With all the new sandy bridge problems I think I should stick to AMD, AMD is cheaper anyways right?
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming, SC2, old republic, diablo 3 and guild wars 2 to be specific
2) What's your budget?
Are tax and shipping included?
1700 tax and shipping included
3) Where do you live?
NYC
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.
A new build from scratch so everything. CPU,case,RAM,Videocard,mobo,PSU,DVD burner, 2x 1tb harddrive (one for OS internal, one in an enclosure to be used to store media and backup for important documents),enclosure, and whatever else i'm missing for a new build
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
None
6) Will you be overclocking?
No
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
something around 24" with the option of plugging into a 42" HDTV probably 1920 resolution around
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
within 2-3 weeks
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? etc.
USB 3.0
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Probably going to get a student edition of windows 7 64bit
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming, SC2, old republic, diablo 3 and guild wars 2 to be specific
2) What's your budget?
Are tax and shipping included?
1700 tax and shipping included
3) Where do you live?
NYC
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.
A new build from scratch so everything. CPU,case,RAM,Videocard,mobo,PSU,DVD burner, 2x 1tb harddrive (one for OS internal, one in an enclosure to be used to store media and backup for important documents),enclosure, and whatever else i'm missing for a new build
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
None
6) Will you be overclocking?
No
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
something around 24" with the option of plugging into a 42" HDTV probably 1920 resolution around
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
within 2-3 weeks
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? etc.
USB 3.0
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Probably going to get a student edition of windows 7 64bit