first time posting on here been a lurker for some time now anyways here's my situation; I'm in need of a computer to do multiple things:
- gaming (CoD, Crysis, Wow, Aion, Etc.)
- photoshop
- video editing
- class work for college
- music
- extensive fraps use
currently on a computer that's way outdated can hardly run the internet (relic from 02) in need of a monitor also mine has a short in the vga cable(non replaceable) where if you walk too hard on the floor and it vibrates it goes all rainbow colored on me and i have to readjust the cable to see
. anyways I've got 1250 right now to spend on a computer including all parts shipped to my door + OS (poor college kid).
I'd like to upgrade to crossfire in the next month or so near Christmas but i need a complete computer before then. i can deal with the monitor for now off a DVI adapter as I already have a replacement coming by December.
I've been reading up a lot but I'm still new at this. pretty excited as this will be my first build ever.
already have all the peripherals and a creative surround sound set up
Approximate Purchase Date : ASAP
Preferred Site For Parts : Newegg
so far i have the following parts going off what a friend has advised me to get but I'm open to suggestions/input
-MoBo : ASRock 890GX EXTREME4 AM3 AMD 890GX HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
-Gfx Card : XFX Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
-CPU : AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache
-PSU : CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified
-Ram : G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
-Cpu Cooler : Thermaltake SpinQ Performance Series cooler
-HDD : Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
-CD Drive : ASUS Black CDR - DVD+R
-Case : Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
-OS : Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit OEM
Grand Total Shipped right now is $1202.64
I would like this computer to last me atleast 2-3 years and have the potential to be upgraded in the future. I plan to add more ram in December also would like to go with atleast 8gigs
Do you all think this is a decent build that I should go with or no, am i forgetting anything, and are all the parts compatible? Like I said I've never done this before so I'd like to get a second opinion before i go dumping all my cash into a build that won't work.
Thanks for your time any input is greatly appreciated
- gaming (CoD, Crysis, Wow, Aion, Etc.)
- photoshop
- video editing
- class work for college
- music
- extensive fraps use
currently on a computer that's way outdated can hardly run the internet (relic from 02) in need of a monitor also mine has a short in the vga cable(non replaceable) where if you walk too hard on the floor and it vibrates it goes all rainbow colored on me and i have to readjust the cable to see
. anyways I've got 1250 right now to spend on a computer including all parts shipped to my door + OS (poor college kid). I'd like to upgrade to crossfire in the next month or so near Christmas but i need a complete computer before then. i can deal with the monitor for now off a DVI adapter as I already have a replacement coming by December.
I've been reading up a lot but I'm still new at this. pretty excited as this will be my first build ever.
already have all the peripherals and a creative surround sound set upApproximate Purchase Date : ASAP
Preferred Site For Parts : Newegg
so far i have the following parts going off what a friend has advised me to get but I'm open to suggestions/input
-MoBo : ASRock 890GX EXTREME4 AM3 AMD 890GX HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
-Gfx Card : XFX Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
-CPU : AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache
-PSU : CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified
-Ram : G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
-Cpu Cooler : Thermaltake SpinQ Performance Series cooler
-HDD : Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
-CD Drive : ASUS Black CDR - DVD+R
-Case : Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
-OS : Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit OEM
Grand Total Shipped right now is $1202.64
I would like this computer to last me atleast 2-3 years and have the potential to be upgraded in the future. I plan to add more ram in December also would like to go with atleast 8gigs
Do you all think this is a decent build that I should go with or no, am i forgetting anything, and are all the parts compatible? Like I said I've never done this before so I'd like to get a second opinion before i go dumping all my cash into a build that won't work.
Thanks for your time any input is greatly appreciated
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