Comments on: How to: Build a $1000 Core i7 Gaming PC

By: OrX

OrX — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:11:28 +0000

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By: MuppetMower

MuppetMower — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:29:31 +0000

do you mean that your i5 build has 6Gb of ram as well?
You most likely have a bad overclock on the new one. There is no way that you got a 1.2Ghz OC and the temps only went up 4.5 degrees with the stock heatsink. Did you run any sort of stress test to see how stable the overclock was?

You should download prime95 and run a blend burn test. If the computer can run without errors, then it is stable. I am guessing that you will get some errors in the first couple of minutes. Also download coretemp or speedfan to monitor the temperature of your cpu. Have it running with preme95 to see how hot your cpu gets under load.

By: Josh C

Josh C — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:05:33 +0000

I am an insurance agent that wanted to build a new computer for work. I am not a computer expert by now means. But I built a computer using an i7 this week. I used a Asus P6T. I have to run 6 gb of ram. I built another computer last week with an i5 and a Gigabyte board and had no problems. The i5 had 8 mg of ram too. It was faster for some reason. Every time I boot Windows Experience Index or Media Center this new one crashes? But on the old one I had no issues? Using the same graphics card 210 Nvidia. To Tom C I am overclocking my cpu to 3.8 GHz and it is running 4.5 degrees warmer than when it is at 2.66 or stock (I have the stock Intel fan that came with the chip). My brother set it up through the Asus Software and Bios, it was very easy to do and I haven’t had any problems yet. Um great write up but I coulda used this last week! Happy Holidays.

By: Tom C.

Tom C. — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:58:33 +0000

I cannot recommend Gigabyte highly enough. They beat out ANY of the other mobo manufacturers in my experience, and their tech support are relatively quick is responding to any issues you may have (and they actually sent me my rebate! More than I can say about Asus ). Honestly though if you’re going with Core i7, it’d be very silly to run it on the stock cooler. Opt for a decent aftermarket air cooler or, if you really have a budget, you could go water cooling. But from what I’ve seen Core i7 chips run decently hot, especially if you want to OC them. It’d be a waste to spend so much and be stuck with a dinky stock cooler

By: Ryan M.

Ryan M. — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:13:04 +0000

I’m glad it was helpful. I have used Gigabyte MB’s in all my builds for the past 4 years or so, and they have always been great. I currently have the UD3 version built around the P45 chipset and it is very solid.

By: crims0neye

crims0neye — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:53:47 +0000

I’m going with the majority of this (minus the case) to build my new computer. Your build seemed the best of all my research, although I’m a bit iffy about the motherboard being that the reviews were not all that great, but I can’t seem to find anything superior within that price range, or even a few dollars more. Thanks for the article!