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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE:
Right after Christmas (possibly some post holiday discounts I could recieve).
BUDGET RANGE:
No more than $1000; the cheaper the better.
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT:
Gaming mostly, possibly some video editing with Vegas but it might just stay on my other computer, & general applications (Word, Firefox, etc...).
PARTS NOT REQUIRED:
Mouse, keyboard, speakers, case (ATX form factor), WD 250 GB hard drive (SATA), DVD writer/reader (IDE), & Samsung Syncmaster 712n moniter (17 inches).
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS:
www.newegg.com, but I'm open to suggestions.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
United States
PARTS PREFERENCES: Would like comments to help me find parts that are a good match with my monitor's resolution.
CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE ($189) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674
Would like to know if a quad core is really necessary or if I really need it to be this fast, could I achieve the same through overclocking a slower stock CPU?
HEATSINK: Stock (Though is it good to get a 3rd-party one?)
PSU: Sunbeam PSU 650W (59.99) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817709016
Is this the best pick for the price & wattage or are there better solutions?
MOBO: Foxconn A7DA-S 3.0 AM3 AMD 790GX ($99.99) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186168
It has two PCI Express 2.0 slots running at 16x, is this necessary in the future for running 2 Radeon HD 5850 or do they just end up running at 8x in the end?
RAM: A-DATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211409
Is this a good amount of RAM or do you think it's just a better idea to buy this now & another set on down the road?
GPU: ASUS Radeon HD 5850 1GB ($259.99) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121349
Is this the best card to be future proof or is this just unecessary for my monitor resolution?
CASE FANS: COOLER MASTER 120mm Fans (Package of two for $9.98) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103022
OS: Windows Vista 64 bit ($109.99) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116677
Unsure, I want Windows 7 but I'm unsure that by the time I make this rig if I will specifically have to get Windows 7 or if buying Windows Vista will still come with the free upgrade to it at that time (64 bit).
Total price: $808.93 w/o shipping (All prices listed above are from www.newegg.com)
OVERCLOCKING: I will probably end up doing so.
CROSSFIRE/SLI: Most likely down the road I will after a year or so.
MONITOR RESOLUTION:
1280x1024, I have no intentions of buying a higher res. monitor anytime soon.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
I want this rig to be able to play pretty much whatever I throw at it as of next year's games at pretty much all the highest settings & possibly some anti-aliasing thrown in there in the 40-60 fps range at least at my monitors native resolution (including some older games like Crysis/ Warhead, Oblivion, Stalker: Shadows of Chernobyl, The Orange/Black Box, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Mass Effect 2, etc.). This will be my first custom rig & I don't want to spend any more money than I have to because I can always add onto it later but I want it to be somewhat future-proof in the end. I'm open to your comments on this build & suggestions on the components so that I can build the best gaming PC for the money. Thanks!
Right after Christmas (possibly some post holiday discounts I could recieve).
BUDGET RANGE:
No more than $1000; the cheaper the better.
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT:
Gaming mostly, possibly some video editing with Vegas but it might just stay on my other computer, & general applications (Word, Firefox, etc...).
PARTS NOT REQUIRED:
Mouse, keyboard, speakers, case (ATX form factor), WD 250 GB hard drive (SATA), DVD writer/reader (IDE), & Samsung Syncmaster 712n moniter (17 inches).
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS:
www.newegg.com, but I'm open to suggestions.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
United States
PARTS PREFERENCES: Would like comments to help me find parts that are a good match with my monitor's resolution.
CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE ($189) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674
Would like to know if a quad core is really necessary or if I really need it to be this fast, could I achieve the same through overclocking a slower stock CPU?
HEATSINK: Stock (Though is it good to get a 3rd-party one?)
PSU: Sunbeam PSU 650W (59.99) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817709016
Is this the best pick for the price & wattage or are there better solutions?
MOBO: Foxconn A7DA-S 3.0 AM3 AMD 790GX ($99.99) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186168
It has two PCI Express 2.0 slots running at 16x, is this necessary in the future for running 2 Radeon HD 5850 or do they just end up running at 8x in the end?
RAM: A-DATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211409
Is this a good amount of RAM or do you think it's just a better idea to buy this now & another set on down the road?
GPU: ASUS Radeon HD 5850 1GB ($259.99) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121349
Is this the best card to be future proof or is this just unecessary for my monitor resolution?
CASE FANS: COOLER MASTER 120mm Fans (Package of two for $9.98) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103022
OS: Windows Vista 64 bit ($109.99) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116677
Unsure, I want Windows 7 but I'm unsure that by the time I make this rig if I will specifically have to get Windows 7 or if buying Windows Vista will still come with the free upgrade to it at that time (64 bit).
Total price: $808.93 w/o shipping (All prices listed above are from www.newegg.com)
OVERCLOCKING: I will probably end up doing so.
CROSSFIRE/SLI: Most likely down the road I will after a year or so.
MONITOR RESOLUTION:
1280x1024, I have no intentions of buying a higher res. monitor anytime soon.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
I want this rig to be able to play pretty much whatever I throw at it as of next year's games at pretty much all the highest settings & possibly some anti-aliasing thrown in there in the 40-60 fps range at least at my monitors native resolution (including some older games like Crysis/ Warhead, Oblivion, Stalker: Shadows of Chernobyl, The Orange/Black Box, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Mass Effect 2, etc.). This will be my first custom rig & I don't want to spend any more money than I have to because I can always add onto it later but I want it to be somewhat future-proof in the end. I'm open to your comments on this build & suggestions on the components so that I can build the best gaming PC for the money. Thanks!