Computer purpose : Medium-High End Gaming
Budget: $1500-$2000
Parts excluding: I already have a monitor and may not be purchasing a new one for this rig.
Overclocking: Some but not a focus
Purchase Date: Summer 2013
SLI/Crossfire: I would prefer to start out with a single card with the ability to add an additional card a year or so later. I am open to SLI/Cross from the start if there is a good reason to.
Parts list so far:
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0
ASUS P8Z77-V LE PLUS LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000
SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD500KW 2.5" 500GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (500 gig solves all my storage needs)
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-8GZH
Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler Model #:NH-D14
GPU and PSU undecided.
Open to all suggestions as well as potential websites besides Newegg I may be unaware of, to purchase said parts. Thanks!
Budget: $1500-$2000
Parts excluding: I already have a monitor and may not be purchasing a new one for this rig.
Overclocking: Some but not a focus
Purchase Date: Summer 2013
SLI/Crossfire: I would prefer to start out with a single card with the ability to add an additional card a year or so later. I am open to SLI/Cross from the start if there is a good reason to.
Parts list so far:
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0
ASUS P8Z77-V LE PLUS LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000
SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD500KW 2.5" 500GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (500 gig solves all my storage needs)
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-8GZH
Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler Model #:NH-D14
GPU and PSU undecided.
Open to all suggestions as well as potential websites besides Newegg I may be unaware of, to purchase said parts. Thanks!