2300$ pc build, need some help!

Specs I chose:

Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7261S-0B LightScribe 27$

COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case200$

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive 90$

COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RSA00-80GAD3-US 1000W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS ... 200$

Patriot Viper II Sector 7 Edition 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory 120$

ASUS Rampage III Formula LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard 300$

Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor 300$

L23-0089::Logitech Z506 Surround Sound Speakers - 75 90$

ati 5970 2gb sapphire 600$

I want a monitor (1920x1080) with very good picture quality( samsung is the best?)

should I buy a Soundcard?

thanks for your time,My point is, I want to max every game whithout lagging, Can I do this with these specs? should I change anything?

and if you know, whats the best way to post this PC to Iraq from Holland?

excellent build, and yes you should buy a sound card :)

what about the monitor? I dont know about LED and stuff, what should I get? but I want this resoulution( 1920x1080)

and for the sound card: Is this good? http://us.outletstore.creative.com/XFi-XtremeGamer-Fatal1ty-Pro-Series-Refurbished/M/B003OX1AQS.htm

for a monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009167

that price for that monitor is absolutely amazing :D

and this is the sound card im using right now (and it is excellent) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102007

Specs I chose:

Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7261S-0B LightScribe 27$

COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case200$

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive 90$

COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RSA00-80GAD3-US 1000W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS ... 200$

Patriot Viper II Sector 7 Edition 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory 120$

ASUS Rampage III Formula LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard 300$

Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor 300$

L23-0089::Logitech Z506 Surround Sound Speakers - 75 90$

ati 5970 2gb sapphire 600$

I want a monitor (1920x1080) with very good picture quality( samsung is the best?)

should I buy a Soundcard?

thanks for your time,My point is, I want to max every game whithout lagging, Can I do this with these specs? should I change anything?

and if you know, whats the best way to post this PC to Iraq from Holland?

akam-war

Change the Sony DVD burner to a LiteOn

The video card is very good, but investing in a HD6950 (which can be flashed to a 6970) is a better option.

Shipping from Holland to Iraq could be done through FedEx. Or contact Vivet Gosselin international movers in Antwerp, belgium.

[QUOTE="akam-war"]

Specs I chose:

Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7261S-0B LightScribe 27$

COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case200$

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive 90$

COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RSA00-80GAD3-US 1000W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS ... 200$

Patriot Viper II Sector 7 Edition 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory 120$

ASUS Rampage III Formula LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard 300$

Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor 300$

L23-0089::Logitech Z506 Surround Sound Speakers - 75 90$

ati 5970 2gb sapphire 600$

I want a monitor (1920x1080) with very good picture quality( samsung is the best?)

should I buy a Soundcard?

thanks for your time,My point is, I want to max every game whithout lagging, Can I do this with these specs? should I change anything?

and if you know, whats the best way to post this PC to Iraq from Holland?

JimmyJumpy

Change the Sony DVD burner to a LiteOn

The video card is very good, but investing in a HD6950 (which can be flashed to a 6970) is a better option.

Shipping from Holland to Iraq could be done through FedEx. Or contact Vivet Gosselin international movers in Antwerp, belgium.

Oh ya, i forgot, i agree, Lite-On is a great brand

You should really be considering buying a Sandy Bridge processor and compatible motherboard if you're upgrading this month (they are released on the 9th). They are more powerful, more efficient and will likely overclock to a much higher speed than the current i7s.

As for the GPU, the 5970 is an extremely powerful card but you might be better set for the future if you buy a card/or cards from the newest generation. I expect you can also get better performance for your money since SLI and Crossfire now scale so well (particularly at 1080p and above).

thank you for mentioning that, so check this out for a GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127559&cm_re=gtx_580-_-14-127-559-_-Product

thank you for mentioning that, so check this out for a GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127559&cm_re=gtx_580-_-14-127-559-_-Product

Liam00148

NP, i'm building myself in about 2 weeks and am considering a Sandy Bridge and 570 GTX SLI setup.

OP, here's a great set of benchmarks for most of the high end cards on high end games;

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-570-sli-review/11

Your 5970 is shown here, as well as Liam's 580GTX and various SLI/Crossfire solutions. It might be a good idea to have a good read through the article to get a flavour of the difference GPU setups available and their relative performance.

What motherboard I should get for the sandy bridge? what type of sandy bridge I should get for the same or more performance as this CPU?akam-war

I haven't seen much of the motherboards because they're not available on the online shops I've looked at, may have to wait till the 9th for some more info!

As for the performance compared to an i7-950, I haven't read the reviews fully enough to give you a definite decision and wouldn't want to give any false information. I think your best bet will be the i7-2500k or i7-2600k (the k means that there is no restriction on overclocking), which will probably launch at around $220 and $320 respectively. I'm sure some people here can give more info!

p.s. Also read the reviews if you have time :)

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2011/01/03/intel-sandy-bridge-review/7

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sandy-bridge-core-i7-2600k-core-i5-2500k,2833-12.html

p.s. I have to leave the comp atm, will check back tomorrow, GL!

[QUOTE="akam-war"]

Specs I chose:

Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7261S-0B LightScribe 27$

COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case200$

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive 90$

COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RSA00-80GAD3-US 1000W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS ... 200$

Patriot Viper II Sector 7 Edition 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory 120$

ASUS Rampage III Formula LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard 300$

Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor 300$

L23-0089::Logitech Z506 Surround Sound Speakers - 75 90$

ati 5970 2gb sapphire 600$

I want a monitor (1920x1080) with very good picture quality( samsung is the best?)

should I buy a Soundcard?

thanks for your time,My point is, I want to max every game whithout lagging, Can I do this with these specs? should I change anything?

and if you know, whats the best way to post this PC to Iraq from Holland?

JimmyJumpy

Change the Sony DVD burner to a LiteOn

The video card is very good, but investing in a HD6950 (which can be flashed to a 6970) is a better option.

Shipping from Holland to Iraq could be done through FedEx. Or contact Vivet Gosselin international movers in Antwerp, belgium.

off topic: why did amd even bother releasing the 6970 if u can just take a 6950 and flash the bio's on it seems silly to me.

thank you for mentioning that, so check this out for a GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127559&cm_re=gtx_580-_-14-127-559-_-Product

Liam00148

also id go for either evga or Zotac.

i chose msi cuz evga was outta stock

i chose msi cuz evga was outta stock

Liam00148

i just checked newegg, the Evga gtx580 sc is back in stock.

then EVGA is the way to go

then EVGA is the way to go

Liam00148

saving up for one might just put my 480 up on ebay :p

if its a decent price, i might buy it, bahahaha :lol:

*jealous* 5970 D:< Haven't seen someone getting a 5970 from these forums in awhile.

*jealous* 5970 D:< Haven't seen someone getting a 5970 from these forums in awhile.

Chiddaling

[QUOTE="Chiddaling"]

*jealous* 5970 D:< Haven't seen someone getting a 5970 from these forums in awhile.

C_Rule

hes kinda right........ another option is a 6950

For the graphics card get the EVGA GTX 580 instead, or get 2x EVGA GTX 570's. Also Corsair Dominator RAM is at a great price now.

ThaT-Masta

for the price you can't go wrong with that ram.