So I've been pricing and speccing out new components for my PC. My power supply fried so I figure it's time for a new system.
Approximate Purchase Date: Within the month. Probably next week.
Budget Range: Around $1800-$2000
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming primarily but I like to multitask. I.E. image editing, music, and internet.
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Case, Monitor*
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon.com
Country of Origin: U.S.
Parts Preferences: I'm partial to Intel for CPUs and nVidia for GPUs. I've also had luck with Asus boards but I'm open to suggestions.
Overclocking: Definitely
SLI or Crossfire: Not immediately but later on down the line.
Monitor Resolution: 1680 x 1050 to start with the option of upgrading to 2560 x 1440
Additional Comments: I'd like to get good enough parts that I won't have to worry about upgrading anything but the monitor and maybe slapping another video card in anytime soon.
*I've been debating whether or not to spend the money on a moderate PC and use the leftover to get a very nice monitor (Dell U2711) or to hold off on the monitor and just get a really good PC now that will hopefully last me a lot longer.
So with that as my baseline here's what I've come up with so far.
Crucial Technology 128 GB Crucial RealSSD C300 Series Solid State Drive CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0039SM0AS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Corsair Professional Series Gold High Performance 850-Watt Power Supply CMPSU-850AX
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003PJ6QW4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Western Digital 2 TB Caviar Black SATA 6GB/s 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD2002FAEX
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CSIG1G/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-2600K 3.4GHz 8MB LGA1155 CPU BX80623I72600K
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EBUXSA/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&m=AZ8ZZL30AH7DI
G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) Ripjaws X Series DDR3 1600MHz PC3-12800 240-Pin Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004KY719A/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&m=A1YAK8U7QV5H1E
ASUS LGA 1155 SATA 6Gbps USB 3.0 Supported Intel Z68 ATX DDR3 2400 Motherboards P8Z68-V PRO
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00503EA80/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&m=A2JUPN4BTA3CZV
ASUS ENGTX580 DCII/2DIS/1536MD5 - Graphics adapter - GF GTX 580 - PCI Express 2.0 x16 - 1.5 GB GDDR5 - DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MN3HBK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&m=A2JUPN4BTA3CZV
Anyways, I'd love everyone's feedback. Comments, suggestions, whether or not there's anything I missed, or if it looks okay.
Thanks in advance.
Approximate Purchase Date: Within the month. Probably next week.
Budget Range: Around $1800-$2000
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming primarily but I like to multitask. I.E. image editing, music, and internet.
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Case, Monitor*
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon.com
Country of Origin: U.S.
Parts Preferences: I'm partial to Intel for CPUs and nVidia for GPUs. I've also had luck with Asus boards but I'm open to suggestions.
Overclocking: Definitely
SLI or Crossfire: Not immediately but later on down the line.
Monitor Resolution: 1680 x 1050 to start with the option of upgrading to 2560 x 1440
Additional Comments: I'd like to get good enough parts that I won't have to worry about upgrading anything but the monitor and maybe slapping another video card in anytime soon.
*I've been debating whether or not to spend the money on a moderate PC and use the leftover to get a very nice monitor (Dell U2711) or to hold off on the monitor and just get a really good PC now that will hopefully last me a lot longer.
So with that as my baseline here's what I've come up with so far.
Crucial Technology 128 GB Crucial RealSSD C300 Series Solid State Drive CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0039SM0AS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Corsair Professional Series Gold High Performance 850-Watt Power Supply CMPSU-850AX
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003PJ6QW4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Western Digital 2 TB Caviar Black SATA 6GB/s 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD2002FAEX
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CSIG1G/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-2600K 3.4GHz 8MB LGA1155 CPU BX80623I72600K
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EBUXSA/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&m=AZ8ZZL30AH7DI
G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) Ripjaws X Series DDR3 1600MHz PC3-12800 240-Pin Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004KY719A/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&m=A1YAK8U7QV5H1E
ASUS LGA 1155 SATA 6Gbps USB 3.0 Supported Intel Z68 ATX DDR3 2400 Motherboards P8Z68-V PRO
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00503EA80/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&m=A2JUPN4BTA3CZV
ASUS ENGTX580 DCII/2DIS/1536MD5 - Graphics adapter - GF GTX 580 - PCI Express 2.0 x16 - 1.5 GB GDDR5 - DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MN3HBK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&m=A2JUPN4BTA3CZV
Anyways, I'd love everyone's feedback. Comments, suggestions, whether or not there's anything I missed, or if it looks okay.
Thanks in advance.