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What's up everyone!
I'm new to these forums so I figured I'd take a minute and introduce myself. My xbox 360 just crapped out on me, and I'm planning on replacing it with a gaming PC rather than a new console. It's something I've wanted to do for a while now, and now I finally have the excuse to do it!
Approximate Purchase Date: End of October/Beginning of November.
Budget Range: Approximately $1000-1250 after rebates. The lower the better, but I don't mind spending more if it's truly worth it.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, but photo editing is up there in priority too. I use mainly Photoshop Lightroom 3 at the moment, but if I have the funds sometime down the road, I'd like to upgrade to a more complete version of PS. I'll probably do a little bit of web surfing as well. I have a laptop to use for schoolwork so that isn't an issue.
Parts Not Required: I need to purchase everything eventually, but for now, speaker, mouse & keyboard, and the monitor aren't included in this budget.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com is what I'm most familiar with, but I'm open to any reputable seller in the US.
Country of Origin: US of A
Parts Preferences: by brand or type (e.g.: I would like to use an AMD CPU & Biostar mobo with a 24" LCD and full tower case)
Overclocking: Maybe. I'm not computer illiterate but new to PC gaming. I definitely won't be overclocking right off the bat but it's something I'd like to keep in mind.
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe. See above!
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 preferably.
Additional Comments: I'm easily amused by lots of lights and bling
Also, I'd like to "future proof" this, if you will. I don't want to plan on having to do a major overhaul/rebuild for at least 3 years.
Here is everything I've picked out so far using the little bit of knowledge I've gained via the internet. Feel to call me out if I'm overpaying/picked out a crappy product/etc.
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4ghz
Cooling: Zalman 9500-A 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler (Just in case I decide to overclock down the road. And it lights up. Like I said, I'm easily amused.)
Motherboard: Asus M4A89GTD Pro (This has two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots, meaning I have the option running two SLI graphics cards down the road, correct?)
Graphics card: EVGA GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi)
Memory: G.Skill 6MB (3X2MB) DDR3 SDRAM 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ
HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 640MB 7200RPM (I've read that black may be a better choice. Anyone care to clarify?)
DD: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS. I'm not sure if this is compatible with Windows 7 or not.
Case: Antec Twelve Hundred. I'm not sure if this case if overkill because it's so big.
Powersourse: Kingwin Lazer LZ-750 750W. I'm just kind of guestimating on what wattage I'd need. If someone could clarify this for me, that would be awesome.
OS: Windows 7 Home Edition for System Builders.
Total: $1,124.90. Right in the middle of what I'd like to spend, but if I could knock a few dollars off of that price without a dip in performance, I'm all for it.
/walloftext
Thanks guys! It took me a long ass time to right this, so try to help a brother out
I'm new to these forums so I figured I'd take a minute and introduce myself. My xbox 360 just crapped out on me, and I'm planning on replacing it with a gaming PC rather than a new console. It's something I've wanted to do for a while now, and now I finally have the excuse to do it!
Approximate Purchase Date: End of October/Beginning of November.
Budget Range: Approximately $1000-1250 after rebates. The lower the better, but I don't mind spending more if it's truly worth it.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, but photo editing is up there in priority too. I use mainly Photoshop Lightroom 3 at the moment, but if I have the funds sometime down the road, I'd like to upgrade to a more complete version of PS. I'll probably do a little bit of web surfing as well. I have a laptop to use for schoolwork so that isn't an issue.
Parts Not Required: I need to purchase everything eventually, but for now, speaker, mouse & keyboard, and the monitor aren't included in this budget.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com is what I'm most familiar with, but I'm open to any reputable seller in the US.
Country of Origin: US of A
Parts Preferences: by brand or type (e.g.: I would like to use an AMD CPU & Biostar mobo with a 24" LCD and full tower case)
Overclocking: Maybe. I'm not computer illiterate but new to PC gaming. I definitely won't be overclocking right off the bat but it's something I'd like to keep in mind.
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe. See above!
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 preferably.
Additional Comments: I'm easily amused by lots of lights and bling
Also, I'd like to "future proof" this, if you will. I don't want to plan on having to do a major overhaul/rebuild for at least 3 years.Here is everything I've picked out so far using the little bit of knowledge I've gained via the internet. Feel to call me out if I'm overpaying/picked out a crappy product/etc.
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4ghz
Cooling: Zalman 9500-A 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler (Just in case I decide to overclock down the road. And it lights up. Like I said, I'm easily amused.)
Motherboard: Asus M4A89GTD Pro (This has two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots, meaning I have the option running two SLI graphics cards down the road, correct?)
Graphics card: EVGA GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi)
Memory: G.Skill 6MB (3X2MB) DDR3 SDRAM 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ
HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 640MB 7200RPM (I've read that black may be a better choice. Anyone care to clarify?)
DD: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS. I'm not sure if this is compatible with Windows 7 or not.
Case: Antec Twelve Hundred. I'm not sure if this case if overkill because it's so big.
Powersourse: Kingwin Lazer LZ-750 750W. I'm just kind of guestimating on what wattage I'd need. If someone could clarify this for me, that would be awesome.
OS: Windows 7 Home Edition for System Builders.
Total: $1,124.90. Right in the middle of what I'd like to spend, but if I could knock a few dollars off of that price without a dip in performance, I'm all for it.
/walloftext
Thanks guys! It took me a long ass time to right this, so try to help a brother out
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