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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Primarily this will be gaming, and web browsing. I already have a decent PC, i7-860 build, in my bedroom and I am looking to build something for my living room to replace the current PC which will be going to my brother. It is an i5-661, but was built to be more of a HTPC. I may also use it somewhat as a video server to store TiVo recordings once drive prices come down.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1000 would be right around the top not including tax and shipping but still a little wiggle room
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
US - Florida - so no Microcenter
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 - i5 2500K
Ram - at least 2x4gb but with the prices probably grab 4x4gb.
Case - something relatively quiet and good cooling while easy to work in, maybe Haf 932, and would be nice if no additional fans needed. Also may add 4 or more hard drives down the road.
Motherboard - leaning towards trying Asus this time maybe ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3
PSU - might end up with SLI so need room.
HDD - OS Drive thinking like F3 or Hitachi 7K no SSD.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
EVGA GeForce GTX 460 1024MB EE
internal Sata DVD burner
6) Will you be overclocking?
I always plan on it, but I end up never doing it. Since this won't be my primary machine, I intend to give it a shot this time around.
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
Dell S2209W - 1920 x 1080...got it for free
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Xmas present so plan on ordering soon.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? etc.
May need SLI support, since I am thinking of also upgrading the video card on my bedroom PC which has the same 460. If I do, I will have two available to use, and I have a bad habit of never selling used hardware. At least 6 Sata, the more the merrier since I may end up storing videos. Onboard HDMI would be nice since I may run a line to my plasma. Always hear good things about the Intel NICs but all my current PCs are Gigabyte so using Realtek.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Win 7 Ultimate x64.
I think that just about covers it. I appreciate the help. I wasn't planning initially on a build, but decided I would pick up Skyrim and then my brother needed a desktop PC. As a result, I haven't been able to do much research on boards.
Primarily this will be gaming, and web browsing. I already have a decent PC, i7-860 build, in my bedroom and I am looking to build something for my living room to replace the current PC which will be going to my brother. It is an i5-661, but was built to be more of a HTPC. I may also use it somewhat as a video server to store TiVo recordings once drive prices come down.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1000 would be right around the top not including tax and shipping but still a little wiggle room
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
US - Florida - so no Microcenter
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 - i5 2500K
Ram - at least 2x4gb but with the prices probably grab 4x4gb.
Case - something relatively quiet and good cooling while easy to work in, maybe Haf 932, and would be nice if no additional fans needed. Also may add 4 or more hard drives down the road.
Motherboard - leaning towards trying Asus this time maybe ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3
PSU - might end up with SLI so need room.
HDD - OS Drive thinking like F3 or Hitachi 7K no SSD.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
EVGA GeForce GTX 460 1024MB EE
internal Sata DVD burner
6) Will you be overclocking?
I always plan on it, but I end up never doing it. Since this won't be my primary machine, I intend to give it a shot this time around.
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
Dell S2209W - 1920 x 1080...got it for free
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Xmas present so plan on ordering soon.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? etc.
May need SLI support, since I am thinking of also upgrading the video card on my bedroom PC which has the same 460. If I do, I will have two available to use, and I have a bad habit of never selling used hardware. At least 6 Sata, the more the merrier since I may end up storing videos. Onboard HDMI would be nice since I may run a line to my plasma. Always hear good things about the Intel NICs but all my current PCs are Gigabyte so using Realtek.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Win 7 Ultimate x64.
I think that just about covers it. I appreciate the help. I wasn't planning initially on a build, but decided I would pick up Skyrim and then my brother needed a desktop PC. As a result, I haven't been able to do much research on boards.
