Building a rig with 2500 spending limit

[ledo1222]

Hi guy im building my first custom build. i do have a budget of 2500. So what do you guy recommend i should get to have this computer to have games running good for 5 years from now. Tell me everything from the mother-bored to the speakers. if you can use this site since its were im getting it from " TigerDirect.ca- Computers, Computer Parts, Computer Accessories, PC Components & Electronics "


I looked around and have this in my cart.

-Intel Core i7 920 Processor BX80601920 - 2.66GHz, LGA 1366, 4.8GT/s QPI, 8MB L3 Cache, Quad-Core, HyperThreading, Bloomfield, Retail

-THD-500H3 :: Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB Hard Drive - 7200, 8MB, ATA-133, EIDE, OEM (1.55 lbs)

-M17-1792 :: Microsoft 69R-00001 Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 - Windows/Macintosh (3.05 lbs)

-L23-7310 :: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard (3.15 lbs)

-V261-5850 :: Visiontek Radeon HD5850 Video Card - 1GB, DDR5, PCIe, Dual DVI (2.7 lbs)

-C13-2506 :: Corsair CMPSU-1000HX 1000-Watt Power Supply - ATX, 140mm Fan, SATA-Ready, SLI Ready (7.55 lbs)

-M17-7306 :: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64BIT Operating System Software - OEM DVD (1.2 lbs)

-E145-2058 :: EVGA X58 SLI Classified Motherboard - LGA 1366, Intel X58, SATA, SLI Ready, CrossFireX Ready, Triple Channel DDR3, RAID, Hyperthreading (5.45 lbs)

-C13-6082 :: Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory (2 x 2048MB) (0.3 lbs)

-M261-8232 :: Fantom GF2000EU G-Force External Hard Drive - 7200 RPM, eSATA, USB 2.0, 2TB, 32MB Cache (3.65 lbs)

-ULT40417 :: Ultra ChillTEC 939/AM2/AM3/775/1366 Thermal Electric CPU Cooler (5.25 lbs)

-C283-1187 :: Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower Black Case (32.8 lbs)


SUBTOTAL $2,626.73
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TOTAL $2,626.73


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[Anhkhoa]

Originally Posted by ledo1222

Hi guy im building my first custom build. i do have a budget of 2500. So what do you guy recommend i should get to have this computer to have games running good for 5 years from now. Tell me everything from the mother-bored to the speakers. if you can use this site since its were im getting it from " TigerDirect.ca- Computers, Computer Parts, Computer Accessories, PC Components & Electronics "

-Technical Jumble-

For your RAM, I'd recommend switching to the DDR3, or at the very least getting 6GB of DDR2.

[Tofurkeymeister]

AFAIK you NEED DDR3 with a core i7 processor. Check your motherboard's spec sheet to be sure.

P.S. Also, for a computer that expensive a good SSD is a must. OCZ's Vertex line is great, as is Intel's SSD line. The OCZ agility line is similar to the vertex but slightly slower, so it isn't a bad buy (but ironically the Vertex can often be found cheaper).

Buy you SSD as a boot / PR drive. the 30GB Vertex SSD is my recommendation, as it can hold the OS and a couple important games. If you want ALL your games on an SSD, go with the 64 GB Vertex, but it will cost you. Make sure to buy a 500GB-2TB hard drive to supplement storage, though.

Also, the Vertex plus is a waste of money.

-Tofurkeymeister

[dunno/be]

I can recommend you the Asus P6T motherboard with Kingston HyperX Tripple Channel Memory (3x2Gb 1800Mhz DDR3) and you don't need that much power supply (650-700 watt will be enough).

$2500 (American/Canadian?!) is just way too much for a computer.

[[R-DEV]Jaymz]

moved thread to appropriate forum.

I'm in the same boat as you mate, about to drop 1800-2000 sterling (see my thread)