Greetings everybody,
Let's start first with some back round info. I'm looking to build a new computer (mine is four years old, and it's about that time). I would love to build a new computer that is with-in the $1,200 price range and can be ordered by Friday, February 18th/19th at the latest.
Regarding: Sandy Bridge CPU, I would love to wait around for Sandy Bridge to become available, but it just isn't an option right now unfortunately. This is the only time during the year I will have the extra funds to procure a new computer, and therefore waiting until late March, early April for the Sandy Bridge chip just isn't an option at this time. Upgrading to that chip in a year or so is definitely an option however, and will be considered down the line. I'd like to build around the geforce GTX 560 ti, unless there are better bang for buck options available to me. Now without further adieu, the list.
Approximate Purchase Date: February 18th/19th
Budget Range: $1,200 roughly. (Rebates don't matter to me, as they rarely work)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, gaming, gaming, web browsing. Some games I'd like to run well would be Civilization V, Rift, DC Universe: Online, StarCraft II, Dragon Age II, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Shogun 2: Total War.
Parts Not Required: Case (Lian Li Lancool PC-K58W), Keyboard, Mouse, Operating System (Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit), Seasonic S12 II Bronze 620w PSU.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I'm open to any website with a good price, be that eBay, Newegg, NCIX or Amazon.
Country of Origin: US
Parts Preferences: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti.
Overclocking: Yes, would love to learn. Have never overclocked before.
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe, it's not necessary right away, however I would be open to the option, given the correct price/performance ratio.
Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050 (does this need upgrade?)
Additional Comments: Am at a real loss here, have no idea which direction I'd like to take this rig. So I open the floor to you guys. As far as AMD/Intel goes, that really doesn't matter to me as long as the computer performs well with the games I've listed, I'll be a happy man.
Let's start first with some back round info. I'm looking to build a new computer (mine is four years old, and it's about that time). I would love to build a new computer that is with-in the $1,200 price range and can be ordered by Friday, February 18th/19th at the latest.
Regarding: Sandy Bridge CPU, I would love to wait around for Sandy Bridge to become available, but it just isn't an option right now unfortunately. This is the only time during the year I will have the extra funds to procure a new computer, and therefore waiting until late March, early April for the Sandy Bridge chip just isn't an option at this time. Upgrading to that chip in a year or so is definitely an option however, and will be considered down the line. I'd like to build around the geforce GTX 560 ti, unless there are better bang for buck options available to me. Now without further adieu, the list.
Approximate Purchase Date: February 18th/19th
Budget Range: $1,200 roughly. (Rebates don't matter to me, as they rarely work)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, gaming, gaming, web browsing. Some games I'd like to run well would be Civilization V, Rift, DC Universe: Online, StarCraft II, Dragon Age II, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Shogun 2: Total War.
Parts Not Required: Case (Lian Li Lancool PC-K58W), Keyboard, Mouse, Operating System (Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit), Seasonic S12 II Bronze 620w PSU.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I'm open to any website with a good price, be that eBay, Newegg, NCIX or Amazon.
Country of Origin: US
Parts Preferences: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti.
Overclocking: Yes, would love to learn. Have never overclocked before.
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe, it's not necessary right away, however I would be open to the option, given the correct price/performance ratio.
Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050 (does this need upgrade?)
Additional Comments: Am at a real loss here, have no idea which direction I'd like to take this rig. So I open the floor to you guys. As far as AMD/Intel goes, that really doesn't matter to me as long as the computer performs well with the games I've listed, I'll be a happy man.
...Which country do you live in for your nearest online store...I live in Sydney,Australia & there are a lot of online stores that have not taken off their stock of the cougar chipset motherboards from their site pages yet...They should though,but there are a lot that have not 
...If you go to PriceSpy Australia,they will have local stores to Australia that you can search for 
...Beware of TechBuy Australia at Silverwater,that is the name of the suburb where this online store is at 
...They have ripped off quite a few people including me & they are too expensive also 
...One place you can go to is called gamedude in Brisbane,Australia...Some times it can take a while,but not a real long time for them to get in contact & ship it to you 
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