Hello all,
Here's a build I've been contemplating for awhile. Coming from a Dell P4 @ 2.8Ghz with a dead hard drive. No point in replacing so I'm going to build new. The P67 problem has put a damper on things, but I think this will work well for the time being.
Approximate Purchase Date: 2-4 weeks (after tax refund), would like to wait til April, but working through my current laptop (Core 2 Duo) is a pain
Budget Range: ~$1500
System Usage (in no particular order): Gaming (fps, rts), photo editing, some video editing/encoding, web design, school
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, moniter, speakers
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com
Country of Origin: USA (ND)
Parts Preferences: AMD GPU (Read somewhere that encoding quality with nVidia sucks?)
Overclocking: Yes (mid to upper 4s with SB, whatever I can get with AMD)
Crossfire: Yes (several months down the road)
Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050
Additional Comments: Would like a quiet PC with a window (if possible). Was going to go Sandy Bridge, but with the current state of affairs that isn't possible. So, was thinking Athalon II/Phenom II (x4) with a newer chipset (this board will have only 1 GPU). Will upgrade to Sandy Bridge (i7-2600k with ASRock P67 Extreme4) when the revision is for sale and build a computer for my dad (email, photo editing, surfing) based on the AMD CPU.
Here are the parts I've picked out so far:
COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119196
**I also like the Corsair 600T. However, I've changed my mind on a case about every-other day. Suggestions here are very welcome. Keep in mind, if the case has a window, I want the inside painted.
XFX Black Edition P1-750B-CAG9 750W ATX12V v2.2 / ESP12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207003
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
MASSCOOL G751 Shin-Etsu Thermal Interface Material
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835150080
ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157198
XFX HD-685X-ZDFC Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150515
CORSAIR XMS 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1600C9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145324
OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227551
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
LITE-ON Black 8X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Disc Combo Model iHES208-08 LightScribe Support
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106292
Total Cost: $1,168.90 before rabates/combo/shipping.
As you can see, I'm well within my budget. I will sell the AMD CPU/mobo to my dad at that build time for a slight discount. I'm not even sure I will dabble in overclocking until that time. The 2600k/Extreme4 will cost me roughly $500 when they are available again, so still within budget. I wouldn't mind getting a backlit keyboard and/or mouse upgrade (currently have a wireless Microsoft desktop [mouse kinda sucks]).
Ok, so my main issues (I think) are case choice and RAM. Any issues using the RAM with the AMD setup? Read reviews that it works great with Sandy Bridge, but not sure about AMD boards. Also, will the 212+ allow me to get the 2600k into the mid-4s? Thanks in advance for your time and expertise.
-Nate
Here's a build I've been contemplating for awhile. Coming from a Dell P4 @ 2.8Ghz with a dead hard drive. No point in replacing so I'm going to build new. The P67 problem has put a damper on things, but I think this will work well for the time being.
Approximate Purchase Date: 2-4 weeks (after tax refund), would like to wait til April, but working through my current laptop (Core 2 Duo) is a pain
Budget Range: ~$1500
System Usage (in no particular order): Gaming (fps, rts), photo editing, some video editing/encoding, web design, school
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, moniter, speakers
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com
Country of Origin: USA (ND)
Parts Preferences: AMD GPU (Read somewhere that encoding quality with nVidia sucks?)
Overclocking: Yes (mid to upper 4s with SB, whatever I can get with AMD)
Crossfire: Yes (several months down the road)
Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050
Additional Comments: Would like a quiet PC with a window (if possible). Was going to go Sandy Bridge, but with the current state of affairs that isn't possible. So, was thinking Athalon II/Phenom II (x4) with a newer chipset (this board will have only 1 GPU). Will upgrade to Sandy Bridge (i7-2600k with ASRock P67 Extreme4) when the revision is for sale and build a computer for my dad (email, photo editing, surfing) based on the AMD CPU.
Here are the parts I've picked out so far:
COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119196
**I also like the Corsair 600T. However, I've changed my mind on a case about every-other day. Suggestions here are very welcome. Keep in mind, if the case has a window, I want the inside painted.
XFX Black Edition P1-750B-CAG9 750W ATX12V v2.2 / ESP12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207003
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
MASSCOOL G751 Shin-Etsu Thermal Interface Material
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835150080
ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157198
XFX HD-685X-ZDFC Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150515
CORSAIR XMS 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1600C9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145324
OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227551
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
LITE-ON Black 8X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Disc Combo Model iHES208-08 LightScribe Support
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106292
Total Cost: $1,168.90 before rabates/combo/shipping.
As you can see, I'm well within my budget. I will sell the AMD CPU/mobo to my dad at that build time for a slight discount. I'm not even sure I will dabble in overclocking until that time. The 2600k/Extreme4 will cost me roughly $500 when they are available again, so still within budget. I wouldn't mind getting a backlit keyboard and/or mouse upgrade (currently have a wireless Microsoft desktop [mouse kinda sucks]).
Ok, so my main issues (I think) are case choice and RAM. Any issues using the RAM with the AMD setup? Read reviews that it works great with Sandy Bridge, but not sure about AMD boards. Also, will the 212+ allow me to get the 2600k into the mid-4s? Thanks in advance for your time and expertise.
-Nate