manufacture=Antec&promoid=1145
Seagate Barracuda 750gb ($60)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148702
DVD-burner ($17)
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=49597&vpn=DRW%2D24B1ST%20Bulk&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1145
Total: $659 ($639 AMIR)
That leaves you plenty of room for windows (which I didn't include), saving a few $, maybe some peripherals. And it allows a significant upgrade in video card, from a 6850 to a MUCH better 7870. It's the way to go for gaming, though if you wanted to soup up the processor a bit you could spend another $90 or so to buy an i5-3570 (currently $200 after promo code @newegg). That CPU is a bit faster than the i3 & is a true quad-core, but keep in mind games generally care far less about processor than they do graphics card.
the i5-3570 if you wanted it in place of the i3, no other components need change: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115233
As far as vs. AMD, an fx-4100 can often equal the performance of an i3 in gaming, but only if very heavily overclocked. Given larger power requirements, cooling, etc., it's more expensive to go that route, and so not as good. The AMD APUs (their processors with good integrated graphics) can indeed be paired with low-end video cards, but it's rarely worth doing so, and only at lower budgets (the max performance from that route is considerably less than the graphics performance of a 6850).

This is probably my prefered build right now.

I'm looking on Amazon trying to compare the parts
i3 2120- $120 on Amazon vs $110 on Newegg
MSI B75 motherboard is $63 vs $72
Now the graphics card, there is 2 versions of the 7870, there is an HD7870 for $330, ans an R7870 for $260 vs Newegg's $280-20
PNY Optima 8GB is $35, same
Antec One is $50, same
Seagate Barracuda has bad reviews on Amazon, I looked at the Seagate momentus 750GB 7200 RPM, $80.
The ASUS DVD burner is $20 on Amazon, but they have a Sony AD-7280S-0B 24x SATA Internal DVD+/-RW Drive for $17.
Amazon doesn't have the Neo Eco 450c, but they do have the Antec VP-450 $35

Also, If I can, I want to move a 160GB Hard drive from my current PC to this one instead of buying a data cable. This is a secondary harddrive in my current PC and I will just fill it up with the stuff I want to move over to my new one. Will the power supply still support this hard drive and future upgrades to the processor?
Edited by ToothSlayer - 8/4/12 at 5:18pm
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