Another (obvious) "First Build" question for the community.
I put together the following:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2gDyQ
Wasn't sure on memory, but I picked the 1866 CAS 8 because it wasn't too expensive, and some things I've read indicate the lower CAS is better. Is this memory a good fit for a Gaming build?
Budget-wise I'm right around where I want. Max $2000 all included. I need to add Office and some other software (games) to the build so I don't want to approach $2000 on the hardware. And I don't know what else I'll need, like cables, etc.
I tried to max the Monitor/GPU while keeping everything else to allow for upgrades in the future. I'm hoping for 5 years out of this PC with at most adding memory and upping the GPU in a few years. (And the case was picked by one of my kids, so it's non-negotiable.)
I went with the "k" cpu just because I've always wanted to try overclocking. Nothing heavy, just for the experience.
My main concern now is the memory, but any advice on this build would be appreciated.
I put together the following:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2gDyQ
Wasn't sure on memory, but I picked the 1866 CAS 8 because it wasn't too expensive, and some things I've read indicate the lower CAS is better. Is this memory a good fit for a Gaming build?
Budget-wise I'm right around where I want. Max $2000 all included. I need to add Office and some other software (games) to the build so I don't want to approach $2000 on the hardware. And I don't know what else I'll need, like cables, etc.
I tried to max the Monitor/GPU while keeping everything else to allow for upgrades in the future. I'm hoping for 5 years out of this PC with at most adding memory and upping the GPU in a few years. (And the case was picked by one of my kids, so it's non-negotiable.)
I went with the "k" cpu just because I've always wanted to try overclocking. Nothing heavy, just for the experience.
My main concern now is the memory, but any advice on this build would be appreciated.
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