[rwhite2366]

I've always planned to build a new comp for Diablo 3, and in light of getting a beta key, I've reached that time

Here is my build, and it prompted me to ask everyone what their build is.  Also, I've only ordered the PSU so far, so feel free to critique.  I have a monitor, and will be getting Windows 7 Professional x64 for free through my school

Part list permalink: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/5qsT
Part price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker....qsT/by_merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($22.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 PRO3 GEN3 ATX  LGA1155 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($75.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 6870 2GB Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Illusion ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 600W ATX12V Power Supply  ($77.98 @ Best Buy) Actually only paid $56 with a %15 off discount Newegg is offering right now
Total: $758.91 $736.91
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated 2012-03-06 01:37 EST-0500)

Edited by rwhite2366, 06 March 2012 - 01:43 AM.

[Hpnot1Q]

I tend to switch prety fast from my PC's, a real hardware junky if i may say so

990xtreme 6 x 5.78ghz
6990 amd video card x 2
24gb kingston ram
1tb ssd combo.
10tb wester digital black cav storage.
etc

PIC

[rwhite2366]

Hpnot1Q, on 06 March 2012 - 04:11 AM, said:

I tend to switch prety fast from my PC's, a real hardware junky if i may say so

990xtreme 6 x 5.78ghz
6990 amd video card x 2
24gb kingston ram
1tb ssd combo.
10tb wester digital black cav storage.
etc

PIC

Damn there's a good amount of money in that build

[proski35]

That's a solid rig rwhite, I like it, although I prefer Asus mobos. Did you consider other costs such as CD drives, operating system, etc or you got that covered?

As for hpnot... jesus christ... your CPU a lone costs what I paid for my rig. 1TB of SSD as well? Two 6990? You love overkill don't you haha. I'm curious, why don't you have a triple monitor set up?

My rig

i7 2600k 3.4Ghz (Have a 4.5 Ghz O.C. setup ready but I don't do anything demanding that needs the extra clock speeds yet)
Noctua DH14 CPU cooler
AMD 6970
8GB Patriot ram
1TB 7200rpm HD
Coolermaster Haf932 full tower case
1000W Rosewill 80 plus PSU

[acravasian]

when i get a place of my own (living allot of places right now and so on) ill prefer building my own desktop. but until then iam using an xps 17 inch from dell. i kinda fell inlove with the jbl speakers.

[rwhite2366]

proski35, on 06 March 2012 - 03:49 PM, said:

That's a solid rig rwhite, I like it, although I prefer Asus mobos. Did you consider other costs such as CD drives, operating system, etc or you got that covered?

As for hpnot... jesus christ... your CPU a lone costs what I paid for my rig. 1TB of SSD as well? Two 6990? You love overkill don't you haha. I'm curious, why don't you have a triple monitor set up?

My rig

i7 2600k 3.4Ghz (Have a 4.5 Ghz O.C. setup ready but I don't do anything demanding that needs the extra clock speeds yet)
Noctua DH14 CPU cooler
AMD 6970
8GB Patriot ram
1TB 7200rpm HD
Coolermaster Haf932 full tower case
1000W Rosewill 80 plus PSU

Yea, my one concern about this build has been the ASRock mobo.  I get mixed reviews; somewhat bad reviews from people who used them about 5 years ago when they were still young, and good reviews from recent purchasers.  I'm getting the impression that they've grown a lot, and are now putting out quality boards.  In 2011 they were the third most purchased mobo on the market, beating out MSI with 8 million sells.  This, of course, doesn't come close to Asus 21 million sells or Gigabytes 18 million.  I'm trying to stay within that price range for my mobo, so if you recommend an Asus I'll definitely looking into it.  Looking for PCIe 3.0, Z68 chipset, and don't plan on doing SLI/Crossfire.

