Old Builder, New Build

[mikeyikeey]

Hello helpful Anandtech community.
It seems I step away from the game for a second, and I know nothing about computers!
You guys have been a huge help before, and I believe round two will be no different!
Of important note- this build is for a friend.

ASUS P7P55D-E LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...D=3332167&SID=

OLD ASUS P7P55D LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131404

Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...D=3332167&SID=

CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145263

EVGA 01G-P3-1371-AR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130566

Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2MH080G2R5 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820167023

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...D=3332167&SID=

SAMSUNG Black SATA CD/DVD Burner - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...D=3332167&SID=


1. What YOUR PC will be used for.
70% gaming- WoW mostly. 30% internets/word/basic uses.

2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
Approximately $1000.

3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA

4. IF YOU have a brand preference.
Intel, nVidia, EVGA, Corsair.

5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
No old parts will be used.

6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
Light reading.

7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Default speeds.

8. What resolution YOU plan on gaming with.
1920x1080

9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
ASAP

Thanks!

 

[mfenn]

Looks OK in general, but the mobo, RAM and GPU are not good values. You can swap them out for the GA-P55-USB3, 4GB of G.Skill DDR3 1600, and an MSI GTX 460 1GB respectively and save $86. The Gigabyte mobo also gets you USB 3.0 support.

For the ODD, case, and PSU:
Samsung DVD Burner $17
Corsair 650TX $60 AR
Antec Three Hundred $55

Also, I don't see an HDD mentioned. Is the X25-M going to be enough storage on it's own?

 

[mikeyikeey]

Amazing recommendations!
But regarding the motherboard/memory/graphics card- my friend has a lot of brand loyalty. Even I've come to trust ASUS & EVGA. He's going to spend a little more for a name he knows.

So regarding the motherboard, I've found this (for the same price?! Weird.)-

ASUS P7P55D-E LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131620

 

[Davidh373]

(for the same price?! Weird.)

Especially since the newer one ALSO... has free shipping!

 

[mikeyikeey]

The pricing of computer technology is a very confusing thing. I think it deserves its own economics course, because it sure doesn't follow any traditional rules.

 

[mikeyikeey]

Another question- if my friend is keeping everything stock, do I need an aftermarket cooler/any recommendations?

 

[fffblackmage]

Another question- if my friend is keeping everything stock, do I need an aftermarket cooler/any recommendations?

If he's not overclocking, the cooler that comes with the cpu will do just fine.

 

[mfenn]

Amazing recommendations!
But regarding the motherboard/memory/graphics card- my friend has a lot of brand loyalty. Even I've come to trust ASUS & EVGA. He's going to spend a little more for a name he knows.

So regarding the motherboard, I've found this (for the same price?! Weird.)-

ASUS P7P55D-E LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131620

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Not sure why somebody would want to go with something demonstrably worse (esp. wrt 1.5V G.Skill vs. 1.65V Corsair) and more expensive, but to each his own I guess.

 

[Davidh373]

Not sure why somebody would want to go with something demonstrably worse (esp. wrt 1.5V G.Skill vs. 1.65V Corsair) and more expensive, but to each his own I guess.

I'm with him. I buy the best product I can afford, and since the GSkill are better AND cheaper it's really a no-brainer...

 

[crucibelle]

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Not sure why somebody would want to go with something demonstrably worse (esp. wrt 1.5V G.Skill vs. 1.65V Corsair) and more expensive, but to each his own I guess.

Agreed. I think it's unfortunate that someone would be so stuck on certain brands that they choose an inferior product.

 

[mikeyikeey]

You guys make a really good point! I'll bring it up! Thanks for the great suggestions!

 

[Davidh373]

You guys make a really good point! I'll bring it up! Thanks for the great suggestions!

yeah, I didn't think of saying this earlier, but yeah. If you buy a product that's worse than others on the market from a "good" company, it's like telling the company they can coast on reputation, thus allowing them to continue putting out inferior products... Kinda like Apple...