- Nov 22, 2011
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- 18,510
Approximate Purchase Date: Next two weeks
Budget Range: $400-$600 Before rebates (don't trust them)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Games (WoW, Champions Online, SWTOR, Civ V), Work from home (SQL Server, C#.Net Compiler), Surfing, Word Processing
Parts Not Required: (keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, Optical Drive, Case, PSU - PC Power and Cooling S61EPS 610W )
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com or amazon.com
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: Best bang for buck
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1440x900
Additional Comments: I need this system to last 36+ months. I can do incremental upgrades (the MB supports up to i7s). I thought about going a little cheaper on the CPU and GPU, but I figure that's the last place to skimp.
Here's what I'm looking at, I would like some feedback on my choices and if everything is compatible.
Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I32100 $110
ASRock H61M/U3S3 LGA 1155 Intel H61 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard $80
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3B1K2/4GX $27
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKX 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $95
MSI N560GTX-M2D1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $190
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM $100
Total is $596
Budget Range: $400-$600 Before rebates (don't trust them)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Games (WoW, Champions Online, SWTOR, Civ V), Work from home (SQL Server, C#.Net Compiler), Surfing, Word Processing
Parts Not Required: (keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, Optical Drive, Case, PSU - PC Power and Cooling S61EPS 610W )
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com or amazon.com
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: Best bang for buck
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1440x900
Additional Comments: I need this system to last 36+ months. I can do incremental upgrades (the MB supports up to i7s). I thought about going a little cheaper on the CPU and GPU, but I figure that's the last place to skimp.
Here's what I'm looking at, I would like some feedback on my choices and if everything is compatible.
Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I32100 $110
ASRock H61M/U3S3 LGA 1155 Intel H61 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard $80
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3B1K2/4GX $27
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKX 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $95
MSI N560GTX-M2D1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $190
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM $100
Total is $596
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