Hello everyone! My name is Nathan.
Sorry in advance for the ridiculously long post...
I'm thinking about building a PC for the first time, never had any experience building one or about any PC components. I have, however, done a bit of research over the past few months looking at parts, prices, compatibility, and aesthetics. So, I think I have a greater understanding now.
After putting a parts list together on pcpartpicker, I think I've come to a conclusion.
I have a mouse, keyboard, monitor, speakers, and an operating system.
I've already spent about $150 on the case and RAM from the parts list, but I'd like to spend around $600-$700 on the entire build.
What I plan on doing with this PC is mostly some light to medium video and photo editing, little bit of gaming (not really into gaming, may decide down the road to get into it), general web browsing, YouTube videos, and that's about it.
Mostly just want to upgrade from this prebuilt AMD Sempron LE 1300 with 2GB of ram. I can't do ANYTHING on this rig...
I might plan on doing some water cooling and custom lighting later on (let me know if that's highly unnecessary).
If you have any ideas, for example... getting rid of the SSD, opting for a larger/smaller PSU, or suggesting a part instead of another for the same price. I kind of set it up for expand-ability but whatever, I just need the advice of some seasoned computer enthusiasts.
If you have any more questions let me know.
Thank you for your time, and here is the parts list!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($109.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $79.99)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($111.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Enermax ECA3280A-BL ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $69.99)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($2.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $665.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-14 22:10 EDT-0400
Sorry in advance for the ridiculously long post...
I'm thinking about building a PC for the first time, never had any experience building one or about any PC components. I have, however, done a bit of research over the past few months looking at parts, prices, compatibility, and aesthetics. So, I think I have a greater understanding now.
After putting a parts list together on pcpartpicker, I think I've come to a conclusion.
I have a mouse, keyboard, monitor, speakers, and an operating system.
I've already spent about $150 on the case and RAM from the parts list, but I'd like to spend around $600-$700 on the entire build.
What I plan on doing with this PC is mostly some light to medium video and photo editing, little bit of gaming (not really into gaming, may decide down the road to get into it), general web browsing, YouTube videos, and that's about it.
Mostly just want to upgrade from this prebuilt AMD Sempron LE 1300 with 2GB of ram. I can't do ANYTHING on this rig...
I might plan on doing some water cooling and custom lighting later on (let me know if that's highly unnecessary).
If you have any ideas, for example... getting rid of the SSD, opting for a larger/smaller PSU, or suggesting a part instead of another for the same price. I kind of set it up for expand-ability but whatever, I just need the advice of some seasoned computer enthusiasts.
If you have any more questions let me know.
Thank you for your time, and here is the parts list!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($109.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $79.99)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($111.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Enermax ECA3280A-BL ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $69.99)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($2.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $665.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-14 22:10 EDT-0400