Hi all,
After 5 good years with my old rig, it's time for a new build.
I'm looking to spend about $750-$850 on the components.
My needs are for a balanced system that can game well at 1920 x 1080. I'm not a performance addict and my gaming time will diminish over the next few years so I'm aiming for balance and longevity in the system. I might overclock a bit (have never tried before) but I'm not planning on anything too far beyond stock.
This will be the first time I've put a PC together so any comments/suggestions are appreciated. All prices taken from Newegg.
My planned build:
Not needed: monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers
Processor - Intel i5-2500k ($225)
Motherboard - ASUS P8P67 PRO LGA 1155 Intel P67 ($190)
Memory - Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) ($62)
Graphics - HIS H577FK1GD Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) ($140)
Storage - WD Caviar Black 500GB ($60)
Optical Drive - ASUS 24X DVD+RW ($20)
Power supply - Corsair CMPSU-650TX ($90)
Heat sink - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 ($30)
Case - Antec 300 Illusion Black Steel ($70)
That puts me at $887 so a little over budget especially after buying the OS. Do you think waiting 2 or 3 months will let prices drop to put it more in budget? I'm willing to spend a bit more, wait for prices to drop or deal shop each component if it will increase the rig's longevity.
If necessary I have a WD Caviar Blue 350GB I can take from my current PC and put in the build to save some money.
I'm a big music fan too so should I get a sound card?
Anyway, thanks for any help!
After 5 good years with my old rig, it's time for a new build.
I'm looking to spend about $750-$850 on the components.
My needs are for a balanced system that can game well at 1920 x 1080. I'm not a performance addict and my gaming time will diminish over the next few years so I'm aiming for balance and longevity in the system. I might overclock a bit (have never tried before) but I'm not planning on anything too far beyond stock.
This will be the first time I've put a PC together so any comments/suggestions are appreciated. All prices taken from Newegg.
My planned build:
Not needed: monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers
Processor - Intel i5-2500k ($225)
Motherboard - ASUS P8P67 PRO LGA 1155 Intel P67 ($190)
Memory - Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) ($62)
Graphics - HIS H577FK1GD Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) ($140)
Storage - WD Caviar Black 500GB ($60)
Optical Drive - ASUS 24X DVD+RW ($20)
Power supply - Corsair CMPSU-650TX ($90)
Heat sink - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 ($30)
Case - Antec 300 Illusion Black Steel ($70)
That puts me at $887 so a little over budget especially after buying the OS. Do you think waiting 2 or 3 months will let prices drop to put it more in budget? I'm willing to spend a bit more, wait for prices to drop or deal shop each component if it will increase the rig's longevity.
If necessary I have a WD Caviar Blue 350GB I can take from my current PC and put in the build to save some money.
I'm a big music fan too so should I get a sound card?
Anyway, thanks for any help!
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