$2200.00 Budget..what should I do?

[Lyonheart]

Building a new PC ( or having one built.)

I have spent hours searching for deals..what componets work well together ect.. Im still undesided on which way to go. When i price componets at newegg i get only about 100-200 dollars top savings ( thats not enough to do it myself and not have the warranty that comes with a builder)

So for 2200ish i will be 5 boxing Rift and 10 boxing WoW at some point. So what i would like in the build..

2600k OCd by 20%
16GBs Of good ram
A good and reliable SLI MB ( only using one card atm but might sli later )
580gtx 3GB ram
not sure which way to go with HDs..help me out.( SSD or raptor ).I know i need one for gaming and a big one for storage..
blue ray drive and something to make DvDs/Audi files on disc..etc..( do i need two drives? )
a power supply that will handle two 580GTXs in the future
a good/cool case

Did i miss anything?

Just having a hard time deciding which way to go.. or who to buy from...8(

I live in between DC/Richmond area if that helps ( in case one of you are a local builder hehe )

[Lyonheart]

i wanted to add that I will be buying a 24inch monitor..keyboard and mouse separately.

[Sam DeathWalker]

See the 2nd post on my forum "DeathWalker's Unlimited Money Recommended Multiboxing Computer"

48G ram ...

Just get velociraptor (400 or 600G).

The 580gtx is better then what I recomend and 3G is the way to go, but also more expensive. But then ram is only $900 or so now so you have a bit extra.

Its a server with server ram but if you really want a computer with no texture lag .....

Or you can wait until 8G chips are available for regular motherboards.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

If you're doing $2200 worth of build, I might suggest building TWO computers so you can divide the workload. You'll get more performance out of two 85% PCs than one 110% PC, IMO.

[Oatboat]

2200 bux. Vegas?

[Ualaa]

Just to be clear, the monitor, keyboard and mouse are separate from the $2200?

[Lyonheart]

Just to be clear, the monitor, keyboard and mouse are separate from the $2200?

yes..most the sites do not have the new logitech that has the 18 Gkeys like the old G11 or G15s had.. thinks it called G510. And it also seems like the monitors they sell are over priced. So I will just get those via newegg i guess.

Also.. i will not have room for two PCs.. i will only have room for one and a single monitor ( I'm used to using two monitor set ups.. but space in limited in my room ( roommate situation ) When i get my own place, I will look into getting a 2nd PC. But for now I just need one good enough to 5 box Rift comfortably. ( 10 boxing WoW is down the road a bit )

And thank you guys for all the replies!

[Starbuck_Jones]

Im going with Ugh on this one. 6 years ago when I built my set up. I went with Dell. True I worked for them but I as able to get 5 computers for $3200 and that included 5 monitors. I have since had 1 of them totally fail beyond reasonable cost of repair, and two others I gave away as gifts when it turned out that each box could handle 4 instances of wow. This was before the Dalaran and now Cata requirements but they still dual box just fine.

Use Input Director to KVM them together and KeyClone or Innerspace. But you will be much happier with awesome performance from 2 or 3 boxes than great performance from one. The game is still new, but if it lasts at all and its requirements grow, you will be better off not having to spend more money to keep up.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Not to mention with two PCs, you won't have to fight SLI/Crossfire compatibility/stability/performance issues.

[Slayerjerman]

Go with two PCs.

Definitely go with small-ish SSD drives for your OS and Gaming drives. I already had several Sata drives and a WD raptor for storage. The Raptor is great, but not as great as the SSD, especially in Win7. Also, you will never need or use 16GB of RAM in one system, its better cost-wise to do 4GBx2 in each system and get the extra only if you need it. The six-core CPUs are very nice to have, but if you want to cut costs, the 4-core's are plenty powerful. SLI'd or videocards with tons of RAM will not net you any significant performance, what you want is raw GPU power for rendering multiple windows/ game clients.

The system i built below can run 5x Rift on its own, two of them is a bit overkill TBH.

Here's what I built last month on $2400 bux off NewEgg


2 EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support ...Item #: N82E16814130595

VGA Replacement Only Return PolicyFor Tech Support 888/881-EVGA (3842) $719.98
($359.99 ea)
2 AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOXItem #: N82E16819103849

CPU Replacement Only Return Policy $399.98
($199.99 ea)
2 ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD MotherboardItem #: N82E16813131647

Standard Return PolicyFor Asus Tech Support, Please Call 502-995-0883 or http://helpdesk.asus.com/ $219.98
($109.99 ea)
2 Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm ...Item #: N82E16811147153

Standard Return Policy $109.98
($54.99 ea)
2 Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)Item #: N82E16820148348

Limited Replacement Only Return Policy $399.98
($199.99 ea)
2 Antec TruePower New TP-750 Blue 750W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE ...Item #: N82E16817371022

Standard Return Policy $259.98
($129.99 ea)
2 LG DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH24NS70 - OEMItem #: N82E16827136236

Standard Return Policy $41.98
($20.99 ea)
2 COOLER MASTER Hyper N 520 RR-920-N520-GP 92mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Intel Core i7 compatibleItem #: N82E16835103057

Standard Return Policy $59.98
($29.99 ea)
2 Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3K2/8GXItem #: N82E16820104173

Memory Standard Return Policy $185.98
($92.99 ea)
2 BYTECC Bracket-35225 2.5 Inch HDD/SSD Mounting Kit For 3.5" Drive Bay or EnclosureItem #: N82E16817994085

Standard Return Policy $11.96
($5.98 ea)