Alright Gang,
At the bottom of this message is the list of parts that I ordered from Newegg, assembled, and I'm using the computer right now. It works great, it was fun, Newegg and Tom's were awesome for the entire process.
One problem - I didn't put enough research into Asus motherboard or graphics/monitors/GPU etc. I didn't think I needed a monitor because I have a smaller LCD TV with HDMI (and VGA) hookups.
I realized as I was installing the motherboard that there was no HDMI port... how exactly does this work then? With a good graphics setup, is an HDMI cord not necessary with the proper monitor?
I'm very confused and not sure what I should do.
I put on the BD-ROM in hopes of using this to connect to our larger LED TV... will that even work?
I want to use this computer mainly for Autocad, internet, and movies, not games.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Eric
CASE
Cooler Master HAF 912
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233
CPU
AMD A8-3870K Unlocked Llano 3.0GHz 100W APU with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6550D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819106001&Tpk=3870k&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=b0bvmsnkyz9a
HDD
Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441
MOB
ASUS F1A75-M LE AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131769&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=6fn515h72y63
OPT
LG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 4 MB Cache
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136232
PSU
Rosewill CAPSTONE 550W 80 PLUS GOLD Certified, Single +12V Rail, SLI Ready, CrossFire Ready, Active
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182068
RAM
G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231460
WIFI
TP-LINK TL-WN722N Wireless Adapter
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704045
At the bottom of this message is the list of parts that I ordered from Newegg, assembled, and I'm using the computer right now. It works great, it was fun, Newegg and Tom's were awesome for the entire process.
One problem - I didn't put enough research into Asus motherboard or graphics/monitors/GPU etc. I didn't think I needed a monitor because I have a smaller LCD TV with HDMI (and VGA) hookups.
I realized as I was installing the motherboard that there was no HDMI port... how exactly does this work then? With a good graphics setup, is an HDMI cord not necessary with the proper monitor?
I'm very confused and not sure what I should do.
I put on the BD-ROM in hopes of using this to connect to our larger LED TV... will that even work?
I want to use this computer mainly for Autocad, internet, and movies, not games.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Eric
CASE
Cooler Master HAF 912
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233
CPU
AMD A8-3870K Unlocked Llano 3.0GHz 100W APU with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6550D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819106001&Tpk=3870k&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=b0bvmsnkyz9a
HDD
Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441
MOB
ASUS F1A75-M LE AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131769&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=6fn515h72y63
OPT
LG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 4 MB Cache
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136232
PSU
Rosewill CAPSTONE 550W 80 PLUS GOLD Certified, Single +12V Rail, SLI Ready, CrossFire Ready, Active
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182068
RAM
G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231460
WIFI
TP-LINK TL-WN722N Wireless Adapter
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704045