- Jun 2, 2013
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Hello everybody, this is the first forum website that I have ever signed up for and I hope that I've come to the right place.
I am a recent college graduate in Mathematics and I am hoping to build my own desktop computer mainly for fun, but I'm also looking for something that can help me get through graduate school. Considering the fact that my father has worked at Apple Computer for 30 years, all I have ever known is Apple products - minus what I've been able to do at school/work. So I've created a 'wishlist' of what I think might go together for my first ever desktop build and I want it critiqued. Be warned that I am completely new this computer hardware thing, so I am very naive, with that being said I'm a fast learner so please don't treat me like a child:
CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P Ivy Bridge 3.1 GHz LGA 1155 69W Quad Core
Video Card: Gigabyte GV-R785OC-1GD Radeon HD 7850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GSR
Hard Drive: Western Digital WD RE4 250GB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0 Gb/s
Power Supply: Antec EA-500 Green 500 W ATX12V / EPS12V
Case: Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower
Monitor: LG 23EN43T-B Black 23" 5ms Widescreen LED Backlight LCD
Wireless Antenna: 54Mbps 802.11g PCI Wireless LAN Card / Adapter with Detachable Antenna For Most Desktop PC (Sold by Hisgadget)
Mouse/Keyboard: Logitech MK120 Black USB Wired Slim Desktop
I'm definitely going to be running Linux on this desktop, but I'm highly considering dual booting with Windows as well.
I would like to build this computer mainly for the experience, however I do have some requirements on what it can actually do:
I need it to be able to run statistical / mathematical software packages (R, Matlab/Scilab, Minitab, SPSS, etc ), in addition to a few compilers (Python, C++, Java, etc)
I don't game very much, however I would like it to handle gaming just incase I find something I like. I play DotA currently (on WC3) and hope to get into DotA2 / LoL/HoN. But that's mainly it for games.
I would like to add some media players to handle my music/movies/photos (which are on my external hardrive) and I do also like to record music (traditionally via GarageBand) and would like some sort of compatibility with a similar program.
Now for my questions:
Please let me know if my prospective build won't be compatible, for I've done limited research, and like I said, I'm new.
I'm curious if there's anything I'm missing and/or is there anything else that I'll be needing i.e. wires/screws/bolts , etc
I know this system may be overkill for someone like me, however I'm kind of planning for that kind of challenge.
Thanks for reading my super long and boring post, as I will be stoked for any response!!!
-Bryan
I am a recent college graduate in Mathematics and I am hoping to build my own desktop computer mainly for fun, but I'm also looking for something that can help me get through graduate school. Considering the fact that my father has worked at Apple Computer for 30 years, all I have ever known is Apple products - minus what I've been able to do at school/work. So I've created a 'wishlist' of what I think might go together for my first ever desktop build and I want it critiqued. Be warned that I am completely new this computer hardware thing, so I am very naive, with that being said I'm a fast learner so please don't treat me like a child:
CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P Ivy Bridge 3.1 GHz LGA 1155 69W Quad Core
Video Card: Gigabyte GV-R785OC-1GD Radeon HD 7850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GSR
Hard Drive: Western Digital WD RE4 250GB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0 Gb/s
Power Supply: Antec EA-500 Green 500 W ATX12V / EPS12V
Case: Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower
Monitor: LG 23EN43T-B Black 23" 5ms Widescreen LED Backlight LCD
Wireless Antenna: 54Mbps 802.11g PCI Wireless LAN Card / Adapter with Detachable Antenna For Most Desktop PC (Sold by Hisgadget)
Mouse/Keyboard: Logitech MK120 Black USB Wired Slim Desktop
I'm definitely going to be running Linux on this desktop, but I'm highly considering dual booting with Windows as well.
I would like to build this computer mainly for the experience, however I do have some requirements on what it can actually do:
I need it to be able to run statistical / mathematical software packages (R, Matlab/Scilab, Minitab, SPSS, etc ), in addition to a few compilers (Python, C++, Java, etc)
I don't game very much, however I would like it to handle gaming just incase I find something I like. I play DotA currently (on WC3) and hope to get into DotA2 / LoL/HoN. But that's mainly it for games.
I would like to add some media players to handle my music/movies/photos (which are on my external hardrive) and I do also like to record music (traditionally via GarageBand) and would like some sort of compatibility with a similar program.
Now for my questions:
Please let me know if my prospective build won't be compatible, for I've done limited research, and like I said, I'm new.
I'm curious if there's anything I'm missing and/or is there anything else that I'll be needing i.e. wires/screws/bolts , etc
I know this system may be overkill for someone like me, however I'm kind of planning for that kind of challenge.
Thanks for reading my super long and boring post, as I will be stoked for any response!!!
-Bryan
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