- Oct 17, 2011
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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: at least 1 week out, possibly as long as 2 months
BUDGET RANGE: $150-250 tops, BEFORE rebates; prefer $100-200 if possible
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT (most to least):
-- Gaming: currently Halo CE, Halo 2, SWAT 4, AoE III, FarCry 1, & Starcraft II, but considering Diablo III, Call of Duty: MW2, and/or Battlefield 3/4
-- Video conversion (Nero)
-- Watching movies online
-- General office PC work
CURRENT CPU AND POWER SUPPLY: AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE; not sure of brand of PSU, but it's 750W (not at home right now)
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
Motherboard: Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3
GPU: Radeon HD 7450; will probably be upgrading the GPU within the next couple of months (likely candidate being an HD 7950 or some other AMD card in that performance range)
RAM: 8GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1333 (2x4GB)
Case: Thermaltake V3 Black; standard CPU cooler, 4x120mm case fans (max for the case)
OS: Windows 7 Professional (64-bit)
Hard Drives: WD Blue (1 TB) primary, WD Green (1 TB) secondary
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: *NONE*. I want something available in retail stores -- the local Micro Center is almost right on my drive from home to work -- so no online-only items.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD CPUs only
OVERCLOCKING: No
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I'm a pretty avid gamer, but I tend to stick with games that I like, even if they tend to be "older", so I don't always rush out to get the newest games when they're available. I'm not looking for absolute top-of-the-line (as seen from the price range), but I like to plan ahead on my hardware so that I'm not buying a new CPU every 6-12 months.
BUDGET RANGE: $150-250 tops, BEFORE rebates; prefer $100-200 if possible
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT (most to least):
-- Gaming: currently Halo CE, Halo 2, SWAT 4, AoE III, FarCry 1, & Starcraft II, but considering Diablo III, Call of Duty: MW2, and/or Battlefield 3/4
-- Video conversion (Nero)
-- Watching movies online
-- General office PC work
CURRENT CPU AND POWER SUPPLY: AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE; not sure of brand of PSU, but it's 750W (not at home right now)
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
Motherboard: Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3
GPU: Radeon HD 7450; will probably be upgrading the GPU within the next couple of months (likely candidate being an HD 7950 or some other AMD card in that performance range)
RAM: 8GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1333 (2x4GB)
Case: Thermaltake V3 Black; standard CPU cooler, 4x120mm case fans (max for the case)
OS: Windows 7 Professional (64-bit)
Hard Drives: WD Blue (1 TB) primary, WD Green (1 TB) secondary
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: *NONE*. I want something available in retail stores -- the local Micro Center is almost right on my drive from home to work -- so no online-only items.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD CPUs only
OVERCLOCKING: No
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I'm a pretty avid gamer, but I tend to stick with games that I like, even if they tend to be "older", so I don't always rush out to get the newest games when they're available. I'm not looking for absolute top-of-the-line (as seen from the price range), but I like to plan ahead on my hardware so that I'm not buying a new CPU every 6-12 months.
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