Building a computer bundle
September 6th, 2013
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.752657
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130651
Better buying seperate mate and grabbing the i5 2500K chip rather than just the i5 2500.
Isn’t the i5 2500k just useful if you want to overclock it?
grybo replied: Isn't the i5 2500k just useful if you want to overclock it?
Yes, and there is almost no point in not overclocking these chips.
It’s as easy as pie to get a good deal more performance out of them.
Good for any user, you would be mad not too really
Even without overclocking the chips will hold there value better.
If in future if you upgrade and sell existing CPU then the 2500k will be more desirable than a i5 2500 protecting your investment.
So no point buying the 2500.
Mkay I’ll look at the 2500k instead. They are only like $20-30 difference anyway lol. Does the motherboard you use it with have an effect on performance? If so, any suggestions? Also if I’m planning on getting the EGVA Geforce 560 Ti 1GB, what power supply will be best and cost effective? Is 500w enough?
A good brand 500w PSU would be enough yes, avoid the cheap ones at all costs, the one included in that bundle is something i would never trust to power my hardware.
If a cheapo PSU craps out on you there is every chance it’s going to fry the whole machine.
Not to mention they are inefficient so they take more power from the wall to run your rig costing you much more in electricity.
for motherboard you should look at p67 or z68 boards.
What to buy depends on how much you are willing to spend.
What is the budget?
And do you have parts you could keep from a PC you are using now? HDD’s are overpriced right now because of floods so it’s not a good time for buying them.
If you already have a dvdrw then you don’t really need a new one etc…
Minus the GPU I want to keep it around $500-600.
The computer I have now has a “ATAPI DVD A DH16A1P ATA” Dvd Drive, a 250 GB internal HDD, 600GB External.
I could use the internal HDD for a new computer but it’s pretty full of crap and I’d rather get a new one rather than format. 250 is a little too small for me
What do you think of this Motherboard?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128502
maybee
http://i.lulzimg.com/031a92d1ba.jpg
Here is what I’m thinking so far:
$220 – Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K
$115 – GIGABYTE GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$80 – SILVERSTONE Strider Plus ST50F-P 500W ATX 12V v2.3 & EPS 12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
$45 – G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
$60 – Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$80 – Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
=$600
Thoughts?
If you were happy to run your existing hdd’S (Assuming they are SATA) for just a couple months you should be able to pick up a drive at a much lower price early next year as manufacturing ramps up again.
You can do it all on that budget with HDD and keep it around the $600 though.
I’d rather one of the American guys who keep up with Neweggs deals put together a combo for you as they know there way around the store much better than me.
If nobody has solid suggestions for you tomorrow though i will put together a proposed z68 2500k build for you.
The HDDs are not SATA. This computer is 6 years old… So I’m thinking I might have to just break and buy a new internal. 500GB should be fine for me.
Quickly grabbed stuff into the shopping cart at Newegg to see what can be done in that budget.
Not sure on the motherboard choice, somebody else might know a better z68 board.
That’s a good deal cheaper after rebate so you’re absolutely destroying that bundle deal.
edit: I must have been typing out a post when you posted the build you put together.
My bad for not paying attention.
Here is my revised build:
BIOSTAR TZ68A+ LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 V2 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K
Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Total: $550
I like this build because it is more cost effective than the first one. I might buy this type of build without a GPU because I have a GTS 430 which I know is low end but it will satisfy until my next paycheck. Also I can recycle my current DVDRW.
Thoughts?
Better with a sata dvdrw. for all they cost.
Save you having a big ugly cable in the case restricting airflow.
I agree. They are cheap as hell. What do you guys think of my build? If I toss a 560 Ti on it will it be good for gaming?
Yes, it would be good at resolutions up too 1920 x 1080 for most all games today.
If you can afford to push a bit further and snag a board with SLI capabilities for a possible future upgrade path and just general better board then do it.
Jock’s rig is fine but I’d swap out the PSU for this one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182066
It’s infinitely better than the CX500 and is on par with stuff like the Seasonic X series. Oh and it will laugh at a 560 Ti SLI build. It’s able to go above 600W at silver levels.
I wouldn’t buy a Biostar board their BIOSes are very bad.