Approximate Purchase Date: Week after Thanksgiving
Budget Range: $750-$850 after rebates.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, office applications, STATISTICA, web-surfing
Parts Not Required: Mouse, Keyboard, Speakers, OS, Monitor
Preferred Website(s) for Parts (from most to leat preferred): newegg.com preferred, tigerdirect, amazon
Country of Origin: US
Parts Preferences: AMD/Radeon, Mid-size ATX
Overclocking: Moderate OCing. I modestly overclock CPUs, but generally mostly conservative multiplier adjustments - if I'm at the point where I consider voltage tweaking and I have to fight a daily fight against the computer becoming the temperature of the sun, I usually just upgrade.
SLI or Crossfire: Crossfire definitely - I try to keep my computers fairly mid-range and I'd like the option of getting a 2nd card, though it's not an immediate necessity.
Monitor Resolution: Run well in 1920 x 1080 when get around to upgrading my monitor that doesn't support it (I'm not replacing the monitor right now)
I've built computers in the past, but I always like to get a couple extra eyes just in case I've overlooked something obvious or didn't consider a better option. Not shooting for a high-end build (obviously, or I'd set a higher budget). I do a lot of gaming, but I'm usually not hyper about playing everything on ultra-high at highest resolutions (I'm still puttering around on an ancient 4670). I just like to try to stay mid-range, so I'm mostly concerned with having an average gaming rig with as few roadblocks to staying average for a few years as possible.
Gaming is easily the most important system usage. While I work on the computer from home and will continue, I'm doing all those other non-gaming things very comfortably right now and I'd probably have to try very hard not to upgrade those other things immensely.
I will probably tinker with this based on Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales, but this is the basic framework of what I'd like to build. I already caught that I accidentally picked the open box hard drive rather than a new one. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
1
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
Item #:N82E16819103727
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
-$10.00 Instant
$175.99
$165.99
1
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
Item #:N82E16820231277
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy
$69.99
1
ENERMAX Staray ECA3171-BR-AP Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 3 Apollish Red LED Fan and Mesh Front
ENERMAX Staray ECA3171-BR-AP Black Computer Case - Retail
Item #:N82E16811124133
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$10.00 Instant
$69.99
$59.99
1
ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock 870 EXTREME3 ATX AMD Motherboard
Item #:N82E16813157198
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$10.00 Instant
$109.99
$99.99
1
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Open Box: Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #:N82E16822136514R
Return Policy: Open Box Refund Only Return Policy
-$25.00 Instant
$99.99
$74.99
1
Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7260S-0B
Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7260S-0B
Item #:N82E16827118039
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$19.99
1
COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus RS700-PCAAE3-US 700W ATX 12V v2.3 Active PFC Power Supply
COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus RS700-PCAAE3-US 700W ATX 12V v2.3 Active PFC Power Supply
Item #:N82E16817171054
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$20.00 Instant
$89.99
$69.99
1
XFX HD-685X-ZNFC Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
XFX Radeon HD 6850 HD-685X-ZNFC Video Card with Eyefinity
Item #:N82E16814150505
Return Policy: VGA Standard Return Policy
$199.99
1
Rosewill 4.7GB 16X DVD-R 100 Packs Disc Model RMR-SD100
Rosewill 4.7GB 16X DVD-R 100 Packs Disc Model RMR-SD100
Item #:N82E16817182225
Return Policy: Consumable Item Refund Only Return Policy
$16.99
Grand Total: $777.91
Budget Range: $750-$850 after rebates.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, office applications, STATISTICA, web-surfing
Parts Not Required: Mouse, Keyboard, Speakers, OS, Monitor
Preferred Website(s) for Parts (from most to leat preferred): newegg.com preferred, tigerdirect, amazon
Country of Origin: US
Parts Preferences: AMD/Radeon, Mid-size ATX
Overclocking: Moderate OCing. I modestly overclock CPUs, but generally mostly conservative multiplier adjustments - if I'm at the point where I consider voltage tweaking and I have to fight a daily fight against the computer becoming the temperature of the sun, I usually just upgrade.
SLI or Crossfire: Crossfire definitely - I try to keep my computers fairly mid-range and I'd like the option of getting a 2nd card, though it's not an immediate necessity.
Monitor Resolution: Run well in 1920 x 1080 when get around to upgrading my monitor that doesn't support it (I'm not replacing the monitor right now)
I've built computers in the past, but I always like to get a couple extra eyes just in case I've overlooked something obvious or didn't consider a better option. Not shooting for a high-end build (obviously, or I'd set a higher budget). I do a lot of gaming, but I'm usually not hyper about playing everything on ultra-high at highest resolutions (I'm still puttering around on an ancient 4670). I just like to try to stay mid-range, so I'm mostly concerned with having an average gaming rig with as few roadblocks to staying average for a few years as possible.
Gaming is easily the most important system usage. While I work on the computer from home and will continue, I'm doing all those other non-gaming things very comfortably right now and I'd probably have to try very hard not to upgrade those other things immensely.
I will probably tinker with this based on Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales, but this is the basic framework of what I'd like to build. I already caught that I accidentally picked the open box hard drive rather than a new one. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
1
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
Item #:N82E16819103727
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
-$10.00 Instant
$175.99
$165.99
1
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
Item #:N82E16820231277
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy
$69.99
1
ENERMAX Staray ECA3171-BR-AP Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 3 Apollish Red LED Fan and Mesh Front
ENERMAX Staray ECA3171-BR-AP Black Computer Case - Retail
Item #:N82E16811124133
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$10.00 Instant
$69.99
$59.99
1
ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock 870 EXTREME3 ATX AMD Motherboard
Item #:N82E16813157198
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$10.00 Instant
$109.99
$99.99
1
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Open Box: Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #:N82E16822136514R
Return Policy: Open Box Refund Only Return Policy
-$25.00 Instant
$99.99
$74.99
1
Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7260S-0B
Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7260S-0B
Item #:N82E16827118039
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$19.99
1
COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus RS700-PCAAE3-US 700W ATX 12V v2.3 Active PFC Power Supply
COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus RS700-PCAAE3-US 700W ATX 12V v2.3 Active PFC Power Supply
Item #:N82E16817171054
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$20.00 Instant
$89.99
$69.99
1
XFX HD-685X-ZNFC Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
XFX Radeon HD 6850 HD-685X-ZNFC Video Card with Eyefinity
Item #:N82E16814150505
Return Policy: VGA Standard Return Policy
$199.99
1
Rosewill 4.7GB 16X DVD-R 100 Packs Disc Model RMR-SD100
Rosewill 4.7GB 16X DVD-R 100 Packs Disc Model RMR-SD100
Item #:N82E16817182225
Return Policy: Consumable Item Refund Only Return Policy
$16.99
Grand Total: $777.91