Hi All -
(wishlist at bottom)
I'm a relative noob when it comes to PC-laptop building/repair etc. Advice will be greatly appreciated. I am planning a desktop build within the next month or so.From all I have read in the various forums theres alot of new stuff coming and I plan to time the purchasing of parts accordingly. I currently have a Dell 1747 laptop as my only PC. Its running with an i7 920 cpu @ 1.6 Ghz with 8 Gb Mem. It also has a Radeon 560V graphics card. Its laggy, occasional BSOD and random shutdown/reboot. It needs to have a fresh windows install. And I want to use it as a backup in case this new desktop ever goes down. The desktop i want to be a little of everything including a HTPC. I want it to be blazing fast and especially so with iTunes/iPhone and streaming movies. Photo editing being quickly done will be nice. For games I just want the option to be able to play at a reasonable frame rate. (Used to play Half Life and loved it) but more important is the GPU being able to do the job with Blueray and in the future 3D movies. I want Bluetooth 4.0 and tho I will have it wired to the net i want the option of wifi in the event I move it in future. I dont think I will need the new Ivy Bridge thats coming but I am open to suggestions. If you see anything thats not compatible I'd appreciate hearing it. Thx in advance
Purchase Date: End of April Beginning of May '12
Budget Range: 2000
Usage will be iTunes, Surfing, Streaming Movies photo editing, gaming
Parts not required : keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
Preferred Website but open to suggestions: newegg.com
In the US.
Will want to try some overclocking
Want the option of SLI in the future
42" Plasma TV as Monitor. Reso is (I think) 1920x1080
My wishlist:http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=26710828
(wishlist at bottom)
I'm a relative noob when it comes to PC-laptop building/repair etc. Advice will be greatly appreciated. I am planning a desktop build within the next month or so.From all I have read in the various forums theres alot of new stuff coming and I plan to time the purchasing of parts accordingly. I currently have a Dell 1747 laptop as my only PC. Its running with an i7 920 cpu @ 1.6 Ghz with 8 Gb Mem. It also has a Radeon 560V graphics card. Its laggy, occasional BSOD and random shutdown/reboot. It needs to have a fresh windows install. And I want to use it as a backup in case this new desktop ever goes down. The desktop i want to be a little of everything including a HTPC. I want it to be blazing fast and especially so with iTunes/iPhone and streaming movies. Photo editing being quickly done will be nice. For games I just want the option to be able to play at a reasonable frame rate. (Used to play Half Life and loved it) but more important is the GPU being able to do the job with Blueray and in the future 3D movies. I want Bluetooth 4.0 and tho I will have it wired to the net i want the option of wifi in the event I move it in future. I dont think I will need the new Ivy Bridge thats coming but I am open to suggestions. If you see anything thats not compatible I'd appreciate hearing it. Thx in advance
Purchase Date: End of April Beginning of May '12
Budget Range: 2000
Usage will be iTunes, Surfing, Streaming Movies photo editing, gaming
Parts not required : keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
Preferred Website but open to suggestions: newegg.com
In the US.
Will want to try some overclocking
Want the option of SLI in the future
42" Plasma TV as Monitor. Reso is (I think) 1920x1080
My wishlist:http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=26710828