[dippa]

Originally Posted by freaky_beeky

As for monitors, with that range of games I'd be reluctant to recommend anything, especially under those budget restraints. I personally use a Alienware OptX™ AW2310 23"W and am reasonably happy, however I'm really looking for something that is 120hz, 3D capable and LED backlit with a VESA mount.

Samsung's SA950 is a really nice monitor. I've got the Samsung and the BenQ XL2410T and I prefer the Samsung; the picture quality and colours are much nicer, although the BenQ's stand is excellent and both are very good for gaming.

[Mayo]

BenQ XL2410T

[TAminimat]

CPU Intel Core i5-2400 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor $149.99 @ Microcenter

Motherboard Asus P8H67-V (REV 3.0) ATX LGA1155 Motherboard $112.55 @ Newegg

Memory G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $46.99 @ Newegg

Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $132.57 @ Amazon

Video Card Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 1GB Video Card $152.55 @ Newegg

Case Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case $49.99 @ Newegg

Power Supply Antec 520W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply $62.98 @ Newegg

Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) $99.99 @ Newegg

Total
Prices include shipping and discounts when available. $807.61

Forget the prices, this just came from a dude who posted in my reddit post. What do you all think? Looks pretty good to me, I'd rather go with the Tt case though

[|Erasmus|]

Newegg ship to outside the US/Canada now?

EDIT: right. ignoring the prices: it's exactly what i posted, just with a different (more expensive) case, and slightly different motherboard (but im not terribly up to date on which are considered good... just get the features you need without being overcharged).

[VB_WhiplashJC]

Well you can save a bit on the memory by getting 4GB DDR 1333, otherwise it's fine. (pretty much the build above?)

You don't need a new DVD drive now?

[TAminimat]

RAM is pretty cheap now so I think I'll just get the 8GB. I think I will go with this build, minus the case (Tt case instead). I'll go around to some shops tomorrow I think and get some prices off them and then compare to the online stores .

Thanks for everyones help and input into the thread . Mayo, you should hook me up with a free case

[TAminimat]

Ok I don't think that PC is quite as budget as I thought it was. American prices for these things are a hell of a lot cheaper then what PCCG has them for. Back to the drawing boards.

[VB_WhiplashJC]

$747+ shipping, prices should be cheaper if you static ice around a bit?

No idea if the low end Tt cases are any good, if in doubt get an Antec 300.

[TAminimat]

Static ice? Also do you know the difference between the motherboard you posted and the z68ap or w/e it is?

[VB_WhiplashJC]

http://www.staticice.com.au/- Put in the part you're after and it will come up with a list sorted by price.

From what I can see you lose two RAM slots (so if you want to upgrade down the road you'd need to buy replacement sticks with >4GB/stick, as opposed to adding), and some PCI slots - you can't add another 6870 as an upgrade later.

[Antel0pe]

Get a HD6850 and flash the BIOS to the HD6870. You'll get the same performance as the HD6870 but you would have to buy some case fans to cool it the excess heat. A case fans worth like 20 dollars and you can buy some with LED lights so you can stare at your rig with the lights out

[TAminimat]

Thermaltake Dokker Case with HDD Dock Black
Intel Core i5 2400 Processor LGA1155 3.1GHz CPU
Gigabyte HD6870 1G OC GDDR5 PCIE HDMI DP
Kingston 8G(2x4G) DDR3 1600MHz CL9 HyperX
Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM SATAIII 6GB/S 3.5
Asus P8H61-M-LX V3 H61 2DDR3 1333 GLAN PCIE16 mATX STEP3 EPU LGA1155
Antec VP-550P 550W Strictly PSU

Will I be sacrificing too much performance with that motherboard? And is this 1333 part of the motherboard anything to do with the RAM? Will the 1600 work fine in it?

[Antel0pe]

I suggest you get the Z68 chipset so you have the option to upgrade to Ivory Bridge processors (Next Gen Core i7,5,3 ) But all Asus boards are sexy And I'm 100% sure all ram should work for that board

[TAminimat]

The Z68 board that i had in the build before was really pushing the budget for me though. But I am kind of inclined to go for the better one over this one though. UGH this decision in killing me. Bloody money.

[Antel0pe]

Oh and I have a way to get Windows 7 for free if you want . It's legit . PM if you want it ^^

[Antel0pe]

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/pro...px?pid=3899#ov
This is a pretty decent budget Z68 board