Hello everyone,
First, I want to apologize in case Im putting this in the wrong section or etc..
I am thinking of making the pc once SB and bulldozer come out as I believe it will give me more options and also possibly reduce the price of other cpu/mbs. This takes me to reason why I made this post. I wanted to see if the tiny amount of knowledge that I have about hardware are correct. So is waiting for SB and bulldozer a good idea or it doesnt matter at my budget (other prices wont fall and I cant afford SB and BD).
What I had in mind for making this pc which is gonna be for my GF (mostly gaming, ranging from something like dragon age 2 to Heroes of M&M to diablo 3):
Good MB, CPU, PSU + decent GPU(OCed) --2 years-> upgrade GPU at 200$ --in 2 years-> buy more fans at 50$ + OC CPU and GPU
Hoping it would last (run most games at Med settings) a total of 6 years.
I was under the impression that OCing would lower the lifetime of the hardware to some extent, hence the idea above.
I will update this again in a few months when the time has come:
Approximate Purchase Date: once SB and bulldozer come out
Budget Range: around 1000 CAD, including monitor, excluding OS
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, torrent (need at least 1t) , surfing the internet, watching movies,
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, OS, 16x DVD(+/-)R/RW DL drive
Ethernet and speakers and a 200GB 7200 Harddrive, (im guessing i can use the ones from old desktop, but would need more harddrive)
Im guessing I cant use old case and PSU.
Country of Origin, Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Montreal, Canada. Im guessing newegg.ca would be the best option, I dont have a problem driving ~30min to pick up stuff if i save at least the gas price.
Parts Preferences: I have has bad experiences with AMD cpu overheating on my shitty laptop :O but im a noob.
Overclocking: not sure/explained above
SLI or Crossfire: not sure/explained above
Monitor Resolution: ~1680x1050 unless its unrealistic at my budget
Additional Comments: SSD for the OS would be nice but probably not doable with this budget.
I am sure I am forgetting alot of stuff that I wanted to write
Thank you for your time guys,
Ata
First, I want to apologize in case Im putting this in the wrong section or etc..
I am thinking of making the pc once SB and bulldozer come out as I believe it will give me more options and also possibly reduce the price of other cpu/mbs. This takes me to reason why I made this post. I wanted to see if the tiny amount of knowledge that I have about hardware are correct. So is waiting for SB and bulldozer a good idea or it doesnt matter at my budget (other prices wont fall and I cant afford SB and BD).
What I had in mind for making this pc which is gonna be for my GF (mostly gaming, ranging from something like dragon age 2 to Heroes of M&M to diablo 3):
Good MB, CPU, PSU + decent GPU(OCed) --2 years-> upgrade GPU at 200$ --in 2 years-> buy more fans at 50$ + OC CPU and GPU
Hoping it would last (run most games at Med settings) a total of 6 years.
I was under the impression that OCing would lower the lifetime of the hardware to some extent, hence the idea above.
I will update this again in a few months when the time has come:
Approximate Purchase Date: once SB and bulldozer come out
Budget Range: around 1000 CAD, including monitor, excluding OS
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, torrent (need at least 1t) , surfing the internet, watching movies,
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, OS, 16x DVD(+/-)R/RW DL drive
Ethernet and speakers and a 200GB 7200 Harddrive, (im guessing i can use the ones from old desktop, but would need more harddrive)
Im guessing I cant use old case and PSU.
Country of Origin, Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Montreal, Canada. Im guessing newegg.ca would be the best option, I dont have a problem driving ~30min to pick up stuff if i save at least the gas price.
Parts Preferences: I have has bad experiences with AMD cpu overheating on my shitty laptop :O but im a noob.
Overclocking: not sure/explained above
SLI or Crossfire: not sure/explained above
Monitor Resolution: ~1680x1050 unless its unrealistic at my budget
Additional Comments: SSD for the OS would be nice but probably not doable with this budget.
I am sure I am forgetting alot of stuff that I wanted to write
Thank you for your time guys,
Ata
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