Hello community. New member and first time poster. I've been "in the business" for about 15 years, and like many others in my position, I've found myself with a 6 year old machine on its last legs, and myself totally out of the loop with new system builds. I put together my last machine before SATA hit the scene mainstream. That said I look to you, trusted community, to help steer me in the right direction.
I am looking to build a budget PC (Under $800 shipped) that will be mostly used to house my large MP3 and Top Gear collection, while still allowing me the occasional WOW raid night and maybe even play the newer games at 100% maximum detail on my simpleton 1280x1024 monitor.
Approx Purchase Date:
Late Nov. early Dec.
Budget:
Hard capped at $800 shipped.
Usage:
MP3 listening, Media watching, MMORPG, Fallout
Preferred website:
newegg.com
Country or origin:
USA
Monitor max resolution:
1280x1024 (will someday purchase a new monitor, not likely 1080p)
No over clocking considerations. Just not my scene anymore.
To be noted:
OS, KB, Mouse and shipping need to be included in the $800 cap.
What I have compiled for your consideration:
Case/HDD (OS/App):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...
$84.98
Motherboard/Power Supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...
$159.98
CPU/Video:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...
$202.98
Memory:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
$67.99
Storage HDD (the above included drive will be used as OS/App Drive):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
$69.99
Optical Drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
$19.99
Keyboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
$6.99
Mouse:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
$34.99
OS:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
$99
Shipping to 87505:
$23.29
TOTAL shipped: $771.75
I intend to replace the 500GB boot drive with a SSD at some point in the near future (big reason to keep data and boot drives separate to make ghosting easier when the time comes).
My current build is in the original Cooler Master WAVE case. I actually LOVE this case and would prefer to keep it. I don't much like the black cases and this one is gorgeous. Will the build listed above fit, with no issues, in my old case if I so choose?
http://www.modster-pc.co.nz/shop/images/Sil_Wav.jpg
As I said before the bulk of this machines life will be Media Monkey, VLC player, A little WoW, Fallout 3 (and beyond) and when released SWTOR.
I look forward to hearing what you think of my build and whether or not I can save a few bucks or get more for my money.
Added question. Again since I've been out of the game a while. Are all of the above listed parts deemed "reliable"? I don't want to sacrifice uptime for cost.
Edited to include the great combo deals listed below, thanks Dougie Fresh.