Approximate Purchase Date: this week hopefully
Budget Range: around $1000 AUD
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Web Browsing, Watching/Streaming Video
Parts Not Required: Monitor
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: non-preferred
Country: Australia
Parts Preferences: no preference
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: After getting advice from these forums, i have a compiled a list ready to purchase this week. I have no plans on overclocking, mainly because i have no experience with it. Seeking final advice on this build, should i be right to start buying this week? thanks in advance
CPU: Intel Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.00 @ PCCaseGear)
http://pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=187_346_1184&products_id=20137
Motherboard: Asus P8H77-V ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($124.00 @ Foxcomp)
http://www.foxcomp.com.au/ProductDetail.asp?ID=20033
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.00 @ Scorptec)
http://www.scorptec.com.au/computer/41589-cml8gx3m2a1600c9
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($117.30 @ Mwave Australia)
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-22040430-Western_Digital_WD_Caviar_Black_3_5%22_500GB_SATA_6_0Gb_s_7200RPM_32MB_Hard_D
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($269.00 @ PCCaseGear)
http://pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_877&products_id=19849
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($95.00 @ PCCaseGear)
http://pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_547&products_id=17170
Power Supply: OCZ 650W ATX12V Power Supply ($99.99 @ Mwave Australia)
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-34040783-OCZ_ZT_Series_OCZ_ZT650W_650W_Power_Supply_ATX12V_v2_2_80_PLUS_BRONZE_Certified_
Total: $989.29
Budget Range: around $1000 AUD
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Web Browsing, Watching/Streaming Video
Parts Not Required: Monitor
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: non-preferred
Country: Australia
Parts Preferences: no preference
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: After getting advice from these forums, i have a compiled a list ready to purchase this week. I have no plans on overclocking, mainly because i have no experience with it. Seeking final advice on this build, should i be right to start buying this week? thanks in advance
CPU: Intel Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.00 @ PCCaseGear)
http://pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=187_346_1184&products_id=20137
Motherboard: Asus P8H77-V ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($124.00 @ Foxcomp)
http://www.foxcomp.com.au/ProductDetail.asp?ID=20033
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.00 @ Scorptec)
http://www.scorptec.com.au/computer/41589-cml8gx3m2a1600c9
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($117.30 @ Mwave Australia)
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-22040430-Western_Digital_WD_Caviar_Black_3_5%22_500GB_SATA_6_0Gb_s_7200RPM_32MB_Hard_D
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($269.00 @ PCCaseGear)
http://pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_877&products_id=19849
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($95.00 @ PCCaseGear)
http://pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_547&products_id=17170
Power Supply: OCZ 650W ATX12V Power Supply ($99.99 @ Mwave Australia)
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-34040783-OCZ_ZT_Series_OCZ_ZT650W_650W_Power_Supply_ATX12V_v2_2_80_PLUS_BRONZE_Certified_
Total: $989.29