1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Mostly gaming, across a bunch of genres. RPG/FPS/RTS/MMO
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1200ish including tax and shipping
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
USA. I have access to Microcenter
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.
CPU, Mobo, RAM, PSU, CPU Cooler, Case, hard drive, video card
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
keyboard, mouse, monitor
6) Will you be overclocking?
yes
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920x1080
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP
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.
SATA 6Gb/s, pci express 3.0
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
yes, win7 x64
Here's where I'm at right now, prices include tax/shipping/discounts but not MIR because I hate them:
cpu: $200 Core I5 3570K
cpu cooler: $28.5 Cooler Master Hyper 212+
mobo: $115 Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H
ram: $49 G.Skill Sniper DDR3 1600 - 8GB
HD: $90 Samsung 830 series 128GB SSD
HD2: $100 WD Caviar Black 1TB
video card: $420 EVGA Geforce GTX 670
case: $60 Cooler Master HAF 912
PSU: $81 Corsair Enthusiast 650w TX650 V2
Thermal: $12 Arctic Silver 5
Total: $1,172.50 (including tax & shipping)
I am not too sure about my choice of motherboard, but its $50 off when purchased with the i5 3570k at microcenter. Not sure about my choice of PSU either. Any input is appreciated. Planning on OCing to 4.2ghz or so.
Also, do I need to buy some kind of HD mounting kit for the SSD? Do I need to buy SATA cables, and extra case fans? Anything else that I'm forgetting?
Thanks for the help!
Mostly gaming, across a bunch of genres. RPG/FPS/RTS/MMO
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1200ish including tax and shipping
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
USA. I have access to Microcenter
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.
CPU, Mobo, RAM, PSU, CPU Cooler, Case, hard drive, video card
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
keyboard, mouse, monitor
6) Will you be overclocking?
yes
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920x1080
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP
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.
SATA 6Gb/s, pci express 3.0
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
yes, win7 x64
Here's where I'm at right now, prices include tax/shipping/discounts but not MIR because I hate them:
cpu: $200 Core I5 3570K
cpu cooler: $28.5 Cooler Master Hyper 212+
mobo: $115 Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H
ram: $49 G.Skill Sniper DDR3 1600 - 8GB
HD: $90 Samsung 830 series 128GB SSD
HD2: $100 WD Caviar Black 1TB
video card: $420 EVGA Geforce GTX 670
case: $60 Cooler Master HAF 912
PSU: $81 Corsair Enthusiast 650w TX650 V2
Thermal: $12 Arctic Silver 5
Total: $1,172.50 (including tax & shipping)
I am not too sure about my choice of motherboard, but its $50 off when purchased with the i5 3570k at microcenter. Not sure about my choice of PSU either. Any input is appreciated. Planning on OCing to 4.2ghz or so.
Also, do I need to buy some kind of HD mounting kit for the SSD? Do I need to buy SATA cables, and extra case fans? Anything else that I'm forgetting?
Thanks for the help!
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