Approximate Purchase Date: the next 14-21 days
Budget Range: 1500 more if its worth it
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Home, surfing, gaming. Its Dad's computer so its gotta be versatile but I want to play Skyrim and Diablo 3
Parts Not Required: I will get keyboard, mouse, OS, and new monitor afterwards so do not include in build specs
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon and NewEgg
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: Intel Asus and otherwise known names.
Overclocking: While I know what overclocking is I have never done it. While not interested in stretching the components to far I would be interested in pushing some.
SLI or Crossfire: At this time NO
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200. I have my eye on a 24" monitor.
Additional Comments: Quiet, good airflow, some type of dust control. I would like this computer to have a long life. I generally get 4-5 years out of a PC. I understand that may not be possible for gaming down the line but I would like it to still be a usable home computer. Saying that some of my components might be overkill.
Parts were taken from research on this site mostly.
Intel Core i7-2600K Processor 3.4GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1155
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EBUXSA/ref=ox_sc_act_title_10?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
ASUS P8P67 DELUXE LGA 1155
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QF0VDG/ref=ox_sc_act_title_9?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card - Lifetime Warranty
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004KZHRAM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Antec Gaming Case for Desktops DF-85
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003JH7MIO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Antec CP-850 850 Watt CPX Power Supply Unit
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001RTPLWK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Mode
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233186
Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002SIMPXM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_8?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Western Digital Caviar Green 1 TB SATA III Intellipower 64 MB Cache
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Intellipower-3-5-Inch-Internal/dp/B0053YKMGA/ref=pd_cp_e_4
Scythe SCMG-3000 120mm Heat Pipe CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185168
Antec 761345-75026-4 120mm Red LED Case Fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835209013
MASSCOOL G751 Shin-Etsu Thermal Interface Material
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835150080
Total $1300
Those are my parts so far. Some things I want to know include: No soundcard? Is that just a thing of the past or is integrated good enough? Any thoughts on wireless networking card? I am also strongly looking at going to 2tb on the hard drive just because of all the family stuff. Would you put an SSD in this build? Final thought about CPU and motherboard install if I have done just about everything else with a pc from RAM to video cards and HDD's should putting the cpu in be a huge leap?
Thanks in advance.
Budget Range: 1500 more if its worth it
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Home, surfing, gaming. Its Dad's computer so its gotta be versatile but I want to play Skyrim and Diablo 3
Parts Not Required: I will get keyboard, mouse, OS, and new monitor afterwards so do not include in build specs
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon and NewEgg
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: Intel Asus and otherwise known names.
Overclocking: While I know what overclocking is I have never done it. While not interested in stretching the components to far I would be interested in pushing some.
SLI or Crossfire: At this time NO
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200. I have my eye on a 24" monitor.
Additional Comments: Quiet, good airflow, some type of dust control. I would like this computer to have a long life. I generally get 4-5 years out of a PC. I understand that may not be possible for gaming down the line but I would like it to still be a usable home computer. Saying that some of my components might be overkill.
Parts were taken from research on this site mostly.
Intel Core i7-2600K Processor 3.4GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1155
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EBUXSA/ref=ox_sc_act_title_10?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
ASUS P8P67 DELUXE LGA 1155
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QF0VDG/ref=ox_sc_act_title_9?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card - Lifetime Warranty
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004KZHRAM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Antec Gaming Case for Desktops DF-85
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003JH7MIO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Antec CP-850 850 Watt CPX Power Supply Unit
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001RTPLWK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Mode
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233186
Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002SIMPXM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_8?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Western Digital Caviar Green 1 TB SATA III Intellipower 64 MB Cache
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Intellipower-3-5-Inch-Internal/dp/B0053YKMGA/ref=pd_cp_e_4
Scythe SCMG-3000 120mm Heat Pipe CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185168
Antec 761345-75026-4 120mm Red LED Case Fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835209013
MASSCOOL G751 Shin-Etsu Thermal Interface Material
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835150080
Total $1300
Those are my parts so far. Some things I want to know include: No soundcard? Is that just a thing of the past or is integrated good enough? Any thoughts on wireless networking card? I am also strongly looking at going to 2tb on the hard drive just because of all the family stuff. Would you put an SSD in this build? Final thought about CPU and motherboard install if I have done just about everything else with a pc from RAM to video cards and HDD's should putting the cpu in be a huge leap?
Thanks in advance.