Building Gaming Computer Help!

[Retired]

Hello, i am new to this site but i would like help and suggestions and was hoping i could get it here. I am trying to make the best gaming computer i can for 1,500$usd but i am not sure if all the parts are compatible or if they are even good if you are experienced or just want to help all comments are welcome. I will be buying all of my items from Newegg.com
I will be purchasing these items next weekend and assembling them asap... so please let me know what you think and any and all suggestions are welcome

Also i am trying to make this as buff as i can for all video games (especially battlefield 3) ;D

These are the items i am thinking about buying
Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148725
Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150548
Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817339035
Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220515
Mother Board
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131755
Computer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103913
Dvd Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135247

Please help any and all suggestions will be read and considered =]

[chrsplmr]

Thats an Intel board and you have an AMD cpu..

Id go with the CrossHair V Formula for the same money..AM3+
Second, Id skip the 4gb ram sticks...
or read through the forum here (lots of info on this,
even a 'hey,what you using?' thread)
im using 2gb sticks with awesome results..
until BullDozer..if you intend to upgrade.

Great Luck.. WELCOME..start reading,
and meeting the others. enjoy.c.

[Retired]

Well the reason why i wanted the motherboard that i have there is due to the fact that it has 6×240pin memory slots not just 4 and the memory that is supported is 48Gb. and i wanted a system with 24gigs of ram uinless that isn't recommended.

[chrsplmr]

Well then you need an Intel cpu..
and disregard the ram advice..

Thats a Socket 1366 - This is the NewEgg list
for those .. since that was the vendor 1366NewEgg

If you NEED that kind of RAM power...for Gaming?
Read the 'gamers' rigs in the signatures of
the members, what are they using??? Thats
a great place to start...
There is alot of options in that $225 range Intel..
Rampage III Gene [1366]..has 6 lanes.
Maximus IV Gene-Z LGA [1155]
..even more options for a little more...
For my money..I still say C5F ..and the T1100..
with some 2gb sticks..and hold on until BullDozer..

The short of it..is..read what the ROG gamers
are gaming with...and read..and thats where to start.

Nothing against that board..but it just dont ROG for me..and no black and red hahhaa.c.

[Cyrekk]

8 Gigs of ram is overkill for gaming. 24 Gigs is for like heavy rendering. Are looking for just gaming? Or are there more applications that you haven't mentioned?

[Ferosin]

If you want a gaming rig on a budget go with an i2600k and a z68 motherboard with 8gbs of ram, if you want to stick with the AMD Radeon 6950 try to get Saphires Toxic version for the same price but better performance, Id also recommend you get a quality power supply Corsairs my personal favorite. No need for an x58 machine unless you plan on getting the i7 970 or above

[Retired]

alright so 24gigs of ram is way to much so i wont go that high but i still want a really fast computer for gaming/recording gaming and well the works. and seeing as its my first project i want something i can be really proud of. So i want to go above 8gigs of ram but below 24gigs so how bout 16. I am updating my "shopping cart" on new egg as in i started new i would appreciate it if someone could find me a very good motherboard with 4 240pin memory slots. Being as this is my first time making a computer i don't exactly know what it is i am looking for i am taking your advice guys and i really appreciate it.
As for a budget i am not on to big of one i Just want this computer to be amazing
right now on my shopping cart i have:
2 (2*4gb) 240pin rams Please tell me if there are better ones than these.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
and a corsair 850watt powersupply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011

Please help if it isn't obvious already i really need help with this =]

[Cyrekk]

oxox0xoxo wrote:
...but i still want a really fast computer for gaming/recording gaming and well the works...

For gaming, 8 Gigs is more than enough. For recording gaming, having a second HDD to record to is far more important than extra RAM. Now if you plan on editing and rendering your game footage in a high quality HD format, then you might want to think about more memory. I crash on 8GB if I try to render 1080p60 uncompressed (Though I am not sure why anyone really needs to do this outside of industry...).

[Retired]

or even better why dont i keep it at home motherboard wise and buy one of the rog ones baby. =] im thinkin the http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131666&Tpk=rampage%20iii%20formula seems pretty good =]

[Ferosin]

To keep it in the family here's what I would put together, the GTX 560 will handle most games you'll be playing at ~1920x1080 and if that's not enough horsepower you can SLI it or up your budget to 2000 and just get an Asus Matrix GTX 580 P. The SSD is for your OS and any games your playing currently if you use Steam then install Steam to the 3TB and move whatever game your playing to the SSD with steam mover. 16GBs is overkill for a gaming system but RAM is dirt cheap right now. You still need a case, monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Good Luck to you.

ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131760

ASUS ENGTX560 TI DCII TOP/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support ... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121425

CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX850 (CMPSU-850AX) 850W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active ... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139015

Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070

CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233143

Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F120GBGT-BK 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233191

Western Digital Caviar Green WD30EZRX 3TB SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136874

CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181016