Need help building best pc for 1500$

krissetto · 03-23-2009, 01:46 AM

Hey guys, I'm new to these forums and hope they'll be useful.
i would like to know how you would build a good pc for gaming and multimedia...i have until this summer, so i don'tknow about future upgrades like new gpu from ati and nvidia.
Here's the system i was planning on getting for aprox. 1400$:

Asus 22" monitor 2ms response time
Intel core i7 920 (overclocking to 3.8-4.0 ghz)
Artic freezer cooling for cpu
Asus p6t mobo
6 gb corsair dominator 1600mhz triple channel kit
160 western digital raptor (for fast os loading times)
1tb WD caviar GP (for everything else)
MAJOR DOUBT: get an nvidia gtx 260 core 216 superclocked by EVGA
Or wait for a future price reduction on gtx 280 or possibly newer gpus
I'd prefer nVidia over ATI for things such as CUDA and PhysX.

Any ideas are welcome!
Thanks

**linderman** · 03-23-2009, 08:36 AM

The 260 is a hellva video card .............. which Case do you like ? Antec 900

Power supply = Corsiar 750-TX ....... better yet Corsair 850-TX

**manic** · 03-23-2009, 02:51 PM

According to toms hardware the 260 benches faster than the 280, both
very fast cards.

~~connor-53~~ · 03-23-2009, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linderman

The 260 is a hellva video card .............. which Case do you like ? Antec 900

Power supply = Corsiar 750-TX ....... better yet Corsair 850-TX

Your in love with that PSU lol.

**linderman** · 03-23-2009, 04:18 PM

Actually I am in LOVE ............... with the Seasonic ..........and the Coolermaster Ultimate Circuit Protection units ................ but the average buyer aint in love with the price tag ...............

so0000ooooo bang for the buck goes to the Corsair

pandasorlo · 03-24-2009, 12:01 AM

How about WOOYOUNG powersupply, I owned one and I have been using it for over 3+ years. But the price is a bit higher than the corsair powersupply

**linderman** · 03-24-2009, 06:40 AM

cant give feedback on Wooyoung power supply; cant heard of them ............... and its hard to justify spending more money than the price tag for a Corsair ............... they do the job with perfection .........

krissetto · 03-24-2009, 07:01 AM

hey thanks! Would there be any good reason to wait for new gpu's, or is the 260 core 216 pretty future-proof? does anyone know the price tag on the corsair psu and how many watts it has..?

**linderman** · 03-24-2009, 07:08 AM

Corsair 750-TX = 750 watts and has 60 amps on a single 12volt rail / $109.00

Yes; the 260GTX is a hellva card ................ and priced very nice too ................ there will always be new cards coming out .......... and when they first come out they will always be over priced too !

any gamer will be very satisfied for a decent period of time with that card ............ at least two years maybe 3 ................... thats all you can ask from any computer part

thats why I dont subscribe to over spending on systems ................... buy plenty of horsepower with NO fluff or hype ............and if you want to replace the system in 3 yesrs you wont still be suffering from sticker shock from this purchase.

when you get into the world of $400.00 cpu's / $300.00 motherboards / $600.00 video cards etc etc ............ then its hard to abandon a system you are that heavily invested in 3 years down the road!

~~connor-53~~ · 03-24-2009, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linderman

Corsair 750-TX = 750 watts and has 60 amps on a single 12volt rail / $109.00

Yes; the 260GTX is a hellva card ................ and priced very nice too ................ there will always be new cards coming out .......... and when they first come out they will always be over priced too !

any gamer will be very satisfied for a decent period of time with that card ............ at least two years maybe 3 ................... thats all you can ask from any computer part

thats why I dont subscribe to over spending on systems ................... buy plenty of horsepower with NO fluff or hype ............and if you want to replace the system in 3 yesrs you wont still be suffering from sticker shock from this purchase.

when you get into the world of $400.00 cpu's / $300.00 motherboards / $600.00 video cards etc etc ............ then its hard to abandon a system you are that heavily invested in 3 years down the road!

Linder, I have always wondered. how amazing is your computer?

**linderman** · 03-24-2009, 02:41 PM

amazing ??????? nothing amazing here dude ........ its in my drop down specs ?

and I can tell ya............. the extra money for the E8600 over the E8500 is not a good deal really .................. "do as I say; not as I do"
your parents ever tell you that..................

