I am in the process of researching components for a new system and need some serious opinions and suggestions. I want the system to be about $800 (or less) and I want it to totally kick some ass. Here is what I've come up with so far:

Basic system:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBund ... mbo.606615

One of these Vide0 Cards (I want Nvidia, I've had ATI for years and want to switch):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130591
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130568
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130555
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814127510
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814127512

DVD/CD drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6827136216

Lastly will a sound card help out at all or is it's potential on improving system performance negligible? Sound Card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6829102003

That's all I can think of at the moment. Would love to hear from all the techie gearheads out there that have experience in these matters.

~S~ in advance for your assistance!

Look here. These guys have never steered me wrong. They are all over it, test the equipment and know there stuff. When I am planning a new build I always get a subscription and follow up with other reviews of same product.

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/how-to ... nder_grand

Well do you want to over clock?

How long do you plan on owning the system?


how upgradeable do you want your system to be?

american wrote:Well do you want to over clock?

How long do you plan on owning the system?


how upgradeable do you want your system to be?

No overclocking for me, I want to have the system for about 5 years and I'd like the system to be as upgradeable as possible.

My main goal is to be able to run IL2 (with mods) with all the graphics settings on high and have fantastic frame rates, no hiccups, etc. etc. Second goal is to be able to run Rise of Flight and Cliffs of Dover with higher graphic settings without any issues. I figure if I could double the system requirements for those games, for a reasonable price, I should be good to go.

Aww no overclocking

Any ways here a build i built in a fly. If you count the mail inrebates its less then $800

And to my defence this is a 6 core, 8 Gig, SLI rig.

More graphics power then the GTX 580

8 Gigs of ram with room to expand on that

And if you ever change your mind a Mobo that can overclock.


As far as sound cards go its hard to justify them. Unless you use studio quality equipment of really really large speakers (Which probably have there own amps any ways) the on board sounds cards will do just fine.

Can't help much here. I went through Newegg but my rig ran me $1800+. They do have some good deals though. price shop till you get what you are looking for. Good luck on your new rig. Sure you will be happy.

Here you might like this site

Its a great way to measure CPU performance then you can judge if its work the price

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/2

Very reliable website

Here is my build.

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CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-950TX 950W Power Supply
Item #:N82E16817139013
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$30.00 Instant
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$179.99
$149.99

1

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
Item #:N82E16819103674
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
-$5.00 Instant
$164.99
$159.99

1

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders
Item #:N82E16832116762
Return Policy: Software Return Policy
-$5.00 Instant
$179.99
$174.99

1

Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
Item #:N82E16835608018
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$89.99

1

Antec Nine Hundred Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window
Item #:N82E16811129021
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy
-$40.00 Instant
$139.99
$99.99

1

ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO ATX AMD Motherboard
Item #:N82E16813131398
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$99.99

1

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
Item #:N82E16835100007
Return Policy: Consumable Item Standard Return Policy
$9.99

1

Sony Optiarc DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B
Item #:N82E16827118030
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy
$24.99

1

XFX Radeon HD 5870 HD-587X-ZNFC Video Card
Item #:N82E16814150476
Return Policy: VGA Replacement Only Return Policy
$419.99

2

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
Item #:N82E16820231277
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy
$211.98

1

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #:N82E16822136534
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$89.99

Grand Total:
$1,531.88

I've been very happy with my i7, but I understand that these new AMDs really kick ass especially for the money. My kid built a PC about a year ago and he plays all the new games (not flight sims) and hasn't found anything yet that he can't run at the highest settings along with Vent, Fraps amd other programs running at the same time. Them SSD is a huge factor

Trouble4u wrote:I've been very happy with my i7, but I understand that these new AMDs really kick ass especially for the money. My kid built a PC about a year ago and he plays all the new games (not flight sims) and hasn't found anything yet that he can't run at the highest settings along with Vent, Fraps amd other programs running at the same time. Them SSD is a huge factor

What I7 do you have?

the AMD Phen II x6 is really just upto par with the i7 920-930

The new i7 2600K (Sandy bridge) is a monster.

i cant wait till AM3+ (Which im saving money for) Amd Bulldozer which according to rumore is better then the 980x...