Hello everyone! I'm planning a media oriented small form factor build and would like your opinions on my projected build.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: 1-2 mos. BUDGET RANGE: $800-900+/-
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Skype Conference, Watching Movies, Streaming (upstream+downstream), Gaming.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Mouse, Monitor, Speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Amazon (Prime member = included 2-day shipping for qualifying products), NewEgg
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: SFF case, 80% Cert PSU
OVERCLOCKING: Eventually
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Possibly in the future
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080, 1920x1200 (I plan on running this on my LN-T4081f, Samsung 40" 1080p LED-Backlit LCDTV.)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I'd like a quiet PC with good airflow. Needs to have wireless G adapter. (Planning on going with Linksys)
Parts on the list for the build:
ASRock M3A785GMH/128M AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM x2 // 8GB Total
CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX 450W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders
I've decided to roll with the on-board gpu so I can purchase the "best" processor I can afford right now. I do plan on upgrading to a Sapphire ATI Radeon card when I have some more money.
I know that I didn't list an optical drive, HDD, I figured that I can decide on those a little bit later since I am still in the planning stages.
On the subject of cases, I'm thinking of ThermalTake's LanBox Lite, or NZTX's Rogue.
TT LanBox
NZXT Rogue
Any tips or hints on this build? It will be my first build on my own since my older brother and I built a PC back in '94. lol.
Thanks in advance!
Tam
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: 1-2 mos. BUDGET RANGE: $800-900+/-
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Skype Conference, Watching Movies, Streaming (upstream+downstream), Gaming.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Mouse, Monitor, Speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Amazon (Prime member = included 2-day shipping for qualifying products), NewEgg
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: SFF case, 80% Cert PSU
OVERCLOCKING: Eventually
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Possibly in the future
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080, 1920x1200 (I plan on running this on my LN-T4081f, Samsung 40" 1080p LED-Backlit LCDTV.)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I'd like a quiet PC with good airflow. Needs to have wireless G adapter. (Planning on going with Linksys)
Parts on the list for the build:
ASRock M3A785GMH/128M AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM x2 // 8GB Total
CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX 450W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders
I've decided to roll with the on-board gpu so I can purchase the "best" processor I can afford right now. I do plan on upgrading to a Sapphire ATI Radeon card when I have some more money.
I know that I didn't list an optical drive, HDD, I figured that I can decide on those a little bit later since I am still in the planning stages.
On the subject of cases, I'm thinking of ThermalTake's LanBox Lite, or NZTX's Rogue.
TT LanBox
NZXT Rogue
Any tips or hints on this build? It will be my first build on my own since my older brother and I built a PC back in '94. lol.
Thanks in advance!
Tam