Approximate Purchase Date:
Within this Next Month
Budget Range:
$500-$600 After Shipping w/o Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
Multitasking, Web Development, Some Gaming, OS Virtualization (through VMWare) Graphic Design
Are you buying a monitor:
No
Parts to Upgrade:
I am upgrading everything (New Build from Scratch), so the parts I'm looking at for this build are as follows:
Parts I'm Buying Now:
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Gelid Solutions CC-Siberian-01 51.9 CFM CPU Cooler
MOBO: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
RAM: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
HDD: Western Digital WD Blue WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM (I already own this one and will use it until I upgrade)
PSU: CoolMax 600W ATX Power Supply
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F8 31.0 CFM 80mm Fan
Parts I'll Upgrade to In the Future:
RAM: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (I'm going to buy another one and upgrade to 16GB)
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (I plan to buy this later as well)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 240 2GB Video Card
Do you need to buy OS:
No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts:
ebay.com, amazon.com, newegg.com, tigerdirect.com, and accreditate sites like these (chain stores like BestBuy are okay too)
Location:
Sterling, CO, USA 80751
Parts Preferences:
AMD Processor
Min 8GB Ram
Overclocking:
Maybe far along down the road, but probably not anytime soon
SLI or Crossfire:
I believe the motherboard supports Crossfire
Your Monitor Resolution:
1366*768
Additional Comments:
I want to use this computer for Multitasking (basic Word processing, browsing, research, school, etc) as well as Web Development and Software Enginneering. I also would like to use it to play games and some photoshop/graphic design on the side.
Software that I Use:
Adobe Creative Sweet
Wampserver
Microsoft Office
VMWare Tools
PCSX2
Games I Play:
The Call of Duty Series
Starcraft
NBA Live 2014
Why Are You Upgrading:
My Asus K53E laptop got stolen and I decided I wanted to give building a desktop a shot instead of buying another laptop.
Link for Parts:
This link has all of the parts I was looking at in one location:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3gazy
My Question:
This is my first ever attempt at a build, so I just wanted to make sure that this configuration will all work together smoothly. I want this thing to run very smoothly while doing my programming stuff and I would like to be able to run games at decent settings. Also, are there any upgrades that I could use or downgrades that could save me money without losing power? Thanks