Hey all. I've been out of the loop when it comes to all the new chipsets and CPUs after Core 2/Series 4 (P45).
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming - Battlefield Bad Company 2, Battlefield 3 (this fall), Brink (this summer) / mostly FPS
Browsing
h264/x264 encoding/playback
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1000 USD. I have Amazon Prime so shipping isn't an issue (I can do Newegg if it isn't on Amazon)
3) Where do you live?
Iowa, USA
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.
A) Motherboard
B) RAM
C) Processor
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Corsair TX850
Intel G1 80GB SSD + other HDD
Nvidia GTX 285
Creative X-Fi Titanium
Perhaps my Corsair H50 if I can get a LGA11XX mount (only have LGA775)
6) Will you be overclocking?
Moderately - hopefully, yes.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
I have a 1920x1200 26".
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
As soon as possible.
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.
I need at least 8 SATA ports. I have a lot of hard drives.
I'm also looking at 8GB to 16 GB of memory.
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 student VL license I believe, x64 Professional Windows 7.
I'll be shopping for a graphics card probably a few months after I build this. I didn't know how much would be left after getting the new components, so the graphics card isn't high on the priority list.
I know I am probably going to want the Core i7 2600K, but I am unsure for memory, as I am unfamiliar with DDR3/ and who is the most reliable/stable this new generation around (I'm leaning towards Corsair?)
I was also thinking about a Gigabyte board ( GA-P67A-UD7 ) but I heard some nasty things about them. What I need is at least 8 SATA ports and a reliable mobo (and also somewhat easy to overclock, as I've barely drabbled in it)
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming - Battlefield Bad Company 2, Battlefield 3 (this fall), Brink (this summer) / mostly FPS
Browsing
h264/x264 encoding/playback
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1000 USD. I have Amazon Prime so shipping isn't an issue (I can do Newegg if it isn't on Amazon)
3) Where do you live?
Iowa, USA
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.
A) Motherboard
B) RAM
C) Processor
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Corsair TX850
Intel G1 80GB SSD + other HDD
Nvidia GTX 285
Creative X-Fi Titanium
Perhaps my Corsair H50 if I can get a LGA11XX mount (only have LGA775)
6) Will you be overclocking?
Moderately - hopefully, yes.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
I have a 1920x1200 26".
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
As soon as possible.
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.
I need at least 8 SATA ports. I have a lot of hard drives.
I'm also looking at 8GB to 16 GB of memory.
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 student VL license I believe, x64 Professional Windows 7.
I'll be shopping for a graphics card probably a few months after I build this. I didn't know how much would be left after getting the new components, so the graphics card isn't high on the priority list.
I know I am probably going to want the Core i7 2600K, but I am unsure for memory, as I am unfamiliar with DDR3/ and who is the most reliable/stable this new generation around (I'm leaning towards Corsair?)
I was also thinking about a Gigabyte board ( GA-P67A-UD7 ) but I heard some nasty things about them. What I need is at least 8 SATA ports and a reliable mobo (and also somewhat easy to overclock, as I've barely drabbled in it)