Hello
So these are all the parts I've picked out so far
Altogether, it comes to just about $2000, which I am ok with
Since this is the first time doing this though, I am worried about a few things
I've watched a lot of tutorials and read a lot of stuff, but I'm still worried that all the pieces I've picked out aren't compatible. I think they are, but I would really love to get a professional opinion
Now, the other issue I have is with this whole 'future proofing' concept
The reason I tried to pick out the best parts I could find is because I want this computer to last a while
I was thinking 5+ years, but from the reading I've done, it doesn't seem like this is actually viable
You should know however, I am not that big of a gamer. Yes, the main purpose of this build is to game, but I won't be playing every single high end game out there on Max settings. If I could still be able to run new games on the lowest settings in 3-4+ years from now, I'd be happy
With all that said, here are the parts I have picked:
Case: Antec DF-85 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129087
Power Supply: CORSAIR Professional Series HX850 (CMPSU-850HX) 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1502FAEX 1.5TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136793
Video Card: SAPPHIRE 11199-03-20G Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card OC
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102983
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9Q-16GBXL
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231456
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 PROFESSIONAL GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157263
CPU:Intel Core i7-2700K Sandy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623i72700K
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115095
Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018
Monitor: ASUS VW246H Glossy Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ASCR 20000:1 (1000:1) Built-in Speakers
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049
Just so you know, I am willing to spend $2000-$2300 on this, but nothing higher than that
Would appreciate all kinds of feedback, thanks for reading
So these are all the parts I've picked out so far
Altogether, it comes to just about $2000, which I am ok with
Since this is the first time doing this though, I am worried about a few things
I've watched a lot of tutorials and read a lot of stuff, but I'm still worried that all the pieces I've picked out aren't compatible. I think they are, but I would really love to get a professional opinion
Now, the other issue I have is with this whole 'future proofing' concept
The reason I tried to pick out the best parts I could find is because I want this computer to last a while
I was thinking 5+ years, but from the reading I've done, it doesn't seem like this is actually viable
You should know however, I am not that big of a gamer. Yes, the main purpose of this build is to game, but I won't be playing every single high end game out there on Max settings. If I could still be able to run new games on the lowest settings in 3-4+ years from now, I'd be happy
With all that said, here are the parts I have picked:
Case: Antec DF-85 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129087
Power Supply: CORSAIR Professional Series HX850 (CMPSU-850HX) 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1502FAEX 1.5TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136793
Video Card: SAPPHIRE 11199-03-20G Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card OC
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102983
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9Q-16GBXL
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231456
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 PROFESSIONAL GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157263
CPU:Intel Core i7-2700K Sandy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623i72700K
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115095
Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018
Monitor: ASUS VW246H Glossy Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ASCR 20000:1 (1000:1) Built-in Speakers
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049
Just so you know, I am willing to spend $2000-$2300 on this, but nothing higher than that
Would appreciate all kinds of feedback, thanks for reading
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