you say he needs a sandy bridge, you dont even know what hes going to be primarily using the PC for. I think some questions need to be asked before hand. Just because you CAN spend a thousand dollars doesnt mean you SHOULD.
here
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
8. What resolution YOU plan on gaming with.
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Quote:you say he needs a sandy bridge, you dont even know what hes going to be primarily using the PC for.
Did you even read the op?
Quote:I am planning on buying a new computer soon (not a laptop) and want help on a build that would run everything from Mario Galaxy 2 to Skyward Sword in 1080p with 2X internal resolution and 9X SSAA. My budget is up to 900$. Thanks!
It says right there he plans on playing SMG2, which automatically rules out everything except a sandy bridge 2500k or higher. He already stated what he wants to do with it as well as his budget.
oops nope missed that. carry on then lmao.
People are right you dont need 570 gpu for dolphin,but if you plan on playing pc games on high settings then its a different story.
I will post my build which is only $850 and includes 570 gtx !!!! Thats without hdd
CASE : COOLER MASTER Elite 430 RC-430-KWN1 Black Steel / Plastic Computer Case $50
GPU : GIGABYTE GV-N570OC-13I Rev2.0 GeForce GTX 570 $330
DVD : LITE-ON Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDP118-04 - OEM $18
PSU : SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W $90
RAM :G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) $30
MOBO : ASRock Z68 PRO3 GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 $115
CPU :Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) $215
Grand total only $850 with powerful geforce 570 gtx ! If you add hdd,thats another $120 so you are best finding used one...price has skyrocked as already mentioned
I choose gigabyte because they put their special triple cooler which they use on SOC series ( their top cards ) and of course its much better then stock 570 cooler
MB : Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5 AMD990FX
CPU : AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition
GPU : XFX Radeon HD 6950 XXX 830MHZ 2GB
Memory : Mushkin Enhanced Silverline Stiletto 8GB 2X4GB PC3-10666 DDR3-1333
HDD : OCZ Solid 3 120GB 2.5IN SATA3 Sandforce SF-2281 SSD
Case : Antec Three Hundred Mini Tower Gaming Case
+ A bunch of Fans, Heatsink and Lights...
Quote:MB : Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5 AMD990FX
CPU : AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition
GPU : XFX Radeon HD 6950 XXX 830MHZ 2GB
Memory : Mushkin Enhanced Silverline Stiletto 8GB 2X4GB PC3-10666 DDR3-1333
HDD : OCZ Solid 3 120GB 2.5IN SATA3 Sandforce SF-2281 SSD
Case : Antec Three Hundred Mini Tower Gaming Case
-No cooling
-No disc drive
-And a cpu that will be crap for running SMG2 and other heavy wii games, which the OP has specifically the build should be able to do.
Quote:CASE : COOLER MASTER Elite 430 RC-430-KWN1 Black Steel / Plastic Computer Case $50
GPU : GIGABYTE GV-N570OC-13I Rev2.0 GeForce GTX 570 $330
DVD : LITE-ON Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDP118-04 - OEM $18
PSU : SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W $90
RAM :G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) $30
MOBO : ASRock Z68 PRO3 GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 $115
CPU :Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) $215
-No aftermarket cooling (which is stupid if he's going to get a 2500K)
-Low end motherboard
Quote:I would change the case for this though: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119216
Agreed.
(11-15-2011, 03:23 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]Quote:CASE : COOLER MASTER Elite 430 RC-430-KWN1 Black Steel / Plastic Computer Case $50
GPU : GIGABYTE GV-N570OC-13I Rev2.0 GeForce GTX 570 $330
DVD : LITE-ON Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDP118-04 - OEM $18
PSU : SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W $90
RAM :G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) $30
MOBO : ASRock Z68 PRO3 GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 $115
CPU :Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) $215
-No aftermarket cooling (which is stupid if he's going to get a 2500K)
-Low end motherboard
I forgot about cooling,you are right. I suggest hyper212 which is great for only $25.
As for your other point,I dont agree. Board has every important feature,such as pci-e 3.0, usb3,sata3 .He didnt say he need sli,crossfire,firewire,10 usb3 ports etc...or xy feature which most people dont use,but pay for anyways so they dont have "low end board"
Take a look at this :
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/4084/asrock_z68_pro3_intel_z68_motherboard_review/index3.html
Quote:
"Overclocking performance was strong achieving 4.92GHz on our 2600k. This is about 130MHz lower than what we achieved on the Z68 Extreme4."
Yeah,lets throw away $70 more so we can overclock cpu 130mhz more...NOT !
Their bottom line :
If you dont need multi-gpu support,onboard firewire and other frills like that,pro3 from asrock is certanly a fantastic option"
Very well, you've made your point. However I would use that extra money for a SSD boot drive instead of a GTX 570. In my opinion the slight boost in speed from a factory overclocked GTX 560 TI to a GTX 570 does not justify a $100 jump in price.