1st time builder noob looking for help/advice appreciated!$800usd

kaiji

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: (about black friday) BUDGET RANGE: ($800-1000 lower the better)

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: (gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies)

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: ( keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS)

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: (amazon (no tax) also newegg buying from california) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: (USA)

PARTS PREFERENCES: by brand or type (I'm thinking corei5)

OVERCLOCKING: No. will not be overclocking i would be happy with just a running computer. SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Nope. Not interested in SLI or Crossfire.

MONITOR RESOLUTION: (1920x1200)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: (I would like a quiet PC if possible)



processor-$150
I plan on buying the corei5 from Microcenter for $150.



Any help or input would be appreciated thanks.
 
You cant get it up and working without some kind of graphics card (though any old PCIE graphics card would work for getting it working).

You might get the i5 and a motherboard as a combo at microcenter. Gigabyte and ASUS seem to be pretty safe choices, ASRock, MSI and cheaper brands have had some issues with overvoltage protection. Also be careful with CPU installation as there have been issues with foxconn sockets.
 

kaiji

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thanks for the feedback. i'm about ready to buy parts from newegg now and just wanted to finalize everything.


microcenter i5- $150

ASUS P7P55D LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131404

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail


SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822152185

Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827118030

$69.99 - G.SKILL DDR3 1333 4GB Desktop Memory - Free Shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?nm_mc=AFC-SlickDeals&cm_mmc=AFC-SlickDeals-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA&Item=N82E16820231275

it's going to be on sale for $70 on black friday
the latency is higher but should be okay right?
Capacity 4GB (2 x 2GB)
Speed DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
Cas Latency 8
Timing 8-8-8-21
Voltage 1.5V

antec earthwatt 650
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015
if it says 11/23-11/25 does it mean i'm still able to get the rebate if i buy it on the 25th?

Im still uncertain about power supply though.
also just wanted to make sure my parts would fit.
am probably thinking about getting a 4870 possibily.
thanks