Hi, I've been thinking about selling my laptop and building my one desktop.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Next 1-2 Months, unless it’s best to wait.
BUDGET RANGE: US$400-500
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Watching HD Movies, Gaming, E-mail, etc
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: I have 2 SATA HDD's lying around, one is 1TB (WD green) and the other is a 2'5 160GB WD 7200rpm
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com
PARTS PREFERENCES: I thought AMD CPU would be the best choice because I could buy a motherboard with a new socket and maybe upgrade in a few years
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe, I’m not sure but it’s very probable
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe in the future, not a must right now
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Haven’t bought one yet but it’s definitely going to be with a resolution higher than 1680*1050, maybe a dual-screen layout in the near future.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I don’t want it to be too loud, but it doesn’t have to be as silent as a HTPC
Here's a list of hardware I had sort of thought about:
Qty. Product Description Unit Price Total Price
1 OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ500MXSP 500W Power Supply compatible with core i7 $59.99 $59.99
1 OCZ Gold 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory $68.99 $68.99
1 AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor $119.99 $119.99
1 GIGABYTE Radeon HD 4670 GV-R467ZL-1GI Video Card - Retail $74.99 $74.99
1 Antec Two Hundred Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $49.95 $49.95
1 LG DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS50 - OEM $18.99 $18.99
1 GIGABYTE GA-MA785GMT-UD2H AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $79.99 $79.99
TOTAL $472.89
Is all the hardware compatible? do you recommend any changes? Anything missing?
I though about an upgrade on the motherboard to one of the 790 chipsets but I'm not sure if I'll see a big gain.
I also thought about the core i5 coming out soon, but I'm not sure if they will change anything in this price range.
Thanks
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Next 1-2 Months, unless it’s best to wait.
BUDGET RANGE: US$400-500
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Watching HD Movies, Gaming, E-mail, etc
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: I have 2 SATA HDD's lying around, one is 1TB (WD green) and the other is a 2'5 160GB WD 7200rpm
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com
PARTS PREFERENCES: I thought AMD CPU would be the best choice because I could buy a motherboard with a new socket and maybe upgrade in a few years
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe, I’m not sure but it’s very probable
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe in the future, not a must right now
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Haven’t bought one yet but it’s definitely going to be with a resolution higher than 1680*1050, maybe a dual-screen layout in the near future.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I don’t want it to be too loud, but it doesn’t have to be as silent as a HTPC
Here's a list of hardware I had sort of thought about:
Qty. Product Description Unit Price Total Price
1 OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ500MXSP 500W Power Supply compatible with core i7 $59.99 $59.99
1 OCZ Gold 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory $68.99 $68.99
1 AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor $119.99 $119.99
1 GIGABYTE Radeon HD 4670 GV-R467ZL-1GI Video Card - Retail $74.99 $74.99
1 Antec Two Hundred Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $49.95 $49.95
1 LG DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS50 - OEM $18.99 $18.99
1 GIGABYTE GA-MA785GMT-UD2H AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $79.99 $79.99
TOTAL $472.89
Is all the hardware compatible? do you recommend any changes? Anything missing?
I though about an upgrade on the motherboard to one of the 790 chipsets but I'm not sure if I'll see a big gain.
I also thought about the core i5 coming out soon, but I'm not sure if they will change anything in this price range.
Thanks