Approximate Purchase Date: Sometime over the summer (Probably around July)
Budget Range: $1500 (Willing to spend a bit extra if necessary)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: SPEED!!!, Work, Hi-def Movies, Gaming
Parts Not Required: Monitor, speaker, operating system
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com, us.ncix.com
Country: US
Parts Preferences: Nothing in particular
Overclocking: Maybe (if I figure out how to do it safely)
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe in the future, but not now
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments:
Hey, my name's Jack. First, I want to say "THANKS!" for checking this thread out. I'd like to ask for your advice for my build over the summer. I'm going to high school this year (in Sept.) and I think it's time for me to build my first rig. This computer(that I am typing with) is already a few years too old, and barely running.
Anyways, I hope to build a solid rig lasting me last least 4 years or so. Enough to get me through high school without me worrying that my computer will break down.
I'd like to keep it under $1500, but I will go over if I absolutely need to.
I really don't play that much demanding games. I just want a rig that is BLAZING FAST! I use photoshop pretty often, and this computer takes WAY too long to start it up. That is my first priority.
The next is graphics. I'd really like to watch some high-def movies. Connect to my 60in TV and it's just like a movie theater! Yes, I will play some games, but nothing too demanding. I will play Battlefield or Modern Warfare once in a while, but I don't really care if I can't max out everything.
So once again, please help a noobie out!
I will list the parts that I chose out so far (after intensive research )
All suggests are very, very welcome.
Thank you for time
Parts I chose:
CASE: NZXT Phantom Black $120 (price from newegg)
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K $340 (price from ncix)
CPU COOLER: Corsair Hydro Series H60 $65 (price from amazon)
MOTHERBOARD: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 $135 (price from newegg)
MEMORY: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB $130 (price from newegg)
SSD: Crucial M4 128GB $122 (price from amazon)
STORAGE: Seagate Barracuda 1TB $95 (price from bestbuy)
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 570 Classified $300 (price from newegg)
PSU: XFX PRO850W XXX Edition $120 (price from ncix)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST Writer $18(price from newegg)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9jbU
Total Price (After rebates and shipping): about $1416.49
Thank you once again
Budget Range: $1500 (Willing to spend a bit extra if necessary)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: SPEED!!!, Work, Hi-def Movies, Gaming
Parts Not Required: Monitor, speaker, operating system
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com, us.ncix.com
Country: US
Parts Preferences: Nothing in particular
Overclocking: Maybe (if I figure out how to do it safely)
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe in the future, but not now
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments:
Hey, my name's Jack. First, I want to say "THANKS!" for checking this thread out. I'd like to ask for your advice for my build over the summer. I'm going to high school this year (in Sept.) and I think it's time for me to build my first rig. This computer(that I am typing with) is already a few years too old, and barely running.
Anyways, I hope to build a solid rig lasting me last least 4 years or so. Enough to get me through high school without me worrying that my computer will break down.
I'd like to keep it under $1500, but I will go over if I absolutely need to.
I really don't play that much demanding games. I just want a rig that is BLAZING FAST! I use photoshop pretty often, and this computer takes WAY too long to start it up. That is my first priority.
The next is graphics. I'd really like to watch some high-def movies. Connect to my 60in TV and it's just like a movie theater! Yes, I will play some games, but nothing too demanding. I will play Battlefield or Modern Warfare once in a while, but I don't really care if I can't max out everything.
So once again, please help a noobie out!
I will list the parts that I chose out so far (after intensive research )
All suggests are very, very welcome.
Thank you for time
Parts I chose:
CASE: NZXT Phantom Black $120 (price from newegg)
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K $340 (price from ncix)
CPU COOLER: Corsair Hydro Series H60 $65 (price from amazon)
MOTHERBOARD: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 $135 (price from newegg)
MEMORY: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB $130 (price from newegg)
SSD: Crucial M4 128GB $122 (price from amazon)
STORAGE: Seagate Barracuda 1TB $95 (price from bestbuy)
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 570 Classified $300 (price from newegg)
PSU: XFX PRO850W XXX Edition $120 (price from ncix)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST Writer $18(price from newegg)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9jbU
Total Price (After rebates and shipping): about $1416.49
Thank you once again