Build me Gaming PC. Limit $1500.

[levish]

"modest performance" aka poo Maxes out at 42c difference

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...1&limitstart=9

"excellent performance" max difference 37.5c, not even 5c difference from best to worst

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...&limitstart=12

Its not magic, its some paste intended to improve heat transfer to the heatsink. its not going to fix a IHS or heatsink base that is not flat.

I am a hypocrite though, my heatsink base and processor IHS were lapped to a nearly optical mirror finish and it had absolutely no substantial gain other than the ~4c lower temps. *disclaimer* Meaning I gained nothing from the lower temps other than the temps themselves.

[Sqwunk]

Bump, Is this build still a good one? I plan on building my own gaming PC in the next month or so, didn't want to start a new thread so just using this one as guidance for a build.

Case with PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119221

Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136284

Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150476

Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145259

MoBo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188049

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115202

Fan: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835186134

OS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116754

DVD/CD Writer: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827118030

[Agito]

Bump, Is this build still a good one? I plan on building my own gaming PC in the next month or so, didn't want to start a new thread so just using this one as guidance for a build.

I think i can offer something better:

CPU - Phenom II x6 1090T (drop to Phenom II x6 1055T to save money) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-849-_-Product

GPU - 5870 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...n=5870&x=0&y=0

Motherboard SATA6/USB3.0 - Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5 (or other 890FX chipset motherboard) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-441-_-Product

Memory - G.Skill Ripjaws http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-279-_-Product

Heatsink - Thermalright Venemous X-RT http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...k=venemous%20x

Power supply - Corsair HX750w (drop to the HX650w if to save money) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&Tpk=hx%20750w

Case - Cooler Master HAF X (release soon) Going to be an awesome case.

Hard drive - Western Digital Caviar black http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-533-_-Product

[Jurgen]

I think i can offer something better:

CPU - Phenom II x6 1090T (drop to Phenom II x6 1055T to save money) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-849-_-Product

GPU - 5870 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...n=5870&x=0&y=0

Motherboard SATA6/USB3.0 - Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5 (or other 890FX chipset motherboard) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-441-_-Product

Memory - G.Skill Ripjaws http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-279-_-Product

Heatsink - Thermalright Venemous X-RT http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...k=venemous%20x

Power supply - Corsair HX750w (drop to the HX650w if to save money) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&Tpk=hx%20750w

Case - Cooler Master HAF X (release soon) Going to be an awesome case.

Hard drive - Western Digital Caviar black http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-533-_-Product

I still think you're better off going with the i7 920/930. If you're building your PC around gaming, then the 6-core Phenoms are going to perform worse than Intel's i7 chips. The 6-core chips will be better for media and transcoding applications though.

[Sieg]

I think i can offer something better:

CPU - Phenom II x6 1090T (drop to Phenom II x6 1055T to save money) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-849-_-Product

GPU - 5870 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...n=5870&x=0&y=0

Motherboard SATA6/USB3.0 - Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5 (or other 890FX chipset motherboard) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-441-_-Product

Memory - G.Skill Ripjaws http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-279-_-Product

Heatsink - Thermalright Venemous X-RT http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...k=venemous%20x

Power supply - Corsair HX750w (drop to the HX650w if to save money) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&Tpk=hx%20750w

Case - Cooler Master HAF X (release soon) Going to be an awesome case.

Hard drive - Western Digital Caviar black http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-533-_-Product

Just some quick extra info on this.

CPU/Mobo - If you do go AMD, stick with the 1090T. Takes like 20 secs to OC to 3.8 - 4.0+.

Memory - Way overkill unless you plan on some major OCing. Save yourself the money and get 8GB of decent RAM.

Heatsink - Same as above.

Power supply - At that price, might as well jump for a Seasonic X.