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**Duke{CLR}** · 19 Apr 2011, 05:34 PM

Do you already have any parts to use? Keyboard, Monitor etc.

**Tuqui-tuqui** · 19 Apr 2011, 05:37 PM

I have monitors, mouse and keyboards. Sound, I remember, I use to simply plug in a headset into the board

**K PhaNTOM** · 19 Apr 2011, 05:39 PM

All these people building new rigs is making me want to build my own! But I like my bank account with more than 20 bucks in it

**Duke{CLR}** · 19 Apr 2011, 05:52 PM

Here is one I priced out yesterday while exploring a possible build for Min-Duke, It's $729 without a case. I am not endorsing any of these parts it just was a brainstorm shopping list but ti should be close.

Newegg.com - Antec NEO ECO 620C 620W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.3 EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Newegg.com - Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 4GB Desktop Memory Model 996946
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P67X-UD3-B3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gbs USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit English 1-Pack - Operating Systems
Newegg.com - EVGA 01G-P3-1366-TR GeForce GTX 460 SE 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

**Tuqui-tuqui** · 19 Apr 2011, 06:01 PM

KPhantom, I wish I had that money lying around.

Like I said, I'm going to be shopping for parts so it will be a while before I actually have this baby at my desk.

Originally posted by Infamous

well, if you have been reading, everyone will tell you the sandy bridges are wher its at. i wont lie, they are awesome chips, but they are new, and you are paying for it. i got my chip and mobo for 200$ ( give or take a buck or two, but not 10) the 2600k sandybridge chip runs about 225$ for chip only. so depending on how often. when you plan on rebuilding, the choice may be just up to price.

Infamous, I was actually reading about the 2500k and it actually led me to creating this thread. Here is the article I was looking at:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/t...2100-tested/20

Now, I don't OC my systems so that is a no-biggie for me. And I'm assuming that you will need a nice hefty system to be able to get the numbers on the articles?

DUKE! Thank you so much! I will take a look at that system.

EDIT: If you guys have other systems you will like me to take a look at, please link it!

**Duke{CLR}** · 19 Apr 2011, 07:07 PM

BTW Welcome back Tuqui LTNS.

If I were building I would really try for a 560 Ti card but it's in the $250.00 range.

**juneau** · 19 Apr 2011, 10:45 PM

Maybe take a look at AMD's CPU offerings? You can build a gaming PC for a lot less money than going the Intel route.

People seem to have forgot about AMD these days. They're not offering an inferior product or anything.

**Tuqui-tuqui** · 20 Apr 2011, 04:25 PM

Originally posted by juneau View Post

Maybe take a look at AMD's CPU offerings? You can build a gaming PC for a lot less money than going the Intel route.

People seem to have forgot about AMD these days. They're not offering an inferior product or anything.

AMD... if they can offer great performance for a fraction of the price, please give me chip names

**Skud** · 20 Apr 2011, 11:30 PM

Originally posted by Infamous

AMD 950-970BE ( stabds for black edition) all AM3 socket.
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX

they seem to charge you 20$ per stock 200mhz. that chip is 158, the 3.2 ghz is 139 etc.

they make reasonably priced 6 core chips for right at 200$ too
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX
i just dont like the 6 core idea, ill stick with multiples like 2,4,8 etc.
mother boards range from $60-$250+

Ram is cheap anymore.

I was going to post a similar thing, Infamous. I've heard nothing but good things about the 965 quad-core (my last build was one of the phenom 3.0 quad cores, but that one was limited to ddrII, so I upgraded eventually). I have the six core 1090T 3.2ghz now and I love it...nothing slows it down, but it's 40 bucks more...and I'm sure the 965 would be great.

**Donziboy2** · 21 Apr 2011, 05:37 AM

OCing really is the key to getting the best bang for your buck. OC'd the 2500k can beat out a $1k i7-980x (6core)on everything but the best multithreaded apps. Clock for clock its faster then its 1156/1366 predecessors. If you go to cheap now you will regret it later also. The new intel cheaps OC very easy, you just increase the multiplier and add a little voltage if needed. As for AMD ill defer to the other guys, I stopped doing them a while back. But I will say you get your best bang for buck with OCing.

Dukes build is a pretty good base. I would add a better HS/fan.

My future upgrade

**Tuqui-tuqui** · 22 Apr 2011, 05:32 PM

Originally posted by Duke{CLR} View Post

Here is one I priced out yesterday while exploring a possible build for Min-Duke, It's $729 without a case. I am not endorsing any of these parts it just was a brainstorm shopping list but ti should be close.

Duke, what case do you recommend with this set-up?

**Duke{CLR}** · 24 Apr 2011, 09:31 AM

Originally posted by Tuqui-tuqui View Post

Duke, what case do you recommend with this set-up?

The shipping can add $10 to $20 bucks to your case so I always click on the free shipping filter for cases and here are two below that may fit you budget. Now this is a very personal choice because beauty is in the eye of the beholder so I will give it a shot if I were building it today I would probably go with this Lian Li case, It's $69.00 with free shipping.
Newegg.com - LIAN LI Lancool PC-K58W Black 0.8 mm SECC, Plastic Mesh ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

If you like the gaming look then this one would be a bit cheaper and still has free shipping. $49.00 with a rebate and free shipping.
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Here is one for a little less, $39.99 after rebate and free shipping.
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Elite 430 RC-430-KWN1 Black Steel Plastic Computer Case

All of theses should allow for a longer video card based on the reviews i read.

**Duke{CLR}** · 24 Apr 2011, 09:39 AM

LIAN LI Lancool PC-K58W Black 0.8 mm SECC, Plastic + Mesh ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $69.99
EVGA 01G-P3-1366-TR GeForce GTX 460 SE (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $30.00 Mail-in Rebate Card $159.99
Antec NEO ECO 620C 620W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply $69.99
Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 996946 $49.99
GIGABYTE GA-P67X-UD3-B3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K $224.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit English 1-Pack $99.99

Subtotal: $829.93
Shipping: $5.81

Grand Total: $835.74

**Donziboy2** · 24 Apr 2011, 09:57 AM

If you have a local computer outlet near your home you might get lucky and find a nice case there. Usually saves you shipping.

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