build my friend a rig for $2000!

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Johnny-1987

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build my friend a rig for $2000! Monday, May 07, 2012 1:45 AM (permalink)
Hey guys building a rig for my friend, dont have time to pick the parts etc as i have exams and assignments due this week! Anywhere from 2000-2300$ . The site i'll be using will be pccasegear.com & the rig will mainly be used for gaming ! Thanks johnny
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    Re:build my friend a rig for $2000! Monday, May 07, 2012 5:01 AM (permalink)
    Just so people are clear, this guy is from Australia (pccasegear is an Aussie retailer), so I would say that it is $2k AUD, not USD.
    A quick xe.com says that currently that is ~$1960 of your paper monies.
     
    I'll come back to this thread after Game Of Thrones, but I thought I would throw that out there Johnny so you don't get people coming back with a GTX 680 in their suggestions when we pay close to $700 for that card.
    Ship EVGA Products Locally in Australia!
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      Re:build my friend a rig for $2000! Monday, May 07, 2012 7:02 AM (permalink)
      That would still be in budget with room to spare... Considering that that's only 1/3 of the budget.



       
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        Re:build my friend a rig for $2000! Monday, May 07, 2012 7:37 AM (permalink)
         
        Too Easy :]
         
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          Re:build my friend a rig for $2000! Monday, May 07, 2012 12:31 PM (permalink)
          In my opinion, skip the closed loop Corsair water coolers. They make more noise than some air coolers, cost more, and often perform worse. Either you get a top-notch air cooler for half that price or your go custom water cooling to do it right.
           
          One comparison: http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cases_cooling/corsair_h100_review/1
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            Re:build my friend a rig for $2000! Monday, May 07, 2012 12:50 PM (permalink)

            Your shopping cart


              AVAILABILITYPRICE  QTYTOTAL  CoolerMaster CM 690 II Advanced USB3.0
            In stock $115.00       $115.00 ASRock X79 Extreme4 Motherboard
            In stock $239.00       $239.00 Intel Core i7 3820
            In stock $299.00       $299.00 Corsair Vengeance Red CMZ16GX3M4X1866C9R 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3
            In stock $159.00       $159.00 Corsair AX850 Gold Power Supply
            In stock $245.00       $245.00 ASUS Radeon HD7970 DirectCU II TOP 3GB
            In stock $599.00       $599.00 CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler
            In stock $39.00       $39.00



            Sub-Total: $1695.00  
             



             *BAH*  I CAN'T POST THIS CORRECTLY FROM WORK - -- BUT YOU GET THE IDEA !!
              
             
            * and i actually would have put a GTX 680 on there but they were all "OUT" of stock...
            <message edited by aka_STEVE_b on Monday, May 07, 2012 1:50 PM>
            Intel X79 Core i7-3820~ Asrock X79 Extreme 6~ AMD RADEON HD 7970~ CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB DDR3-2133~ CORSAIR Vengeance C-70 Military Green case~ CORSAIR AX1200 PSU~ CORSAIR Force GT 240 Gig SSD~ CORSAIR H80i liquid cooler~ CORSAIR Vengeance M65 Military green mouse~ CORSAIR K70 mech. keyboard~ Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 -2TB Hd~ G35 Headset in Dolby Digital 7.1~ Dell UltraSharp U2412M 24" LED @ 1920 X 1200~ Win 7 x64 
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              Re:build my friend a rig for $2000! Monday, May 07, 2012 1:39 PM (permalink)
              preaching to the choir, but he's strapped for cash and if you're gonna do it right do it right and that means a $500+ water loop :]
               
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                  Re:build my friend a rig for $2000! Monday, May 07, 2012 5:28 PM (permalink)
                  RainStryke


                  For gaming, this is the route i'd take.

                  Motherboard:
                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131700
                  Processor:
                  i7 3770K if you can find one in stock. Otherwise a i5 3570K would do just fine.
                  CPU Cooler:
                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018 
                  Memory:
                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226308 
                  Video Card:
                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121626
                  Power Supply:
                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151087
                  Storage HDD:
                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284
                  Operating System HDD:
                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148525 
                  Case (Couldn't pick just one, so here is a list of a few good ones):
                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139007
                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146068
                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119213
                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129093
                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163185
                  Case Fans:
                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835553002

                  I have four of the 140mm versions, they are super quiet and push a good amount of air.


