COOLER MASTER HAF 922 (Case) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197 ASRock X79 Extreme6 LGA 2011 (Mother Board) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157289 ASUS HD7850-DC2-2GD5 Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit (Video Card) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121623 Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 2011 (Processor) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115229 LG Black 12X BD-R (Blue Ray Burner) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136241 Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAJB 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB (Hard Drive) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136577 Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III (SSD Drive) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441 Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power (Power Supply) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016 Patriot G2 Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 (Ram) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220629 ASUS VW246H Glossy Black 24" 2ms (Monitor Led Back Lit) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049 Total With Shipping $1,480.32 SO BIG QUESTION!!!!! Should I go all out with this, this PC has to be worth over 500+ more retail. And It should last me a little before its useless. Idk, it's just soooo much money, i guess I want some reinsurance or a put down. What evers constructive. Thanks Fellas. Appreciate the comments.
[QUOTE="IndependenceYou"]COOLER MASTER HAF 922 (Case) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197 ASRock X79 Extreme6 LGA 2011 (Mother Board) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157289 ASUS HD7850-DC2-2GD5 Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit (Video Card) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121623 Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 2011 (Processor) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115229 LG Black 12X BD-R (Blue Ray Burner) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136241 Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAJB 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB (Hard Drive) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136577 Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III (SSD Drive) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441 Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power (Power Supply) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016 Patriot G2 Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 (Ram) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220629 ASUS VW246H Glossy Black 24" 2ms (Monitor Led Back Lit) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049 Total With Shipping $1,480.32 SO BIG QUESTION!!!!! Should I go all out with this, this PC has to be worth over 500+ more retail. And It should last me a little before its useless. Idk, it's just soooo much money, i guess I want some reinsurance or a put down. What evers constructive. Thanks Fellas. Appreciate the comments. If you need for gaming the i7-3820 is overkill. You should be perfectly fine with an i5-2500lk or maybe just get a z77 motherboard and wait till ivy bridge comes out, It's launch is just around the corner. What do you need this desktop for?
If you cut back a little bit on the motherboard, processor, and RAM (cutting back on all three would have little to no impact on gaming if that's what you are going for), you could buy a much better GPU for the same overall price.
Its going to be my do everything desktop, but specifically for gaming. I have two laptops already I use for different things and I wanna get back into pc gaming especially with D3 coming out. So you fellas are saying I can cut back for the same out come, but how much would i really save, For instance if i save 200, which is a lot, id rather spend that if my comp will last me a lot longer you know? I've never had a serious machine like this, if i built it. What you think.
Just get either z68 board with a 2500k or wait for Ivy bridge, also you can lower to 8GB of ram get a better PSU and also better GPU from the money you save and if still anything left over then a 128Gb SSD.
With downgrading the ram ill save $30 and the z68 theres a lot of different ones, I dont know where to begin, but id have to change my processor and everything else, so id be cutting back on everything anyways. :l HMMMMmmmMMmmm Will ivy bridge make a big difference? Whats its advantage besides more transistors.
You know after reading this http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/getting-ready-to-cross-ivy-bridge-the-laymans-guide-to-intels-latest-processors/ On ivy bridge, its probably going to lower my entire build total. I mean it'll be the next best installment. So either way ill wait till ivy bridge comes out, rumors April 23rd!
And Thru that reading i learned intel has a built in gpu in there new processors? So does that mean I can have two cards running at once? hahahIndependenceYou
Nope those are GPU's that run of the processor, they are low end GPU's that are for basic tasks not generally a good idea for modern day gaming.
wthh, didn't even know abt this ivy bridge. i was just reading up on it. so once ivy comes out the sandy will dip in price? would there be any difference for just gaming purposes and everyday use (watch videos, surf net)
wthh, didn't even know abt this ivy bridge. i was just reading up on it. so once ivy comes out the sandy will dip in price? would there be any difference for just gaming purposes and everyday use (watch videos, surf net)
leafs_ducks
Well considering Intels track record a really doubt there will be a price drop, unless they announce it. Like they did with the i7950 if I recall correctly.
You're spending $1400 and you didn't even look into a GTX 680?
Tailwar
That card alone would be a 1/3rd of his budget.
He's already stated this is mostly for gaming though. Cutting back on the cpu/ram/mb to an i5 2500k set-up will allow him to get the better gpu (just the savings on the cpu alone is $100). So with about $200 in savings he could just throw that at the gpu, now you're looking in the $400-$500 range would would get you a 7950 or possibly a 7970 if the rumored price cuts happen. Granted it's a little shy of the 680's current inflated price but still an upgrade from the 7850. If it were me I'd probably go for the 7950 (after the price cut if it happens) and look at getting rid of the ssd and hdd that he has listed and get one decent large drive, I think you'll be surprised at how fast those 2 drives will fill up (my Steam folder alone is over 40gb with only 8 games installed and those are mostly older games, new games seem to be taking up 8-10gb or so each).
