Finkster $2000 PC Build

Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 5:44 pm Post subject: Finkster $2000 PC Build

1
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822148697
$64.99

1
Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Item #: N82E16817371044
$59.99

1
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K
Item #: N82E16819115070
$314.99

1
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit
Item #: N82E16832116986
$109.99

1
SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-222AB
Item #: N82E16827151233
$15.99

1
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Item #: N82E16811129066
$59.99

1
EVGA 012-P3-1571-KR GeForce GTX 570 HD w/Display-Port (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support ...
Item #: N82E16814130613
$319.99

1
G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-8GBSR
Item #: N82E16820231459
$113.49

1
BIOSTAR TZ68A+ LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813138319
$119.99

2
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MKNSSDCR60GB-DX 2.5" 60GB SATA III Synchronous MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Item #: N82E16820226246
$279.98
($139.99 each)

1
ASUS MT276HE Black 27" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor
Item #: N82E16824236080CVF
$349.99

Grand Total:* $1,809.38

******That does not include keyboard, mouse, or speakers.
******Two SSD Drives are not necessary and/or the 1TB had drive for storage depending on your pc usage.
******Single Video Card; Build supports a second identical card for CrossFire but would have pushed over budget.
******Does not include shipping but this is from the canadian new egg site.
******Monitor selection is different in Canada for some reason other wise I would have recommended the same monitor kill and rawdawg have for slightly less money.

Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 1:51 am Post subject: Re: Finkster $2000 PC Build

Looking at this, I assume most of this price (relative to the standard build) is due to those two SSDs. I hope those work out well. Personally, I skipped out on an SSD, since I plan to spend that money on a second card.

Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:27 pm Post subject: Re: Finkster $2000 PC Build

Thank you Feeble this is great help , I will be going out in a week or two to get a new computer. Thank you so much!!

Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:17 pm Post subject: Re: Finkster $2000 PC Build

Feel free to ask any follow up questions or for me to re-examine any of these items closer to your purchase time. I'm happy to help.

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 6:22 pm Post subject: Re: Finkster $2000 PC Build

Hey Feeble what do you think of this compared to what you sugested which is better? Thank you for your help

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33400 MOTHERBOARDS ASUS S.1155 INTEL P67, ATX 3PCIE X16/2PCI/2PCIEX1/4D.DDR3 -1600MHZ, 2X SATA 6GB/S,8CH HD [P8P67 PRO R3.1] 1 $184.62
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32013 CASES ANTEC SONATA IV W/620W PS 8 DRIVE BAYS, 7 EXPANSION SLOT 0761345-15150-4 [SONATA IV] 1 $143.33
35634 OPTICAL DRIVES LG BH12LS38 BLACK 12X BLU-RAY, BDR WRITE,16X DVDRW WRITE,SATA LIGHTSCRIBE,3D PLAYBACK,RETAIL [BH12LS38] 1 $100.33
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TOTAL $1,365.56
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 6:57 pm Post subject: Re: Finkster $2000 PC Build

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 8:01 pm Post subject: Re: Finkster $2000 PC Build

Thank you Feeble I have a HD 24 inch monitor, I curently have a ATI HD 5850 video card, I need to copies of operating system 1 for me and 1 for wifee, thought the blue ray would bee sweet.
I am starting to understand the mother board/cpu/case cooling/ memeory from your post and I like your specs better. So my last question is my video card should I upgrade from my HD 5850 to a better card and do I really need 2 cards or can I get away with only one card?

As for the cooling system does that come with the case or is it searate i.e liqued cooled?

Thank you once again Feeble

Finkster

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:54 pm Post subject: Re: Finkster $2000 PC Build

1) The 5850 is getting a bit dated....if you compare it to the bf3 beta benchmark you will see it is nearer the bottom of the list (look at the 6850 for a comparison and it should be right at or below that level of performance.) You could continue to game with it; but you would notice a difference if you upgraded....as in playing bf3 at higher resolution and graphic settings while keeping game play smooth...as much as you play I think you would get your money's worth with a new video card......and maybe hold off on the second video card for a while...you'll still be in good shape with 1 of those cards.

2)Blue Ray Drives (not blue ray burners) are in the 60-80 price range from new egg and can be put in any pc.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151222

3)You have an OS on that pc right now....if you get one for the new pc you should be set....if you need to maybe do an upgrade of your current operating system to save some money...if not OS's tied to 1 motherboard (generally; some exceptions made) are $100-120 per copy...for home pro 64 bit.

4) Cooling system is more than one thing...the short answer is it all is included in the price; but not liquid cooling. Cooling fans are in the power supply; in the case, on the video card, and on the cpu. All of these things come with fans included (The products I priced anyway). Liquid cooling is a separate purchase and probably not worth it unless you are overclocking your pc and trying to push it to its performance limits....you probably won't be doing that.

On a side note:
If you drop the monitor from my build; the two SSD drives (increased load times for performance increase at a cost), and the dvd burner.....then add another copy of the OS and a blue ray drive you come in at $1,345 plus shipping.

Also; in the next few days you could save a little more $ and do an AMD build with their new processor that would be very competitive with this system. Its always the same, you can spend as much on a pc as you want...but at some point you get less return for your investment. So the main thing is to know how much you want to spend..where you are now...and where you want to be once you spend that money...

Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:43 pm Post subject: Re: Finkster $2000 PC Build

Thank you Feeble I will do as you have advised, i will be able to do this in a couple weeks so ill see what AMD comes out with and compare.

Thank you once again and for your patience

Finkster