New Computer Build looking for imput

[Pyrocreation]

Hey again! I built my current computer about a year ago with everyone's input here and now I am looking for thoughts on a current build for a friend.

Their price is no more than 950 dollars (with shipping included) and we live in the USA with win7 home, monitor, and keyboard/mouse starting parts. Looking for primarily Intel and NVIDIA based parts. We plan on building this pc within a week or two.

They are currently playing Rift, SC2, minecraft, and a few other games that is the primary focus of this build. No overclocking is the mindset as well. Monitor is a 23'' LCD/LED monitor.

Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&SID=u00000687

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157229

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&SID=u00000687

Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130571

Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&SID=u00000687

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&SID=u00000687

Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&SID=u00000687

Optical drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106276

CPU Cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ID=u00000687"]

 

[Blain]

List the component in the thread rather than leading us away from the forums to Newegg.
"Copy & Paste" are your friends.

 

[dma0991]

Could you update your post with the description of the parts as well? It is not very convenient to click every link just to see the individual parts.

As for the PSU you can get the Corsair TX650 instead as it costs the same. If your friend is not interested in a SLI in the near future you can drop the 650W PSU for a 500W unit instead.

Instead of the GTX460 you can consider getting the recently released GTX560. Costs $20 more for the EVGA model but it is worth the extra.

 

[Athadeus]

$55 Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-066-_-Product

$300 Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge bundled with BIOSTAR TP67B+ LGA 1155 Intel P67
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.642534

$85 G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBSR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231417

$210 EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130604

$70 Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-620 620W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371048

$65 SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&SID=u00000687

$20 Black LG DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136236

Use stock cooler at stock speed or for small OC. I didn't bother picking things that had sales ending today, but there are better choices if he was ready.

I'd remove the LED power pin from the connectors on the blue fans before installing anything else.

 

[Pyrocreation]

Sorry about the link paste rather than the descriptions. I am changing my build based off of what athadeus posted for a few pieces. Here is the updated list (hopefully in the proper format).

Processor/Motherboard combo: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K and a BIOSTAR TP67B+ LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL

Video Card: EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Power supply: Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-620 620W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Case: Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Hard Drive: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Optical Drive: LG Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner - OEM

CPU cooler: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7


Again thank you for the help so far (especially you athadeus for your detailed list/links) if I was to order today. Any other suggestions or should I place the order?

 

[mfenn]

Sorry about the link paste rather than the descriptions. I am changing my build based off of what athadeus posted for a few pieces. Here is the updated list (hopefully in the proper format).

Processor/Motherboard combo: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K and a BIOSTAR TP67B+ LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL

Video Card: EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Power supply: Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-620 620W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Case: Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Hard Drive: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Optical Drive: LG Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner - OEM

CPU cooler: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7


Again thank you for the help so far (especially you athadeus for your detailed list/links) if I was to order today. Any other suggestions or should I place the order?

:thumbsup: Looks pretty good to me. You can save some money with no loss in performance by swapping the memory to this $65 AP G.Skill DDR3 1333 kit and by swapping the PSU to the HCG 520.

 

[Pyrocreation]

Thanks mfenn!

Only issue I have is with the mobo in the combo pack, never heard of it and thus doubt its quality. I trust in the judgment of those here so I think I am gonna stick with it unless I hear otherwise.

 

[mfenn]

Thanks mfenn!

Only issue I have is with the mobo in the combo pack, never heard of it and thus doubt its quality. I trust in the judgment of those here so I think I am gonna stick with it unless I hear otherwise.

Biostar is a pretty big name, but they are definitely in what I would consider to be the second tier of mobo manufacturers.

 

[Pyrocreation]

Biostar is a pretty big name, but they are definitely in what I would consider to be the second tier of mobo manufacturers.

Should I look into another brand then? I don't want to waste the cash on a problem product.

 

[infoiltrator]

The TP67B+ is, according to reviews and rumor every good board meeting its price point by omitting things you do not need a being a little obscure on some bios functions. What's you patience worth. That side you could do worse.
I own the TH67B if that means anything. I caught it on shell shocker for $75 though, had intended to choose an Asrock Z68 and got impatient.
Some people have trouble getting LAN drivers, some feel the Biostar Website is lacking, some take exception to auto overclocking features/settings.
Best to find drivers on line.
Near as I can tell anyone else's worth buying is $130 or more.

 

[thecrecarc]

I would say biostar is fine. Shouldn't be an issue, especially if you save considerable cash.

 

[mfenn]

Should I look into another brand then? I don't want to waste the cash on a problem product.

I don't think that there are any endemic problems with Biostar, it's just that the support structure isn't up to one of the Big 3. That being said, this i5 2500K + GA-Z68A-D3H combo gets you Z68 for $15 more.