APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Earliest would be the beginning of next month. Sometime this fall.
BUDGET RANGE: $800-900
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming, programming, 3d graphics.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: OS.
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg, amazon.com, tigerdirect.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel
OVERCLOCKING: NO
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: possibly in the future.
Here's what I've got so far:
Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131621
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115067
CPU Fan/heatsink: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197
Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127445
Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017
Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231156
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136283
Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824116442
Total: $1054.90
For the CPU Fan/heatsink, Newegg's price is much higher than Amazon's (49.99 compared to 29.99 at Amazon), so I'll probably be ordering it from there instead of Newegg.
I'm a college student, so my budget is pretty tight. I'm pretty sure I can only afford something in the $800-900 price range, so I'm trying to reduce the cost of this build by $150-200. One thing I'm considering doing is ordering some of the parts (like the case and monitor, since I can test it on my current machine), and waiting a bit to buy the rest.
Thanks very much for the advice!
BUDGET RANGE: $800-900
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming, programming, 3d graphics.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: OS.
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg, amazon.com, tigerdirect.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel
OVERCLOCKING: NO
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: possibly in the future.
Here's what I've got so far:
Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131621
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115067
CPU Fan/heatsink: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197
Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127445
Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017
Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231156
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136283
Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824116442
Total: $1054.90
For the CPU Fan/heatsink, Newegg's price is much higher than Amazon's (49.99 compared to 29.99 at Amazon), so I'll probably be ordering it from there instead of Newegg.
I'm a college student, so my budget is pretty tight. I'm pretty sure I can only afford something in the $800-900 price range, so I'm trying to reduce the cost of this build by $150-200. One thing I'm considering doing is ordering some of the parts (like the case and monitor, since I can test it on my current machine), and waiting a bit to buy the rest.
Thanks very much for the advice!