) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
1/3 home theatre, 1/3 general computer, 1/3 gaming (Total War, Dragon Age, next iteration of Battlefield series, etc.)
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1,100, yes
3) Where do you live?
CT
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Just about everything
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
DVD Burner and an SB Audigy 2 if it was worthwhile
6) Will you be overclocking?
No
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
46" Samsung 120 hz LCD (LN46B640)
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within the next couple of weeks
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Relying on the mobo for NIC and Sound functions
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
Nope, altho this is the budget for the hardware. I can use a student discount for Win7 separately .
Its been years since I built a PC, I havent been into this since 2003. I am typing this on my main rig - an AMD XP 2500+/Radeon 9800 lol. After moving into a small apartment, I need to combine my PC and home theatre into one nice, neat compact system while upgrading my rig. I have limited space for external components, so I was looking to build a super PC; my gaming needs are moderate and I am no longer a Hardcore gamer.
NOISE is unacceptable altho I wasnt looking for SSD. Still, quiet is the name of the game and this affects choice of vidcard, hdd, and all cooling solutions. (Many of my choices were based on dBa ratings and subjective reviews of noise)
Here is what I have assembled from elsewhere:
ASRock P55 Deluxe LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Mobo $159.99
Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W $199.99
CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) C...1600C9 $94.99
Western Digital Caviar Black S 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s $74.99
ZOTAC GeForce GTS 250 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI E 2.0 x16 $142.99
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V $99.99
LITE-ON Black 4X Blu-ray Reader SATA Model iHOS104-06 $59.99
ZALMAN Black HD503 ATX Media Center / HTPC Case $264.9
Total $1,130 after S&H
If you guys have suggestions or if I screwed up on a design (does that memory work with that mobo and CPU? think it does...)
The case is pricey but I need the IR remote for htpc functions and it looks good for an htpc imo.
Suggestions to make this work or improve the setup? Most of these prices were off Newegg, I wanted to make sure it was well put together before price shopping everything to death. I am undecided if I want to wait for the xmas specials/post holiday clearance sales
1/3 home theatre, 1/3 general computer, 1/3 gaming (Total War, Dragon Age, next iteration of Battlefield series, etc.)
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1,100, yes
3) Where do you live?
CT
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Just about everything
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
DVD Burner and an SB Audigy 2 if it was worthwhile
6) Will you be overclocking?
No
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
46" Samsung 120 hz LCD (LN46B640)
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within the next couple of weeks
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Relying on the mobo for NIC and Sound functions
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
Nope, altho this is the budget for the hardware. I can use a student discount for Win7 separately .
Its been years since I built a PC, I havent been into this since 2003. I am typing this on my main rig - an AMD XP 2500+/Radeon 9800 lol. After moving into a small apartment, I need to combine my PC and home theatre into one nice, neat compact system while upgrading my rig. I have limited space for external components, so I was looking to build a super PC; my gaming needs are moderate and I am no longer a Hardcore gamer.
NOISE is unacceptable altho I wasnt looking for SSD. Still, quiet is the name of the game and this affects choice of vidcard, hdd, and all cooling solutions. (Many of my choices were based on dBa ratings and subjective reviews of noise)
Here is what I have assembled from elsewhere:
ASRock P55 Deluxe LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Mobo $159.99
Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W $199.99
CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) C...1600C9 $94.99
Western Digital Caviar Black S 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s $74.99
ZOTAC GeForce GTS 250 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI E 2.0 x16 $142.99
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V $99.99
LITE-ON Black 4X Blu-ray Reader SATA Model iHOS104-06 $59.99
ZALMAN Black HD503 ATX Media Center / HTPC Case $264.9
Total $1,130 after S&H
If you guys have suggestions or if I screwed up on a design (does that memory work with that mobo and CPU? think it does...)
The case is pricey but I need the IR remote for htpc functions and it looks good for an htpc imo.
Suggestions to make this work or improve the setup? Most of these prices were off Newegg, I wanted to make sure it was well put together before price shopping everything to death. I am undecided if I want to wait for the xmas specials/post holiday clearance sales