BUDGET: approx. $500-700
EXPERIENCE WITH BUILDING A PC: Not too much, previously installed a gfx card, memory and hard drive and that's it.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: ASAP, want to put it together on my break about a week and a half from now
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming (with movies, surfing internet, and word processing distant 2nd)
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor- 22 inch viewsonic, PC Power and Cooling 470 watt power supply- salvageable since good brand?,seagate 320gig hard drive
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: any site, i do like newegg but best deal- as long as reliable and returnable if any dead parts
PARTS PREFERENCES: None whatsoever, looking for pure performance, HOWEVER, I will be graduating dental school and upgrading my pc in 2.5 yrs so upgradeability also......antec 1200? or too expensive?
OVERCLOCKING: Yes- totally willing to try
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: sure, whatever is most powerful- higher performance single card or two cards at lower individual performance/price
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: It's a pet peeve when my graphics card overheats and dies so hopefully a case with excellent cooling abilities, i don't care about noise so much
Also, Thank-you in advance for any suggestions and sorry I don't have any real parts preferences, I have researched quite a bit, but the forum debates are overwhelming !!!! lol
GAMES I PLAY OR WOULD LIKE TO PLAY: Empires: Total War, Crysis Warhead, Supreme Commander, Far Cry II, Flight SimulatorX, Rise of Flight, Storm of war: battle of britain, COD4
EXPERIENCE WITH BUILDING A PC: Not too much, previously installed a gfx card, memory and hard drive and that's it.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: ASAP, want to put it together on my break about a week and a half from now
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming (with movies, surfing internet, and word processing distant 2nd)
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor- 22 inch viewsonic, PC Power and Cooling 470 watt power supply- salvageable since good brand?,seagate 320gig hard drive
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: any site, i do like newegg but best deal- as long as reliable and returnable if any dead parts
PARTS PREFERENCES: None whatsoever, looking for pure performance, HOWEVER, I will be graduating dental school and upgrading my pc in 2.5 yrs so upgradeability also......antec 1200? or too expensive?
OVERCLOCKING: Yes- totally willing to try
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: sure, whatever is most powerful- higher performance single card or two cards at lower individual performance/price
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: It's a pet peeve when my graphics card overheats and dies so hopefully a case with excellent cooling abilities, i don't care about noise so much
Also, Thank-you in advance for any suggestions and sorry I don't have any real parts preferences, I have researched quite a bit, but the forum debates are overwhelming !!!! lol
GAMES I PLAY OR WOULD LIKE TO PLAY: Empires: Total War, Crysis Warhead, Supreme Commander, Far Cry II, Flight SimulatorX, Rise of Flight, Storm of war: battle of britain, COD4