~ $1000 PC Build Advice - Hardware & Software

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You could get a Sandy Bridge i5 + socket 1155 mobo for basically no change in price Also the 1TB Spinpoint F3 performs better than the 500GB version, probably worth the extra few dollars. And you'll probably want an optical drive, but thats like $20 more tops

Get these instead. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115076[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128462[/url] Either this [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127552&cm_re=gtx_570-_-14-127-552-_-Product[/url] or this [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150518&cm_re=6950-_-14-150-518-_-Product[/url] And get this [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&cm_re=spinpoint_f3-_-22-152-185-_-Product[/url] Get 4gb of RAM only. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277&cm_re=ddr3_1600-_-20-231-277-_-Product[/url]

[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.586018[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.584425[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102914&cm_re=6950-_-14-102-914-_-Product[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128459[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144461[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151188[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236059[/url] Much better, and it's cheaper than your build. $1,075.00 shipped. [editline]10th January 2011[/editline] Oh, you have tax, this might cost more, then.

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Value + new socket. [url]http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-2500K+%40+3.30GHz[/url]

[QUOTE=Shadaez;27324991][url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.586018[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.584425[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102914&cm_re=6950-_-14-102-914-_-Product[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128459[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144461[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151188[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236059[/url] Much better, and it's cheaper than your build. $1,075.00 shipped. [editline]10th January 2011[/editline] Oh, you have tax, this might cost more, then.[/QUOTE] why are you putting a 2500k with a H67 mobo

[QUOTE=reapaninja;27325180]why are you putting a 2500k with a H67 mobo[/QUOTE] I don't know. It was cheap and I've never really understood the differences between motherboards other than the RAM supported, CPU supported, and chipsets they use.

[QUOTE=Shadaez;27325196]I don't know. It was cheap and I've never really understood the differences between motherboards other than the RAM supported, CPU supported, and chipsets they use.[/QUOTE] Best explained here : [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUgBNWtCsnk[/media]

Ahh, I see. I wasn't that familiar with SB yet.

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Don't get the 5830. Either a 6950,570 or even a 5850.

[QUOTE=Shadaez;27324991][url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.586018[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.584425[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102914&cm_re=6950-_-14-102-914-_-Product[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128459[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144461[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151188[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236059[/url] Much better, and it's cheaper than your build. $1,075.00 shipped. [editline]10th January 2011[/editline] Oh, you have tax, this might cost more, then.[/QUOTE] This build is good, but take away the Hyper 212+, the stock cooler is very good. There is no need to get a 700w PSU. Instead, on newegg, get the CoolerMaster GX series 650w. And with that money saved, get the cheapest MSI P67 mobo/

[QUOTE=Punkrock77;27325534]Updated the build. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151188[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236059[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150502[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823109203[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144461[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128459[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.586018[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.584425[/url] Totals out to be $1,108.40 including tax and shipping. Thoughts?[/QUOTE] H67 is bad, apparently! Get a P67, and get at least a 6850. (Cost less, more powerful). [editline]10th January 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Flubadoo;27326570]This build is good, but take away the Hyper 212+, the stock cooler is very good. There is no need to get a 700w PSU. Instead, on newegg, get the CoolerMaster GX series 650w. And with that money saved, get the cheapest MSI P67 mobo/[/QUOTE] It's $14 in the combo, I'd like to see the stock HSF, though.