Greetings,
I have been lurking here on and off for months with the intention of eventually building a replacement for the Dell 8300 (with blazing fast Pentium 4 processor!) my family has been using for the the past ten years (yes, it still works...even have Windows 7 running on it even though it is supposedly not compatible).
My wife and kids have been using the 8300 mainly for web surfing/email but now that my kids are older they would like to play Sims3, Minecraft, Far Cry, Call of Duty etc. The 8300 plays Minecraft only with severe lag (go figure, right). Anyways, the 8300 finally died today and I promised everyone they would be rewarded with a blazing fast computer to make up for suffering with the Dell. I would like to stick to a budget of $1300-$1500. I already have a good 1080p 24" monitor and a new Windows 7 Pro disk...but need everything else new.
My requirements:
1. Mid/Upper range game capable. I have a PS3. I promised my son the games on the new computer would look better than they do on our PS3 (Far Cry 3, Infamous, Lara Croft...that type stuff). Hope this is reasonable.
2. I would also like to use the computer to edit our family movies, burn DVD/BluRay backups of pictures and movies, and do some video format converting (I use freeware and mid-price software to convert VOB to other formats).
3. I MAY overclock in the future...these forums convinced me I can do it myself if I am diligent and read enough threads on the subject.
After reading dozens of build scenarios and the feedback provided on this forum, I came up with the following. I plan on ordering in the next day or so. Any comments/improvements would be GREATLY appreciated! I am paranoid I will order everything and then discover I missed something major.
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PCPartPicker part list:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/31JsX
Price breakdown by merchant:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/31JsX/by_merchant/
Benchmarks:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/31JsX/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ TigerDirect)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-DS3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($87.88 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($155.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($149.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($75.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG BH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($107.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1314.77
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-28 16:28 EST-0500)