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First off, lets get the 10 out of the way
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Light gaming: Rift MMO currently, but most of my games are not that GPU intensive, but can be very CPU intensive like Civ V, Sup Com:FA, Sins of a solar empire series, stardock's strategy games, AI Wars, etc.
VM's: I Usually have at least one VM going. I use VM's for some of my school work. I have a VM for web browsing. A locked down one for doing my online finance stuff. Funny enough, I have a VM spec. for Itunes because it's easier. etc etc.
Ripping and compressing video's. I do a lot of BR Rips and video conversion stuff. I use Handbrake, make mkv, and a plethora of other tools most of which will use every core available to it.
I also fold for 33.
Usually I am doing much of that simultaneously with 10-20 tabs open and watching a BR rip... My I7 930 rig initially had 12GB of ram and I was very frequently at/under 100mb free and ended up upgrading to 24GB. That being said, I think 14gb has been my sweet spot so I would be comfortable with 16GB. I don't really watch tv anymore and used to have a TV tuner card in my puter. I don't even have cable anymore.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
I would like a soft boundary of $1100 shipped. I am willing to go over a bit if necessary.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Shipped to 62995 as I don't live near a city. I am a Prime Member.
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, Power Supply, CPU, Mobo, Memory, an OS SSD, a data drive (2TB or larger,) Video card, cheapest dvd burner available (will rarely if ever use,) an AIO or good air cooler.
Edit: I would like to find a case that would emit 0 light ( I wouldn't hook up the power/HDD indicator ) and very little sound. I was going to go with a Fractal R4 but I am not set on it and think I can probably find a good one for cheaper.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
I have Keyboard/Mouse, 2x 28" 1920x1200 monitors, Two external BR readers/burners, 3x 2TB WD Green full, 2x WD 3TB full, a few 2.5" 500gb HDD's I used for OS backups, about 10-12 various 120mm and 140mm fans from previous builds (mostly noctua/etc) No high speed fans left. 2x PCI-E sata expansion cards (2 internal Sata 3.0 ports each.) I have a 16GB memory pack of G-Skill DDR3 1333 but I don't have a way to test it and it's been through 3 moves.
6) Will you be overclocking?
It's extremely likely, but how far could depend on when/where I start getting bottle necked. It's important to know I don't have AC, but it's rarely over 80 degree's in my room.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
2x 28" 1920x1200 I used to have three and didn't like it. Mostly because of the size of them but it would be a while before I change my monitors barring some disaster/failure.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
W/in the next 4 weeks most likely. I am not necessarily in a hurry. I had been waiting on Kavari and I would like to see it after it's been out a few weeks and been tested with updated drivers. I don't think I would be happy with a two module CPU though.
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 rely heavily on USB. I currently have 4 USB 3.0 external HDD's (in addition to the previously listed Sata drives.) I do have a good USB 3.0 hub that I am fine continuing to use. I do need BT, mostly for my headphones and tablet because I hate wired headphones.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
I have a legit windows 7 pro 64 license and a legit windows 8 pro 64 license w/the media center pack. I gave windows 8 a legitimate shot, but didn't like it, however I am willing to give it another go and try 8.1 provided VMWare Workstation 9 works with windows 8.
All of this being said, I have been looking at an FM2+ build, an AM3+ build and debating between FX 6300 and 8350. I am not biased towards AMD, my last rig was a 930 I7, but I do a lot of multi tasking and heavy multi core use. I don't think I would waste my money on the 9000 series without a compelling reason since I am comfortable overclocking. I don't have a preference between AMD or Nvidia for video cards and had been debating between a 760 and 270x.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Light gaming: Rift MMO currently, but most of my games are not that GPU intensive, but can be very CPU intensive like Civ V, Sup Com:FA, Sins of a solar empire series, stardock's strategy games, AI Wars, etc.
VM's: I Usually have at least one VM going. I use VM's for some of my school work. I have a VM for web browsing. A locked down one for doing my online finance stuff. Funny enough, I have a VM spec. for Itunes because it's easier. etc etc.
Ripping and compressing video's. I do a lot of BR Rips and video conversion stuff. I use Handbrake, make mkv, and a plethora of other tools most of which will use every core available to it.
I also fold for 33.
Usually I am doing much of that simultaneously with 10-20 tabs open and watching a BR rip... My I7 930 rig initially had 12GB of ram and I was very frequently at/under 100mb free and ended up upgrading to 24GB. That being said, I think 14gb has been my sweet spot so I would be comfortable with 16GB. I don't really watch tv anymore and used to have a TV tuner card in my puter. I don't even have cable anymore.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
I would like a soft boundary of $1100 shipped. I am willing to go over a bit if necessary.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Shipped to 62995 as I don't live near a city. I am a Prime Member.
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, Power Supply, CPU, Mobo, Memory, an OS SSD, a data drive (2TB or larger,) Video card, cheapest dvd burner available (will rarely if ever use,) an AIO or good air cooler.
Edit: I would like to find a case that would emit 0 light ( I wouldn't hook up the power/HDD indicator ) and very little sound. I was going to go with a Fractal R4 but I am not set on it and think I can probably find a good one for cheaper.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
I have Keyboard/Mouse, 2x 28" 1920x1200 monitors, Two external BR readers/burners, 3x 2TB WD Green full, 2x WD 3TB full, a few 2.5" 500gb HDD's I used for OS backups, about 10-12 various 120mm and 140mm fans from previous builds (mostly noctua/etc) No high speed fans left. 2x PCI-E sata expansion cards (2 internal Sata 3.0 ports each.) I have a 16GB memory pack of G-Skill DDR3 1333 but I don't have a way to test it and it's been through 3 moves.
6) Will you be overclocking?
It's extremely likely, but how far could depend on when/where I start getting bottle necked. It's important to know I don't have AC, but it's rarely over 80 degree's in my room.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
2x 28" 1920x1200 I used to have three and didn't like it. Mostly because of the size of them but it would be a while before I change my monitors barring some disaster/failure.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
W/in the next 4 weeks most likely. I am not necessarily in a hurry. I had been waiting on Kavari and I would like to see it after it's been out a few weeks and been tested with updated drivers. I don't think I would be happy with a two module CPU though.
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 rely heavily on USB. I currently have 4 USB 3.0 external HDD's (in addition to the previously listed Sata drives.) I do have a good USB 3.0 hub that I am fine continuing to use. I do need BT, mostly for my headphones and tablet because I hate wired headphones.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
I have a legit windows 7 pro 64 license and a legit windows 8 pro 64 license w/the media center pack. I gave windows 8 a legitimate shot, but didn't like it, however I am willing to give it another go and try 8.1 provided VMWare Workstation 9 works with windows 8.
All of this being said, I have been looking at an FM2+ build, an AM3+ build and debating between FX 6300 and 8350. I am not biased towards AMD, my last rig was a 930 I7, but I do a lot of multi tasking and heavy multi core use. I don't think I would waste my money on the 9000 series without a compelling reason since I am comfortable overclocking. I don't have a preference between AMD or Nvidia for video cards and had been debating between a 760 and 270x.
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