Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next week or so, I would like to purchase it as soon as possible but if prices go down after the holidays I can wait.
Budget Range: My max is about $1200 so something at or below that. I would like it to be before rebates but if it comes down to getting a good part and having to wait for the rebate thats fine.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, audio editing, surfing the internet/streaming movies or tv shows, school work, some photo/video editing.
Parts Not Required: I already have a monitor I will probably reuse but may get a new one or use a 26 inch 1080p hdtv I have, extras like a keyboard or mouse I do not want to factor into the system cost.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I have been looking mostly on newegg.com and tigerdirect.com just looking for the better price but I would be willing to check other places for who ever has the best deal or the best customer service/return policy.
Country: United States
Parts Preferences: I would like an Intel cpu and had been looking at an Asus motherboard because I like the bios and the features they have, I also like Nvidia graphics cards but am willing to get an AMD card if it is a better value or has better performance.
Overclocking: Yes, I would like to start with a slight overclock at first to get some extra performance but I probably will not overclock to much until I get a little experience with it.
SLI or Crossfire: In the future if I need a graphics boost I would consider adding another video card for SLI or Crossfire but to start with a single GPU is enough.
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: I plan on keeping this PC for a few years so the ability to upgrade and expand or just parts lasting in general is a plus. Having USB 3.0 ports on the front of the case, the ability to fit a radiator in the case, a semi modular power supply, and being quiet is also something I would like but is not a dealbreaker looking mostly for price to performance. Here is a list of parts that I had been looking at, your opinions on the quality of the parts I have selected or a recomendation for something that is better value would be greatly appreciated. The cpu cooler is something a little extra I would like to make my pc a little quieter and some reviews I read say it is the best non custom cpu cooler. I was not sure if I was spending too much on certain parts like the motherboard since a lot of other builds I have looked at around my price range do not usually spend that much on the motherboard. Thank you.
Corsair Carbide Series 500R White Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
ASUS 24X DVD Burner
GIGABYTE GV-N560UD-1G GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W Modular High Performance Power Supply
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
ASUS P8P67 DELUXE (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Western Digital WD5000AAKX Caviar Blue Hard Drive - 500GB, 3.5", SATA 6Gbps, 7200RPM, 16MB
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
Rosewill RNX-N360PC (RNWD-11003) IEEE 802.11b/g/n, PCI, Wireless-N Adapter
Corsair CWCH100 Hydro H100 CPU Liquid Cooler
Budget Range: My max is about $1200 so something at or below that. I would like it to be before rebates but if it comes down to getting a good part and having to wait for the rebate thats fine.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, audio editing, surfing the internet/streaming movies or tv shows, school work, some photo/video editing.
Parts Not Required: I already have a monitor I will probably reuse but may get a new one or use a 26 inch 1080p hdtv I have, extras like a keyboard or mouse I do not want to factor into the system cost.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I have been looking mostly on newegg.com and tigerdirect.com just looking for the better price but I would be willing to check other places for who ever has the best deal or the best customer service/return policy.
Country: United States
Parts Preferences: I would like an Intel cpu and had been looking at an Asus motherboard because I like the bios and the features they have, I also like Nvidia graphics cards but am willing to get an AMD card if it is a better value or has better performance.
Overclocking: Yes, I would like to start with a slight overclock at first to get some extra performance but I probably will not overclock to much until I get a little experience with it.
SLI or Crossfire: In the future if I need a graphics boost I would consider adding another video card for SLI or Crossfire but to start with a single GPU is enough.
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: I plan on keeping this PC for a few years so the ability to upgrade and expand or just parts lasting in general is a plus. Having USB 3.0 ports on the front of the case, the ability to fit a radiator in the case, a semi modular power supply, and being quiet is also something I would like but is not a dealbreaker looking mostly for price to performance. Here is a list of parts that I had been looking at, your opinions on the quality of the parts I have selected or a recomendation for something that is better value would be greatly appreciated. The cpu cooler is something a little extra I would like to make my pc a little quieter and some reviews I read say it is the best non custom cpu cooler. I was not sure if I was spending too much on certain parts like the motherboard since a lot of other builds I have looked at around my price range do not usually spend that much on the motherboard. Thank you.
Corsair Carbide Series 500R White Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
ASUS 24X DVD Burner
GIGABYTE GV-N560UD-1G GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W Modular High Performance Power Supply
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
ASUS P8P67 DELUXE (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Western Digital WD5000AAKX Caviar Blue Hard Drive - 500GB, 3.5", SATA 6Gbps, 7200RPM, 16MB
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
Rosewill RNX-N360PC (RNWD-11003) IEEE 802.11b/g/n, PCI, Wireless-N Adapter
Corsair CWCH100 Hydro H100 CPU Liquid Cooler
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