APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: with in the next month maybe two months
BUDGET RANGE: $500-700 Before / After Rebates (cheaper the better)
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (WoW, SC2, SW:TOR, Eve Online), Music (iTunes)
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com preferred, but anything will work if I can buy from the same place.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: HD- Western Digital; preference to ATI Video and AMD CPU, but open to others.
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe (But not really needed)
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080 SAMSUNG 2333HD High Glossy Black 23" 5ms HDMI Widescreen Full HD LCD Monitor; Dual Monitor, if doable, 1280x1024 19" Dell LCD
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Current PC is a Dell XPS Gen5 from 2005, and I have reached my limit for upgrading it. After upgrading my monitor I have started to notice that performance in game drop greatly, currently using a ATI 2600 HD Pro GPU.
The reason for a hard drive preference is that the last two Seagate HDs I have had died after a year to eighteen months after getting them.
Also, I currently have a external HD, a Western Digital Elements 1TB USB 2.0 that I am currently using as a backup HD for files.
As for parts selection, I would need to add a OS to the list, for the rest of the part they could be something I can upgrade down the road also, say 6 months or so.
I searched the forums looking for something similar to what I am looking for and found some but nothing that would involve the use a a Raid set up for two HDs. I was told which Raid setup would be best for being in a game and having iTunes running with music in the background, with out a huge loss in performance; but forgot if I could be reminded that would be wonderful. If this is doable with my budget I would like to explore the possibility's, if not I can drop the option.
Lastly, if there is a Prebuilt option with room for the ability to upgrade I am open to it also.
Any help offered for this community is greatly appreciated, so thank you to everyone that takes the time to respond to this.
BUDGET RANGE: $500-700 Before / After Rebates (cheaper the better)
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (WoW, SC2, SW:TOR, Eve Online), Music (iTunes)
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com preferred, but anything will work if I can buy from the same place.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: HD- Western Digital; preference to ATI Video and AMD CPU, but open to others.
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe (But not really needed)
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080 SAMSUNG 2333HD High Glossy Black 23" 5ms HDMI Widescreen Full HD LCD Monitor; Dual Monitor, if doable, 1280x1024 19" Dell LCD
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Current PC is a Dell XPS Gen5 from 2005, and I have reached my limit for upgrading it. After upgrading my monitor I have started to notice that performance in game drop greatly, currently using a ATI 2600 HD Pro GPU.
The reason for a hard drive preference is that the last two Seagate HDs I have had died after a year to eighteen months after getting them.
Also, I currently have a external HD, a Western Digital Elements 1TB USB 2.0 that I am currently using as a backup HD for files.
As for parts selection, I would need to add a OS to the list, for the rest of the part they could be something I can upgrade down the road also, say 6 months or so.
I searched the forums looking for something similar to what I am looking for and found some but nothing that would involve the use a a Raid set up for two HDs. I was told which Raid setup would be best for being in a game and having iTunes running with music in the background, with out a huge loss in performance; but forgot if I could be reminded that would be wonderful. If this is doable with my budget I would like to explore the possibility's, if not I can drop the option.
Lastly, if there is a Prebuilt option with room for the ability to upgrade I am open to it also.
Any help offered for this community is greatly appreciated, so thank you to everyone that takes the time to respond to this.
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