.............

Tazrox · 03-24-2009, 02:43 PM

I have the Corsair 850-TX and love it! I paid $129 for it, but I see it now has a $20 MIR on Newegg.

**linderman** · 03-24-2009, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tazrox

I have the Corsair 850-TX and love it! I paid $129 for it, but I see it now has a $20 MIR on Newegg.

SMART move! I am surprized the 850 hasnt wiped out the 750 in sales now......................... I can remember not long ago when the Corsair 850 was about $239.00

~~connor-53~~ · 03-24-2009, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linderman

Corsair 850 was about $239.00

Rip Off!!!!!!!

Tazrox · 03-25-2009, 11:40 AM

Antec and Thermaltakes were all I ever used, this was my first Corsair and quite frankly after see how it performs, I would have been willing to pay the $239.

**linderman** · 03-25-2009, 11:59 AM

we are fortunate ................ it wasnt all that long ago .............. probably early 2006 there werent any high quality power supplies that were cheap like they are now.

I was buying Enermax 600 watt Noisetaker that was $200.00

I was buying Seasonic M12-700 for $229.00

I was happy as hell when I could get Thermaltake Toughpower 750 for $169.00

The antec trio 650 watt pleased the computer world for a long time with its $120.00 price tag ! >>>>>IMHO they botched that one now

LOL; now we gripe when a unit is $120.00

Scythe X10 · 03-28-2009, 04:01 AM

I've noticed something during my research on my build, which is VERY similar to yours..

Alot of people seem to have some annoyances with corsair dom 6gb 1600 ram and the asus p6t such as the mobo not recognizing 1 or 2 sticks until you mess around a bit or system restarts or other memory issues.. when I research the OCZ plats 6gb 1600 there was no such problems. Just thought I would mention that. So I would suggest the OCZ plats instead of the corsair dom. Remember I'm only saying what I saw during my research on i7 builds.. so if someone could explain if I'm mistaken in some way please do so.

krissetto · 03-28-2009, 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scythe X10

I've noticed something during my research on my build, which is VERY similar to yours..

Alot of people seem to have some annoyances with corsair dom 6gb 1600 ram and the asus p6t such as the mobo not recognizing 1 or 2 sticks until you mess around a bit or system restarts or other memory issues.. when I research the OCZ plats 6gb 1600 there was no such problems. Just thought I would mention that. So I would suggest the OCZ plats instead of the corsair dom. Remember I'm only saying what I saw during my research on i7 builds.. so if someone could explain if I'm mistaken in some way please do so.

hey thanks a lot! I'll look in to that, also because i know that ocz is a really good brand, and also good for overclocking!

03-23-2009, 01:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
krissetto Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3 OS: Windows 7 beta build 7000	Need help building best pc for 1500$ Hey guys, I'm new to these forums and hope they'll be useful. i would like to know how you would build a good pc for gaming and multimedia...i have until this summer, so i don'tknow about future upgrades like new gpu from ati and nvidia. Here's the system i was planning on getting for aprox. 1400$: Asus 22" monitor 2ms response time Intel core i7 920 (overclocking to 3.8-4.0 ghz) Artic freezer cooling for cpu Asus p6t mobo 6 gb corsair dominator 1600mhz triple channel kit 160 western digital raptor (for fast os loading times) 1tb WD caviar GP (for everything else) MAJOR DOUBT: get an nvidia gtx 260 core 216 superclocked by EVGA Or wait for a future price reduction on gtx 280 or possibly newer gpus I'd prefer nVidia over ATI for things such as CUDA and PhysX. Any ideas are welcome! Thanks

03-23-2009, 08:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: Need help building best pc for 1500$ The 260 is a hellva video card .............. which Case do you like ? Antec 900 Power supply = Corsiar 750-TX ....... better yet Corsair 850-TX __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

03-23-2009, 02:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,244 OS: xp	Re: Need help building best pc for 1500$ According to toms hardware the 260 benches faster than the 280, both very fast cards. __________________

