I'm trying to make this as affordable as possible while powerful enough to use as a decent gaming engine. I did not include a graphics card. I have a GT220 which I intend to use for a little while longer. I'm not sure what I'll upgrade to once I get a little more cash coming in. What would you recommend?
38 - Coolmax CTI-700B Power supply
40 - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
84 - Corsair 8 GB : 2 x 4 GB Memory - SO DIMM 204-pin - 1333 MHz ( PC3-10600 )
95 - VisionTek Xeno Pro Gaming Network adapter
220 - Intel® Core™ i5-2500
113 - H67 LGA1155 Max-16GB Uatx PCIE16 Max-16GB 4DDR3 DIMM
49 - Aerocool Vx-9 Pro Mid-Tower ATX Tower
23 - Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy SE
total - 670
This is the build I'm considering to use. This is my first custom computer and I'm up for any and all suggestions. I have a few questions straitup: will this be compatible? Would that VisionTek NIC be a little overboard? Is there anything major that I am missing (besides ports and disk drives which I dont consider a priority right now)
(i was advised to get a custom heatsink and 240 pin memory instead of 204 already and will take this into account)
38 - Coolmax CTI-700B Power supply
40 - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
84 - Corsair 8 GB : 2 x 4 GB Memory - SO DIMM 204-pin - 1333 MHz ( PC3-10600 )
95 - VisionTek Xeno Pro Gaming Network adapter
220 - Intel® Core™ i5-2500
113 - H67 LGA1155 Max-16GB Uatx PCIE16 Max-16GB 4DDR3 DIMM
49 - Aerocool Vx-9 Pro Mid-Tower ATX Tower
23 - Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy SE
total - 670
This is the build I'm considering to use. This is my first custom computer and I'm up for any and all suggestions. I have a few questions straitup: will this be compatible? Would that VisionTek NIC be a little overboard? Is there anything major that I am missing (besides ports and disk drives which I dont consider a priority right now)
(i was advised to get a custom heatsink and 240 pin memory instead of 204 already and will take this into account)