- Jan 26, 2014
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I haven't built a computer in about ten years. Anybody care to take a critical look at this? I chose an Intel system, but I'm not against AMD.
Primary use of this will be photo editing and occasional MMORPG type games, but it would be fun to grab something newer and be able to play it. Also I'm just trying to future-proof as much as possible.
I already have an Antec Earthwatt 500W PSU and a CD drive and a monitor to re-use. Purchase date will be soon. Reason: my ancient Vista computer is dying. I have no idea how I got 5 years out of it. Oh, I also am currently running a PNY Geforce GTX 650. I'm assuming I need to upgrade that. Am I shorting myself on the video card? Thanks!
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2HUY1
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2HUY1/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2HUY1/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Mwave)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus P8H77-M LE Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($76.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB Video Card ($141.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($46.98 @ Best Buy)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $779.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-26 13:28 EST-0500)
Primary use of this will be photo editing and occasional MMORPG type games, but it would be fun to grab something newer and be able to play it. Also I'm just trying to future-proof as much as possible.
I already have an Antec Earthwatt 500W PSU and a CD drive and a monitor to re-use. Purchase date will be soon. Reason: my ancient Vista computer is dying. I have no idea how I got 5 years out of it. Oh, I also am currently running a PNY Geforce GTX 650. I'm assuming I need to upgrade that. Am I shorting myself on the video card? Thanks!
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2HUY1
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2HUY1/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2HUY1/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Mwave)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus P8H77-M LE Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($76.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB Video Card ($141.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($46.98 @ Best Buy)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $779.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-26 13:28 EST-0500)
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