- May 3, 2013
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Approximate Purchase Date: Within 7 days
Budget Range: Between $850-1750
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, watching movies, listening to music, web surfing
Are you buying a monitor: I do not need a monitor at at the moment
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, Windows 7 Home Edition
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com .. I live in Texas, so I would like to avoid state taxes from amazon.com
Location: Houston, TX
Parts Preferences: I wanted to stick with and Intel processor and Nvidia GPU; bad memories because of my ATI Rage Fury in Team Fortress Classic. I've had good experiences with EVGA. Motherboard needs to have DVI, VGA, and hopefully HDMI. I like to hook up my LCD TV to the computer and watch movies on what my girlfriend lovingly refers to as "space command".
Here's what I was thinking of so far:
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
bundled with
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1224793.19-116-504
Gskill Ripsaw 16 GB 2x8 DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231568
Samsung SSD 250 GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147193
Would put the OS and common applications on the SSD then get a 1TB or whatever is reasonable and has good durability for bulk storage. This is putting my around $650 so far, but any recommendations are welcome. Money isn't a big issue, but I'm not the kind of guy that needs to latest and greatest. Just need it to play games OK for 4-5 years after purchase.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No, I don't think the return on investment is there for me
Your Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Currently running a 4-5 year old computer that I built with components from newegg.com. I ran malwarebytes to remove a keylogger issue with Diablo 3, but it detected the WPA kill that I used for XP. Unfortunately, it seems to have edited the registry and removed the WPA kill in addition to the keylogger. Now that I'm out of college and living in the working world, I think it's time to purchase a legitimate OS and new computer. The old computer was already slowing down a little bit and didn't function optimally with Steam. I mainly play games like League of Legends, Diablo 3, DotA 2, Civilization 5, and Starcraft II, but I would like the be able to reasonably play games for the next 4-5 years without major upgrades. I play FPS games sometimes, but haven't played much since Half-Life 1 & 2. Crysis isn't my thing.
Components I may be able to salvage from my existing computer:
Antec 900 mid-ATX case (does not have USB 3.0): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021
I'm not opposed to new case recommendations, but I would like something quiet and somewhat more demure than my Antec 900. Ladies aren't nearly as impressed by blue LEDs and flashing RAM lights as I had hoped.
Corsair HX 620W modular power supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139002
I have a decent sound card and logitech 5.1 speakers.
I have one of those awesome-looking Zalman CPU coolers. Am I able to take that off the current CPU and reinstall it on a new processor? If so, do I need to purchase more thermal compound?
Please give any advice or sample builds. Let me know if the parts I was thinking about are overkill. Thanks in advance.
Andy
Budget Range: Between $850-1750
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, watching movies, listening to music, web surfing
Are you buying a monitor: I do not need a monitor at at the moment
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, Windows 7 Home Edition
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com .. I live in Texas, so I would like to avoid state taxes from amazon.com
Location: Houston, TX
Parts Preferences: I wanted to stick with and Intel processor and Nvidia GPU; bad memories because of my ATI Rage Fury in Team Fortress Classic. I've had good experiences with EVGA. Motherboard needs to have DVI, VGA, and hopefully HDMI. I like to hook up my LCD TV to the computer and watch movies on what my girlfriend lovingly refers to as "space command".
Here's what I was thinking of so far:
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
bundled with
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1224793.19-116-504
Gskill Ripsaw 16 GB 2x8 DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231568
Samsung SSD 250 GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147193
Would put the OS and common applications on the SSD then get a 1TB or whatever is reasonable and has good durability for bulk storage. This is putting my around $650 so far, but any recommendations are welcome. Money isn't a big issue, but I'm not the kind of guy that needs to latest and greatest. Just need it to play games OK for 4-5 years after purchase.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No, I don't think the return on investment is there for me
Your Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Currently running a 4-5 year old computer that I built with components from newegg.com. I ran malwarebytes to remove a keylogger issue with Diablo 3, but it detected the WPA kill that I used for XP. Unfortunately, it seems to have edited the registry and removed the WPA kill in addition to the keylogger. Now that I'm out of college and living in the working world, I think it's time to purchase a legitimate OS and new computer. The old computer was already slowing down a little bit and didn't function optimally with Steam. I mainly play games like League of Legends, Diablo 3, DotA 2, Civilization 5, and Starcraft II, but I would like the be able to reasonably play games for the next 4-5 years without major upgrades. I play FPS games sometimes, but haven't played much since Half-Life 1 & 2. Crysis isn't my thing.
Components I may be able to salvage from my existing computer:
Antec 900 mid-ATX case (does not have USB 3.0): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021
I'm not opposed to new case recommendations, but I would like something quiet and somewhat more demure than my Antec 900. Ladies aren't nearly as impressed by blue LEDs and flashing RAM lights as I had hoped.
Corsair HX 620W modular power supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139002
I have a decent sound card and logitech 5.1 speakers.
I have one of those awesome-looking Zalman CPU coolers. Am I able to take that off the current CPU and reinstall it on a new processor? If so, do I need to purchase more thermal compound?
Please give any advice or sample builds. Let me know if the parts I was thinking about are overkill. Thanks in advance.
Andy
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