$2000 rig

[mintybacon]

im building my rig late may or early June for when i go off to college next year and well i told myself i wont break 2 grand so plotting i think these are my parts if i have something conflicting or there's something better for me

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160 case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131402 mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182188 psu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674 cpu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820223103 card reader
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231325 ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284 hdd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824176125 monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136144 dvd drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154008 cpu cooler
http://www.pcconnection.com/IPA/Shop/Product/Detail.htm?sku=10807895&oext=1038A&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=10807895 the beast of a gpu

all of that is bout' 1,950

that's probably bout it i have a few fans laying around ill probably still throw in and i still have 4-5 months to look into it but this is what im looking at right now

[budgray19]

if that was be. id go for a cpu with a higher L2 cache

[FreeK]

i think its really nice, and my friend has that case on his computer, and i have to say it is well worth it.

it keeps the internals nice and cool (for our uses anyways) and it looks good while its sitting there, yet its a HUGE case compared to many other ones ive seen.

[aZiZ1]

i would change case.
Case = Antec 1200

[Ch4rL13]

i would change case.
Case = Antec 1200

Btw, that's the fastest gpu in the world, huge price lol. Not to discourage you from getting it but unless you are going to be using 2 25 inch monitors idt its worth it, unless you have the cash to spend lol.

[budgray19]

well thats a full tower for ya freek

[FreeK]

well thats a full tower for ya freek

yeah obviously, but its bigger then alot of cases:

(LxWxH)
coolermaster haf932 - 22.70" x 9.00" x 21.50"
antec 1200 - 20.20" x 8.40" x 22.90"
thermaltake element g - 20.70" x 9.10" x 22.20"

its longer and wider then alot, but looks like its shorter.
just seems alot bigger when your sitting next to it.

[killdog]

if u wanna spend that much on a computer u mite aswell get a better mobo like the asus rampage and a nice i7 920 to go with then overclock the 920 to 4ghz like everybody else does

[mintybacon]

thx guys
my buddy runs on a intel and i like intel but like but for the price and the specs id rather go amd for now im sure im going to end up upgrading anyways i already plan on putting a quality water cooling system in when i get the extra cash for it and thats part of the reason for getting the haf

and yes the gpu is super overkill, its like half the budget, im not the biggest gamer but i really get geeked bout stuff like that and i was pretty much looking at it say get the 5870 and then eventually get another and crossfire or spring $200 now and get this dual gpu beast now and then maybe crossfire that farther down the road

the whole intel thing peaks my intrest but i would really like to stick under $2000 and keep this monitor and gpu so pretty much the cost of every thing else has to be under $1000 and when you can get a 3.33GHz stock i7 for 960 or a 3.2GHz Phenom II for 160 i sorta feel that i have to stick to that budget atm

thanks again for the comments i still wanna hear more opinions on the rig

[killdog]

ahh kk well ive planned a rig aswell for me to build this year its around £900  dunno around how much that is in $$$$ but i dont think its to far off i wouldnt of thought and im using a Asus rampage and I7 920 with some nice gt4 ddr3 ram by dominator velociraptor hd 300gb no water cooling as im using a lanparty case but i could always mess with it abit and fit it in if i modd it abit but that would be a thought after the whole build.

[Tenac]

The price of that GPU is such a joke.

And I don't know if it's just me, but it seems like all those components to your rig are really overpriced.  The price of that rig can probably be cut in half if you just step down 1 level from the best quality possible.  Wanting a $650+ GPU is a joke unless you're some hardcore game developer using next gen game engines, any GPU within the last year will meet your standards hands down.

[mintybacon]

ut it seems like all those components to your rig are really overpriced.

i know the gpu is way more than what i need and looking at it i might just get the 5870 cause its $200 cheaper and it has 2 dvi's an hdmi and a display port

but i thought most of the other stuff really wasnt over priced for what im buying i looked at the psu again and it must have been on sale when i went and got it cause its now $150 instead of $99 but im looking into all of this right now