Hi Folks,
Just looking for any advice anyone can offer. Put together the below based on some reading of articles, reviews, etc. Thanks in advance.
Approximate Purchase Date: By end of month probably.
Budget Range: $1000-$1200 after Rebates/Shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Surfing Internet, Movies, Lightroom
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade: N/A
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Doesn't really matter. Amazon, Newegg, etc.
Location: Orange County, CA
Parts Preferences: Intel
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No / Not at this time?
Your Monitor Resolution: Looking at at 1920 x 1080 right now.
Additional Comments: Will be used mainly for gaming (BF4, CIV5, COD, AC4, Batman, etc.). Will pick up a HDD later if I need.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Switching from a laptop lol
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($161.98 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($113.38 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.78 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($183.58 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($334.78 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($21.03 @ Amazon)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.38 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.34 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VH238H 23.0" Monitor ($152.78 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Logitech K360 Wireless Mini Keyboard ($22.77 @ Amazon)
Total: $1173.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-21 00:41 EST-0500)
Just looking for any advice anyone can offer. Put together the below based on some reading of articles, reviews, etc. Thanks in advance.
Approximate Purchase Date: By end of month probably.
Budget Range: $1000-$1200 after Rebates/Shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Surfing Internet, Movies, Lightroom
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade: N/A
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Doesn't really matter. Amazon, Newegg, etc.
Location: Orange County, CA
Parts Preferences: Intel
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No / Not at this time?
Your Monitor Resolution: Looking at at 1920 x 1080 right now.
Additional Comments: Will be used mainly for gaming (BF4, CIV5, COD, AC4, Batman, etc.). Will pick up a HDD later if I need.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Switching from a laptop lol
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($161.98 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($113.38 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.78 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($183.58 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($334.78 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($21.03 @ Amazon)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.38 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.34 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VH238H 23.0" Monitor ($152.78 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Logitech K360 Wireless Mini Keyboard ($22.77 @ Amazon)
Total: $1173.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-21 00:41 EST-0500)
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