Really appreciate any input, I'm open to any and all suggestions, have been dreaming of a new build for about 2 years now and it has gotten to the point where the need is justified and I finally have the money for it.
Approximate Purchase Date: January
Budget Range: able to go as high as $2700, my wife spent that much on her mac (against my advice because she only plays WoW, but she does enjoy video editing), so I can match what her budget was.
System Usage: Gaming, everything from WoW to BF4 to RTS games like SC2, CoH2 and the new Command and Conquer Generals 2 if that ever drops. Also for movies, TV, and amateur video editing.
Are you buying a monitor: already have 2 1920x1200 Viewsonic monitors, want to replace one with a 1440p monitor in the near future after I have a new rig.Which is a better brand, Acer or Asus? Don't think I could fit 3 monitors on my desk at home and I could bring the oldest one into my office at work.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, planning on Windows 8.1 64-bit
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I've just been using pcpartpicker to experiment with builds, I'll go wherever the deals are
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Parts Preferences:
Nvidia and Intel, just cause I'm a creature of habit, and because on gpuboss Nvidia cards seem to post better benchmarks.
Has to be a mid-tower case to fit in my home office
Was thinking an Asus motherboard because I've heard their BIOS is great and easy, the sabertooth looks nice.
I really have no idea what would be the best RAM for gaming, I like to future proof
RAM ( even thinking 5 years if not more) so maybe 16gb, I figure if BF4 suggested requirements are already 8gb and I like to multitask then I think it would be worth it.
Already have great speakers, keyboard, and mouse.
Overclocking: Yes, never done it before though
SLI or Crossfire: I want to keep the option open with this build to go SLI down the road
Your Monitor Resolution: Currently I have 2 1920x1200 monitors, want my build to be able to handle 1440p for when I eventually upgrade a monitor.
Why Are You Upgrading: I have a 7 year old Alienware that can't keep up anymore and I've had to replace failing parts, for WoW in Raids my FPS drops to below 10 at times, have to run everything on lowest settings for CoH2 and it is still slow, also want to get back into FPS especially with BF4, so I will need a build that has the CPU for WoW and RTS games and the GPU for ultra setting FPS games. I definitely want to get a 250 to 500 gb SSD, was looking at the samsung 840 Evo because my load times for everything are so horrible now.
I'm willing to spend extra so as to future proof, want this build to be able to last as well as my alienware has.
Thank you for taking the time to read this, sorry if it was too long, really appreciate any suggestions. Quite excited to be building for the first time but I do worry about my DIY ability in general.
Approximate Purchase Date: January
Budget Range: able to go as high as $2700, my wife spent that much on her mac (against my advice because she only plays WoW, but she does enjoy video editing), so I can match what her budget was.
System Usage: Gaming, everything from WoW to BF4 to RTS games like SC2, CoH2 and the new Command and Conquer Generals 2 if that ever drops. Also for movies, TV, and amateur video editing.
Are you buying a monitor: already have 2 1920x1200 Viewsonic monitors, want to replace one with a 1440p monitor in the near future after I have a new rig.Which is a better brand, Acer or Asus? Don't think I could fit 3 monitors on my desk at home and I could bring the oldest one into my office at work.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, planning on Windows 8.1 64-bit
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I've just been using pcpartpicker to experiment with builds, I'll go wherever the deals are
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Parts Preferences:
Nvidia and Intel, just cause I'm a creature of habit, and because on gpuboss Nvidia cards seem to post better benchmarks.
Has to be a mid-tower case to fit in my home office
Was thinking an Asus motherboard because I've heard their BIOS is great and easy, the sabertooth looks nice.
I really have no idea what would be the best RAM for gaming, I like to future proof
RAM ( even thinking 5 years if not more) so maybe 16gb, I figure if BF4 suggested requirements are already 8gb and I like to multitask then I think it would be worth it.
Already have great speakers, keyboard, and mouse.
Overclocking: Yes, never done it before though
SLI or Crossfire: I want to keep the option open with this build to go SLI down the road
Your Monitor Resolution: Currently I have 2 1920x1200 monitors, want my build to be able to handle 1440p for when I eventually upgrade a monitor.
Why Are You Upgrading: I have a 7 year old Alienware that can't keep up anymore and I've had to replace failing parts, for WoW in Raids my FPS drops to below 10 at times, have to run everything on lowest settings for CoH2 and it is still slow, also want to get back into FPS especially with BF4, so I will need a build that has the CPU for WoW and RTS games and the GPU for ultra setting FPS games. I definitely want to get a 250 to 500 gb SSD, was looking at the samsung 840 Evo because my load times for everything are so horrible now.
I'm willing to spend extra so as to future proof, want this build to be able to last as well as my alienware has.
Thank you for taking the time to read this, sorry if it was too long, really appreciate any suggestions. Quite excited to be building for the first time but I do worry about my DIY ability in general.
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