Hello!
I am building a PC, and I am looking for some high-quality user input. Thus, I challenge YOU to build the best multimedia, games, and general use PC possible for sub-$1500! I'm looking for creativity, as I am currently mulling a few set-ups basically stemming from certain brand allegiances, which is certainly cost/performance unhealthy!
Rules:
Final price MUST be sub-$1500 ($1499.99 OK!).
Final price MUST include shipping (UPS Ground, as itemized by Newegg).
MUST use www.newegg.com for all components.
No allegiances to brands! Anything goes ....
(Note: raw performance -- GPU/CPU/MB/RAM much more important than fancy form factors, over-the-top bells and whistles).
MUST include all components except:
Hard Drive (optional).
Optical (optional -- Blu-Ray would be a HUGE bonus!)
Mouse, keyboard, speakers unnecessary!
PC uses:
-General: web + excel + word.
-Multimedia: Media Player always playing, DVD encoding, CD ripping.
-Graphics: presentation creation (Pagemaker, Photoshop).
-Games: All modern FPS (Crysis, COD4, Far Cry 2 (for the future!)). Also some RPG and RTS, but I think maximizing for COD4 / Crysis is more important.
-Science: may involve large amounts of data (photo) transfer. Thus, could benefit from simple RAID set-up.
-Tinkering: will definitely overclock, interested in advanced cooling options (but not necessary). SLI / Crossfire would be cool.
You get the idea!
Thanks -- I will share build ideas and comments if responses evolve, but I don't want to cloud anyone's judgment beforehand!
I am building a PC, and I am looking for some high-quality user input. Thus, I challenge YOU to build the best multimedia, games, and general use PC possible for sub-$1500! I'm looking for creativity, as I am currently mulling a few set-ups basically stemming from certain brand allegiances, which is certainly cost/performance unhealthy!
Rules:
Final price MUST be sub-$1500 ($1499.99 OK!).
Final price MUST include shipping (UPS Ground, as itemized by Newegg).
MUST use www.newegg.com for all components.
No allegiances to brands! Anything goes ....
(Note: raw performance -- GPU/CPU/MB/RAM much more important than fancy form factors, over-the-top bells and whistles).
MUST include all components except:
Hard Drive (optional).
Optical (optional -- Blu-Ray would be a HUGE bonus!)
Mouse, keyboard, speakers unnecessary!
PC uses:
-General: web + excel + word.
-Multimedia: Media Player always playing, DVD encoding, CD ripping.
-Graphics: presentation creation (Pagemaker, Photoshop).
-Games: All modern FPS (Crysis, COD4, Far Cry 2 (for the future!)). Also some RPG and RTS, but I think maximizing for COD4 / Crysis is more important.
-Science: may involve large amounts of data (photo) transfer. Thus, could benefit from simple RAID set-up.
-Tinkering: will definitely overclock, interested in advanced cooling options (but not necessary). SLI / Crossfire would be cool.
You get the idea!
Thanks -- I will share build ideas and comments if responses evolve, but I don't want to cloud anyone's judgment beforehand!