Approximate Purchase Date: this month (May 20120)
Budget Range: $1300
System Usage from Most to Least Important: web/office applications/light gaming/home video editing
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, speakers, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Amazon, Tiger Direct
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Intel core i5; Samsung monitor (although I'm open to suggestions); I've always had good experience with WD drives
Overclocking: In the future
SLI or Crossfire: Probably not ... but would like to have the potential to add
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 or 1920x1200
Additional Comments: I'm not a gamer (last games were Myst series), but I tend to hold on to computers for a long time. I want a build that is likely to provide reasonable performance for at least 5 years.
To me, that means something that's relatively powerful now (not bleeding edge) with good upgrade possibilities. In the parts list below, the only parts that I actually selected were the Intel Core i5-3570K and the Samsung monitor. The rest are from Newegg's suggestions on the core i5-3750K page.
The total from Newegg is about $1600. If I drop the video card for now (assuming that the on-board graphics will run that monitor), the system fits better into my budget.
I noted that the Antec case only has 2x USB 2.0 on the front. Is it worth it to look for USB 3.0 on the front?
Intel Core i5-3570K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128545
CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 (CMPSU-750HX) 750W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533
Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231476
EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
SAMSUNG S24A450BW-1 Black 24" 5ms Widescreen LED Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001540
Budget Range: $1300
System Usage from Most to Least Important: web/office applications/light gaming/home video editing
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, speakers, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Amazon, Tiger Direct
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Intel core i5; Samsung monitor (although I'm open to suggestions); I've always had good experience with WD drives
Overclocking: In the future
SLI or Crossfire: Probably not ... but would like to have the potential to add
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 or 1920x1200
Additional Comments: I'm not a gamer (last games were Myst series), but I tend to hold on to computers for a long time. I want a build that is likely to provide reasonable performance for at least 5 years.
To me, that means something that's relatively powerful now (not bleeding edge) with good upgrade possibilities. In the parts list below, the only parts that I actually selected were the Intel Core i5-3570K and the Samsung monitor. The rest are from Newegg's suggestions on the core i5-3750K page.
The total from Newegg is about $1600. If I drop the video card for now (assuming that the on-board graphics will run that monitor), the system fits better into my budget.
I noted that the Antec case only has 2x USB 2.0 on the front. Is it worth it to look for USB 3.0 on the front?
Intel Core i5-3570K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128545
CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 (CMPSU-750HX) 750W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533
Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231476
EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
SAMSUNG S24A450BW-1 Black 24" 5ms Widescreen LED Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001540