stephen0983
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- Feb 3, 2010
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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
- Gaming primarily. Backing up Blu-rays on occasion
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
- $1500-$2000. yes.
3) Where do you live?
Columbus, OH. Near a 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.
Case, water-cooling for CPU, CPU, GPU, RAM, Blu-ray burner, wifi, ~64 GB SSD, ~1 TB HDD, PSU
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?
Probably yes
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
A 23" or 24" Ultrasharp.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within a 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? etc.
USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s, eSATA
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Will need Win 7 64 bit.
This is what I'm thinking:
evga gtx 570 - $340 ($40 MIR)
Core i5-2500K - $220
corsair cpu cooler - $70 ($10 MIR)
sony blu ray burner - $140
Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $125
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3R HE103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $80
case - $120 (any suggestions?)
ASRock P67 EXTREME4 - $170
8gb ddr3 2133 - $100
psu - $110 (any suggestions?)
windows 7 - $100
wifi - $20
Is it a good idea to do the SSD / HDD combo? Are velociraptors worth it? Which Corsair water cooler is best / easiest to install?
- Gaming primarily. Backing up Blu-rays on occasion
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
- $1500-$2000. yes.
3) Where do you live?
Columbus, OH. Near a 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.
Case, water-cooling for CPU, CPU, GPU, RAM, Blu-ray burner, wifi, ~64 GB SSD, ~1 TB HDD, PSU
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?
Probably yes
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
A 23" or 24" Ultrasharp.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within a 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? etc.
USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s, eSATA
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Will need Win 7 64 bit.
This is what I'm thinking:
evga gtx 570 - $340 ($40 MIR)
Core i5-2500K - $220
corsair cpu cooler - $70 ($10 MIR)
sony blu ray burner - $140
Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $125
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3R HE103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $80
case - $120 (any suggestions?)
ASRock P67 EXTREME4 - $170
8gb ddr3 2133 - $100
psu - $110 (any suggestions?)
windows 7 - $100
wifi - $20
Is it a good idea to do the SSD / HDD combo? Are velociraptors worth it? Which Corsair water cooler is best / easiest to install?
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