03-23-2009, 04:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: Need help building best pc for 1500$ Actually I am in LOVE ............... with the Seasonic ..........and the Coolermaster Ultimate Circuit Protection units ................ but the average buyer aint in love with the price tag ............... so0000ooooo bang for the buck goes to the Corsair __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

03-24-2009, 12:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
pandasorlo Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 3 OS: Depends on which computer.	Re: Need help building best pc for 1500$ How about WOOYOUNG powersupply, I owned one and I have been using it for over 3+ years. But the price is a bit higher than the corsair powersupply

03-24-2009, 06:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: Need help building best pc for 1500$ cant give feedback on Wooyoung power supply; cant heard of them ............... and its hard to justify spending more money than the price tag for a Corsair ............... they do the job with perfection ......... __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial Last edited by linderman; 03-24-2009 at 06:41 AM.

03-24-2009, 07:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
krissetto Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3 OS: Windows 7 beta build 7000	Re: Need help building best pc for 1500$ hey thanks! Would there be any good reason to wait for new gpu's, or is the 260 core 216 pretty future-proof? does anyone know the price tag on the corsair psu and how many watts it has..?

03-24-2009, 07:08 AM	#9 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: Need help building best pc for 1500$ Corsair 750-TX = 750 watts and has 60 amps on a single 12volt rail / $109.00 Yes; the 260GTX is a hellva card ................ and priced very nice too ................ there will always be new cards coming out .......... and when they first come out they will always be over priced too ! any gamer will be very satisfied for a decent period of time with that card ............ at least two years maybe 3 ................... thats all you can ask from any computer part thats why I dont subscribe to over spending on systems ................... buy plenty of horsepower with NO fluff or hype ............and if you want to replace the system in 3 yesrs you wont still be suffering from sticker shock from this purchase. when you get into the world of $400.00 cpu's / $300.00 motherboards / $600.00 video cards etc etc ............ then its hard to abandon a system you are that heavily invested in 3 years down the road! __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial Last edited by linderman; 03-24-2009 at 07:12 AM.

03-24-2009, 02:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: Need help building best pc for 1500$ amazing ??????? nothing amazing here dude ........ its in my drop down specs ? and I can tell ya............. the extra money for the E8600 over the E8500 is not a good deal really .................. "do as I say; not as I do" your parents ever tell you that............................... __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial Last edited by linderman; 03-24-2009 at 02:44 PM.

03-24-2009, 02:43 PM	#12 (permalink)
Tazrox Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 55 OS: XPsp3, OSX, Ubuntu8	Re: Need help building best pc for 1500$ I have the Corsair 850-TX and love it! I paid $129 for it, but I see it now has a $20 MIR on Newegg.

03-25-2009, 11:40 AM	#15 (permalink)
Tazrox Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 55 OS: XPsp3, OSX, Ubuntu8	Re: Need help building best pc for 1500$ Antec and Thermaltakes were all I ever used, this was my first Corsair and quite frankly after see how it performs, I would have been willing to pay the $239.

03-25-2009, 11:59 AM	#16 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: Need help building best pc for 1500$ we are fortunate ................ it wasnt all that long ago .............. probably early 2006 there werent any high quality power supplies that were cheap like they are now. I was buying Enermax 600 watt Noisetaker that was $200.00 I was buying Seasonic M12-700 for $229.00 I was happy as hell when I could get Thermaltake Toughpower 750 for $169.00 The antec trio 650 watt pleased the computer world for a long time with its $120.00 price tag ! >>>>>IMHO they botched that one now LOL; now we gripe when a unit is $120.00 __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

03-28-2009, 04:01 AM	#17 (permalink)
Scythe X10 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 64 OS: Vista32	Re: Need help building best pc for 1500$ I've noticed something during my research on my build, which is VERY similar to yours.. Alot of people seem to have some annoyances with corsair dom 6gb 1600 ram and the asus p6t such as the mobo not recognizing 1 or 2 sticks until you mess around a bit or system restarts or other memory issues.. when I research the OCZ plats 6gb 1600 there was no such problems. Just thought I would mention that. So I would suggest the OCZ plats instead of the corsair dom. Remember I'm only saying what I saw during my research on i7 builds.. so if someone could explain if I'm mistaken in some way please do so. Last edited by Scythe X10; 03-28-2009 at 04:03 AM.