- Jul 14, 2010
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Approximate Purchase Date: 2-4 weeks
Budget Range: ~$1000 with a bit of wiggle room
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, HD video
Are you buying a monitor: Potentially getting a second
Parts to Upgrade: CPU, Mobo, GPU, SSD, Heatsink
I am planning on re-using these components of my existing machine:
Case: Coolermaster HAF X
PSU: Corsair TX 750W
RAM: 6x2GB Corsair RAM DDR3 1600
Storage: 2x1TB HDD
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com, microcenter.com
Location: Chicago, IL
Parts Preferences: none really
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: no
Your Monitor Resolution: 2048x1152
Additional Comments: Looking to upgrade my gaming machine when my tax refund comes in in a couple of weeks. I want to make sure the parts I am considering purchasing will play nicely with each other as well as with what I am planning on re-using. Planning on getting a number of the fancy new titles coming up soon such as Witcher 3, Dragon Age 3, Watchdogs, etc. and want to max them out
Here is what I am looking at right now with the best prices I found:
CPU: Intel i5-4670K - $204 after tax at microcenter
Mobo: ASUS Z87-Pro (V Edition) LGA 1150 - $170 newegg
GPU: Gigabyte GV-N7770OC-4GD GeForce GTX 770 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 - $390 newegg
SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB SATA 6GB/s - $206 amazon prime
Heat Sink: Cooler Master Hyper N520 - $34 amazon prime
Thanks for any and all input!
Budget Range: ~$1000 with a bit of wiggle room
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, HD video
Are you buying a monitor: Potentially getting a second
Parts to Upgrade: CPU, Mobo, GPU, SSD, Heatsink
I am planning on re-using these components of my existing machine:
Case: Coolermaster HAF X
PSU: Corsair TX 750W
RAM: 6x2GB Corsair RAM DDR3 1600
Storage: 2x1TB HDD
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com, microcenter.com
Location: Chicago, IL
Parts Preferences: none really
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: no
Your Monitor Resolution: 2048x1152
Additional Comments: Looking to upgrade my gaming machine when my tax refund comes in in a couple of weeks. I want to make sure the parts I am considering purchasing will play nicely with each other as well as with what I am planning on re-using. Planning on getting a number of the fancy new titles coming up soon such as Witcher 3, Dragon Age 3, Watchdogs, etc. and want to max them out
Here is what I am looking at right now with the best prices I found:
CPU: Intel i5-4670K - $204 after tax at microcenter
Mobo: ASUS Z87-Pro (V Edition) LGA 1150 - $170 newegg
GPU: Gigabyte GV-N7770OC-4GD GeForce GTX 770 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 - $390 newegg
SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB SATA 6GB/s - $206 amazon prime
Heat Sink: Cooler Master Hyper N520 - $34 amazon prime
Thanks for any and all input!
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