[Another] Computer build thread

[itsanss]

Seriously considering retiring my current PC to being a guest room PC or my shop PC. I need my PC daily for both personal and business uses. I'm having more and more problems and I simply can't have that!

My PC gets used (enthusiastically) for gaming (first person shooters!!!) and for e-mail, serious web-surfing, finances, word processing, some picture/video stuff, etc.

Before I tell you what I currently have, let me first say that I know it's not totally outdated and that possibly a component or two may wake this thing up, but I'm somewhat just ready for something different and new anyway. Plus, it's not like it's getting trashed; this will go into my shop or something... By the way, this was built in October 2009 for approximately $2k.

This is what I currently have:

Case - Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Power Supply - Antec CP-850 850W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Motherboard - ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard

Processor - Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor

CPU cooler (aftermarket) - Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme 1366 RT CPU Cooler

ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound

GPU - ASUS EAH5870/G/2DIS/1GD5/A Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity

RAM - mushkin 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory

Harddrive(s) - Two (in RAID 0) - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit for System Builders

CD/DVD/BD - LG Black 6X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 6X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Internal Blu-ray Burner 6X Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive Model GGW-H20LK

Keyboard - Logitech G19 Black 104 Normal Keys USB Wired Standard Gaming Keyboard

Mouse - RAZER DeathAdder Precision Optical Gaming Mouse - 3.5G Infrared Sensor

Pad - QcK Steel series

Monitor(s) - Three - LG W2753V-PF Black 27" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Full HD 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor 400 cd/m2 50000:1 w/ Smart Package

Surge protector/battery backup - APC BR1500G 1500 VA 865 Watt 10 Outlets Power Saving Back-UPS RS 1500


I built this computer exclusively from the recommendations from TOMSHARDWARE forum, Internet reviews/unboxings, and from customer reviews on NewEgg.


So, what can ya'll recommend?

 

[Jonathan Sifleet]

Well, you may want to get 2*4gb RAM sticks, to take advantage of Dual channel. And then you'll want to get a GPU that fits your buget. I can't really tell you much else without knowing your budget.

 

[itsanss]

Well, you may want to get 2*4gb RAM sticks, to take advantage of Dual channel. And then you'll want to get a GPU that fits your buget. I can't really tell you much else without knowing your budget.

Probably another $2k machine. The way I figure it is I've spent $500/year on this current machine. I have no idea how many hours I've been on this thing, but it's a hole bunch. The $/hour is super low. $2k is a lot of cash to invest every four years, but I think it's money well spent given the time that I spend on the computer! At least that's my excuse for a new rig anyway. Hehehe

Also, I should've mentioned before that I think I want to give an SSD a try this time around. A smaller, faster drive for my OS and a few key programs and games and then a 1 TB HDD for mass storage. The 2 TB I have now in RAID 0 I only have 375 GB of data on them, and that's in four years worth of build up. Haha

Thanks!

 

[Jonathan Sifleet]

So are you spending 2k on a computer this year?

 

[itsanss]

So are you spending 2k on a computer this year?

Yes. Sorry if that wasn't clear

 

[Jonathan Sifleet]

So are you spending 2k on a computer this year?

Yes. Sorry if that wasn't clear

Making a list now. You're better off upgrading what you currently have.

 

[Jonathan Sifleet]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1mm7J
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1mm7J/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1mm7J/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 OC Formula EATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($294.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair XMS 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($104.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($640.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($640.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $2001.43
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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