Hi, this is my first post on Tom's Hardware, though I've been an avid forum reader for months.
Approximate Purchase Date: May 2011
Budget Range: 1500 Max
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, School things (word processing, etc)
Parts Not Required: Mouse, Keyboard, PSU (Antec 750 W), HDD
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: by brand or type: I'm not picky on brands nor AMD vs Intel
Overclocking: Don't know how, so probably not
SLI or Crossfire: Yes (gtx 560 Ti)
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: I'm going to be limited by space once I get to college, thus I chose an mATX platform so that I could grab a smaller case like the A30 Armor from ThermalTake. I also require dual graphics cards so keep that in mind when reccomending a motherboard please.
Case: A30 Armor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133187
Motherboard: Asus Rampage III Gene - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131658
I'm looking for a comparable AMD product for the motherboard as I'm going to be using SLi in the build so the mATX and dual Pcie slots is very important
CPU: Intel i7 960 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115224
Again if there's anything comparable on the AMD side I'm open to suggestion; however, I don't know how to overclock so my choice is finding a processor with nice specs and high clock speed.
Memory: 4gb of Corsair Vengeance though it will be bumped up to 8gb ASAP
Graphics: Gigabyte 560 Ti SOC in SLi - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125369&cm_re=gigabyte_gtx_560_ti-_-14-125-369-_-Product
Again not good at OCing so I buy my gfx cards pre OC'd from factory, sorry I'm a computer loser *sad face*
CPU cooler: ThermalTake Frio -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106150
Hard drive is my 750 gb WD 7200 RPM with Windows 7 Ultimate
and an Antec 750W PSU (unless I need a bigger one for SLi).
Sorry if the text is a little jumbled or unclear. Thanks in advance for your posts and advice.
-Jeff
Approximate Purchase Date: May 2011
Budget Range: 1500 Max
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, School things (word processing, etc)
Parts Not Required: Mouse, Keyboard, PSU (Antec 750 W), HDD
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: by brand or type: I'm not picky on brands nor AMD vs Intel
Overclocking: Don't know how, so probably not
SLI or Crossfire: Yes (gtx 560 Ti)
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: I'm going to be limited by space once I get to college, thus I chose an mATX platform so that I could grab a smaller case like the A30 Armor from ThermalTake. I also require dual graphics cards so keep that in mind when reccomending a motherboard please.
Case: A30 Armor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133187
Motherboard: Asus Rampage III Gene - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131658
I'm looking for a comparable AMD product for the motherboard as I'm going to be using SLi in the build so the mATX and dual Pcie slots is very important
CPU: Intel i7 960 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115224
Again if there's anything comparable on the AMD side I'm open to suggestion; however, I don't know how to overclock so my choice is finding a processor with nice specs and high clock speed.
Memory: 4gb of Corsair Vengeance though it will be bumped up to 8gb ASAP
Graphics: Gigabyte 560 Ti SOC in SLi - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125369&cm_re=gigabyte_gtx_560_ti-_-14-125-369-_-Product
Again not good at OCing so I buy my gfx cards pre OC'd from factory, sorry I'm a computer loser *sad face*
CPU cooler: ThermalTake Frio -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106150
Hard drive is my 750 gb WD 7200 RPM with Windows 7 Ultimate
and an Antec 750W PSU (unless I need a bigger one for SLi).
Sorry if the text is a little jumbled or unclear. Thanks in advance for your posts and advice.
-Jeff