Approximate Purchase Date: Between now and the end of September.
Budget Range: $550 Max before <$500 after preferably <450
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (SWTOR, SC2, BF3, D3)
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, OS, Case
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg
Country of Origin: United States
Parts Preferences: Mobo socket AM3+ or LGA 1155. Partial to AMD CPUs but not attached.
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe (not likely until stuttering is no longer an issue)
Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050 & 1920x1080
Additional Comments: I would prefer to get a lower end AMD CPU and upgrade to Bulldozer down the line.
I would like to run SWTOR (I know it isn't out yet) on highish settings with good framerate. Performance in other games is less important.
This is what I am looking at so far.
CPU Athlon II x3 445 Rana $75 ($65 w/ promo)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103872
Try to unlock a core/L3 cache with possibly a slight OC
Mobo MSI 970A-G45 $105 ($85 w/ rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130608
Graphics Card XFX HD-687A-ZDFC Radeon HD 6870 Free Shogun & Deus Ex $185 ($154 w/ rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.701843
Ram Wintec AMPX 4GB 2x2GB 1333 $27.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161279
PSU Antec NEO ECO 620C 620 watts $60 ($30 w/ promo+rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371031
Optical and Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 500GB & Samsung CD/DVD burner combo $53.48
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.696167
Case: Old modded Lian-Li PC-65USB Free
Monitor: Samsung 226BW 22" (1680x1050 max resoultion) and Panasonic TC-P42U2 42" HDTV (1080p) Free
Total+shipping before promos and rebates: $515 w/ $415
Any input or commentary is appreciated. I haven't built a computer since 2004 and haven't played a PC game since 2008. I'm not caught up on current trends and performance; last time I did this consumer mutli-core processors didn't exist
Budget Range: $550 Max before <$500 after preferably <450
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (SWTOR, SC2, BF3, D3)
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, OS, Case
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg
Country of Origin: United States
Parts Preferences: Mobo socket AM3+ or LGA 1155. Partial to AMD CPUs but not attached.
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe (not likely until stuttering is no longer an issue)
Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050 & 1920x1080
Additional Comments: I would prefer to get a lower end AMD CPU and upgrade to Bulldozer down the line.
I would like to run SWTOR (I know it isn't out yet) on highish settings with good framerate. Performance in other games is less important.
This is what I am looking at so far.
CPU Athlon II x3 445 Rana $75 ($65 w/ promo)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103872
Try to unlock a core/L3 cache with possibly a slight OC
Mobo MSI 970A-G45 $105 ($85 w/ rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130608
Graphics Card XFX HD-687A-ZDFC Radeon HD 6870 Free Shogun & Deus Ex $185 ($154 w/ rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.701843
Ram Wintec AMPX 4GB 2x2GB 1333 $27.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161279
PSU Antec NEO ECO 620C 620 watts $60 ($30 w/ promo+rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371031
Optical and Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 500GB & Samsung CD/DVD burner combo $53.48
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.696167
Case: Old modded Lian-Li PC-65USB Free
Monitor: Samsung 226BW 22" (1680x1050 max resoultion) and Panasonic TC-P42U2 42" HDTV (1080p) Free
Total+shipping before promos and rebates: $515 w/ $415
Any input or commentary is appreciated. I haven't built a computer since 2004 and haven't played a PC game since 2008. I'm not caught up on current trends and performance; last time I did this consumer mutli-core processors didn't exist