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murphman2323

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This is my first build, and i'm looking for a gaming rig for around $1300-$1500. Any tweaks or changes i should do? Also i haven't picked a moniter yet any suggestions?

Now here's the build so far,
CPU: Core i5 2500K LGA 1155
MOBO: ASUS P8P67 PRO
Case: Cooler master HAF X
GPU: ZT-50303-10M GTX 560 Ti Overclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCIe 2.0 x16
RAM:CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Hard drive: Western digital Caviar Black 1TB 7,200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
CPU cooler: Cooler master Hyper N520 Universal
Power source: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-850TX 850W

Penny for your thoughts?
 
This is my first build, and i'm looking for a gaming rig for around $1300-$1500. Any tweaks or changes i should do? Also i haven't picked a moniter yet any suggestions?

Now here's the build so far,
CPU: Core i5 2500K LGA 1155
MOBO: ASUS P8P67 PRO
Case: Cooler master HAF X
GPU: ZT-50303-10M GTX 560 Ti Overclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCIe 2.0 x16
RAM:CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Hard drive: Western digital Caviar Black 1TB 7,200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
CPU cooler: Cooler master Hyper N520 Universal
Power source: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-850TX 850W

Penny for your thoughts?

:welcome:

a few things, you can drop to a cheaper 2x2gb kit of ram since for gaming you won't need more than that. Also you can get a smaller PSU, 650 watt will do. but the rest seems OK, I might upgrade to the coolmaster hyper 212+

as for the monitor, given the GPU you have select I would suggest a 1080p monitor. my personal favourites are ASUS and BenQ.

hope that helps a bit
 
Thanks metallica, that deal seems awsome. With the left over money i might get an ssd or go sli.
 
Thanks metallica, that deal seems awsome. With the left over money i might get an ssd or go sli.

I'd get an SSD over getting a second card. That card should be plenty to start off with.

Check out the 64gb/128gb Crucial M4's for an awesome SSD. The performance gain would be much more noticeable with an SSD than a second 560 I think.
 
Just ordered a bunch of stuff myself.

Although you won't need that much ram due to the price i would get the 8gb, windows pretty mich eats up 1gb of that so why not be a little future ready.

As for the power supply the tx or hx 750 from corsair is more than enough. I would recommend the hx750 though because it's modular.

Go for the ssd if you have enough left over it really does make a drastic difference.
 
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Yup. I like that better than the original config.
I'm unclear as to whether 1300 to 1500 includes the monitor? Because if not, you can build a ridiculously powerful machine for 1500.
 
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