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disolitude on 01 June 2011
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yo_john117 said:
disolitude said:

If I was buisling a mega super awesome PC for that much money, I'd get something like this.

CPU - Intel i5 2500k (don't even look at anything else) ~$200

Mobo - SLI/Crossfire capable mobo made by Asus, MSI or Gigabyte ~$140

GPU - 6970 or GTX570. ~$320

RAM - 8 GB (2X4GB) tripple channel DDR3 ~$100

Case - Full tower case with lots of fans ~$120

HDD - 120 GB SATA 3 SSD 1 TB 7200 RPM hard drive ~$200 ~$60

Power Supply - 800 Watt Antec (or similar quality brand) ~$130

DVD DL Writer with Bluray OR DVD DL Write BLuray ROM Drive ~$100

CPU heatsink - Noctua NH-D14 ~90 bucks

 

I'll actually be building a monster PC myself in about 3 months. My Phenom II 940 CPU and mobo architecture is sturting to hold back my frame rate and I am changing to Intel camp.

http://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.phtml?N=4294966995 4294964566 4294963068&sht=Any&prt=NewProduct&

There are 2 i7 cores that cost $225....but after looking at your build I have to say i'm liking it alot. Just a few questions that I have though.

Ok so we'll probably go with the i5 2500k for the processor and the GeForce GTX 570 for the GPU. Now what i'm wondering is which mother board would support both of those and a USB 3.0 and SSD drive? 

 

Also why the CPU heatsink? Doesn't the Intel i5 2500k have a heatsink on it?

When it comes to mobo, look for a reputable manufacturer. ASUS is usually the best when it comes to overclocking options and sheer reliability.  4 RAM slots is also a must.  I would also look for a mobo which has 2X PCIe 2.0 x16 slot. The first slot is  x16, but make sure the second slot is at least x8...a lot of them are just x4 for the second which isn't enough if you ever decide to SLI 2 GTX570s. Don't go for a 3 way SLI mobo though unless you're spending more than 250. Sub 200 mobos with with 3 PCIe slots are questionable quality or useless (PCIe X8,X8,X4 speeds are pointless)

140 bucks spent on an asus, MSI or EVGA motherboard should buy you a good product. You need a 1155 sandy bridge compatible socket. Intel 1366 socket ones may be on sale, but they are no good for the newest i5...

And the CPU cooler which comes with any Intel or AMD chip blows. You really need an aftermarket one to do any sort of overclocking.

NH-D14 is the best air cooler at the moment and is not too expensive for how good it is. It even beats a lot of water cooling solutions. Beware though, it is MASSIVE and you need a big case.