Hello and thanks in advance for any and all advice. My wife and I are moving into a new house and my new den/study is smack dab in the middle of things. My wife is very sensitive to noise so I get to buy a new computer to replace my current, ungodly loud gaming laptop. I'm looking at building my first desktop with some hand holding from a friend who has built 12 or so machines. I'm not a super hardcore gamer but I'm currently playing Skyrim and D3 mostly and enjoy a few MMO's. I would also like to do some home recording. I will be adding a second SSD a few months later specifically for the recording software and tracking and a third ,larger HHD for storage and such. Initially, to help with the budget I'm thinking of a single , 240 gb SSD for the OS and some core games. I figure the Intel I7 Ivy Bridge 3770 will give me enough processor power for recording and a single 7870 should handle gaming. As long as I'm not doing any extreme overclocking or multiple video cards the system shouldn't require any crazy cooling setup and the fans shouldn't need to be run at their highest speeds that often. Lastly, I'm hoping to be able to run a new 24" monitor at 1900x1200 and use my old 17" Sony for keeping web pages open while gaming. My current spec is already $1486 without a monitor so I'm gonna be over budget if I can't trim something down. I'm probably missing something too
Approximate Purchase Date: Early to mid July 2012
Budget Range: Approx $1500 I can go a little over budget but if there is anything that's overkill for my needs it would be great to trim the price down.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming>Home Recording>Intrawebz.
Parts Not Required: Keyboard/Mouse, Second monitor, Speakers.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: none
Country: USA
Parts Preferences:
Overclocking: Probably not
SLI or Crossfirerobably not
Monitor Resolution: 1900x1200
Additional Comments: Here's what I've got as a starting point. I'm wide open to suggestions as I'm not very experienced.
ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Model #:Z77 Extreme4-M
Item #:N82E16813157294
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$139.99 -$10.00 Instant $129.99
COOLER MASTER Silencio 550 RC-550-KKN1 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Model #:RC-550-KKN1
Item #:N82E16811119251
Note (Add)
$109.99 $109.99
ASUS HD7870-DC2-2GD5 Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video ...
Model #:HD7870-DC2-2GD5
Item #:N82E16814121624
Note (Add)
$349.99 $349.99
PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W High Performance 80PLUS Silver SLI CrossFire ready Power Supply
Model #PCMK2S750
Item #:N82E16817703027
Note (Add)
$129.99 -$20.00 Instant $109.99
Intel Core i7-3770 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I73770
Model #:BX80637I73770
Item #:N82E16819116502
Note (Add)
$319.99 $319.99
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Model #:AGT3-25SAT3-240G
Item #:N82E16820227727
Note (Add)
$259.99 -$40.00 Instant $219.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9Q-16GBZL
Model #:F3-12800CL9Q-16GBZL
Item #:N82E16820231497
Note (Add)
$89.99 $89.99
ASUS DVD Burner Black SATA Model DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS
Model #RW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS
Item #:N82E16827135240
Note (Add)
$22.99 $22.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
Model #:GFC-02050
Item #:N82E16832116986
Note (Add)
$99.99 $99.99
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel ...
Model #:RR-212E-20PK-R2
Item #:N82E16835103099
Note (Add)
$34.99 -$1.00 Instant $33.99
Subtotal: $1,486.90
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Approximate Purchase Date: Early to mid July 2012
Budget Range: Approx $1500 I can go a little over budget but if there is anything that's overkill for my needs it would be great to trim the price down.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming>Home Recording>Intrawebz.
Parts Not Required: Keyboard/Mouse, Second monitor, Speakers.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: none
Country: USA
Parts Preferences:
Overclocking: Probably not
SLI or Crossfirerobably not
Monitor Resolution: 1900x1200
Additional Comments: Here's what I've got as a starting point. I'm wide open to suggestions as I'm not very experienced.
ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Model #:Z77 Extreme4-M
Item #:N82E16813157294
Note (Add)
$139.99 -$10.00 Instant $129.99
COOLER MASTER Silencio 550 RC-550-KKN1 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Model #:RC-550-KKN1
Item #:N82E16811119251
Note (Add)
$109.99 $109.99
ASUS HD7870-DC2-2GD5 Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video ...
Model #:HD7870-DC2-2GD5
Item #:N82E16814121624
Note (Add)
$349.99 $349.99
PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W High Performance 80PLUS Silver SLI CrossFire ready Power Supply
Model #PCMK2S750
Item #:N82E16817703027
Note (Add)
$129.99 -$20.00 Instant $109.99
Intel Core i7-3770 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I73770
Model #:BX80637I73770
Item #:N82E16819116502
Note (Add)
$319.99 $319.99
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Model #:AGT3-25SAT3-240G
Item #:N82E16820227727
Note (Add)
$259.99 -$40.00 Instant $219.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9Q-16GBZL
Model #:F3-12800CL9Q-16GBZL
Item #:N82E16820231497
Note (Add)
$89.99 $89.99
ASUS DVD Burner Black SATA Model DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS
Model #RW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS
Item #:N82E16827135240
Note (Add)
$22.99 $22.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
Model #:GFC-02050
Item #:N82E16832116986
Note (Add)
$99.99 $99.99
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel ...
Model #:RR-212E-20PK-R2
Item #:N82E16835103099
Note (Add)
$34.99 -$1.00 Instant $33.99
Subtotal: $1,486.90
I'll try linking this Newegg wishlist... https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=14610349