- Dec 5, 2011
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Okay, so I am selling my old computer and rebuilding. I have a cap of $1400 that I can budget for my new PC.
Approximate Purchase Date: Next 2 or 3 weeks
Budget Range: $1400 maximum
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, video editing, picture editing, internet browsing, and watching video.
Parts Not Required: Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor, Operating System
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg and Amazon. Maybe Ebay... but that is generally a judgement call on an individual item basis.
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: I don't have major brand preferences. I will generally go by individual products and how well they are rated. Though I do have an affinity for G Skill as they have taken very good care of me in the past when I had an issue with some RAM.
Overclocking: Yes (not a lot)
SLI or Crossfire: Prefer a single card, would consider SLI if the rig starts to show its age after a few years.
Monitor Resolution: Two monitors each at 1920x1080.
Here is what I have so far:
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=19326332
Using Amazon and a few combo deals on Newegg, I can lower the price by about $50, putting it just in my budget after shipping.
Sadly, I am at work at the moment and don't have the time necessary to link to each individual item. I will try to come back later and link to all the combo deals/exact items I am getting from amazon so everyone can see exact pricing.
My main concerns:
I have never used a Asrock motherboard, but have read many good things about them. Are they a reliable company for the most part? Also, how will that motherboard fair for overclocking? I am not huge into overclocking. I only put an i5 2500k to 4.1 before I was satisfied, but I would like the option to go high as this computer will need to last me for 4+ years.
I may also be able to up the SSD to 240 GB if I am willing to wait for the mail in rebate (comes out to the same price). Is Corsair good about honoring their mail in rebates? And does it take them months to finally get it out?
I may also be able to save a few dollars by switching to regular voltage RAM instead of the low voltage I have selected. It would only be a $5 or so difference. Is the lower voltage RAM worth the $5 difference? I plan to keep the RAM at its recommended frequency and timings and would stick with G Skill Sniper RAM if I were to change.
I have always used the Hyper 212 Plus or Hyper 212 EVO as my CPU coolers. I am going with the V8 for appearance more than anything to be honest, I would assume by the price that it will perform equal to or better than the Hyper 212s, right?
The hard drive is mostly going to be for media and recording FRAPS to. I assume a 7200 RPM drive won't give me issues when recording FRAPS as long as the game and FRAPS are both on my SSD, am I correct about this?
System noise can sometimes annoy me, are any of these parts notoriously loud?
If anyone knows of a reliable power supply that is at least 80+ Bronze and over 500W for less money, I am open to changing out the PSU. I also prefer modular, but I could live without it.
I am open to basically any suggestions. Thank you in advance, I will try to get on here soon to link to the exact combo deals.
Approximate Purchase Date: Next 2 or 3 weeks
Budget Range: $1400 maximum
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, video editing, picture editing, internet browsing, and watching video.
Parts Not Required: Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor, Operating System
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg and Amazon. Maybe Ebay... but that is generally a judgement call on an individual item basis.
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: I don't have major brand preferences. I will generally go by individual products and how well they are rated. Though I do have an affinity for G Skill as they have taken very good care of me in the past when I had an issue with some RAM.
Overclocking: Yes (not a lot)
SLI or Crossfire: Prefer a single card, would consider SLI if the rig starts to show its age after a few years.
Monitor Resolution: Two monitors each at 1920x1080.
Here is what I have so far:
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=19326332
Using Amazon and a few combo deals on Newegg, I can lower the price by about $50, putting it just in my budget after shipping.
Sadly, I am at work at the moment and don't have the time necessary to link to each individual item. I will try to come back later and link to all the combo deals/exact items I am getting from amazon so everyone can see exact pricing.
My main concerns:
I have never used a Asrock motherboard, but have read many good things about them. Are they a reliable company for the most part? Also, how will that motherboard fair for overclocking? I am not huge into overclocking. I only put an i5 2500k to 4.1 before I was satisfied, but I would like the option to go high as this computer will need to last me for 4+ years.
I may also be able to up the SSD to 240 GB if I am willing to wait for the mail in rebate (comes out to the same price). Is Corsair good about honoring their mail in rebates? And does it take them months to finally get it out?
I may also be able to save a few dollars by switching to regular voltage RAM instead of the low voltage I have selected. It would only be a $5 or so difference. Is the lower voltage RAM worth the $5 difference? I plan to keep the RAM at its recommended frequency and timings and would stick with G Skill Sniper RAM if I were to change.
I have always used the Hyper 212 Plus or Hyper 212 EVO as my CPU coolers. I am going with the V8 for appearance more than anything to be honest, I would assume by the price that it will perform equal to or better than the Hyper 212s, right?
The hard drive is mostly going to be for media and recording FRAPS to. I assume a 7200 RPM drive won't give me issues when recording FRAPS as long as the game and FRAPS are both on my SSD, am I correct about this?
System noise can sometimes annoy me, are any of these parts notoriously loud?
If anyone knows of a reliable power supply that is at least 80+ Bronze and over 500W for less money, I am open to changing out the PSU. I also prefer modular, but I could live without it.
I am open to basically any suggestions. Thank you in advance, I will try to get on here soon to link to the exact combo deals.
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