                  Johnny-1987


                  Hey guys building a rig for my friend, dont have time to pick the parts etc as i have exams and assignments due this week! Anywhere from 2000-2300$ . The site i'll be using will be pccasegear.com & the rig will mainly be used for gaming ! Thanks johnny

                  NewEgg is a no go.

                   
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                      Re:build my friend a rig for $2000! Monday, May 07, 2012 6:38 PM (permalink)
                      RainStryke's set up looks to be like the one I would personally go with, x79 is going to be pushing your buddy's budget pretty close. 3770k/2600k and knock it up to around 5GHz and you are ready to go, the Corsair closed loop will be fine as long as you switch out the fans, because the Corsair's are pretty damn loud. I would suggest the Scythe Gentle Typhoon AP-15's, they have a ton of static pressure that is great for pushing a lot of air through rad's.
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                        Re:build my friend a rig for $2000! Monday, May 07, 2012 7:22 PM (permalink)
                        Case:Corsair Obsidian 650D
                        M.B.:ASRock Z68 Ext7 Gen3/PSU: Seasonic-X 850W Gold
                        GPU:2xEVGA GTX680 2GB/RAM:16GB DDR3 Corsair
                        CPU:Intel i5 2500k@4.6Ghz+Zalman CNPS9900 MAX
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                          Re:build my friend a rig for $2000! Monday, May 07, 2012 8:28 PM (permalink)
                          rig in sig.
                          coolermaster haf 932 advanced intel i5 2550k @4.5 evga z68 sli evga gtx580 classified 3GB evga heatsink & fan  
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                            Re:build my friend a rig for $2000! Tuesday, May 08, 2012 6:00 AM (permalink)
                            Yup, RainStryke's looks like a winner. Good build.
                            RainStryke
                             
                             
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                              Re:build my friend a rig for $2000! Tuesday, May 08, 2012 6:40 AM (permalink)
                               
                              Does your friend mind the 1 year warranty of B-stock componants, I have seen people here with EVGA bucks, (BR's Folding bucks, affiliate codes) build X58 systems for next to nothing) I myself have one I built with spare parts, EVGA bucks , and a case I picked up next to a dumster, all I had to buy was a HD, I won the GPU from EVGA, and the Super cooler. the 920 was left over from a 980 upgrade, the PSU from a AX1200 upgrade.  with the new boards coming out some people may be parting with their old gear, you may find someone parting with a 920 for close to the $200 that Microcenter had them at, coupled with $100 B stock board, and you have a cheap build started. 
                                
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                                Re:build my friend a rig for $2000! Tuesday, May 08, 2012 6:54 AM (permalink)
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                                ...and a case I picked up next to a [dumpster]...

                                 
                                LOL. He did say his budget was $2k for his friend, so I doubt he needs to buy B-Stock items, let alone go dumpster diving.
                                 
                                On that note you could remove that ugly hunk of beige plastic for the old-school PC speaker and card holder.
                                 
                                 
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                                  Re:build my friend a rig for $2000! Tuesday, May 08, 2012 9:55 AM (permalink)
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                                  KMoore4318
                                  ...and a case I picked up next to a [dumpster]...


                                  LOL. He did say his budget was $2k for his friend, so I doubt he needs to buy B-Stock items, let alone go dumpster diving.

                                  On that note you could remove that ugly hunk of beige plastic for the old-school PC speaker and card holder.

                                  Yes I know he said he had a 2K budjet, But if you think about it, You could throw 2(690)'s in a free system with a $2K budget,   Thanks for the advice on removing the plastic , I Will Do that Now.
                                    
                                       
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                                    Re:build my friend a rig for $2000! Tuesday, May 08, 2012 10:52 AM (permalink)
                                    My build NO video card cost me $1100 USD and I got some rebates coming
                                    I am very happy and my temps on full load are under 40c.
                                    quick run down
                                    Intel i-7 3770k $350
                                    Asus P8z77-V LK $135
                                    16GB Corsair Vengance 1600mhz $110
                                    GTX 275 1792 MB
                                    Corsair Force3 240GB SSD $200
                                    Corsair HX1000W
                                    Corsair H100 Push Pull Config $105
                                    Corsair Carbide 500r $120
                                    Total= $1020
                                    any $100-$120 PSU will do fine
                                    any $20-$30 DVD RW will do fine
                                    fans 4x120mm ~$30
                                    Video card GTX 680 or whatever you choose ~$600
                                    Total=$1800 USD so some wiggle room you can double the MEM if you want but Trust me when I say it is a good chip.
                                     
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