Approximate Purchase Date: Before end of April
Budget Range: around $1500-$2000 for everything, but no hard limit
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming such as Diablo 3, WOW, SW:TOR
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Intel CPU, Nvidia GPU
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Not initially, but maybe SLI in the future
Monitor Resolution: Main: 1920x1200, Secondary 1280x1024
Additional Comments:
I am putting together an Ivy Bridge build. I would like to pick out and buy everything I can ahead of time and then buy the Z77 motherboard, IB processor and DRAM when more information becomes available.
So, here is my proposed build that includes everything except the MB, processor and DRAM:
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1502FAEX 1.5TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136793
$149.99
SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151087
$159.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986
$99.99
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
$34.99
Intel 520 Series Cherryville SSDSC2CW120A3K5 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167093
$184.99
Combo deal: COOLER MASTER CM Storm Series Trooper (SGC-5000-KKN1) Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.845925
and
LG 22X Super-Multi DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS90B
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.845925
$155.98
Already ordered:
EVGA 02G-P4-2680-KR GeForce GTX 680 Video Card - 2048MB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 3.0 (x16), 1x Dual-Link DVI-I, 1x Dual-Link DVI-D, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, DirectX 11, Dual-Slot, SLI Ready, GPU Boost
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2295396&CatId=7387
$509
Total before Motherboard, IB processor & DRAM:
1311.17
Thanks for your feedback.
Budget Range: around $1500-$2000 for everything, but no hard limit
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming such as Diablo 3, WOW, SW:TOR
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Intel CPU, Nvidia GPU
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Not initially, but maybe SLI in the future
Monitor Resolution: Main: 1920x1200, Secondary 1280x1024
Additional Comments:
I am putting together an Ivy Bridge build. I would like to pick out and buy everything I can ahead of time and then buy the Z77 motherboard, IB processor and DRAM when more information becomes available.
So, here is my proposed build that includes everything except the MB, processor and DRAM:
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1502FAEX 1.5TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136793
$149.99
SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151087
$159.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986
$99.99
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
$34.99
Intel 520 Series Cherryville SSDSC2CW120A3K5 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167093
$184.99
Combo deal: COOLER MASTER CM Storm Series Trooper (SGC-5000-KKN1) Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.845925
and
LG 22X Super-Multi DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS90B
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.845925
$155.98
Already ordered:
EVGA 02G-P4-2680-KR GeForce GTX 680 Video Card - 2048MB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 3.0 (x16), 1x Dual-Link DVI-I, 1x Dual-Link DVI-D, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, DirectX 11, Dual-Slot, SLI Ready, GPU Boost
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2295396&CatId=7387
$509
Total before Motherboard, IB processor & DRAM:
1311.17
Thanks for your feedback.