The King of Pants
[H]ard|Gawd
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*Build updated per thread feedback*
Case not needed, Forgot about the brand new CM 690 II i bout on clearance many moons ago.
I'm waaaay out of the loop,
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming: AMRA2, TF2, Skyrim, FPS Soldier Mother Fucker of the Month. Also light audio recording in Reaper.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
If It can be kept under $1000 that would be awesome, $1200 max not including shippping/tax.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Eau Claire, West central WI, so no 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/cooler, GPU, RAM, MoBo, PSU, boot drive,
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Storage Drives, optical drive, monitors.
6) Will you be overclocking?
yes, gotta get my money's worth.
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
I run (2) 20" 16:10s at 1680x1050. I only game on one however.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Plan is to order all parts by next week, 7/27, unless there were a REALLY compelling reason to wait a few weeks.
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.
I need plenty of SATA ports, 6Gb/s prefered, USB 3.0, and crossfire/SLI support as appropriate to the GPU.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No, I'll need a copy of Win7.
I grabbed Legend of Grimrock during the summer sale and my rig won't run it, so it's time. I'm currently coming from a Opteron 165 and a 8800 GTS 640, that has loooooooong outlived it's usefullness.
I'm starting from the below, so let's call that $300 left and still need a SSD and a PSU that can handle a second GPU if i decide to add one. If I can do better somewhere other than Amazon, feel free to let me know.
$230 CPU: http://www.amazon.com/Intel-3570K-P...&ie=UTF8&qid=1342659773&sr=1-1&keywords=3570K
$25 Cooler: http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master...60066&sr=1-1&keywords=cooler+master+hyper+212
$230 GPU http://www.amazon.com/MSI-R7850-Twi...42745440&sr=1-1&keywords=MSI+R7850+Twin+Frozr
$180 MoBo: http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Intel-DD...e=UTF8&qid=1342745790&sr=1-1&keywords=P8Z77-V
$90 RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-na-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=3891137&SID=rewrite
$90 PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-na-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=3891137&SID=rewrite
$120 SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-na-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=3891137&SID=rewrite
Case not needed, Forgot about the brand new CM 690 II i bout on clearance many moons ago.
I'm waaaay out of the loop,
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming: AMRA2, TF2, Skyrim, FPS Soldier Mother Fucker of the Month. Also light audio recording in Reaper.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
If It can be kept under $1000 that would be awesome, $1200 max not including shippping/tax.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Eau Claire, West central WI, so no 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/cooler, GPU, RAM, MoBo, PSU, boot drive,
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Storage Drives, optical drive, monitors.
6) Will you be overclocking?
yes, gotta get my money's worth.
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
I run (2) 20" 16:10s at 1680x1050. I only game on one however.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Plan is to order all parts by next week, 7/27, unless there were a REALLY compelling reason to wait a few weeks.
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.
I need plenty of SATA ports, 6Gb/s prefered, USB 3.0, and crossfire/SLI support as appropriate to the GPU.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No, I'll need a copy of Win7.
I grabbed Legend of Grimrock during the summer sale and my rig won't run it, so it's time. I'm currently coming from a Opteron 165 and a 8800 GTS 640, that has loooooooong outlived it's usefullness.
I'm starting from the below, so let's call that $300 left and still need a SSD and a PSU that can handle a second GPU if i decide to add one. If I can do better somewhere other than Amazon, feel free to let me know.
$230 CPU: http://www.amazon.com/Intel-3570K-P...&ie=UTF8&qid=1342659773&sr=1-1&keywords=3570K
$25 Cooler: http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master...60066&sr=1-1&keywords=cooler+master+hyper+212
$230 GPU http://www.amazon.com/MSI-R7850-Twi...42745440&sr=1-1&keywords=MSI+R7850+Twin+Frozr
$180 MoBo: http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Intel-DD...e=UTF8&qid=1342745790&sr=1-1&keywords=P8Z77-V
$90 RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-na-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=3891137&SID=rewrite
$90 PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-na-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=3891137&SID=rewrite
$120 SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-na-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=3891137&SID=rewrite
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