Ok, I've been reading TH for years now, but I am only NOW joining the forums! I haven't built a PC since the original Athlon came out... so yeah... should be interesting... I'll try and post in the right format:
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Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next month
Budget Range: ~$1000
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, movies, internet browsing
Parts Not Required: Monitor (
Asus 23" M238H 1920x1080), mouse, keyboard
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg (although I pay tax), Amazon, Microcenter (but it's a hike, so I may not want to drive there)
Country of Origin: USA, specifically, NJ
Parts Preferences: 2500K Processor, I like ASUS, but price and bang for your buck prevail over all
Overclocking: Maybe, never really did it in the past, but I think I'll OC as necessary.
SLI or Crossfire: I will add another card in the future, but not anytime soon.
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Aesthetics don't really matter to me, functionality and performance are key, I want to be able to play the new games that are coming out in high res with max settings, I'm tired of playing on my Macbook =P
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Parts List
CPU: Intel i5 2500K (
Newegg, $225 + tax, but $180 + tax from Microcenter)
MOBO: ASRock P67 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard (
Newegg, $156 + tax)
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800), (
Newegg, $89 + tax (15% off special))
HD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (
Newegg, $60 + tax)
PSU: Antec EarthWatts EA750 750W Continuous Power ATX12V version 2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply (
Newegg, $80 + tax)
Case: Antec Six Hundred Black Computer Case (
Newegg, $80 + tax, $65 after MIB)
DVD/BD: LG Black Blu-ray Disc Combo SATA Model UH10LS20 LightScribe Support - OEM (
Newegg, $60 + tax)
HD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (
Newegg, $60 + tax)
Video Card: I am clueless... Too many to choose from. I have researched, looked at benchmarks and stuff, and I like a couple of cards. nVidia wise, I like the 570, but the 580 is way out of my budget, and the 560 looks a little too meager for now, but I could be wrong. For ATI/AMD, I'm leaning towards a 6950 w/ 2 gigs of VRAM over a 6970. I don't need to flash it, or at least right away, because I think I might be satisfied with that. But at 1920X1080, what would be the best bang for my buck? I can get a HIS 6950 2GB for
$260 after rebates from Newegg....
Anyways, critique if you like, the total for that build completely from Newegg costs $1063 before taxes, rebates and the 15% of memory.... I'm also not sure about the case and the PS. Thanks in advance, I enjoy reading all of these!