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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
This will be a gaming rig with general surfing, etc. BF3, Diablo III, any newer games (been out of the PC gaming world for awhile) plus the older games like counterstrike source. All at the highest achievable settings.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1600. Shipping not included.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Minneapolis, MN. Micro center is down the road.
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, Motherboard, CPU, video card, RAM, PSU, SSD, would like a blue ray and an additional HDD for storage.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Monitor, keyboard, mouse.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Mild OC. Nothing crazy. Everything will be on air cooling.
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
27.5 viewable" 1920 x 1200.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within the next month.
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, USB 3.0, SLI/Crossfire option would be nice.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes. Win 7 Pro 64-bit
My build:
Grand Total: $1,594.90 Thoughts? Comments?
This will be a gaming rig with general surfing, etc. BF3, Diablo III, any newer games (been out of the PC gaming world for awhile) plus the older games like counterstrike source. All at the highest achievable settings.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1600. Shipping not included.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Minneapolis, MN. Micro center is down the road.
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, Motherboard, CPU, video card, RAM, PSU, SSD, would like a blue ray and an additional HDD for storage.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Monitor, keyboard, mouse.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Mild OC. Nothing crazy. Everything will be on air cooling.
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
27.5 viewable" 1920 x 1200.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within the next month.
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, USB 3.0, SLI/Crossfire option would be nice.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes. Win 7 Pro 64-bit
My build:
Grand Total: $1,594.90 Thoughts? Comments?
