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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming (currently MMO's like SWTOR, Rift and Tera, likely GW2 when out), Diablo 3, Skyrim, maybe some FPS down the road. Web browsing, videos, some basic photo-editing.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Up to $1500 if needed, but would like it closer to $1200, with tax and shipping included.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
U.S. Eastern Washington state, Spokane.
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, CPU, Mobo, RAM, GPU, Power Supply, Hard Drive (to likely include an SSD and storage), and DVD drive. Oh, and a CPU cooler too if needed.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
This is where I am a bit unsure. I currently have a 4 year old Corsair TX 750W in my current system. I also have an Antec 1200 case. I am unsure what I will be doing with this system, so not sure if I want to "gut it" yet. I have a discrete Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium soundcard to use. I assume the case and PSU would work with newer parts?
6) Will you be overclocking?
Good question, I meant to OC my current system, but just never did, and it was supposed to be one of the easiest overclocks too. I have the Q6600 intel chip, an Abit IP35 Pro mobo, some good quality Mushkin RAM too. I guess I would like to be able to down the road.
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
24" with max resolution of 1920 x 1080. I currently have 2 24" monitors, but am only using one at the moment, so would like to try a dual screen setup, but have no experience with it.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
In 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.
To date I have not used RAID or Firewire, and have only used single video cards, so never tried Crossfire or SLI. My last 3 cards have all been AMD, but am not averse to Nvidia. I would like to have USB 3.0 and SATA 6GB/s, and eSATA.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Currently have 64 bit VISTA, so probably should get current with Win 7, so will need OS.
As I said above, I build my last system 4 years ago, and it would probably go another year for sure. I don't know what I will do with it, so not sure if I want to pull anything out of it, other than the sound card. The GPU in it is the HD 6950.
I was reading the latest issue of PC Gamer in which they say the Intel i5 3570k is a great gaming CPU, and so far that seems to be confirmed from my reading here. They then had a list at the back of the issue with a build. I thought this might be a good time to build a new system, so here are the parts they suggested:
CPU: Intel I5 3570k
MOBO: Gigabyte Z77-D3H
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport (8 GB)
Case: Corsair Carbide 500R
HD: Seagate Barracude 2TB (they don't list an SSD for boot drive)
DVD Drive: Samsung SH-222AB (I have a Samsung DVD drive in my current system. There have been a few times where I wish I had a blu-ray capable drive, but it has not been that big a deal as I have a couple on my TV's)
GPU: Radeon HD 7850. As I said earlier, I have tended to pick AMD cards in the past as it always seemed at the time I was picking parts, the AMD card seemed to be the better value, or was cooler, or both. I guess if I will be using two monitors I will need a card that will support that, not sure if there would be a performance hit or not. I really like to know that the card is a good price to performance card.
PSU: Cooler Master 80+ 650 watt (as mentioned earlier I have a 4 year old Corsair PSU, TX 750W, and I have been very pleased with it since day one.
That case seems nice, but looks kind of plain. The Antec 1200 case has been great, lots of cooling, but since I never OC'd, I guess it was kind of overkill. It was a nice case to work with, but is heavy. I would like something quiet and easy to work with, and being kind of cool to look at too....
The Mobo sounds pretty good, but I had a Gigabyte videocard once, and had a few problems with it. But that was a few years ago. I want a stable mobo that will be easy to OC with if I decide to try it.
I have not read much about SSD drives, but know they have come down in price and it makes sense to have a fast drive to boot up the OS with, so I don't have much knowledge here, other than I have read good things about Samsung SSD's.
Thanks in advance.
Gaming (currently MMO's like SWTOR, Rift and Tera, likely GW2 when out), Diablo 3, Skyrim, maybe some FPS down the road. Web browsing, videos, some basic photo-editing.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Up to $1500 if needed, but would like it closer to $1200, with tax and shipping included.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
U.S. Eastern Washington state, Spokane.
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, CPU, Mobo, RAM, GPU, Power Supply, Hard Drive (to likely include an SSD and storage), and DVD drive. Oh, and a CPU cooler too if needed.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
This is where I am a bit unsure. I currently have a 4 year old Corsair TX 750W in my current system. I also have an Antec 1200 case. I am unsure what I will be doing with this system, so not sure if I want to "gut it" yet. I have a discrete Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium soundcard to use. I assume the case and PSU would work with newer parts?
6) Will you be overclocking?
Good question, I meant to OC my current system, but just never did, and it was supposed to be one of the easiest overclocks too. I have the Q6600 intel chip, an Abit IP35 Pro mobo, some good quality Mushkin RAM too. I guess I would like to be able to down the road.
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
24" with max resolution of 1920 x 1080. I currently have 2 24" monitors, but am only using one at the moment, so would like to try a dual screen setup, but have no experience with it.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
In 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.
To date I have not used RAID or Firewire, and have only used single video cards, so never tried Crossfire or SLI. My last 3 cards have all been AMD, but am not averse to Nvidia. I would like to have USB 3.0 and SATA 6GB/s, and eSATA.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Currently have 64 bit VISTA, so probably should get current with Win 7, so will need OS.
As I said above, I build my last system 4 years ago, and it would probably go another year for sure. I don't know what I will do with it, so not sure if I want to pull anything out of it, other than the sound card. The GPU in it is the HD 6950.
I was reading the latest issue of PC Gamer in which they say the Intel i5 3570k is a great gaming CPU, and so far that seems to be confirmed from my reading here. They then had a list at the back of the issue with a build. I thought this might be a good time to build a new system, so here are the parts they suggested:
CPU: Intel I5 3570k
MOBO: Gigabyte Z77-D3H
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport (8 GB)
Case: Corsair Carbide 500R
HD: Seagate Barracude 2TB (they don't list an SSD for boot drive)
DVD Drive: Samsung SH-222AB (I have a Samsung DVD drive in my current system. There have been a few times where I wish I had a blu-ray capable drive, but it has not been that big a deal as I have a couple on my TV's)
GPU: Radeon HD 7850. As I said earlier, I have tended to pick AMD cards in the past as it always seemed at the time I was picking parts, the AMD card seemed to be the better value, or was cooler, or both. I guess if I will be using two monitors I will need a card that will support that, not sure if there would be a performance hit or not. I really like to know that the card is a good price to performance card.
PSU: Cooler Master 80+ 650 watt (as mentioned earlier I have a 4 year old Corsair PSU, TX 750W, and I have been very pleased with it since day one.
That case seems nice, but looks kind of plain. The Antec 1200 case has been great, lots of cooling, but since I never OC'd, I guess it was kind of overkill. It was a nice case to work with, but is heavy. I would like something quiet and easy to work with, and being kind of cool to look at too....
The Mobo sounds pretty good, but I had a Gigabyte videocard once, and had a few problems with it. But that was a few years ago. I want a stable mobo that will be easy to OC with if I decide to try it.
I have not read much about SSD drives, but know they have come down in price and it makes sense to have a fast drive to boot up the OS with, so I don't have much knowledge here, other than I have read good things about Samsung SSD's.
Thanks in advance.
