Hi all,
I am a complete newbie at building a system and I would much appreciate any help. I will fill out the template and post the links to products I thought would work.
I use my PC mainly for home office, not gaming or graphics intensive anything. Email, several windows open for internet based work programs, etc. My main concern is that it be futureproof (if that's possible) with a tweak here and there and not bog down like the Dell Dimension paperweight I have now and the other two IBM paperweights in the closet.
Approximate Purchase Date (within a couple weeks)
Budget Range as far under $1000 as I can get
System Usage from Most to Least Important Mostly office, email, surfing the internet, some Youtube, but could change to light gaming if my laptop dies
Parts Not Required keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
Preferred Website(s) for Parts mostly newegg
Country United States
Parts Preferences Intel Sandy Bridge, thought the new Z68 mobos would be futureproof
Overclocking Maybe later
SLI or Crossfire I don't know what that is, so probably not.
Monitor Resolution I'm not sure, I have a 17" flat screen monitor, good enough for now
Additional Comments no bling on case or anything, cheap as possible on stuff I don't really need. I have no idea which case to use. I heard Antec 300 or Cooler Master HAF 912, but I don't know.
CPU: $220
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
Motherboard: $125
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271
HDD: $130
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136795
Do I need to buy any cables for this or do they come with the mobo?
DVD: $25
LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS-324-98B
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106334
Memory: $60
G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231460
PSU: $80
SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151095
OS: I guess Windows 7, and I assume I need 64 bit to take advantage of the system - hate shelling out for the retail version!
Truth be told, I'm afraid to put the parts together because I don't want to break anything and I don't really know what I'm doing, but I don't want another paperweight in 4 years and I don't want to mess with changing the CPU or motherboard anytime soon. If there's anything that I don't need in there, please let me know because this was not a good time of year for the Dell to kick it! If there are better deals somewhere other than Newegg, please tell me that, too - I never built a computer before so I'm not sure where to go.
I don't think I need a graphics card right now and I'm trying to get by with the cooling system that comes with the CPU and whatever fans come with the case.
Thanks so much in advance! I've been reading as much of your advice as I can - otherwise, there wouldn't even be a parts list!
I am a complete newbie at building a system and I would much appreciate any help. I will fill out the template and post the links to products I thought would work.
I use my PC mainly for home office, not gaming or graphics intensive anything. Email, several windows open for internet based work programs, etc. My main concern is that it be futureproof (if that's possible) with a tweak here and there and not bog down like the Dell Dimension paperweight I have now and the other two IBM paperweights in the closet.
Approximate Purchase Date (within a couple weeks)
Budget Range as far under $1000 as I can get
System Usage from Most to Least Important Mostly office, email, surfing the internet, some Youtube, but could change to light gaming if my laptop dies
Parts Not Required keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
Preferred Website(s) for Parts mostly newegg
Country United States
Parts Preferences Intel Sandy Bridge, thought the new Z68 mobos would be futureproof
Overclocking Maybe later
SLI or Crossfire I don't know what that is, so probably not.
Monitor Resolution I'm not sure, I have a 17" flat screen monitor, good enough for now
Additional Comments no bling on case or anything, cheap as possible on stuff I don't really need. I have no idea which case to use. I heard Antec 300 or Cooler Master HAF 912, but I don't know.
CPU: $220
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
Motherboard: $125
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271
HDD: $130
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136795
Do I need to buy any cables for this or do they come with the mobo?
DVD: $25
LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS-324-98B
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106334
Memory: $60
G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231460
PSU: $80
SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151095
OS: I guess Windows 7, and I assume I need 64 bit to take advantage of the system - hate shelling out for the retail version!
Truth be told, I'm afraid to put the parts together because I don't want to break anything and I don't really know what I'm doing, but I don't want another paperweight in 4 years and I don't want to mess with changing the CPU or motherboard anytime soon. If there's anything that I don't need in there, please let me know because this was not a good time of year for the Dell to kick it! If there are better deals somewhere other than Newegg, please tell me that, too - I never built a computer before so I'm not sure where to go.
I don't think I need a graphics card right now and I'm trying to get by with the cooling system that comes with the CPU and whatever fans come with the case.
Thanks so much in advance! I've been reading as much of your advice as I can - otherwise, there wouldn't even be a parts list!