Thanks guys for the responses. But now my question to you all is. If im spending 1500 on a pc, i want it to have some longevity. If i cut back on the board, the processor, and the ram, (the ram is way too high i dont need that much), then im dating my pc already over a year, and ill have a super sweet graphics card in return. When I started building this Rig list I was only planning on spending like 800 bucks. But i have a problem with getting my moneys worth. Ill buy a huge jar of mayonnaise because its cheaper per qt etc. So as I build this shopping cart I realized "Oh for 50 bucks more I can have a board that came out this year, oh if I get this mother board I need a new processor to fit, okay 100's not too bad." Then everything was just down hill from there. SO now i took a step back and am trying to make sure this is going to be a invest worth investing. I want this to be decently good till the end of 2013 and then start falling down the ladder. (If possible) I mean we can all agree that being a hardcore PC gamer is a lot of work. Because its worse then apple, new things are coming out every few months and always making slight improvements. SO you can never have the best. I just want something thats going to last. I understand getting the better GPU will make everything sexier, but by the end of 2013 all my internal equipment if I cut back will be so decrepit and impotent except for my GPU. So is it really worth it? I wouldnt lease a 2010 car in 2012. Thats how I look at it. Haha I mean I really wouldnt be saving money, im just substituting savings for a better GPU. THANK YOU!
Oh and ill be using a terabyte of External harddrive space for everything. The SSD is for booting my comp and putting maybe 2 games on that ill be playing all the time. and the 250gb internal is just for games and documents. Thats plenty. EVERYTHING else will go on my external.
[QUOTE="IndependenceYou"]Thanks guys for the responses. But now my question to you all is. If im spending 1500 on a pc, i want it to have some longevity. If i cut back on the board, the processor, and the ram, (the ram is way too high i dont need that much), then im dating my pc already over a year, and ill have a super sweet graphics card in return. When I started building this Rig list I was only planning on spending like 800 bucks. But i have a problem with getting my moneys worth. Ill buy a huge jar of mayonnaise because its cheaper per qt etc. So as I build this shopping cart I realized "Oh for 50 bucks more I can have a board that came out this year, oh if I get this mother board I need a new processor to fit, okay 100's not too bad." Then everything was just down hill from there. SO now i took a step back and am trying to make sure this is going to be a invest worth investing. I want this to be decently good till the end of 2013 and then start falling down the ladder. (If possible) I mean we can all agree that being a hardcore PC gamer is a lot of work. Because its worse then apple, new things are coming out every few months and always making slight improvements. SO you can never have the best. I just want something thats going to last. I understand getting the better GPU will make everything sexier, but by the end of 2013 all my internal equipment if I cut back will be so decrepit and impotent except for my GPU. So is it really worth it? I wouldnt lease a 2010 car in 2012. Thats how I look at it. Haha I mean I really wouldnt be saving money, im just substituting savings for a better GPU. THANK YOU! It will last you can still see people with Q6600 OC'd and kicking butt, If you get a 2500K and overclock it it will last you easily 2 moar years, the only thing that might bump things up is the release of the new consoles.
Hmmmmm thats definitely good to hear. What you mean "Bump things up"? I still can't believe the new consoles are almost here. hahah I have both a ps3 and Xbox360 too think that they'll be last gen in less than a year or so is crazy too me, time flyyyysss!
[QUOTE="IndependenceYou"]Thanks guys for the responses. But now my question to you all is. If im spending 1500 on a pc, i want it to have some longevity. If i cut back on the board, the processor, and the ram, (the ram is way too high i dont need that much), then im dating my pc already over a year, and ill have a super sweet graphics card in return. When I started building this Rig list I was only planning on spending like 800 bucks. But i have a problem with getting my moneys worth. Ill buy a huge jar of mayonnaise because its cheaper per qt etc. So as I build this shopping cart I realized "Oh for 50 bucks more I can have a board that came out this year, oh if I get this mother board I need a new processor to fit, okay 100's not too bad." Then everything was just down hill from there. SO now i took a step back and am trying to make sure this is going to be a invest worth investing. I want this to be decently good till the end of 2013 and then start falling down the ladder. (If possible) I mean we can all agree that being a hardcore PC gamer is a lot of work. Because its worse then apple, new things are coming out every few months and always making slight improvements. SO you can never have the best. I just want something thats going to last. I understand getting the better GPU will make everything sexier, but by the end of 2013 all my internal equipment if I cut back will be so decrepit and impotent except for my GPU. So is it really worth it? I wouldnt lease a 2010 car in 2012. Thats how I look at it. Haha I mean I really wouldnt be saving money, im just substituting savings for a better GPU. THANK YOU! Silicel1
It will last you can still see people with Q6600 OC'd and kicking butt, If you get a 2500K and overclock it it will last you easily 2 moar years, the only thing that might bump things up is the release of the new consoles. Pretty much what Silice said, except that I'll say that if you get the 2500k and you overclock it, i think it'll last much more than the 2 years. I'd say you could squeeze 3-4yrs. You'd probably need a gpu upgrade before the processor got to the point where it was really holding you back. Again we're talking games here which is what you said this was being built for. If you were doing heavily cpu intensive tasks like video editing, rendering and such (on a professional level), then the better cpu would make a little more sense.
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