Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP
Budget Range: $500-$550, prefer to stick around $500.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: (e.g.: CPU, mobo, RAM) CPU, mobo, RAM. Re-using my Rosewill Green Series 530w power supply.
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg
Location: Reno, NV, USA
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024, will probably upgrade to a bigger monitor in the future.
Additional Comments: Looking for a solid build to upgrade my PC, my graphics card is meh, a Radeon HD 6770, which I'll upgrade next paycheck, but my CPU is a big bottleneck that needs to be fixed.
EDIT: Forgot to add, the motherboard must be a micro-ATX, I'm not sure if my case could support a full ATX, and the one I have currently is a Micro-ATX so I'd prefer to stick with what I know for sure will fit in my case.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My cpu is a Intel Core 2 Duo E8500, and it consistently fails to be at the level I'd wish it to, so I'm upgrading it to something nice. I don't need absolute $1000 state of the art, just something solid and reliable that is still in the top tier, with the option to overclock at a later date if I feel like doing so. Without further adieu, I list my prospective specs I have picked out below, I would like a review if they seem to be solid, and if you have a better idea of something I could stick in there I'd love to hear it. I've been thinking of going with Ivy Bridge over Haswell as I don't need the absolute newest, and the newer 1150 mobos seem to be pricy, though I could be persuaded if it really seems like it'd make a difference, but the 4670k vs the 3570k performance seems negligible for the price.
Links:
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K $230
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504
Mobo: ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard $139.50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157294
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231455
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
Total: 489.46
Budget Range: $500-$550, prefer to stick around $500.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: (e.g.: CPU, mobo, RAM) CPU, mobo, RAM. Re-using my Rosewill Green Series 530w power supply.
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg
Location: Reno, NV, USA
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024, will probably upgrade to a bigger monitor in the future.
Additional Comments: Looking for a solid build to upgrade my PC, my graphics card is meh, a Radeon HD 6770, which I'll upgrade next paycheck, but my CPU is a big bottleneck that needs to be fixed.
EDIT: Forgot to add, the motherboard must be a micro-ATX, I'm not sure if my case could support a full ATX, and the one I have currently is a Micro-ATX so I'd prefer to stick with what I know for sure will fit in my case.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My cpu is a Intel Core 2 Duo E8500, and it consistently fails to be at the level I'd wish it to, so I'm upgrading it to something nice. I don't need absolute $1000 state of the art, just something solid and reliable that is still in the top tier, with the option to overclock at a later date if I feel like doing so. Without further adieu, I list my prospective specs I have picked out below, I would like a review if they seem to be solid, and if you have a better idea of something I could stick in there I'd love to hear it. I've been thinking of going with Ivy Bridge over Haswell as I don't need the absolute newest, and the newer 1150 mobos seem to be pricy, though I could be persuaded if it really seems like it'd make a difference, but the 4670k vs the 3570k performance seems negligible for the price.
Links:
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K $230
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504
Mobo: ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard $139.50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157294
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231455
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
Total: 489.46
it's an average Antec mid-size tower, I can't find the actual name or label on it anywhere for the life of my though to find the specs. All I know is Micro-ATX fits, so is there possibly a good mobo for Haswell that is micro-ATX form factor?
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