Approximate Purchase Date: opportunistic, grabbing parts as good deals are perceived - before xmas 2010.
Budget Range: Under $1000 TTL, etc.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: general home PC, web, docs, home photo, some games (preschool), view videos, music, accounting, *maybe some work - web application development*
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, DVD/CD burner
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg is good enough to get an idea
Country of Origin: US
Parts Preferences: name brand, quality parts preferred
Overclocking: Not necessary
SLI or Crossfire: Not necessary
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 (minimum desired) (2 monitors eventually)
Additional Comments: a quiet PC is always good, a case with room to upgrade. Idea is to buy at the bottom with core components that can handle today's best. When today's best is a bargain in 3 years - upgrade the processor/video card/power supply/RAM/etc as needed.
OS - Not much to change with this one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754 ] Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM [/url]
$100.00
Motherboard - Thought here is that it has USB3.0 and can handle plenty of RAM,will accept a top notch video card, will accept todays high and low end AMD processors.
GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
$100.00
Processor - a good processor for a good price
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103706 ]AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor ADX620WFGIBOX [/url]
$90.00
SSD HD - because changing the system HD is such a pain, it's worth it to me to get the SSD that I know I want now at build time...or it just might never happen.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167027 ] Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2M080G2XX 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - OEM [/url]
$190.00
RAM - Contemplating just 2GB here, but I know that going from 2 to 4 for $40 is worth it - so rather than debate it - I'll just do it and prevent myself from being able to complain about it later.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148262 ] Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model CT2KIT25664BA1339 [/url]
$90
VideoCard - just a simple video card that will handle basic tasks easily and allow me to plug in 2 monitors.
SAPPHIRE 100296HDMI Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
$75.00
Case - and power supply - this is where I don't really have much of an opinion. I want a case that provides plenty of room for my fat fingers to build this PC. I have a Fry's about 5 min away - so I'll be able to get whatever extra cables I might need. I'm not sold on this combo, I'd be willing to get just a case and locate a premium power supply...but I don't really know what that means.
COOLER MASTER Elite RC-310-OWR460 Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case RS-460-PSAR-J3, Elite 460W Power Supply
$70.00
What I'd like help with is the Case and Power Supply.
Power supply option 1 would be a quality supply that is slightly over powered for the above system as-is (as opposed to slightly underpowered).
Power supply option 2 would be a quality supply that is oversized to accommodate the growth potential in processor and video card.
For the case, I'm more interested in it's general convenience - ease of build - convenience of ports (front USB, etc) - anything to consider with USB 3?
Thanks in advance for any comments!
K
Budget Range: Under $1000 TTL, etc.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: general home PC, web, docs, home photo, some games (preschool), view videos, music, accounting, *maybe some work - web application development*
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, DVD/CD burner
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg is good enough to get an idea
Country of Origin: US
Parts Preferences: name brand, quality parts preferred
Overclocking: Not necessary
SLI or Crossfire: Not necessary
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 (minimum desired) (2 monitors eventually)
Additional Comments: a quiet PC is always good, a case with room to upgrade. Idea is to buy at the bottom with core components that can handle today's best. When today's best is a bargain in 3 years - upgrade the processor/video card/power supply/RAM/etc as needed.
OS - Not much to change with this one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754 ] Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM [/url]
$100.00
Motherboard - Thought here is that it has USB3.0 and can handle plenty of RAM,will accept a top notch video card, will accept todays high and low end AMD processors.
GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
$100.00
Processor - a good processor for a good price
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103706 ]AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor ADX620WFGIBOX [/url]
$90.00
SSD HD - because changing the system HD is such a pain, it's worth it to me to get the SSD that I know I want now at build time...or it just might never happen.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167027 ] Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2M080G2XX 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - OEM [/url]
$190.00
RAM - Contemplating just 2GB here, but I know that going from 2 to 4 for $40 is worth it - so rather than debate it - I'll just do it and prevent myself from being able to complain about it later.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148262 ] Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model CT2KIT25664BA1339 [/url]
$90
VideoCard - just a simple video card that will handle basic tasks easily and allow me to plug in 2 monitors.
SAPPHIRE 100296HDMI Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
$75.00
Case - and power supply - this is where I don't really have much of an opinion. I want a case that provides plenty of room for my fat fingers to build this PC. I have a Fry's about 5 min away - so I'll be able to get whatever extra cables I might need. I'm not sold on this combo, I'd be willing to get just a case and locate a premium power supply...but I don't really know what that means.
COOLER MASTER Elite RC-310-OWR460 Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case RS-460-PSAR-J3, Elite 460W Power Supply
$70.00
What I'd like help with is the Case and Power Supply.
Power supply option 1 would be a quality supply that is slightly over powered for the above system as-is (as opposed to slightly underpowered).
Power supply option 2 would be a quality supply that is oversized to accommodate the growth potential in processor and video card.
For the case, I'm more interested in it's general convenience - ease of build - convenience of ports (front USB, etc) - anything to consider with USB 3?
Thanks in advance for any comments!
K
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