1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
The main purpose is gaming, with some photoshop and web design on the side. The games I'm most interested in are FFXIV, Guild Wars 2, League of Legends, and Diablo 3.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
My budget is $1600 and I'd like to keep it under that if I can.
3) Where do you live?
In the suburbs of Chicago. I have two Micro Centers near me so that might also play into what you guys decide to put together here.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
CPU, RAM, case, hard drive, dvd-rw drive, power supply, video card, motherboard, monitor.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
I won't be reusing anything, this is an entirely new build.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes, I plan to overclock.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
I'm considering the NEC EA231WMI right now but I'm open to suggestions. It's a 23" 1080p monitor.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
I'd like to build soon, within the next week or two.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
I'm not too concerned about RAID features but SATA 6.0 and USB 3.0 would be cool.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?
I don't currently have a copy of windows, but I'm a college student so the student deals out there are probably an option for me.
My current computer is a pentium 4 2.0ghz, 512 ram dell from like 2002. So, needless to say I am long past due for an upgrade. I'd love for this computer to play games well and I do some art and web design as a hobby which might even turn into a future career so that's important to me too. I've heard FFXIV is a pretty ridiculously demanding game and I'd also like to be able to run that well at 1080p.
The display is definitely important to me and I'd like to choose one with an emphasis on how vibrant and sharp the picture is, with accurate colors. So that's why I've chosen the NEC since I hear IPS is best for that.
Interested to see what you guys can come up with, thanks for the help.
The main purpose is gaming, with some photoshop and web design on the side. The games I'm most interested in are FFXIV, Guild Wars 2, League of Legends, and Diablo 3.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
My budget is $1600 and I'd like to keep it under that if I can.
3) Where do you live?
In the suburbs of Chicago. I have two Micro Centers near me so that might also play into what you guys decide to put together here.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
CPU, RAM, case, hard drive, dvd-rw drive, power supply, video card, motherboard, monitor.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
I won't be reusing anything, this is an entirely new build.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes, I plan to overclock.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
I'm considering the NEC EA231WMI right now but I'm open to suggestions. It's a 23" 1080p monitor.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
I'd like to build soon, within the next week or two.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
I'm not too concerned about RAID features but SATA 6.0 and USB 3.0 would be cool.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?
I don't currently have a copy of windows, but I'm a college student so the student deals out there are probably an option for me.
My current computer is a pentium 4 2.0ghz, 512 ram dell from like 2002. So, needless to say I am long past due for an upgrade. I'd love for this computer to play games well and I do some art and web design as a hobby which might even turn into a future career so that's important to me too. I've heard FFXIV is a pretty ridiculously demanding game and I'd also like to be able to run that well at 1080p.
The display is definitely important to me and I'd like to choose one with an emphasis on how vibrant and sharp the picture is, with accurate colors. So that's why I've chosen the NEC since I hear IPS is best for that.
Interested to see what you guys can come up with, thanks for the help.