I am pretty sure all of the parts I've picked out are good deals/compatible with everything but I'd just like some reassurance. This will be my first build, I've replaced almost everything in my current PC besides a CPU though.
Case - Xclio Blackhawk Color Full Tower http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811103037
I really like this case, I don't know if its a cheap piece of $$$$ though. I know some people will recommend the HAF but I don't like the way it looks.
motherboard - Asus p55 intel 1156 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131405
I'm not that concerned with no usb 3.0 or tri-channel support. Unless I can find something 20-30 dollars more I think I'll stick with this unless its not good.
cpu - i7-860 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115214
ram - corsair xms3 4gb (2 x 2GB) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145260
probably will buy more eventually again I don't think the motherboard I have above supports tri-channel so this seems logical to me.
psu - corsair cmpsu 750w http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
might be over kill i don't know but i'd like some flexibility for the future
video card - evga gtx 470 (fermi) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130550
I was told this is the best value around $300 right now, and i would like the free mafia 2
hard drive - WD caviar 1tb 7200 rpm http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533
I don't need anything special here, just something reliable.
then a random dvd/cd drive for $20
puts the grand total currently at $1,189.92
Something I might add is I only plan to play games on this, WoW, CoD Black Ops, Mafia 2 are just some. Would a i5 be a better value? if so please give me a link and if its a significant price change maybe show me what I can upgrade?
I need advice on a monitor, I currently have a 19' acer monitor that supports 1600 x 900, i feel like spending $300 on the gtx 470 is a bad investment with a monitor that only goes to this resolution. What do you guys think? I Left room in the grand total for a monitor preferably 21'.
Also i've never dealt with fan controllers and stuff on the case, how much of a hassle is it going to be with the case i picked out as a first time builder?
thanks guys I really appreciate.
I will be buying everything by this time next week.
Case - Xclio Blackhawk Color Full Tower http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811103037
I really like this case, I don't know if its a cheap piece of $$$$ though. I know some people will recommend the HAF but I don't like the way it looks.
motherboard - Asus p55 intel 1156 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131405
I'm not that concerned with no usb 3.0 or tri-channel support. Unless I can find something 20-30 dollars more I think I'll stick with this unless its not good.
cpu - i7-860 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115214
ram - corsair xms3 4gb (2 x 2GB) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145260
probably will buy more eventually again I don't think the motherboard I have above supports tri-channel so this seems logical to me.
psu - corsair cmpsu 750w http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
might be over kill i don't know but i'd like some flexibility for the future
video card - evga gtx 470 (fermi) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130550
I was told this is the best value around $300 right now, and i would like the free mafia 2
hard drive - WD caviar 1tb 7200 rpm http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533
I don't need anything special here, just something reliable.
then a random dvd/cd drive for $20
puts the grand total currently at $1,189.92
Something I might add is I only plan to play games on this, WoW, CoD Black Ops, Mafia 2 are just some. Would a i5 be a better value? if so please give me a link and if its a significant price change maybe show me what I can upgrade?
I need advice on a monitor, I currently have a 19' acer monitor that supports 1600 x 900, i feel like spending $300 on the gtx 470 is a bad investment with a monitor that only goes to this resolution. What do you guys think? I Left room in the grand total for a monitor preferably 21'.
Also i've never dealt with fan controllers and stuff on the case, how much of a hassle is it going to be with the case i picked out as a first time builder?
thanks guys I really appreciate.
I will be buying everything by this time next week.