1. #1

    New computer build, unsure what to get.

    Hey, im looking to build a new computer that will be able to play Skyrim/Diablo3/WoW/LoL.
    and i want it to be able to last 1-2 years.

    Cheaper the better

    so far, this is what i have.
    Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Ultimate Mechanical Gaming Keyboard 100
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...SIN=B003ZJ5B4I

    SSD: Crucial 128 GB m4 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SATA 6Gb/s CT128M4SSD2
    http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-2-5-In...1685856&sr=8-1

    OS: Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit 100
    http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premiu...d_rhf_se_shvl4

    GPU: EVGA 01G-P3-1468-KR GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) FTW+ 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
    http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-S...5&sr=1-3-fkmr0

    CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Processor
    http://www.amazon.com/Intel-BOX80623...1694808&sr=1-1

    Water Cooling: XSPC Rasa 750 RS360 Universal CPU / Tple Radiator Water Cooling Kit
    http://www.frozencpu.com/products/12..._Hot_Item.html

    Mobo: MSI LGA1155/Intel P67
    http://www.amazon.com/MSI-LGA1155-US...1699181&sr=8-1

    Ram:

    Case: (Height 21" / Width 8.5") Max
    Last edited by Skyraz; 2011-11-19 at 10:53 AM.

  2. #2
    Quote Originally Posted by Skyraz View Post
    Im also looking for a decent 160gb SSD, im unsure what to get, since so many bad reviews about them and what not.
    my i ask why u looking for a 160GB SSD, its such a wierd number a nice 120-128 should be fine for OS + 2-4 games

    i would recommend this one

  3. #3
    Quote Originally Posted by pyrotemplar View Post
    my i ask why u looking for a 160GB SSD, its such a wierd number a nice 120-128 should be fine for OS + 2-4 games

    i would recommend this one
    Well i was planning on having OS/WoW/Skyrim/LoL/Hon/Dota2/Diablo on it. Was not sure if 120gb would be enough

  4. #4
    Quote Originally Posted by Skyraz View Post
    Well i was planning on having OS/WoW/Skyrim/LoL/Hon/Dota2/Diablo on it. Was not sure if 120gb would be enough
    It probably wont be. If you want to have your most played games perfoming -close- to SSD speeds, get a big mechanical drive and a 80 gig SSD and enable SRT.
    i7-4770k - GTX 780 Ti - 16GB DDR3 Ripjaws - (2) HyperX 120s / Vertex 3 120
    ASRock Extreme3 - Sennheiser Momentums - Xonar DG - EVGA Supernova 650G - Corsair H80i

    build pics

  5. #5
    GPU:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130686

    Heatsink+Fan Combo:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835209054
    ~Thermal compound:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835100007

    I was gonna post more but its late = \

    You cant go wrong with my recommended items though, check the reviews on them, they'll help you run the games you want to play effortlessly while keeping a somewhat low budget.
    He who angers you conquers you.

  6. #6
    Quote Originally Posted by Yeorgaki View Post
    GPU:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130686

    Heatsink+Fan Combo:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835209054
    ~Thermal compound:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835100007

    I was gonna post more but its late = \

    You cant go wrong with my recommended items though, check the reviews on them, they'll help you run the games you want to play effortlessly while keeping a somewhat low budget.
    thanks for that.

    just need a decent case, cant be huge, since i'm limited on space.
    ram, looking at 8g.
    and a mobo

  7. #7
    Thanks. Just need a Mobo/ram and a case that cant be to big.

  8. #8
    Quote Originally Posted by Skyraz View Post
    Thanks. Just need a Mobo/ram and a case that cant be to big.
    What do you mean by "too big"? You don't have many choices in size outside of full atx, atx midtower, and micro atx. The latter of those typically being an absolute horror story to work inside of, let alone the poor cooling.
    i7-4770k - GTX 780 Ti - 16GB DDR3 Ripjaws - (2) HyperX 120s / Vertex 3 120
    ASRock Extreme3 - Sennheiser Momentums - Xonar DG - EVGA Supernova 650G - Corsair H80i

    build pics

  9. #9
    Quote Originally Posted by glo View Post
    What do you mean by "too big"? You don't have many choices in size outside of full atx, atx midtower, and micro atx. The latter of those typically being an absolute horror story to work inside of, let alone the poor cooling.
    Height: 21"
    Width: 8.5"

    :/

  10. #10
    Height 21" and Width 8.5"

    I know some cases are around that size

  11. #11
    I just used this motherboard in my build a couple weeks ago. It gave me no problems, has a click bios and withstood pretty sketchy conditions; I left it out two nights in a row (only had ~45 mins to work on it) I shorted it out about 5 times because of an extra standoff and my 4 pin cpu power actually got stuck to where I had to get my friend to hold down the mobo while I pulled it out.

    The only issue I had with it was when I was testing it, it would turn on for about half a second and then turn off, took me about 20 minutes to figure out (15 of it was googling, couldn't find anything relevant to me) double checked everything and found that the bios system fan was still in the case and I decided "What the hell" plugged it in and whaddaknow! Apprently this mobo won't power on without it, which I found extremely odd because I've never heard of such a thing, but as soon as I took it out it went back to half a second power on/power down.

  12. #12
    Hmm, really does seem to be a fair bit of mixed reviews on that mobo

  13. #13
    72% 4stars+ and 84% 3 stars+

    wut

    Its one of the best rated p67 motherboards on the site while being the cheapest one of the first page if you sort by 'best rating'.

  14. #14
    yeah sorry, i was searching it on google aswell.
    Im happy to go with it for its price.

    I gets that just leaves a case and some ram

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