Hello Everybody!
I've been on the forums for a while- lurking mostly, and started perusing the threads last august when I first became interested in building my own PC from scratch. I recently made a post entitled "I need Halp!", but that was riddled with uncertainty and general naiveness..
I'm a Mac guy. Not an Apple-fanboy, but I've only been accustomed to using macs over the last decade or so. Before that, I was an avid PC gamer- and I usually upgraded my own (it was much easier back then, I feel).
Since apple has become rather.. well, full of itself as of recently- maybe it's not a new trend with them, but it's even too much for me at this point.. I've decided to defect and get back into gaming... This is no way coincides with Starcraft II coming out by the way (yes it does). I also enjoy playing Battlefield BC2 on xbox live... and I know what you're thinking. "WTF?! Get a mouse and a keyboard already you newbious freak!", is probably echoing through your head right now.. I can hear it myself.
So with that, I ask of you fine gents and lasses, what do you think of this set-up:
Date of Purchase: Immediately
Price: $1500 Max.
Origin: USA
Usage: Gaming, Media, School Work
Intel Core i7 2500k "Sandy Bridge" w/ Intel P67 Mobo combo-deal at newegg, incl Civ 5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.575877 - $426.98
EVGA NVIDIA 470 gfx card (will most likely upgrade using their warranty to the 580 when the price comes down or buy another 470 and use them in xfire or sli)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130550 - $259.00
Memory - I'm having a hard time finding a compatible set of sticks (I want 8 gigs, and want the option to upgrade to 12 later on) ~$100 -NEED HALP
Cooler - Looking for a good cooler, not H20 - ~$60 -NEED HALP
Soundcard (on board 64mb mem to free up processor) -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=29-102-019&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=(keywords)&Page=1#scrollFullInfo - $149.00
Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112239 - $99
Total= $1,093 (not incl. mouse & keyboard)
WHAT D'YA PROS THINK?
Looking forward to contributing in the future as I re-learn PCs all over again.. Thanks to everyone for all your help and incredibly helpful advice! -Matt
I've been on the forums for a while- lurking mostly, and started perusing the threads last august when I first became interested in building my own PC from scratch. I recently made a post entitled "I need Halp!", but that was riddled with uncertainty and general naiveness..
I'm a Mac guy. Not an Apple-fanboy, but I've only been accustomed to using macs over the last decade or so. Before that, I was an avid PC gamer- and I usually upgraded my own (it was much easier back then, I feel).
Since apple has become rather.. well, full of itself as of recently- maybe it's not a new trend with them, but it's even too much for me at this point.. I've decided to defect and get back into gaming... This is no way coincides with Starcraft II coming out by the way (yes it does). I also enjoy playing Battlefield BC2 on xbox live... and I know what you're thinking. "WTF?! Get a mouse and a keyboard already you newbious freak!", is probably echoing through your head right now.. I can hear it myself.
So with that, I ask of you fine gents and lasses, what do you think of this set-up:
Date of Purchase: Immediately
Price: $1500 Max.
Origin: USA
Usage: Gaming, Media, School Work
Intel Core i7 2500k "Sandy Bridge" w/ Intel P67 Mobo combo-deal at newegg, incl Civ 5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.575877 - $426.98
EVGA NVIDIA 470 gfx card (will most likely upgrade using their warranty to the 580 when the price comes down or buy another 470 and use them in xfire or sli)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130550 - $259.00
Memory - I'm having a hard time finding a compatible set of sticks (I want 8 gigs, and want the option to upgrade to 12 later on) ~$100 -NEED HALP
Cooler - Looking for a good cooler, not H20 - ~$60 -NEED HALP
Soundcard (on board 64mb mem to free up processor) -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=29-102-019&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=(keywords)&Page=1#scrollFullInfo - $149.00
Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112239 - $99
Total= $1,093 (not incl. mouse & keyboard)
WHAT D'YA PROS THINK?
Looking forward to contributing in the future as I re-learn PCs all over again.. Thanks to everyone for all your help and incredibly helpful advice! -Matt
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