Hey all,
First account at Tom's, but have been looking at the forums for 6 months. I recently fell into $1k, so I am building a gaming/bioinformatics computer to last me through grad school (Hopefully). Here is what my build looks like so far. I already own the corsair 500w power supply. PCPartPicker says I only need 364w, though I am sure that does not include the LED/Fans from the case. I also have a 1TB seagate plus external that will act as my HDD. Any suggestions on the build, or info on whether the power supply will be enough is greatly appreciated. I also need a gaming headset... Is the water cooling a bad idea? Is this a good time to purchase a graphics card? I am not to familiar with O.C., but would like to learn with this build.
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($195.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill ARMOR-EVO ATX Full Tower Case ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $954.30
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-05 12:08 EST-0500)
First account at Tom's, but have been looking at the forums for 6 months. I recently fell into $1k, so I am building a gaming/bioinformatics computer to last me through grad school (Hopefully). Here is what my build looks like so far. I already own the corsair 500w power supply. PCPartPicker says I only need 364w, though I am sure that does not include the LED/Fans from the case. I also have a 1TB seagate plus external that will act as my HDD. Any suggestions on the build, or info on whether the power supply will be enough is greatly appreciated. I also need a gaming headset... Is the water cooling a bad idea? Is this a good time to purchase a graphics card? I am not to familiar with O.C., but would like to learn with this build.
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($195.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill ARMOR-EVO ATX Full Tower Case ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $954.30
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-05 12:08 EST-0500)