**EDIT** I cut down on the price a bit, to make it a bit easier to narrow down parts.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Over the next few weeks.
BUDGET RANGE: $1100-$1400
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming mostly, but with general Internet use.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Case, optical drive, and power supply (Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750-Watt TX Series 80 Plus Certified Power Supply compatible with Intel Core i7 and Core i5).
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Amazon.com, Newegg.com, Tigerdirect.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel CPU.
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Honestly not sure, due to lack of knowledge and as not knowing what exactly monitor/video card setup to go with.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: In the emergency medicine field, might eventually do some detailing/modding/customizing of the case to fit that theme, so any random tips you'd like to throw in towards that would be good as well.
Hello there, and thanks for taking the time to help my with my new project. First off, I'll be honest, my technique ability is... well, decent. I took some years of electronics courses in highschool and college, and have always tinkered with my pre-built computers in the past. I have no problem with assembling all the parts, fiddling with them, and getting my hands 'dirty' in getting this thing built. My problem comes down to actually selecting the right parts for the right price. All the information out there is a bit of an overload for me when it came to all the really technique stuff and there was a bit of a disconnect for me of why this part which works best with that part and should be used along with this part. As well all the different chips sets and features and... so on and so forth. And couldn't really tell why one thing was better then the other or why I'd want this feature instead of another. Example, the whole monitor/resolution... thing. I mean... like... I want a high resolution and a good monitor... so, not quite sure how to 'pick' what I want.
So case in point, working with hands, assembling, and problem solving good. Super technical, comparing parts, and actually understanding it all bad. Hah, part of it might also be that with all the medical know how and what not I deal with everyday, to go from constantly studying all of that for training and higher certifications, to have to go from that to trying to study up on computer hardware specifications is a bit jarring.
But so, the build I found was a 'pre-made' one as well, as in December's $1300 Enthusiast System build here on this site. Which ya can find right here. http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/build-own-pc,review-31759.html?xtmc=system_builder&xtcr=3
Problem being though, after some research, it seemed that the general opinion of that build is 'meh'. Though that was not entire after I already started buying parts from the list. Luckily, nothing major that I believe I wasn't going to be getting anyway and are super critical in what kind I got. I got the power supply that is on that build list ( Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750-Watt TX Series 80 Plus Certified Power Supply compatible with Intel Core i7 and Core i5), a optical drive the most closely resembled the drive on the list (for what ever reason, couldn't find it anywhere, so went with a Samsung Internal Half Height DVD-W Supermulti SATA 22X Lightscribe), but I went with a different case then the one on the list, after doing some research and able to spend a bit more on it then what they budgeted for, so got a Cooler Master RC-922M-KKN1-GP HAF 922M ATX Mid Tower Case.
So that my start, a case, a power supply, and a optical drive. And other then that apparently less then stellar building guide, not much else. Which is why I came here for some advice. So thanks in advance for any help you can give me, feel free to ask me any questions if ya need something clarified, and please excuse me for anything newbish/dumb I've said if I have. I'm trying. XD
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Over the next few weeks.
BUDGET RANGE: $1100-$1400
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming mostly, but with general Internet use.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Case, optical drive, and power supply (Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750-Watt TX Series 80 Plus Certified Power Supply compatible with Intel Core i7 and Core i5).
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Amazon.com, Newegg.com, Tigerdirect.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel CPU.
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Honestly not sure, due to lack of knowledge and as not knowing what exactly monitor/video card setup to go with.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: In the emergency medicine field, might eventually do some detailing/modding/customizing of the case to fit that theme, so any random tips you'd like to throw in towards that would be good as well.
Hello there, and thanks for taking the time to help my with my new project. First off, I'll be honest, my technique ability is... well, decent. I took some years of electronics courses in highschool and college, and have always tinkered with my pre-built computers in the past. I have no problem with assembling all the parts, fiddling with them, and getting my hands 'dirty' in getting this thing built. My problem comes down to actually selecting the right parts for the right price. All the information out there is a bit of an overload for me when it came to all the really technique stuff and there was a bit of a disconnect for me of why this part which works best with that part and should be used along with this part. As well all the different chips sets and features and... so on and so forth. And couldn't really tell why one thing was better then the other or why I'd want this feature instead of another. Example, the whole monitor/resolution... thing. I mean... like... I want a high resolution and a good monitor... so, not quite sure how to 'pick' what I want.
So case in point, working with hands, assembling, and problem solving good. Super technical, comparing parts, and actually understanding it all bad. Hah, part of it might also be that with all the medical know how and what not I deal with everyday, to go from constantly studying all of that for training and higher certifications, to have to go from that to trying to study up on computer hardware specifications is a bit jarring.
But so, the build I found was a 'pre-made' one as well, as in December's $1300 Enthusiast System build here on this site. Which ya can find right here. http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/build-own-pc,review-31759.html?xtmc=system_builder&xtcr=3
Problem being though, after some research, it seemed that the general opinion of that build is 'meh'. Though that was not entire after I already started buying parts from the list. Luckily, nothing major that I believe I wasn't going to be getting anyway and are super critical in what kind I got. I got the power supply that is on that build list ( Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750-Watt TX Series 80 Plus Certified Power Supply compatible with Intel Core i7 and Core i5), a optical drive the most closely resembled the drive on the list (for what ever reason, couldn't find it anywhere, so went with a Samsung Internal Half Height DVD-W Supermulti SATA 22X Lightscribe), but I went with a different case then the one on the list, after doing some research and able to spend a bit more on it then what they budgeted for, so got a Cooler Master RC-922M-KKN1-GP HAF 922M ATX Mid Tower Case.
So that my start, a case, a power supply, and a optical drive. And other then that apparently less then stellar building guide, not much else. Which is why I came here for some advice. So thanks in advance for any help you can give me, feel free to ask me any questions if ya need something clarified, and please excuse me for anything newbish/dumb I've said if I have. I'm trying. XD
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