Approximate Purchase Date: Next 2 weeks or so. Taken advice from others in another post.
Budget Range: Approx 2k (not including monitor)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Streaming Gaming, watching movies (not video or photo editing), office applications
Parts Not Required: keyboard & mouse
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg or Frys
Country: US
Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Would like any intel based system with an nvidia card, but open to suggestions
Overclocking: Thinking about overclocking CPU
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe down the road
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200
Additional Comments:
Concerned about heat management due to living in an arid environment on the upper levels of an apartment that tends to get warm in the summer.
Also I don't want it to run too noisy.
Thanks for any assistance and advice you provide!
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Case
Fractal Design Arc Midi Black High Performance PC Computer Case w/ USB 3.0 and 3 x Fractal High Performance 140mm fans
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811352007
Mobo
GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3P LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128506
Vid Card
EVGA SuperClocked 015-P3-1582-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130590
CPU
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070
System Drive
Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2CCA 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) with Transfer Kit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820148448
Memory
Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model BLT2KIT4G3D1869DT1TX0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148560
Storage
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533
Blu ray drive
LG Black Blu-ray Drive SATA Model UH12LS28 OEM LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827136232
Power Supply
ENERMAX ERV1000EWT-G 1000W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.92, v2.8 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194101
Cooling:
Coolmaster hyper 212
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
Budget Range: Approx 2k (not including monitor)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Streaming Gaming, watching movies (not video or photo editing), office applications
Parts Not Required: keyboard & mouse
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg or Frys
Country: US
Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Would like any intel based system with an nvidia card, but open to suggestions
Overclocking: Thinking about overclocking CPU
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe down the road
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200
Additional Comments:
Concerned about heat management due to living in an arid environment on the upper levels of an apartment that tends to get warm in the summer.
Also I don't want it to run too noisy.
Thanks for any assistance and advice you provide!
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Case
Fractal Design Arc Midi Black High Performance PC Computer Case w/ USB 3.0 and 3 x Fractal High Performance 140mm fans
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811352007
Mobo
GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3P LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128506
Vid Card
EVGA SuperClocked 015-P3-1582-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130590
CPU
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070
System Drive
Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2CCA 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) with Transfer Kit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820148448
Memory
Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model BLT2KIT4G3D1869DT1TX0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148560
Storage
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533
Blu ray drive
LG Black Blu-ray Drive SATA Model UH12LS28 OEM LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827136232
Power Supply
ENERMAX ERV1000EWT-G 1000W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.92, v2.8 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194101
Cooling:
Coolmaster hyper 212
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099