Greetings, hardware gurus! I'm excited to be taking the plunge and building my first ever desktop PC. However, I'm also scared as hell. There's just a lot I don't know, and it seems like there are many opportunities for me to do something wrong and end up wasting a lot of time and money. I already have a build tentatively planned out, but I'd really appreciate any advice, comments, or feedback you could give me.
Approximate Purchase Date: As soon as possible.
Budget Range: $1,000-$1,200 Before Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, watching movies, surfing the internet.
Parts Not Required: The OS. I've already got a copy of Windows 7.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.newegg.com
Country of Origin: United States
Parts Preferences: I have no brand loyalties. I just want parts that work well, and work well together.
Overclocking: Maybe? I know nothing about overclocking, but I definitely plan on looking into it.
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: Negotiable. The one I have picked out currently is 1440 x 900.
Additional Comments: The physical appearance of the computer really isn't important to me. I don't need to see inside it, or have fancy fan lights, or anything like that. My main concern is that it works and works well.
Here's a link to my Newegg wishlist: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=9871929
The parts included are as follows:
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 HD204UI 2TB 5400 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I7860
COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Hanns·G HW-191APB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified
Logitech S120 2.3 Watts (RMS) 2.0 Speaker System - OEM
LITE-ON SK-1788/BS 2-Tone PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard
EVGA 768-P3-1360-TR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 768MB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
LG Black 10X Blu-ray Burner - Bulk SATA WH10LS30 LightScribe Support - OEM
GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical - OEM
As I said, the main purpose of this computer will be gaming. I'm pretty new to PC gaming, but it's won me over, and I don't plan to invest in consoles any longer. I'd also like to be able to use it as a Blu-Ray player. My computer area is quite close to my TV area, so I shouldn't have any trouble running a cable from one to the other when I want to watch something. And of course, I'll be using it to browse the internet.
My main concern is whether or not this build will work, period, and that I don't have any missing pieces or incompatible parts. But I'm also quite open for suggestions as far as which parts to purchase. The ones I have picked out so far are mainly based on a combination of price and their score and reviews on Newegg (though I did make use of this site's charts when picking out the graphics card).
So... any thoughts?
Approximate Purchase Date: As soon as possible.
Budget Range: $1,000-$1,200 Before Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, watching movies, surfing the internet.
Parts Not Required: The OS. I've already got a copy of Windows 7.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.newegg.com
Country of Origin: United States
Parts Preferences: I have no brand loyalties. I just want parts that work well, and work well together.
Overclocking: Maybe? I know nothing about overclocking, but I definitely plan on looking into it.
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: Negotiable. The one I have picked out currently is 1440 x 900.
Additional Comments: The physical appearance of the computer really isn't important to me. I don't need to see inside it, or have fancy fan lights, or anything like that. My main concern is that it works and works well.
Here's a link to my Newegg wishlist: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=9871929
The parts included are as follows:
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 HD204UI 2TB 5400 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I7860
COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Hanns·G HW-191APB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified
Logitech S120 2.3 Watts (RMS) 2.0 Speaker System - OEM
LITE-ON SK-1788/BS 2-Tone PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard
EVGA 768-P3-1360-TR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 768MB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
LG Black 10X Blu-ray Burner - Bulk SATA WH10LS30 LightScribe Support - OEM
GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical - OEM
As I said, the main purpose of this computer will be gaming. I'm pretty new to PC gaming, but it's won me over, and I don't plan to invest in consoles any longer. I'd also like to be able to use it as a Blu-Ray player. My computer area is quite close to my TV area, so I shouldn't have any trouble running a cable from one to the other when I want to watch something. And of course, I'll be using it to browse the internet.
My main concern is whether or not this build will work, period, and that I don't have any missing pieces or incompatible parts. But I'm also quite open for suggestions as far as which parts to purchase. The ones I have picked out so far are mainly based on a combination of price and their score and reviews on Newegg (though I did make use of this site's charts when picking out the graphics card).
So... any thoughts?