Gaming build 600-1000

Gaming
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i need help on building my first gaming pc....

im in a budget $1000 MAX, i just want to get the best parts for the money and have i fully future proof gaming rig.

list of parts in mine :

  1. ASRock Z77 Extreme4
  2. Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz
  3. CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 
  4. Kingston HyperX 3K 240G (have it )
  5. XFX Double D Black Edition FX-795A-TDBC Radeon HD 7950
  6. CORSAIR TX750 V2 or OCZ Fatal1ty 750W 
  7. Corsair Vengeance or Corsair Carbide Series 300R

thanks..!!!!

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First off you can never guarantee a fully future proof PC. At some point, however far in the future, you will need (or will want to) upgrade. That said, your system looks fine, although I would skip the Black Edition GPU, save a little money and go with a standard 7950. You can overclock it yourself (if you really ever need to).

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Why not go for a GTX 670 over a HD7950? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130782

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don't qoute me on this but I think 2 6950's are better than one 7950

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005X64QAG/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d2_g147_i1?p

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Looks good to me, but I would personally get the i5 2500K if you're going to be overclocking and some lower latency ram like this kit: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226305

I also really like Gigabuster's suggestion on the dual 6950's.

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I wouldn't go with previous-gen videocard when budget is around the $1000 mark.

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but can i run dual with a 750w power supply ?

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can i flash the 6950 into a 6970 ?

and i think that 2 6950 are more expensive that one 7950 but if the extra money for the 2 6950 is worth it i think that im going to get them.

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I ran a 4GHz phenom II 955BE and two 5850s @1GHz each on a 530w rose well 80+ PSU, you should be fine

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can i flash the 6950 into a 6970 ?

and i think that 2 6950 are more expensive that one 7950 but if the extra money for the 2 6950 is worth it i think that im going to get them.

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It is a little more expensive, but it would definitely outperform a single 7950. I don't know if you'd be able to flash it to a 6970 or not. I doubt it though. The only ones you can flash to a 6970 are the very first ones that came out because AMD fixed that "issue" fairly shortly after the cards came out.

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thanks..!!!!

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MSI Z77A-GD65 ( $160) vs ASUS Maximus V Gene ($195) vs ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ($125 and 1 year ext warranty) vs ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 ($215)

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what power supply do you people like?

 

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182133

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I would go with the Sabertooth out of those 4.

Whatever you do though, don't buy MSI. I had an MSI board and it died on me. Not to mention that I could never get a stable overclock out of it, and the overclocking features in the bios are pretty limited when compared to other motherboards. I had to replace my MSI Z68A-GD80 with an ASUS P8Z77-V Pro very recently.

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what ram do you recommend?

 

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im thinking on getting the Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed($90) and the Rosewill HIVE Series HIVE-750 ($90) with free Rosewill RCA-220-BL 220mm 4 Blue LEDs

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im think on paying the extra money for the  ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 ($240 and 1 year ext warranty) over the  ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ($125 and 1 year ext warranty)

what you think?

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I like G.Skill and Mushkin. Corsair is nice too, but most of their ram is way overpriced.

I would probably go with this kit right now:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226305