Approximate Purchase Date: Hopefully before the end of the slight Memorial Day Sales specials I was looking at catching.
Budget Range: I can fiddle around the $1200 range, I might be able to get it up to 13ish dependent on how my paycheck comes out.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, HD Entertainment, Coding, General Computing
Parts Not Required: HDD, disc drive, keyboard, mouse, speakers, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Country of Origin: US
Parts Preferences: No particular preference aside from reputable names, though I'd be willing to try an off-brand if it was highly recommended.
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Not in the current build though it may be upgraded in the future, so a maybe I suppose.
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: I'd prefer it to not be rip-roaring loud, but I tend to have my volume pretty loud so my level of 'quiet' might be slightly higher than the norm.
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So, without further ado I hand my specs over to my admittedly more seasoned and knowledgeable fellows:
Case: NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT
Power Supply: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W
Mobo: ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3)
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3
Video card: XFX Radeon HD 6870 1GB
Heatsink/Fan: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
Monitor: ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P
Any suggestions or corrections on the setup are greatly appreciated, thanks for taking all the time to take a look at this!
Budget Range: I can fiddle around the $1200 range, I might be able to get it up to 13ish dependent on how my paycheck comes out.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, HD Entertainment, Coding, General Computing
Parts Not Required: HDD, disc drive, keyboard, mouse, speakers, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Country of Origin: US
Parts Preferences: No particular preference aside from reputable names, though I'd be willing to try an off-brand if it was highly recommended.
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Not in the current build though it may be upgraded in the future, so a maybe I suppose.
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: I'd prefer it to not be rip-roaring loud, but I tend to have my volume pretty loud so my level of 'quiet' might be slightly higher than the norm.
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So, without further ado I hand my specs over to my admittedly more seasoned and knowledgeable fellows:
Case: NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT
Power Supply: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W
Mobo: ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3)
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3
Video card: XFX Radeon HD 6870 1GB
Heatsink/Fan: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
Monitor: ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P
Any suggestions or corrections on the setup are greatly appreciated, thanks for taking all the time to take a look at this!