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Smokepiece
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- Aug 12, 2012
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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$2000
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
U.S. Richmond, VA
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, CPU cooler, thermal paste, RAM, case, video card, motherboard, power supply, SSD, Bluray drive.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Would like to if motherboard auto clocking is easy enough if not I may not want to unless performance is noticeably not where I would like it to be.
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1080p 24 (I use this to watch TV as well so cant really upgrade resolution as I dont believe TV, console gaming would scale very well.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Sometime soon but I can wait it out until early next year but Haswell doesnt appear worth it to wait at least for desktop gaming. Also not sure if waiting until the holidays at this point would be wise if significant savings could be made. I've been obsessing for a new build for a few months now.
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.
Id like Wifi/Bluetooth support as I prefer a light headset as opposed to a big bulky one that fits over the ears but then again I have seen USB/Bluetooth headsets and not sure if native Bluetooth support is worth the extra cost.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No.
So here's what I have so far from Newegg sitting comfortably within budget.
Heres my build currently.
Corsair White Graphite Series 600T Case
ASUS P877-V Deluxe LGA 1155 Z77 Intel Motherboard
Galaxy GTX 660 Ti GC 3GB Videocard
XFX ProSeries P1-1000-BELX 1000W Power Supply
Intel Core i5-3570K Processor
Corsair Dominator 16GB 1866 Ram
Kingston HyperX 3K 240G SSD
Lite-On Internal Blu-Ray Disc Drive
Corsair H100
Windows 7 Pro 64bit
Now I know that the ASUS P877-V Deluxe and the ASUS Maximus V are comparable but not sure if it is just a choice between color as they are priced exactly the same and seem to have the same features.
The powersupply might be overkill but it was the only gold rated one I could find reviewed recently at Hardocp and felt I could use it to upgrade later as well or add an additional card down the road.
Im still not sold on the white case but obviously the black 600T is available and cheaper.
What do you think? Bite the bullet and go for it?! Wait till the holidays? Too scared to go watercooling this round but maybe next time.
Gaming.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$2000
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
U.S. Richmond, VA
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, CPU cooler, thermal paste, RAM, case, video card, motherboard, power supply, SSD, Bluray drive.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Would like to if motherboard auto clocking is easy enough if not I may not want to unless performance is noticeably not where I would like it to be.
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1080p 24 (I use this to watch TV as well so cant really upgrade resolution as I dont believe TV, console gaming would scale very well.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Sometime soon but I can wait it out until early next year but Haswell doesnt appear worth it to wait at least for desktop gaming. Also not sure if waiting until the holidays at this point would be wise if significant savings could be made. I've been obsessing for a new build for a few months now.
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.
Id like Wifi/Bluetooth support as I prefer a light headset as opposed to a big bulky one that fits over the ears but then again I have seen USB/Bluetooth headsets and not sure if native Bluetooth support is worth the extra cost.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No.
So here's what I have so far from Newegg sitting comfortably within budget.
Heres my build currently.
Corsair White Graphite Series 600T Case
ASUS P877-V Deluxe LGA 1155 Z77 Intel Motherboard
Galaxy GTX 660 Ti GC 3GB Videocard
XFX ProSeries P1-1000-BELX 1000W Power Supply
Intel Core i5-3570K Processor
Corsair Dominator 16GB 1866 Ram
Kingston HyperX 3K 240G SSD
Lite-On Internal Blu-Ray Disc Drive
Corsair H100
Windows 7 Pro 64bit
Now I know that the ASUS P877-V Deluxe and the ASUS Maximus V are comparable but not sure if it is just a choice between color as they are priced exactly the same and seem to have the same features.
The powersupply might be overkill but it was the only gold rated one I could find reviewed recently at Hardocp and felt I could use it to upgrade later as well or add an additional card down the road.
Im still not sold on the white case but obviously the black 600T is available and cheaper.
What do you think? Bite the bullet and go for it?! Wait till the holidays? Too scared to go watercooling this round but maybe next time.
