Hey gang! I need a new computer, and thought that building one would be a great way to get to know a new side of a computer. I can pretty much whatever I want on the software side, but I've never learned or ventured into the realm of hardware. Now onto the template!
Approximate Purchase Date: Within 2 months-ish
Budget Range: Obviously as low as possible, but I want a good gaming rig! From my current build, $900 seems to be the point.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, streaming movies, general use, media center
Parts Not Required: I'm just making the tower, so I don't need mouse, keyboard, monitor, etc.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I gathered the following stuff from Newegg.com
Country: Pennsylvania, USA
Parts Preferences: No preference
Overclocking: No to start, but I am most certainly open to trying that out!
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: Dunno, but I am probably buying a newer, better one sooner rather than later.
Additional Comments: Here is what I have so far. I really just am looking for suggestions for substitutions from experienced people in hardware, and most importantly...if what I have is compatible with each other!!
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) FPB 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
MSI P67A-C43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
Also, what do things like OEM and bare drive mean? do I need to get additional parts for it or what?
Thanks a bunch!
Approximate Purchase Date: Within 2 months-ish
Budget Range: Obviously as low as possible, but I want a good gaming rig! From my current build, $900 seems to be the point.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, streaming movies, general use, media center
Parts Not Required: I'm just making the tower, so I don't need mouse, keyboard, monitor, etc.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I gathered the following stuff from Newegg.com
Country: Pennsylvania, USA
Parts Preferences: No preference
Overclocking: No to start, but I am most certainly open to trying that out!
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: Dunno, but I am probably buying a newer, better one sooner rather than later.
Additional Comments: Here is what I have so far. I really just am looking for suggestions for substitutions from experienced people in hardware, and most importantly...if what I have is compatible with each other!!
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) FPB 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
MSI P67A-C43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
Also, what do things like OEM and bare drive mean? do I need to get additional parts for it or what?
Thanks a bunch!
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