I bought a computer a couple months ago thanks to the feedback of these forums (mostly Why_Me) but my friends comp died recently so I'm selling mine to him and building a slightly better one. I'm not to sure about the mobo after reading about the boot loop. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated.
Approximate Purchase Date: This week
Budget Range: No real budget just trying not to waste too much money~
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Mostly gaming, some video encoding
Parts Not Required: OS, Keyboard, Mouse/Mice, Speakers
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference
Country of Origin: Canada
Parts Preferences: No fanboi allegiance
Overclocking: Only mild ocing
SLI or Crossfire: Only in the future
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018
EVGA SuperClocked 015-P3-1582-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130590
GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD4-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128494
CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX850 (CMPSU-850AX) 850W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139015
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Compucase Case with USB 3.0 and Black Interior
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160
OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227706
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model AD-7261S-0B LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118040
Also need help with monitors I've been using multiple asus vh236h for several years now and liked them for gaming/console use but i want to buy a 120hz with this setup. Really stuck between these 3:
Alienware OptX™ AW2310 23" 3D Full HD Widescreen Monitor
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=ca&l=en&s=dhs&cs=cadhs1&sku=320-8846&dgc=SS&cid=38279&lid=1533102
Acer GD235HZbid Black/orange 23.6" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen 1080p 120Hz NVIDIA 3D LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 80000:1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009222&cm_re=acer_23-_-24-009-222-_-Product
LG W2363D-PF Black 23" 3ms Full HD 120Hz 3D WideScreen LCD Monitor 400 cd/m2 70,000:1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005181
Although honestly the LG is hard to find to buy anyways, really leaning towards the Alienware because of that.
Approximate Purchase Date: This week
Budget Range: No real budget just trying not to waste too much money~
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Mostly gaming, some video encoding
Parts Not Required: OS, Keyboard, Mouse/Mice, Speakers
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference
Country of Origin: Canada
Parts Preferences: No fanboi allegiance
Overclocking: Only mild ocing
SLI or Crossfire: Only in the future
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018
EVGA SuperClocked 015-P3-1582-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130590
GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD4-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128494
CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX850 (CMPSU-850AX) 850W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139015
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Compucase Case with USB 3.0 and Black Interior
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160
OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227706
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model AD-7261S-0B LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118040
Also need help with monitors I've been using multiple asus vh236h for several years now and liked them for gaming/console use but i want to buy a 120hz with this setup. Really stuck between these 3:
Alienware OptX™ AW2310 23" 3D Full HD Widescreen Monitor
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=ca&l=en&s=dhs&cs=cadhs1&sku=320-8846&dgc=SS&cid=38279&lid=1533102
Acer GD235HZbid Black/orange 23.6" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen 1080p 120Hz NVIDIA 3D LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 80000:1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009222&cm_re=acer_23-_-24-009-222-_-Product
LG W2363D-PF Black 23" 3ms Full HD 120Hz 3D WideScreen LCD Monitor 400 cd/m2 70,000:1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005181
Although honestly the LG is hard to find to buy anyways, really leaning towards the Alienware because of that.