[zwano]

hey i have a strict 1000$ budget and want some ideas for an intel gaming rig i wanna do sli really bad any build suggestions?

 

[jlells01]

What country?

 

[andrewmchugh]

CPU
i5 2500Khttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072 $219.99
Motherboard
ASRock P67 EXTREME4 GEN3http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157265154.99
RAM
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428 $51.99
Graphics card
MSI N560GTX-TI Twin Frozr IIhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127565 $244.99
PSU - (650Watt is enough for SLI)
CORSAIR Professional Series HX650 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012&Tpk=hx650$119.99
HDD
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TBhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185 $59.99
CASE
Corsair 600t Black Casehttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139007 $159.99
Cooler
CORSAIR H100http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181017$119.99

(edit didnt add that up correctly)

That should rebate to about $800 then get this SSD or a 2nd 560ti if it fits budget.

SSD
Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA IIIhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442 $199.99

 

[zwano]

america and so far im liking andrew's build other than i kinda want an i7

 

[jlells01]

Quote:

Originally Posted by zwano;15327783
america and so far im liking andrew's build other than i kinda want an i7

A $1,000 build budget, and you not only want a $315 CPU, but SLI as well...

 

[Ratjack]

Quote:

Originally Posted by zwano;15327783
america and so far im liking andrew's build other than i kinda want an i7

in gaming 2500k = 2600 the only time the 2600 will really benefit is in multi threaded applications. Save the 100 bucks and go i5 2500k. then you have an extra 100 to put towards sli.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlells01;15327790
A $1,000 build budget, and you not only want a $315 CPU, but SLI as well...

ya, he will also want to consider some good cooling options and a case with some really good airflow. When the SLI cards are so close together it is nice to get some cool air through the case.

 

[Despair]

Yeah don't get 2600k unless you are doing highly threaded task such as encoding and such.. stick with 2500k for gaming

 

[andrewmchugh]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ratjack;15327804
in gaming 2500k = 2600 the only time the 2600 will really benefit is in multi threaded applications. Save the 100 bucks and go i5 2500k. then you have an extra 100 to put towards sli.

ya, he will also want to consider some good cooling options and a case with some really good airflow. When the SLI cards are so close together it is nice to get some cool air through the case.

Yes, an i5 and i7 will be eqivent in games(since games don't utilise HT), high performance in games is down to the gpu.
Quote:

Originally Posted by Ratjack;15327804
ya, he will also want to consider some good cooling options and a case with some really good airflow. When the SLI cards are so close together it is nice to get some cool air through the case.

600T is fine for SLI.