Building my first PC, very excited! I have only ever had laptops, but have done a fair amount of research regarding building a desktop piece by piece and am looking forward to blowing (or investing?) my last paycheck on this project.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Primarily gaming. I would like to be able to run D3, dead island, SC2, skyrim, BF3 max settings. Also like it to handle future games beautifully as I plan on having it for years (must be upgrade-able).
I will also be using it for minor web browsing, and for storage of my collection of music/movies/photos which currently clutter my laptop. (large HDD) (maybe SSD for speed?)
I would like to make the most of the SP2500 speakers I recently picked up, so I think a decent sound card is in order.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1200 - 1500max tax and shipping included. More than willing to dish out the extra $2-300 for significant performance/quality increases.
Will be purchasing all parts online: newegg or elsewhere with better deals
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
US, CA, San Francisco
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.
Motherboard, CPU, CPU Cooler, RAM, GPU, Sound Card, Large HDD (games/movies/music/photo storage), SSD? (worth the $?), Optical Drive, PSU & Case
....did I miss anything?.....
I really like the looks of the Corsair Graphite White http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139005&Tpk=corsair%20graphite%20white
but am open to other suggestions.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Only reusing peripherals: mouse, keyboard, speakers, monitor.
6) Will you be overclocking?
As this will be my first desktop, I honestly have no clue. I plan on becoming very savvy though, so quite possibly yes!
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
I use a 26" e26mv Vizio LED/LCD/HDTV 1920x1080, 60hz
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
I would like to order parts this Sat. or Sun., but can grit my teeth for a few weeks if anything new&improved is soon to come out.
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.
Once again, new to the terminology but I'll explain my best: I'm looking for outstanding graphics, fast load/processing speeds, I am not going to be using multiple displays anytime soon (maybe someday), not going to be doing any 3-D, would like fast data transfer for movies/etc. I would like it to be up to date RE: new hardware & upgrade-able for the future, so maybe usb3.0 or sata? maybe sli/crossfire for graphics? IDK... I am open to suggestions. Pardon this here noob
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
I will be purchasing Windows 7 64bit, (which version is best for my needs?) And this is included in the budget.
Thanks! Can't wait
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Primarily gaming. I would like to be able to run D3, dead island, SC2, skyrim, BF3 max settings. Also like it to handle future games beautifully as I plan on having it for years (must be upgrade-able).
I will also be using it for minor web browsing, and for storage of my collection of music/movies/photos which currently clutter my laptop. (large HDD) (maybe SSD for speed?)
I would like to make the most of the SP2500 speakers I recently picked up, so I think a decent sound card is in order.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1200 - 1500max tax and shipping included. More than willing to dish out the extra $2-300 for significant performance/quality increases.
Will be purchasing all parts online: newegg or elsewhere with better deals
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
US, CA, San Francisco
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.
Motherboard, CPU, CPU Cooler, RAM, GPU, Sound Card, Large HDD (games/movies/music/photo storage), SSD? (worth the $?), Optical Drive, PSU & Case
....did I miss anything?.....
I really like the looks of the Corsair Graphite White http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139005&Tpk=corsair%20graphite%20white
but am open to other suggestions.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Only reusing peripherals: mouse, keyboard, speakers, monitor.
6) Will you be overclocking?
As this will be my first desktop, I honestly have no clue. I plan on becoming very savvy though, so quite possibly yes!
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
I use a 26" e26mv Vizio LED/LCD/HDTV 1920x1080, 60hz
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
I would like to order parts this Sat. or Sun., but can grit my teeth for a few weeks if anything new&improved is soon to come out.
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.
Once again, new to the terminology but I'll explain my best: I'm looking for outstanding graphics, fast load/processing speeds, I am not going to be using multiple displays anytime soon (maybe someday), not going to be doing any 3-D, would like fast data transfer for movies/etc. I would like it to be up to date RE: new hardware & upgrade-able for the future, so maybe usb3.0 or sata? maybe sli/crossfire for graphics? IDK... I am open to suggestions. Pardon this here noob
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
I will be purchasing Windows 7 64bit, (which version is best for my needs?) And this is included in the budget.
Thanks! Can't wait