Approximate Purchase Date: This week, maybe even sooner.
System Usage: Gaming, Coding, 3d Rendering
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: AMD seems like the best value for mid ranged builds, also I have been hearing a lot of bad things about ASUS customer service as of late.
Overclocking: Most likely.
SLI or Crossfire: I plan to, but I need to get some more cash for a new card.
Monitor Resolution: 1080 for now, its 24".
Anyways....
So a few weeks ago my PSU caught fire and pretty much fired everything except for my optical drive and my hard drive, and I am not sure either of these things still work. Anyways, assuming they work, here is what I am looking at so far:
WHAT I DO HAVE:
Cougar Evolution Case
I actually already have this case, I got it a few months ago as a gift which I never got to setup (weird gift lol). Anyways, I took a look at it after my old pc nearly burnt my house down and I noticed it was not a bad case at all. Cooling is nice, the back of the case makes for a really clean wiring setup and it pretty much has all the bells and whistles a case should have. My only gripe is that the fan options are small and cumbersome and the case is a just slightly smaller than I would like.
Rosewill Hive 750W
Already got this thing, it feels like a quality piece of hardware. I bought it because I was not totally sure if my motherboard and video card were fried, but it is almost impossible for there not to be heat damage, the old case was literally on fire.
As far as Hard drive and optical drives are concerned, my old ones still work. I have windows 7 64 bit on the hard drive, not sure what I am going to have to do to make it work with my new system.
WHAT I DON'T HAVE:
Asus Crosshair V
I honestly have no idea about buying a motherboard. I want to get something that is future-proof, yet I really do not know where to begin. I am going to want a motherboard with Piledriver and beyond support, if possible.
GTX 480
This, I am pretty confident in buying. I know this thing runs hot and is loud, but I think it looks like the best value. I also am confident that my PSU can handle this.
Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Also in the dark about the RAM, as it has a lot to do with the motherboard.
965 BE
Looks fine, probably will be upgrading in a year or so.
Anyways, I would love some critique and suggestions, mainly about the motherboard and RAM setup.
System Usage: Gaming, Coding, 3d Rendering
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: AMD seems like the best value for mid ranged builds, also I have been hearing a lot of bad things about ASUS customer service as of late.
Overclocking: Most likely.
SLI or Crossfire: I plan to, but I need to get some more cash for a new card.
Monitor Resolution: 1080 for now, its 24".
Anyways....
So a few weeks ago my PSU caught fire and pretty much fired everything except for my optical drive and my hard drive, and I am not sure either of these things still work. Anyways, assuming they work, here is what I am looking at so far:
WHAT I DO HAVE:
Cougar Evolution Case
I actually already have this case, I got it a few months ago as a gift which I never got to setup (weird gift lol). Anyways, I took a look at it after my old pc nearly burnt my house down and I noticed it was not a bad case at all. Cooling is nice, the back of the case makes for a really clean wiring setup and it pretty much has all the bells and whistles a case should have. My only gripe is that the fan options are small and cumbersome and the case is a just slightly smaller than I would like.
Rosewill Hive 750W
Already got this thing, it feels like a quality piece of hardware. I bought it because I was not totally sure if my motherboard and video card were fried, but it is almost impossible for there not to be heat damage, the old case was literally on fire.
As far as Hard drive and optical drives are concerned, my old ones still work. I have windows 7 64 bit on the hard drive, not sure what I am going to have to do to make it work with my new system.
WHAT I DON'T HAVE:
Asus Crosshair V
I honestly have no idea about buying a motherboard. I want to get something that is future-proof, yet I really do not know where to begin. I am going to want a motherboard with Piledriver and beyond support, if possible.
GTX 480
This, I am pretty confident in buying. I know this thing runs hot and is loud, but I think it looks like the best value. I also am confident that my PSU can handle this.
Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Also in the dark about the RAM, as it has a lot to do with the motherboard.
965 BE
Looks fine, probably will be upgrading in a year or so.
Anyways, I would love some critique and suggestions, mainly about the motherboard and RAM setup.
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