I have never built a computer before, although I have taken some classes in computer engineering. But for the past 3 months or so I have been lurking and searching the internet, comparing and contrasting. I basically want a build that his great performance and looks beautiful too. The parts I have picked below are what I have found to look the best and perform the best for my needs and beyond. I am just curious about bottlenecks and compatibility issues it could possible have? I would love feedback and criticism, or even other suggestions. Bare in mind I know I am probably sacrificing some performance for aesthetics. My build is themed with blue in mind.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Mid October
BUDGET RANGE: $1200 before rebates
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT:
1. Photoshop Image Editing, etc
2. Indesign Editing, Page Layouts, etc
3. Illustrator
4. High End Gaming: L4D, GTA4, WoW, Prototype, Sims3 etc
5. Movies
6. Internet Surfing
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor.
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: Whatever is the best for the price (see comments)
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe, I have never overclocked or built a system by myself. I am a little hesitant about it.
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe, I can not afford two gpu's atm but I want new newest with DirextX 11; so Maybe next year I will buy another to crossfire with.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1360 x 768, I know tis a weird resoltuion. I have my currecnt computer hooked up to my Samsung 32" 720p LCD HDTV. I eventually plan On getting dual 22' lcd Monitors at 1920x1200.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Essentially I want a powerful pc with good aesthetics. I am willing to sacrifice some performance to get a different color, etc. My Build is theme blue.
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
Graphics Card: XFX HD-585A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity - Retail
Motherboard: MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Power Supply: KINGWIN Mach 1 ABT-800MA1S 800W ATX / BTX SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Modular Power Supply - Retail
Ram: 2x Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (with LEDs) Model BL25664TB1608 - Retail
Case: LOGISYS Computer CS888CL Transparent Clear Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Pre-Assembled - Retail
OS Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
CPU Cooler: ZALMAN CNPS9900LED 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail
Storage Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
CD/DVD Burner: HP Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA 24X Multiformat DVD Burner LightScribe Support - Retail
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Mid October
BUDGET RANGE: $1200 before rebates
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT:
1. Photoshop Image Editing, etc
2. Indesign Editing, Page Layouts, etc
3. Illustrator
4. High End Gaming: L4D, GTA4, WoW, Prototype, Sims3 etc
5. Movies
6. Internet Surfing
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor.
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: Whatever is the best for the price (see comments)
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe, I have never overclocked or built a system by myself. I am a little hesitant about it.
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe, I can not afford two gpu's atm but I want new newest with DirextX 11; so Maybe next year I will buy another to crossfire with.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1360 x 768, I know tis a weird resoltuion. I have my currecnt computer hooked up to my Samsung 32" 720p LCD HDTV. I eventually plan On getting dual 22' lcd Monitors at 1920x1200.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Essentially I want a powerful pc with good aesthetics. I am willing to sacrifice some performance to get a different color, etc. My Build is theme blue.
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
Graphics Card: XFX HD-585A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity - Retail
Motherboard: MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Power Supply: KINGWIN Mach 1 ABT-800MA1S 800W ATX / BTX SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Modular Power Supply - Retail
Ram: 2x Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (with LEDs) Model BL25664TB1608 - Retail
Case: LOGISYS Computer CS888CL Transparent Clear Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Pre-Assembled - Retail
OS Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
CPU Cooler: ZALMAN CNPS9900LED 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail
Storage Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
CD/DVD Burner: HP Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA 24X Multiformat DVD Burner LightScribe Support - Retail