Approximate Purchase Date:Today.
Budget Range:Around $1100.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, word processing, watching movies, web browsing.
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade: reusing 8 gigs g.skill DDR3 ram, Western Digital 500gb blue HDD, LG dvd drive, NZXT 120mm case fan (don't know exact model).
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com and amazon.com
Location: Bay Area, CA, USA
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU
Overclocking: Probably in the future
SLI or Crossfire:Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution:1920x1080
Additional Comments:
This is what I have so far:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/UBvQ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/UBvQ/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/UBvQ/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus V Gene Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($189.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($302.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($100.89 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($43.00 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Full (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1086.83
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-02 19:38 EDT-0400)
I am going to upgrade to an SSD in a couple of months when I have more money, so I want to have the core components are good.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading:I want to play PC games and need a computer for general tasks.
Budget Range:Around $1100.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, word processing, watching movies, web browsing.
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade: reusing 8 gigs g.skill DDR3 ram, Western Digital 500gb blue HDD, LG dvd drive, NZXT 120mm case fan (don't know exact model).
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com and amazon.com
Location: Bay Area, CA, USA
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU
Overclocking: Probably in the future
SLI or Crossfire:Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution:1920x1080
Additional Comments:
This is what I have so far:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/UBvQ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/UBvQ/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/UBvQ/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus V Gene Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($189.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($302.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($100.89 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($43.00 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Full (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1086.83
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-02 19:38 EDT-0400)
I am going to upgrade to an SSD in a couple of months when I have more money, so I want to have the core components are good.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading:I want to play PC games and need a computer for general tasks.
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