My 10 year old rig finally died on me and I guess it's time to build a new one!
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Relatively Heavy Gaming & Development. Light Photoshop, Video Encoding, & Streaming
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1800 shipped
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Houston, TX
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Case, CPU, RAM, GPU, SSD, PSU, Motherboard, CPU Cooling
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Mouse, Keyboard, Speakers, Headphones, 2x 1TB Hard Drives, Monitor
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920 x 1080 23"
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Anytime between now and December 31
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
USB 3.1, SATA 6GB/s, PCIe x1, RAID, A good non-restricted BIOS, WLAN AC1900 wouldn't hurt, but definitely not needed
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, Windows 10 64bit
PC Hound Part List
CPU: AMD AMD Ryzen 7 1700 ($294.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X370 Taichi ($155.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.SKILL 32GB (2 x 16GB) Ripjaws V Series ($315.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 08G-P4-6276-KR ($424.89 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W PRIME Series SSR-650PD ($114.9 @ Amazon)
Storage: SAMSUNG 500GB 850 EVO MZ-75E500B/AM ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Vengeance CC-9011018-WW C70 ($126.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CORSAIR Hydro Series H110i (CW-9060026-WW ) ($117.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1,711.72
Generated by PC Hound
I'm not deadset on anything on here so feel free to suggest anything! I'm open to Intel CPUs and AMD GPUs also if you guys pitch it that I'll benefit from either more.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Relatively Heavy Gaming & Development. Light Photoshop, Video Encoding, & Streaming
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1800 shipped
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Houston, TX
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Case, CPU, RAM, GPU, SSD, PSU, Motherboard, CPU Cooling
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Mouse, Keyboard, Speakers, Headphones, 2x 1TB Hard Drives, Monitor
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920 x 1080 23"
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Anytime between now and December 31
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
USB 3.1, SATA 6GB/s, PCIe x1, RAID, A good non-restricted BIOS, WLAN AC1900 wouldn't hurt, but definitely not needed
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, Windows 10 64bit
PC Hound Part List
CPU: AMD AMD Ryzen 7 1700 ($294.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X370 Taichi ($155.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.SKILL 32GB (2 x 16GB) Ripjaws V Series ($315.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 08G-P4-6276-KR ($424.89 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W PRIME Series SSR-650PD ($114.9 @ Amazon)
Storage: SAMSUNG 500GB 850 EVO MZ-75E500B/AM ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Vengeance CC-9011018-WW C70 ($126.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CORSAIR Hydro Series H110i (CW-9060026-WW ) ($117.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1,711.72
Generated by PC Hound
I'm not deadset on anything on here so feel free to suggest anything! I'm open to Intel CPUs and AMD GPUs also if you guys pitch it that I'll benefit from either more.