This will be my first fresh build (in the past I have upgraded GPUs and stuff but never a whole system). I am interested in building a new gaming rig. Because of financial reasons I want to do this in two steps. The first step is to upgrade the GPU and PSU now then upgrade the CPU and Mobo in about six months. Also, I hate hate hate my current case and am planning on getting a new one now as well. I've been reading the forums and came up with the stuff below. Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Approximate Purchase Date: the next 1-2 weeks
Budget Range: $400
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming. I typically don't run graphics heavy games. That being said I would like to run Diablo 3 on medium to high settings. I would also like to be able to run the Witcher and Guild Wars 2 on medium to high settings.
Parts Not Required:
I plan to keep my motherboard and CPU for now and upgrade them in six months.
Motherboard - Intel DG965OT
CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo CPU 6320 @ 1.86GHz
Monitors
Keyboard
Mouse
HD
RAM
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg or Amazon
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: None
Overclocking: Potentially. I was looking at the i5 2500k CPU for possible overclocking down the road. However, since I won't be purchasing for half a year I imagine the CPU options will be very different
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: I use dual 23inch widescreen monitors.
Additional Comments: I would like to have USB 3.0 compatibility in the future
Parts I am considering:
Case - Antec Three Hundred Two
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129180
vs
COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=ns2dzhy7b0wd
GPU - I was looking at the Radeon HD 7850
http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-PCI-Express-Graphics-11200-01-20G/dp/B007JCNOZA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335034070&sr=8-1
vs the GeForce 560Ti
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004L01QVM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
PSU - ???. I was reading about different options and frankly, was overwhelmed by options. Any suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks.
Approximate Purchase Date: the next 1-2 weeks
Budget Range: $400
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming. I typically don't run graphics heavy games. That being said I would like to run Diablo 3 on medium to high settings. I would also like to be able to run the Witcher and Guild Wars 2 on medium to high settings.
Parts Not Required:
I plan to keep my motherboard and CPU for now and upgrade them in six months.
Motherboard - Intel DG965OT
CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo CPU 6320 @ 1.86GHz
Monitors
Keyboard
Mouse
HD
RAM
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg or Amazon
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: None
Overclocking: Potentially. I was looking at the i5 2500k CPU for possible overclocking down the road. However, since I won't be purchasing for half a year I imagine the CPU options will be very different
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: I use dual 23inch widescreen monitors.
Additional Comments: I would like to have USB 3.0 compatibility in the future
Parts I am considering:
Case - Antec Three Hundred Two
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129180
vs
COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=ns2dzhy7b0wd
GPU - I was looking at the Radeon HD 7850
http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-PCI-Express-Graphics-11200-01-20G/dp/B007JCNOZA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335034070&sr=8-1
vs the GeForce 560Ti
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004L01QVM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
PSU - ???. I was reading about different options and frankly, was overwhelmed by options. Any suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks.