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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming is my #1 priority
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1,500 or so pre-tax and shipping.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Philadelphia, PA
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.
Ok, here we go. I already picked up a few things and have more on the way. I'm primarily shopping the sales and finding bargains on parts that I like. This is what I have purchased so far:
Case: Lian-Li PC-K9WX = $80
CPU: Intel i7-2600K CPU + Corsair H60 Cooler = $255
MOBO: ASUS P8Z68-V LX = $70
SSD: Corsair Force Series GT 128GB = $120
RAM: G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) = $40
Monitor: HP 2511x LED $165
So I'm currently sitting at $730, remaining budget of about $800 to work with. I need the remaining parts to finish out this build. I'm pretty much sold on the NVidia GTX680 and am currently waiting patiently for it to come back in stock. That should put me a little over a grand, which should leave me another $500 or so to finish out the build. I would like a good optical drive with Blueray, a powerful enough (preferably modular) PSU, and whatever other loose odds and ends I'm just not thinking about right now.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
None, this is from scratch.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes, purchased an H60 Cooler. Would like to give the i7-2600K a nice boost in performance. Whatever it typically can achieve with a similar setup at safe temps and voltages.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920 x 1080, 25"
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
In the process of purchasing parts 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.
Own the motherboard already
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
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Please help me finish my build! I haven't built a PC since 2004 so I've been out of the loop for a long time. I've been trying to do as much reading and research as possible playing catch-up. I'm not the most thorough person when it comes to these kinds of threads so please don't hesitate to ask me any questions if I left anything out!
Thanks!
Gaming is my #1 priority
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1,500 or so pre-tax and shipping.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Philadelphia, PA
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.
Ok, here we go. I already picked up a few things and have more on the way. I'm primarily shopping the sales and finding bargains on parts that I like. This is what I have purchased so far:
Case: Lian-Li PC-K9WX = $80
CPU: Intel i7-2600K CPU + Corsair H60 Cooler = $255
MOBO: ASUS P8Z68-V LX = $70
SSD: Corsair Force Series GT 128GB = $120
RAM: G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) = $40
Monitor: HP 2511x LED $165
So I'm currently sitting at $730, remaining budget of about $800 to work with. I need the remaining parts to finish out this build. I'm pretty much sold on the NVidia GTX680 and am currently waiting patiently for it to come back in stock. That should put me a little over a grand, which should leave me another $500 or so to finish out the build. I would like a good optical drive with Blueray, a powerful enough (preferably modular) PSU, and whatever other loose odds and ends I'm just not thinking about right now.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
None, this is from scratch.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes, purchased an H60 Cooler. Would like to give the i7-2600K a nice boost in performance. Whatever it typically can achieve with a similar setup at safe temps and voltages.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920 x 1080, 25"
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
In the process of purchasing parts 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.
Own the motherboard already
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
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Please help me finish my build! I haven't built a PC since 2004 so I've been out of the loop for a long time. I've been trying to do as much reading and research as possible playing catch-up. I'm not the most thorough person when it comes to these kinds of threads so please don't hesitate to ask me any questions if I left anything out!
Thanks!
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