Hello everyone! Its about time for a new PC, the one I currently have which was my first build is about four years old, so its about time for a new one. Its primarily going to be used for gaming. I'm looking to stay around 1300 including monitor, and will probably build the PC around mid november so some stuff could go down in price that I have listed. Quick note, I wont be doing any overclocking.
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 ($189.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036&cm_sp=DailyDeal-_-19-115-036-_-Homepage
Case: Antec 1200 ($164.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129043
Power Supply: Corsair 750TX ($129.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
Hard Drive: Western Digital 640gb ($84.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218
RAM: G.Skill 4gb ($66.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122
Motherboard: Asus P5Q Pro ($139.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299
Graphics Card: Visiontek HD 4870 ($279.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129113
*I'll be grabbing another one of these cards later on after I build my PC to crossfire.
DVD Drive: Asus drive ($39.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135156
Monitor: Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP support 300 cd/m2 700:1 ($199.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009094
Total: $1,296.91 (Naturally this may go down as I'm gonna shop around there is a Microcenter nearby I'm gonna visit to but just to get a rough estimate.)
I have a mouse, keyboard, and speakers which i'll upgrade down the road but they will suffice for now. As far as the OS goes I can get a copy of windows vista 64 bit business version for free. My college is in the microsoft academic alliance which allows us to download free copies of certain microsoft software. Would that be fine to use, or should I just get home premium?
Also if anyone has an antec 1200 and could recommend getting some longer cables or whatnot since its a pretty big case.
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 ($189.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036&cm_sp=DailyDeal-_-19-115-036-_-Homepage
Case: Antec 1200 ($164.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129043
Power Supply: Corsair 750TX ($129.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
Hard Drive: Western Digital 640gb ($84.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218
RAM: G.Skill 4gb ($66.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122
Motherboard: Asus P5Q Pro ($139.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299
Graphics Card: Visiontek HD 4870 ($279.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129113
*I'll be grabbing another one of these cards later on after I build my PC to crossfire.
DVD Drive: Asus drive ($39.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135156
Monitor: Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP support 300 cd/m2 700:1 ($199.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009094
Total: $1,296.91 (Naturally this may go down as I'm gonna shop around there is a Microcenter nearby I'm gonna visit to but just to get a rough estimate.)
I have a mouse, keyboard, and speakers which i'll upgrade down the road but they will suffice for now. As far as the OS goes I can get a copy of windows vista 64 bit business version for free. My college is in the microsoft academic alliance which allows us to download free copies of certain microsoft software. Would that be fine to use, or should I just get home premium?
Also if anyone has an antec 1200 and could recommend getting some longer cables or whatnot since its a pretty big case.