Approximate Purchase Date: a few days from now
Budget Range: $800-$1200 area
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming is the priority.
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, may re-use HHD and DVD burner
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: mwave.com.au seems to bee the cheapest australian website i can find, but really any site that is suitable for australia is fine.
Country: Australia
Parts Preferences: never had an intel cpu or an SSD before, i would like both for this reason.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: what is this?
Monitor Resolution: (e.g.: 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200)
Additional Comments: would like a physically smaller computer, and quiet if possible.
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these are some parts i think would be good so far:
CPU: i5-3450 (maybe upgrade to i5-3550 for about $15 extra?)
$205
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-19010248-Intel_Core_i5_3450_Quad_Core_3rd_Gen_Processor_Socket_LGA1155_3_1GHz_%28Turbo_Boos
MOBO: ASRock H77M
$83
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-28023719-ASRock_H77M_Motherboard_Intel_H77_Chipset_Socket_1155_2x_1_5V_DDR3_DIMM_1600_1x_
Video Card: Gigabyte HD 7850 OC (seems to be the cheapest 7850 i can find)
$270
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-42060863-Gigabyte_AMD_Radeon_HD_7850_Overclock_Video_Card_GDDR5_2048MB_256_Bit_975_4800MH
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Low Profile (2x 4GB)
$65
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-37140912-Corsair_8GB_%282x4GB%29_Vengeance_Low_Profile_Memory_PC3_12800_%281600Mhz%29_DDR3_240_pi
SSD: Intel 60GB, 330 Series (mainly to hold OS. chose intel, because i read that cheaper brands are much lower quality)
$100
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-22140644-Intel_330_Series_60GB_Solid_State_Drive_2_5"_SATA_III_6Gb_s_25nm_MLC_Read_W
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i plan to run windows 7 64-bit.
going to re-use a 1T HHD, and a DVD burner.
the video card needs 500W, and the CPU needs 77W, so i guess i need a 600W PSU?
what are recomended brands?
i also haven't decided on the case, but i want it to be a smaller one, as my motherboard is a Micro ATX.
have i missed anything critical?
and, are my above choices compatible with one another?
Budget Range: $800-$1200 area
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming is the priority.
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, may re-use HHD and DVD burner
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: mwave.com.au seems to bee the cheapest australian website i can find, but really any site that is suitable for australia is fine.
Country: Australia
Parts Preferences: never had an intel cpu or an SSD before, i would like both for this reason.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: what is this?
Monitor Resolution: (e.g.: 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200)
Additional Comments: would like a physically smaller computer, and quiet if possible.
--------------------
these are some parts i think would be good so far:
CPU: i5-3450 (maybe upgrade to i5-3550 for about $15 extra?)
$205
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-19010248-Intel_Core_i5_3450_Quad_Core_3rd_Gen_Processor_Socket_LGA1155_3_1GHz_%28Turbo_Boos
MOBO: ASRock H77M
$83
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-28023719-ASRock_H77M_Motherboard_Intel_H77_Chipset_Socket_1155_2x_1_5V_DDR3_DIMM_1600_1x_
Video Card: Gigabyte HD 7850 OC (seems to be the cheapest 7850 i can find)
$270
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-42060863-Gigabyte_AMD_Radeon_HD_7850_Overclock_Video_Card_GDDR5_2048MB_256_Bit_975_4800MH
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Low Profile (2x 4GB)
$65
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-37140912-Corsair_8GB_%282x4GB%29_Vengeance_Low_Profile_Memory_PC3_12800_%281600Mhz%29_DDR3_240_pi
SSD: Intel 60GB, 330 Series (mainly to hold OS. chose intel, because i read that cheaper brands are much lower quality)
$100
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-22140644-Intel_330_Series_60GB_Solid_State_Drive_2_5"_SATA_III_6Gb_s_25nm_MLC_Read_W
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i plan to run windows 7 64-bit.
going to re-use a 1T HHD, and a DVD burner.
the video card needs 500W, and the CPU needs 77W, so i guess i need a 600W PSU?
what are recomended brands?
i also haven't decided on the case, but i want it to be a smaller one, as my motherboard is a Micro ATX.
have i missed anything critical?
and, are my above choices compatible with one another?