Approximate Purchase Date: Within the upcoming week
Budget Range: About 800-1000$
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming,watching movies, internet surfing.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Completely new PC except for GPU (name and make listed below)
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.blink.com.kw
Location: Kuwait
Parts Preferences: I would very much like to upgrade to an Intel core i7 processor.
Overclocking: probably not
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: Hoping to get run at least 1280x1024 smoothly with these parts.
Why Are You Upgrading: 5 year old PC is having trouble keeping up with the latest games.
Listing of parts + Links:
CPU - Intel Core i7-4790K Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz) LGA1150 -
http://www.blink.com.kw/product-detail/intel-core-i7-4790k-processor-8m-cache-up-to-4.40-ghz-lga1150.html?query=search
MOBO - GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-WIFI LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB -
http://www.blink.com.kw/product-detail/gigabyte-ga-z97n-wifi-lga-1150-intel-z97-hdmi-sata-6gb-s-usb-3.0-mini-itx-intel-motherboard.html?query=search
RAM - Transcend 8GB DDR3 1333MHz DIMM 8 0 DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) RAM for Desktop PC -
http://www.blink.com.kw/product-detail/transcend-8gb-ddr3-1333mhz-dimm-8-0-ddr3-1333-pc3-10600-ram-for-desktop-pc.html?query=search
HDD - WD 1TB Blue Sata 3.5" Internal Hard Drive, 6 Gb/s, 64MB Cache, 7200 RPM (Western Digital) -
http://www.blink.com.kw/product-detail/wd-1tb-blue-sata-3.5-internal-hard-drive-6-gb-s-64mb-cache-7200-rpm-westeren-digital.html?query=search
CASE - COOLER MASTER CM Storm HAF-912- Gaming MID Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 WITH WINDOW Part-No # RC-912-KKN1 -
http://www.blink.com.kw/product-detail/cooler-master-cm-storm-haf-912-gaming-mid-tower-computer-case-with-usb-3.0-with-window.html?query=search
PSU - Thermaltake Power Supply 240-Pin SMART 630W Ultra-silent operation with intelligent 12cm cooling fan (Thermaltake)-
http://www.blink.com.kw/product-detail/thermaltake-power-supply-240-pin-smart-630w-ultra-silent-operation-with-intelligent-12cm-cooling-fan.html?query=search
ODD - LG Dvd Rewriter Sata Oem Drive (LG) -
http://www.blink.com.kw/product-detail/lg-dvd-rewriter-sata-oem-drive.html?query=search
Cooling fan - Thermaltake Contac 30 Intel LGA-2011 Ready 160W TDP Heatpipe Direct-contact Technology CPU Cooler -
http://www.blink.com.kw/product-detail/thermaltake-contac-30-intel-lga-2011-ready-160w-tdp-heatpipe-direct-contact-technology-cpu-cooler.html?query=search
GPU(re-using): NVIDIA Geforce GTX 560
These are the parts i have picked out. This is my first time building a PC and hopefully I can get some insight into whether these parts will work well together.
Budget Range: About 800-1000$
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming,watching movies, internet surfing.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Completely new PC except for GPU (name and make listed below)
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.blink.com.kw
Location: Kuwait
Parts Preferences: I would very much like to upgrade to an Intel core i7 processor.
Overclocking: probably not
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: Hoping to get run at least 1280x1024 smoothly with these parts.
Why Are You Upgrading: 5 year old PC is having trouble keeping up with the latest games.
Listing of parts + Links:
CPU - Intel Core i7-4790K Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz) LGA1150 -
http://www.blink.com.kw/product-detail/intel-core-i7-4790k-processor-8m-cache-up-to-4.40-ghz-lga1150.html?query=search
MOBO - GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-WIFI LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB -
http://www.blink.com.kw/product-detail/gigabyte-ga-z97n-wifi-lga-1150-intel-z97-hdmi-sata-6gb-s-usb-3.0-mini-itx-intel-motherboard.html?query=search
RAM - Transcend 8GB DDR3 1333MHz DIMM 8 0 DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) RAM for Desktop PC -
http://www.blink.com.kw/product-detail/transcend-8gb-ddr3-1333mhz-dimm-8-0-ddr3-1333-pc3-10600-ram-for-desktop-pc.html?query=search
HDD - WD 1TB Blue Sata 3.5" Internal Hard Drive, 6 Gb/s, 64MB Cache, 7200 RPM (Western Digital) -
http://www.blink.com.kw/product-detail/wd-1tb-blue-sata-3.5-internal-hard-drive-6-gb-s-64mb-cache-7200-rpm-westeren-digital.html?query=search
CASE - COOLER MASTER CM Storm HAF-912- Gaming MID Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 WITH WINDOW Part-No # RC-912-KKN1 -
http://www.blink.com.kw/product-detail/cooler-master-cm-storm-haf-912-gaming-mid-tower-computer-case-with-usb-3.0-with-window.html?query=search
PSU - Thermaltake Power Supply 240-Pin SMART 630W Ultra-silent operation with intelligent 12cm cooling fan (Thermaltake)-
http://www.blink.com.kw/product-detail/thermaltake-power-supply-240-pin-smart-630w-ultra-silent-operation-with-intelligent-12cm-cooling-fan.html?query=search
ODD - LG Dvd Rewriter Sata Oem Drive (LG) -
http://www.blink.com.kw/product-detail/lg-dvd-rewriter-sata-oem-drive.html?query=search
Cooling fan - Thermaltake Contac 30 Intel LGA-2011 Ready 160W TDP Heatpipe Direct-contact Technology CPU Cooler -
http://www.blink.com.kw/product-detail/thermaltake-contac-30-intel-lga-2011-ready-160w-tdp-heatpipe-direct-contact-technology-cpu-cooler.html?query=search
GPU(re-using): NVIDIA Geforce GTX 560
These are the parts i have picked out. This is my first time building a PC and hopefully I can get some insight into whether these parts will work well together.