Hi all
My laptop died this past week and rather than fix it or get another one, I've decided to build a new desktop. I've been trying to research things this past week but now that I'm closer to finalizing my build I would appreciate some outside input. These are my goals with this build:
- Music production is most important. This means CPU over GPU for me.
- I do still play games. I don't need top tier stuff, but I want to play some FPS, Strategy and RPGs. I don't need high settings for FPS games, I play TF2, Natural Selection 2, Metro 2033, and Sanctum 2.
- I need everything but a mouse. Its possible I can get 64bit windows for free but I don't know that for sure yet. Thus I am buying:
CPU
MOBO
Memory
Storage
Graphics Card
Case
Power Supply
Optical Drive
Monitor
Keyboard (backlit)
and possibly OS
- My budget is about $1000
I've messed around on pc part picker for 3 days and this is what I've come up with:
CPU: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80623i52500
MOBO: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-b75pro3
Memory: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl10d16gbxl
Storage: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex
Graphics Card: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/pny-video-card-vcggtx750t2xpboc
Case: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r
Power Supply: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-capstone450
Optical Drive: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas
Monitor: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vs238hp
Keyboard (backlit): http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-keyboard-jqd00001
and possibly OS: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-gfc02050
Total: $1049.92
I don't have any plans to do any overclocking on this system as of now, which is why I went with i5 2500. I debated on a couple things, like forgoing a 144hz monitor and sticking with the GTX 750 Ti so that power and heat would be low. Also dithered around about getting a 7200rpm HDD vs a 10000rpm velociraptor. Any input is welcome, and thanks for looking at this.
Ax
My laptop died this past week and rather than fix it or get another one, I've decided to build a new desktop. I've been trying to research things this past week but now that I'm closer to finalizing my build I would appreciate some outside input. These are my goals with this build:
- Music production is most important. This means CPU over GPU for me.
- I do still play games. I don't need top tier stuff, but I want to play some FPS, Strategy and RPGs. I don't need high settings for FPS games, I play TF2, Natural Selection 2, Metro 2033, and Sanctum 2.
- I need everything but a mouse. Its possible I can get 64bit windows for free but I don't know that for sure yet. Thus I am buying:
CPU
MOBO
Memory
Storage
Graphics Card
Case
Power Supply
Optical Drive
Monitor
Keyboard (backlit)
and possibly OS
- My budget is about $1000
I've messed around on pc part picker for 3 days and this is what I've come up with:
CPU: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80623i52500
MOBO: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-b75pro3
Memory: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl10d16gbxl
Storage: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex
Graphics Card: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/pny-video-card-vcggtx750t2xpboc
Case: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r
Power Supply: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-capstone450
Optical Drive: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas
Monitor: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vs238hp
Keyboard (backlit): http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-keyboard-jqd00001
and possibly OS: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-gfc02050
Total: $1049.92
I don't have any plans to do any overclocking on this system as of now, which is why I went with i5 2500. I debated on a couple things, like forgoing a 144hz monitor and sticking with the GTX 750 Ti so that power and heat would be low. Also dithered around about getting a 7200rpm HDD vs a 10000rpm velociraptor. Any input is welcome, and thanks for looking at this.
Ax
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