Help me build a $2000 gaming Rig

Smee · 01-11-11, 01:37 PM

Going to put one together for a buddy, been out of the loop for a bit..

Right now I'm thinking Intel 950 with the Asus saber x58

EVGA 580 OC for the card

Any thought/suggestions for a build like this? Cooler, ram, HD etc...
Trying to get him the best bang for the buck and stay within his $2000 budget.

Thanks!

01-11-11, 01:45 PM

Drolfrawd · 01-11-11, 01:47 PM

Just my 2 cents , but the 1356 socket is dead in the water, personally i would go AM3 and 6 core Phenom, there's a lot of life in that format.Buldozer will be a long fairly soon , so the upgrade path is taken care of for some time.
Even Sandy bridge seems to be a waste of time unless you are going to chuck the chip into a laptop. What else is the point of an onboard Graphic chip. Anyone with a gaming rig is going to Install a decent graphics card. Amd is my recommendation.

**mullet** · 01-11-11, 01:49 PM

Bearclaw wins.

Bman212121 · 01-11-11, 02:19 PM

Decent build clawbear has. I'd probably change most of what's on there though.

That and he's missed a CPU cooler. Might need to get one of those as well...

I need to see if any brackets for the TRUE will fit LGA1155 as a side note.

EDIT: Here is something that I'd probably build right now with $2k. Still needs a case and heatsink though. I'd probably pick up the HSF from elsewhere.

01-11-11, 02:22 PM

you should probably go sandy bridge if you are building from scratch, imo.

01-11-11, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Bman212121

Decent build clawbear has. I'd probably change most of what's on there though.

That and he's missed a CPU cooler. Might need to get one of those as well...

I need to see if any brackets for the TRUE will fit LGA1155 as a side note.

I went with what he told me. Also, he never said overclocking so stock cooler is fine. Again, I just went within his guidelines.

**XDanger** · 01-11-11, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Smee

best bang for the buck

an unlocked HD 6950 then add another in 6 months or halfway through his "usual" graphics card upgrade cycle.

Smee · 01-11-11, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by NhocCuteGirl

you should probably go sandy bridge if you are building from scratch, imo.
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**XDanger** · 01-11-11, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Smee

Why didn't Meth think of this?

Bot-O-Vision > Hindsight

01-11-11, 03:12 PM

Bman212121 · 01-11-11, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Bearclaw

I went with what he told me. Also, he never said overclocking so stock cooler is fine. Again, I just went within his guidelines.

Yea that makes sense. I wouldn't touch EVGA but if that's what he already has or wants then that's his choice.

01-11-11, 01:37 PM	#1
Smee Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,099	Help me build a $2000 gaming Rig Going to put one together for a buddy, been out of the loop for a bit.. Right now I'm thinking Intel 950 with the Asus saber x58 EVGA 580 OC for the card Any thought/suggestions for a build like this? Cooler, ram, HD etc... Trying to get him the best bang for the buck and stay within his $2000 budget. Thanks!

01-11-11, 01:45 PM	#2
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01-11-11, 01:47 PM	#3
Drolfrawd Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,787	Re: Help me build a $2000 gaming Rig Just my 2 cents , but the 1356 socket is dead in the water, personally i would go AM3 and 6 core Phenom, there's a lot of life in that format.Buldozer will be a long fairly soon , so the upgrade path is taken care of for some time. Even Sandy bridge seems to be a waste of time unless you are going to chuck the chip into a laptop. What else is the point of an onboard Graphic chip. Anyone with a gaming rig is going to Install a decent graphics card. Amd is my recommendation.

01-11-11, 01:49 PM	#4
mullet Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 7,998	Re: Help me build a $2000 gaming Rig Bearclaw wins. __________________ • LIAN-LI PC-A70B • ASUS MAXIMUS V FORMULA (0701) • i7-3770k + NOCTUA\|NH-D14 • Intel 520 240GB SSD • G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB DDR3 1600 • • EVGA GeForce GTX 680 • PCP&C 750 Quad • ASUS 12x BD-ROM • DELL U2412M E-IPS • Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 • Logitech Z5500 5.1 •

01-11-11, 02:19 PM	#5
Bman212121 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,726	Re: Help me build a $2000 gaming Rig Decent build clawbear has. I'd probably change most of what's on there though. That and he's missed a CPU cooler. Might need to get one of those as well... I need to see if any brackets for the TRUE will fit LGA1155 as a side note. EDIT: Here is something that I'd probably build right now with $2k. Still needs a case and heatsink though. I'd probably pick up the HSF from elsewhere.

01-11-11, 02:22 PM	#6
methimpikehoses Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Help me build a $2000 gaming Rig you should probably go sandy bridge if you are building from scratch, imo.

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