- Jun 18, 2013
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Hey there everyone, I hope you've all been doing well. I'm currently a college student and I'm looking to build a desktop as my old laptop needs to be replaced soon and I'm looking to have one built by the start of school two months away. I've never built a computer by myself before but I've always been interested and I'm finally determined to build one as after looking online for hours, I couldn't find any that matched my tastes at a reasonable price.
So I've somewhat put together a list of parts on pcpartpicker.com that I'm interested in buying to build a new desktop and I was hoping to get some suggestions/critique, the more the better. Anything will be very much appreciated, thank you very much in advanced!
Here's the link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/17SAa
Aside from that, here's some more information I suppose of what I'm looking for:
Approximate Purchase Date: Anytime between now and mid-August
Budget Range: (e.g.: 300-400) Within $900 after rebates and shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Primarily gaming and surfing the web, will also be listening to music, Photoshopping and working on school assignments with it.
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade: Nothing, I'm building everything completely from scratch, no monitor, no speakers, no wireless card, nothing with the exception of reusing my keyboard and mouse.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, Windows 8 (64bit)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Amazon, Micro Center although any sites listed on pcpartpicker should be fine
Location: City, State/Region, Country - Rockville, Maryland, US
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU and for anything else, as long as its a popular or reputable brand is fine.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Games that I'm going to be running primarily are going to be Skyrim, Fallout NV, Far Cry 3, Deus Ex, Bethesda ish games. I primarily just want a desktop where I'll actually be able to do some gaming and install a lot of mods like on Skyrim while playing 40-50+ fps on mid to high settings. Laptop gaming was too slow for me, haha... I also want something that will be somewhat long lasting for maybe four to six years without me actually having to replace or upgrade half of the parts inside.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Laptop replacement and gaming
Feel free to ask me for anymore information and thanks again!
So I've somewhat put together a list of parts on pcpartpicker.com that I'm interested in buying to build a new desktop and I was hoping to get some suggestions/critique, the more the better. Anything will be very much appreciated, thank you very much in advanced!
Here's the link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/17SAa
Aside from that, here's some more information I suppose of what I'm looking for:
Approximate Purchase Date: Anytime between now and mid-August
Budget Range: (e.g.: 300-400) Within $900 after rebates and shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Primarily gaming and surfing the web, will also be listening to music, Photoshopping and working on school assignments with it.
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade: Nothing, I'm building everything completely from scratch, no monitor, no speakers, no wireless card, nothing with the exception of reusing my keyboard and mouse.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, Windows 8 (64bit)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Amazon, Micro Center although any sites listed on pcpartpicker should be fine
Location: City, State/Region, Country - Rockville, Maryland, US
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU and for anything else, as long as its a popular or reputable brand is fine.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Games that I'm going to be running primarily are going to be Skyrim, Fallout NV, Far Cry 3, Deus Ex, Bethesda ish games. I primarily just want a desktop where I'll actually be able to do some gaming and install a lot of mods like on Skyrim while playing 40-50+ fps on mid to high settings. Laptop gaming was too slow for me, haha... I also want something that will be somewhat long lasting for maybe four to six years without me actually having to replace or upgrade half of the parts inside.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Laptop replacement and gaming
Feel free to ask me for anymore information and thanks again!
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