As far as other stuff, I have a CD drive, monitor, and am getting a Windows 7 Professional x64 copy from my alma mater for free

[Roadkill2121]

Asus is all i know, not very intuitive with computers

[Hpnot1Q]

Quote

As for hpnot... jesus christ... your CPU a lone costs what I paid for my rig. 1TB of SSD as well? Two 6990? You love overkill don't you haha. I'm curious, why don't you have a triple monitor set up?

Never had the need for it, tbh If i wil, then id buy 2 more screens, but its a 24 inch screen which is more than fine, and got a 60 inch tv in the room aswel to go by, so im good on the screen aspect

[8460]

CPU: Core i5 2500K

Cooler: Corsair H100
Mobo: MSI P67A-GD65
Memory: 8GB Corsair Dominator
Hard Drive: Corsair Force GT 60Gb, 1TB WD Caviar Green and 2 Random 500GB
Video Card: MSI N560GTX-Ti Hawk
Power Supply: Corsair HX750
Case: Corsair 650D with Mesh window

Everything still running stock right now, I got damn lazy Might add another 560 or just get a different card before the summer. Not to sure about the PSU holding up though, it's getting old..

[rwhite2366]

I'm actually gonna bump up my GPU to the xfx radeon hd 6950 2gb

[proski35]

rwhite2366, on 08 March 2012 - 10:25 PM, said:

I'm actually gonna bump up my GPU to the xfx radeon hd 6950 2gb

If you're only going to play D3 I'd say save the money. However, if you want to keep your PC more future proof for other releases, I say good call.

[patriciomarquez]

This is my Gaming/Work rig (priorities are in that order):


Model Name: Mac Pro
  Model Identifier: MacPro5,1
  Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
  Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
  Number of Processors: 2
  Total Number of Cores: 8
  L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
  L3 Cache (per Processor): 12 MB
  Memory: 20 GB
  Processor Interconnect Speed: 5.86 GT/s

ATI Radeon HD 5770:

  Chipset Model: ATI Radeon HD 5770
  Type: GPU
  Bus: PCIe
  Slot: Slot-1
  PCIe Lane Width: x16
  VRAM (Total): 1024 MB
  Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
  Device ID: 0x68b8
  Revision ID: 0x0000
  ROM Revision: 113-C0160C-155
  EFI Driver Version: 01.00.436
  Displays:
Cinema HD:
  Resolution: 2560 x 1600
  Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)

[rwhite2366]

proski35, on 08 March 2012 - 10:39 PM, said:

If you're only going to play D3 I'd say save the money. However, if you want to keep your PC more future proof for other releases, I say good call.

I'll be playing BF3 and Skyrim (as I haven't gotten Skyrim yet), along with D3.  Also doing this for future proofing.  Yea, if I was just doing D3, it'd cut it back

[batman2]

My specs: Intel Core i7 Hex Core (6core) 980X Extreme 3.6GHz ,Motherboard: ASUS Rampage III Extreme ,RAM: Corsair 12GB (3 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 Vengeance,Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 590 3027MBx2 (SLI),Power supply: Thermaltake Toughpower 1500W

[Deathcore]

cpu:I5 2500k
Mother Board:Asus p8p67
8go memory
Video card:GTX 570
case: Corsair Obsidian
and 1.5 to hardrive

I bought it last month just to be able to play diablo 3 when it will come out haha, and now I'm playing battlefield 3 to pass the time ...

[rwhite2366]

rwhite2366, on 08 March 2012 - 10:25 PM, said:

I'm actually gonna bump up my GPU to the xfx radeon hd 6950 2gb

Actually, scratch that.  All the 6950 2gb's are sold out everywhere, so I'll just buy the 7850 when they come out in a few weeks   Same price, newer architecture, and better specs.

I'll also be playing BF3 once I get all the parts in.

[fulper]

i've had this setup for a while:

x4 955BE @ 3,8
8GB DDR1600
4870x2
24" Samsung 1920x1080

still does pretty good in BF3