So I've decided to build a new gaming PC. The PC gamer that's been lying dormant in me for 10yrs just never fully accepted the use of controllers for FPS's. Lifehacker recently published a new article "The Best PC's you can build for $600 and $1200" and using that I've come up with this rig totally $1,167.53 at amazon.
1) Is this video card fine? Why do some people use 2 Video cards and should I consider it?
2) i7 2600 vs i7 2600k : I hear you can make the decision based on whether or not you are interested in overclocking. I'm not and it's saving me $35. Is there other things to take into consideration?
3) Do you see any "mistakes" with this build?
4) Should I wait for black friday/cyber monday?
Essentially the same parts discussed in the article.
Antec Three Hundred Gaming Case External 3 X 5.25; Internal 6 X 3.5 2*Usb2.0 - $59.10
Corsair Enthusiast Series 750-Watt 80 Plus Bronze Certified Power Supply Compatible with Intel Core i3, i5, i7 and AMD platforms - CMPSU-750TXV2 -$105.00
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with mSATA Slot GA-Z68XP-UD3 - $149.99
Intel Core i7-2600 Processor 3.4GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1155 - $279.99
Intel 320 Series 80 GB SATA 2.5-Inch Solid-State Drive Brown Box - $109.00 (used)
Corsair Vengeance Blu 8 GB (2X4 GB) PC3-12800 1600mHz DDR3 240-Pin SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B -$44.99
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB SATA III 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive - WD5000AAKX - Western Digital - $98.99
Radeon XFX HD 6970 2 GB Graphics Card - $308.00 (used)
Order Summary
Items (8): $1,156.05
Shipping & Handling: $11.48
Total Before Tax: $1,167.53
Estimated Tax To Be Collected:* $0.00
Order Total: $1,167.53
For comparison,
New egg's Grand Total: $1,441.84
Antec Three Hundred Gaming Case External 3 X 5.25; Internal 6 X 3.5 2*Usb2.0 - $59.10
Corsair Enthusiast Series 750-Watt 80 Plus Bronze Certified Power Supply Compatible with Intel Core i3, i5, i7 and AMD platforms - CMPSU-750TXV2 -$105.00
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with mSATA Slot GA-Z68XP-UD3 - $149.99
Intel Core i7-2600 Processor 3.4GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1155 - $279.99
Intel 320 Series 80 GB SATA 2.5-Inch Solid-State Drive Brown Box - $109.00 (used)
Corsair Vengeance Blu 8 GB (2X4 GB) PC3-12800 1600mHz DDR3 240-Pin SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B -$44.99
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB SATA III 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive - WD5000AAKX - Western Digital - $98.99
Radeon XFX HD 6970 2 GB Graphics Card - $308.00 (used)
Order Summary
Items (8): $1,156.05
Shipping & Handling: $11.48
Total Before Tax: $1,167.53
Estimated Tax To Be Collected:* $0.00
Order Total: $1,167.53
For comparison,
New egg's Grand Total: $1,441.84
1) Is this video card fine? Why do some people use 2 Video cards and should I consider it?
2) i7 2600 vs i7 2600k : I hear you can make the decision based on whether or not you are interested in overclocking. I'm not and it's saving me $35. Is there other things to take into consideration?
3) Do you see any "mistakes" with this build?
4) Should I wait for black friday/cyber monday?