Approximate Purchase Date: Friday to Monday. Depending on if Monday has nice sales. Sooner the better.
Budget Range: Ideally, around $1000. If it needs to go a bit above, that'd be okay.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, movies/TV, surfing the web.
Are you buying a monitor: Eventually. That might need to wait, though. Depends on if a deal can be found to grab a cheap one before I get a nice one.
Parts to Upgrade: Buying everything except a mouse. I still need a keyboard and a monitor.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference.
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
Parts Preferences: No preference.
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: My laptop has 1020 x 1080, and I really like that. So I'm probably going to stick with that.
Additional Comments: The room the desktop would be in tends to get very warm, so it'd need to have a decent cooler. I'll also have to toss in a WiFi adapter because my room can't have a wired connection.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: In order of importance, sick of playing on my 2009 laptop, sick of playing on a laptop, want something that can play better than lowest resolution, and always wanted to build a desktop.
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Predator Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 750W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($104.78 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1050.66
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-27 00:11 EST-0500)
Sangeet's beast for 1000 bucks
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core ProcessorP ($219.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU CoolerP ($33.24 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 MotherboardP ($120.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 MemoryP ($58.65 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State DiskP ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard DriveP ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video CardP ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower CaseP ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: OCZ Fatal1ty 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power SupplyP ($55.00 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD WriterP ($18.49 @ Amazon)
Total: $998.33
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-17 12:06 EDT-0400)
Zared619's Instrument of Winning
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core ProcessorP ($229.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU CoolerP ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 MotherboardP ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 MemoryP ($63.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard DriveP ($68.88 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video CardP ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill REDBONE ATX Mid Tower CaseP ($38.24 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power SupplyP ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD WriterP ($16.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $996.07
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-11 23:00 EDT-0400)
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I really like the 1st one, but I don't believe there is much difference among them all. This is going to be my first desktop that I've ever bought and built myself. I want it to last a while (4 years). If you could just give advice on which one to get or even recommend a completely new one, that'd be great! Thanks!
Budget Range: Ideally, around $1000. If it needs to go a bit above, that'd be okay.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, movies/TV, surfing the web.
Are you buying a monitor: Eventually. That might need to wait, though. Depends on if a deal can be found to grab a cheap one before I get a nice one.
Parts to Upgrade: Buying everything except a mouse. I still need a keyboard and a monitor.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference.
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
Parts Preferences: No preference.
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: My laptop has 1020 x 1080, and I really like that. So I'm probably going to stick with that.
Additional Comments: The room the desktop would be in tends to get very warm, so it'd need to have a decent cooler. I'll also have to toss in a WiFi adapter because my room can't have a wired connection.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: In order of importance, sick of playing on my 2009 laptop, sick of playing on a laptop, want something that can play better than lowest resolution, and always wanted to build a desktop.
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Predator Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 750W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($104.78 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1050.66
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-27 00:11 EST-0500)
Sangeet's beast for 1000 bucks
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core ProcessorP ($219.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU CoolerP ($33.24 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 MotherboardP ($120.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 MemoryP ($58.65 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State DiskP ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard DriveP ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video CardP ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower CaseP ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: OCZ Fatal1ty 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power SupplyP ($55.00 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD WriterP ($18.49 @ Amazon)
Total: $998.33
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-17 12:06 EDT-0400)
Zared619's Instrument of Winning
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core ProcessorP ($229.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU CoolerP ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 MotherboardP ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 MemoryP ($63.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard DriveP ($68.88 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video CardP ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill REDBONE ATX Mid Tower CaseP ($38.24 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power SupplyP ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD WriterP ($16.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $996.07
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-11 23:00 EDT-0400)
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I really like the 1st one, but I don't believe there is much difference among them all. This is going to be my first desktop that I've ever bought and built myself. I want it to last a while (4 years). If you could just give advice on which one to get or even recommend a completely new one, that'd be great! Thanks!
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