Just realized I put this under Homebuilt instead of New build. Is there anyway to change this?
So, I'm looking to finally build myself a PC. My last attempt about 2 years ago was ruined when my old laptop died. I'm really looking forward to building a new PC, the market right now seems especially nice. I am new at this so please bare with me. Also if I make any obvious mistakes like in compatible parts or an obvious bottleneck I won't be offended if you are blunt with me.
Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next two weeks.
Budget Range: $1400-$1550
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Multi-tasking, web-browsing, VPCs, programming
Parts Not Required: Speakers, Monitor
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No strong preference but, I'll probably shop Newegg based on their good customer service and generally good prices.
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: Any preferences described below.
Overclocking: Yes some moderate overclocking. With the i5 2500k how can you not.
SLI or Crossfire: No but in the future likely yes.
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200. Likely be using dual screens in the future, both at 1920x1200
Additional Comments: This will be my first build. I would prefer it to be relatively quite, but that shouldn't be a major factor in the decision. Also, I tend to like the ability to turn off any LED lights.
If you want to just straight to my newegg wish list here is the link.
I'm also going to list them below with some additional comments.
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K This part seems like a clear winner. I don't think it's likely you can convince me to change CPUs but I'm always willing to listen. Overclocking this for sure. $224.99
CPU Cooling Fan: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus I've only heard good things about this guy. $34.99 -$8 because it combos with CPU.
Motherboard: ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Seems to be a great all around motherboard especially for the price. $159.99
Graphics Card:MSI Radeon HD 6950 2GB - This thing is huge!!! (275 x 110 x 38mm or 10.8" x 4.3" x 1.5") Not really sure if it'll fit my case easily or if it'll block half my PCI slot on the motherboard. The Radeon 6950's are selling like hotcakes. They look to be the best card for the money at the moment. If you see another 6950 that's in stock and smaller I would definitely consider going with that instead. Likely overclocking this. I've read that you can get near 6970 performance out of these cards without much risk. $274.99
Case:COOLER MASTER RC-692-KKN2 CM690 II Advanced Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Not really sure if this is the case for me but I've read good things about it. LEDs can be easily turned off, which is a plus for me. Will there be enough room for two graphics cards in the the future? $89.99
Power supplies: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W - Picking power supplies is confusing. I really could use advice here. I just picked this off the best $1000 build march 2011 thread. $89.99
Memory: Already Bought! G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) - I bought this when the promotion code was available for $75
SSD: Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC After looking around this seems to be the best bang for you buck. I want at least 120GB. $199.99 -$25 because it combos with Windows 7
Secondary Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" - More expensive than I would think for a 1TB internal drive.$89.99
Optical Drive: ASUS Black 24X - Picked this because of good ratings and in best $1000 build march 2011 thread. $20.99
OS: Windows 7 Professional SP1 OEM $139.99
Keyboard and Mouse: I haven't looked into this yet, but I'm going to need these too. If you have any recommendations let me know, but I'm not too concerned at this point. I'm thinking about getting the Logitech Wireless Anywhere mouse, using that for my laptop and using my current laptop mouse for this build.
Let me know what you think. I'm mostly concerned about:
1) The size of the graphics card in comparison to my case and MoBo.
2) The power supplies.
3) Possible sound card. Is it needed?
4) Horrible oversight on my part.
So, I'm looking to finally build myself a PC. My last attempt about 2 years ago was ruined when my old laptop died. I'm really looking forward to building a new PC, the market right now seems especially nice. I am new at this so please bare with me. Also if I make any obvious mistakes like in compatible parts or an obvious bottleneck I won't be offended if you are blunt with me.
Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next two weeks.
Budget Range: $1400-$1550
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Multi-tasking, web-browsing, VPCs, programming
Parts Not Required: Speakers, Monitor
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No strong preference but, I'll probably shop Newegg based on their good customer service and generally good prices.
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: Any preferences described below.
Overclocking: Yes some moderate overclocking. With the i5 2500k how can you not.
SLI or Crossfire: No but in the future likely yes.
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200. Likely be using dual screens in the future, both at 1920x1200
Additional Comments: This will be my first build. I would prefer it to be relatively quite, but that shouldn't be a major factor in the decision. Also, I tend to like the ability to turn off any LED lights.
If you want to just straight to my newegg wish list here is the link.
I'm also going to list them below with some additional comments.
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K This part seems like a clear winner. I don't think it's likely you can convince me to change CPUs but I'm always willing to listen. Overclocking this for sure. $224.99
CPU Cooling Fan: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus I've only heard good things about this guy. $34.99 -$8 because it combos with CPU.
Motherboard: ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Seems to be a great all around motherboard especially for the price. $159.99
Graphics Card:MSI Radeon HD 6950 2GB - This thing is huge!!! (275 x 110 x 38mm or 10.8" x 4.3" x 1.5") Not really sure if it'll fit my case easily or if it'll block half my PCI slot on the motherboard. The Radeon 6950's are selling like hotcakes. They look to be the best card for the money at the moment. If you see another 6950 that's in stock and smaller I would definitely consider going with that instead. Likely overclocking this. I've read that you can get near 6970 performance out of these cards without much risk. $274.99
Case:COOLER MASTER RC-692-KKN2 CM690 II Advanced Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Not really sure if this is the case for me but I've read good things about it. LEDs can be easily turned off, which is a plus for me. Will there be enough room for two graphics cards in the the future? $89.99
Power supplies: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W - Picking power supplies is confusing. I really could use advice here. I just picked this off the best $1000 build march 2011 thread. $89.99
Memory: Already Bought! G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) - I bought this when the promotion code was available for $75
SSD: Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC After looking around this seems to be the best bang for you buck. I want at least 120GB. $199.99 -$25 because it combos with Windows 7
Secondary Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" - More expensive than I would think for a 1TB internal drive.$89.99
Optical Drive: ASUS Black 24X - Picked this because of good ratings and in best $1000 build march 2011 thread. $20.99
OS: Windows 7 Professional SP1 OEM $139.99
Keyboard and Mouse: I haven't looked into this yet, but I'm going to need these too. If you have any recommendations let me know, but I'm not too concerned at this point. I'm thinking about getting the Logitech Wireless Anywhere mouse, using that for my laptop and using my current laptop mouse for this build.
Let me know what you think. I'm mostly concerned about:
1) The size of the graphics card in comparison to my case and MoBo.
2) The power supplies.
3) Possible sound card. Is it needed?
4) Horrible oversight on my part.