So a friend of mine..

[Selz]

Intel® Core i7-2600K Processor

Corsair H100 Hydro Series CPU Kjøler

ASUS Sabertooth P67, Socket-1155

Corsair TX V2 750W PSU

Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz 16GB CL9

XFX Radeon HD 6970 2GB GDDR5

Totalt:
9.402,00 NKR
€ 1241,81


This setup would surely give you a better performance, due to newer technology.
You could also spend more money on a "high end" PSU for future upgrades
I would probably also choose another graphics card, if your budget can be alitle higher.

I expect you have a good enougth tower/dvdrom/hdd

But if you do not have a great SSD disk, id recommend you to spend/save up for a RevoDrive 3rd generation this is a SSD disk using the PCI achiving better results than most SSD's do in raid0 unless you spend a lot of money on a high end raidcontroler.

But the CPU / H100 CPU Cooler are must have else you can try and play around with motherbord/GPU/ram/PSU as you like.

This is just my recomendation for your budget

[Peli]

But the CPU / H100 CPU Cooler are must have else you can try and play around with motherbord/GPU/ram/PSU as you like.

This is just my recomendation for your budget

Unless you're planning on going to ridiculous overclock speeds (based on Nikita's experience and comfort level building a PC, I'm doubting this to be the case), you'd probably be fine going with an air-cooled CPU cooler like the Noctua NH-D14 (and that's *STILL* overkill for just about every system). You can use that money to upgrade your videocard.

[Ualaa]

Are you guys running Windows 7 64-bit? System utilities alone sucks up 2 GB of RAM for me (on a brand new install) and then if you figure 1GB per instance of WoW, that leaves you with only ~1 GB for Chrome, Streaming, etc. With my recent upgrade, I put in 16GB of RAM and I no longer have any issues. I'd just hate for him to spend that kind of money and be bottlenecked by something as silly and as cheap to fix as RAM.

Yes, I'm using 64-bit Windows 7, Home Premium.

If you want more than 8GB of ram, go for it.
It is fairly cheap...

I don't think anyone needs more than 8GB for 5-boxing Warcraft.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Unless you're planning on going to ridiculous overclock speeds (based on Nikita's experience and comfort level building a PC, I'm doubting this to be the case), you'd probably be fine going with an air-cooled CPU cooler like the Noctua NH-D14 (and that's *STILL* overkill for just about every system). You can use that money to upgrade your videocard.

Seconded. I have the Noctua NH-U12P which is basically half the heatsink that the NH-D14 is and mine sits at 36-38C when doing anything not gaming and 41-43C while 5-boxing. Mine is not overclocked.

[Nikita]

Would I truly need that kind of expensive cooling system? Should I go for a GTX 570 card? Would it run smoothly on 4 screens?

[ZooljinX]

Need and need if you want to OC yes, if you plan on running stock most processor fans are OK.. they can cope with gaming just fine, i guess if you want to save the cash go with the stock fan then check temps now and then and see if its good enough..(tho the stock ones tend to be abit nosiy compared to the bigger heatsink coolers)..

As for the 570, are you planning on running 4 monitors of one card? You should know that you cant run more then 2 monitors of a singel GPU..
As for 4boxing on 2 screens a singel GTX 570 should be enough, running slaves on low etc, if you plan on running 4 monitors with good graphics i think you need to invest in something with more bang..

[Nikita]

Id love to run 1 char on each screen. So what kind of card would I need for this? No need for supah graphics on my alts, but would like my main to run on high settings. Also Id like to have a card where I dont lag, low FPS or have graphic issues in SW, LFR, BGs and WPvP

[MiRai]

Even though I replied earlier, I almost worry about threads like these. While anyone can get a better deal by building their own PC over buying something pre-built they usually:

A) Don't have the time or patience.
B) Don't have the knowledge or confidence.
C) Have money to burn.

It's the same case here. The OP is not entirely sure they want to build their own PC based on their know-how but, because a mob of people are telling them they're getting ripped off they are now considering it. However, this could end up being a disaster with endless hours of aggravation and tedious troubleshooting.

For some of us, that's not really a big deal because we have backup hardware that we can swap in and out of machines to test what's wrong. For someone else who doesn't have the same resources, they now have to buy another component to test if one is faulty; and, they may have to continue to do this until they find what's wrong.

So, if you don't feel comfortable building your own machine... then don't. HOWEVER, don't expect an amazing machine on a tight budget.

As for the 570, are you planning on running 4 monitors of one card? You should know that you cant run more then 2 monitors of a singel GPU.

True for everything nVidia until the newest 680's.

Id love to run 1 char on each screen. So what kind of card would I need for this?

You would need either an AMD card capable of being able to output to that many monitors through display ports, 2x nVidia 5xx cards, or 1x nVidia 680 (though I'm not sure a single card is really the right route for 2+ monitors).

No need for supah graphics on my alts, but would like my main to run on high settings. Also Id like to have a card where I dont lag, low FPS or have graphic issues in SW, LFR, BGs and WPvP

We still don't know what system you are currently running (unless I missed that post somewhere).

[Nikita]

Intel® Core i7-2600K Processor
Socket-LGA1155, Quad Core, 3.4Ghz, 8MB, 95W, Boxed w/fan

ASUS Sabertooth P67, Socket-1155
ATX, P67, DDR3, 2xPCIe(2.0)x16, CFX& SLI, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.0, FW, EFI

Corsair TX V2 750W PSU
ATX 12V V2.3, 80 Plus Bronze, Standard. 4x 6+2-pin PCIe, 8x SATA, 140mm Vifte

Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz 16GB CL9
Kit w/4x 4GB, CL9-9-9-24, 1.5V, Vengeance Blue Heatspreader, 240 pin

Gainward GeForce GTX 580 3072MB PhysX, PCI-Express 2.0,"Phantom", GDDR5, 2xDVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, 783MHz


Been browsing through the computer site. The only thing im kinda worried about is the video card. I really want to run my boxing setup on 4 screens, probably 1 window on my 19" widescreen, and the rest on some smaller screens like 3 x 15". All these components are perfectly within my spending range atm. Anything im missing here regarding kables, fans, SSD etc. Im gonna use my old computer to get the kables, HDD and CD rom I need for the new one, will also use the old PC casing to put the new computer in.

[Bollwerk]

IMHO, if you've never built a computer yourself, I'd strongly suggest buying either a pre-built machine through a reputable company, or some place local. You really don't want to make a mistake and fry a component and be out the money for it.
It will be worth paying a little extra for the peace of mind and warranty.